 Poster: A snowHead
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Feel free to add answers or more questions that you feel embarrassed that you dont know 
Are there any differences in bindings for slim piste skis compared to fatter off piste skis ?
What is a "wiggly" ?
Why are DIN settings for some manufacturers' bindings different to others ?
How much difference to the performance.handling of a ski depends on whether the ski boot is fully centred on the ski (e.g. typically ski hire shops adjust bindings purely by moving the rear part of the binding ?
At what pont in a trun to you plant your pole and why ?
Good luck ...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No
It's obvious
They're not
None that most people can notice
Clearly, just at the right moment 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| sev112 wrote: |
| Why are DIN settings for some manufacturers' bindings different to others ? |
| under a new name wrote: |
| They're not |
under a new name is entirely correct if you measure the absolute force given to release a binding. But the retention characteristics of different bindings differ in the degree of elasticity (play) can take place before the binding starts releasing.
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| sev112 wrote: |
| At what pont in a trun to you plant your pole and why ? |
At the end of the turn - as a trigger to transition.
The shorter the turn the more important is the pole plant. In very, very short turns (short swings and jump turns) the pole plant provides a reaction moment and/or support.
In high speed performance terms the pole plant acts as nothing more than a timing trigger and becomes a "pole tap".
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| sev112 wrote: |
| How much difference to the performance.handling of a ski depends on whether the ski boot is fully centred on the ski (e.g. typically ski hire shops adjust bindings purely by moving the rear part of the binding ? |
For most people the ramp angle is more important.
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FlyingStantoni, I am skeptical as to how different binding release settings are...mine have always been on 6.5, or 8.0 or something there abouts...
I think my point is that the difference between 6.5 and 8.0 is not going to be forensically material after a broken bone??
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sev112, Don't feel stupid for asking these type of questions, we were all there once!
A wiggly is a dance that is done by the guests to their chalet maid on the first night, and its highly offensive if you dont take part. The style of dance depends on which country your in. In Italy, you take your salopettes off but leave your boots on, in Austria you leave your skis and boots on, but take your top off and dance to the Conga. Now France is where things really get interesting. You take your salopettes off and leave your underwear on, you put your bobby hat and your left ski glove on and strut around the living room of the catered chalet to the beat of Micheal Jacksons "beat it".
I'm not sure on the other questions, I'm still learning myself. Hope this helps, cheers
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under a new name, I ski on DIN 8 on Look bindings.
Dynafit bindings have absolutely zero elasticity and I have to ski them on 6 or 7 to not feel that my tendons are being ripped out of my leg on release.
Salomon bindings, however, always seem to front-eject me, so I have to turn up the heel to 10 (leaving the toe at  . I've always hated Salomon bindings off-piste for this reason.
I'm sure someone better qualified will be able to explain...
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| Are there any differences in bindings for slim piste skis compared to fatter off piste skis ? |
Certain bindings designed specifically for wider skis (eg Rossignol Axial2) have a slightly wider screw patterm to let the binding cope with the increased torsional loads.
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