Baller ustdl Posted August 6, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2011 I have been having trouble making my 2008 monza turn on my offside. While technique can play a factor in such problems, I do not think I have the ski set up correctly to optimize performance. Being that I am LFF, the trouble arises on my 2-4 turns. The ski seems to have problems finishing the turn (Must be forced to gain correct direction to the next ball even when I am centered and in good position). Additionally the front of the ski seems to hop up and down immediately after the turn is completed (usually it hops atleast two or three times-Ive seen it when going back and looking at videos of myself and it can be all the way to the first wake). Seems like the front binding may need to come back but my animal bindings only allow for 0.25 inch changes which seems pretty drastic. The fin is pretty much stock right now. I do most of my skiing right now at 34 and 36 mph - 15 and 22 off. Sorry for the book, but I would welcome any experience anyone has with such issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 .730 dft 2.520 6.920 tips 6.825 flat jaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ustdl Posted August 6, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted August 6, 2011 What size monza are those settings for? Mine is a 67 inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted August 6, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2011 Monza Rocks! Trust him on this. He knows his Monza stuff!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted August 7, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 7, 2011 I wasn't on an 08 Monza but I could never get myMonza to turn on the off side. I went to an A1 and all my off side issues went away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ustdl Posted August 7, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted August 7, 2011 Yeah, I am trying to figure out if it is worth it to swap to something else. I assume the monza can be tuned to work better on offside turns, however I tried a D3 Nomad RCX last season and it turned much better on my offside in addition to being more stable. I guess it was not a fair comparison though because the D3 had goode hardshell bindings on it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted August 7, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 7, 2011 Trust Me !!! I know plenty of people who used the Schnitz Slot Fin, the speed version being the best, and it totally changed the skis turning and tracking ability. Turned the Monza into a totally new ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted August 7, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 7, 2011 My Monza was much better with a slot fin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ustdl Posted August 7, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted August 7, 2011 I could try a slot fin. $69.99 is a whole lot cheaper than a new ski. Could I use my stock wing with a slot fin or would I want something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 7, 2011 Administrators Share Posted August 7, 2011 Get new ski Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted August 7, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 7, 2011 The Slot Fin comes with a stainless wing. The Speed Slot Fin, which has less drag, has a Fixed Stainless Wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Horton is wrong. The Monza rocks. The numbers I put up are for a 67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Had a System 8- same mold- Fin numbers posted look good. I found that the ski would not turn into angle unless I either moved the bindings forward, or increased distance from tail (kind of same thing.) Ski was very stable, and forgiving but could not be pressured in the turns, without 'porpoising' or worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ustdl Posted August 7, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted August 7, 2011 I will give the fin numbers a try. Its further from the tail and longer than what i am running right now. Not sure what binding system you were using with your Monza MS but I was curious of binding placement as well as I have been tampering with that trying to make the ski turn better on the 2-4-6 side (my offside). As for Dusty's "or worse" portion of the previous comment; in an effort to turn the ski when I am impatient on my 2-4 side, I will occasionally overload the tip sending me head over heels... not fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rq0013 Posted August 8, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 8, 2011 I would get a new ski. I think the all the monzas were not a friendly ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted August 8, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 8, 2011 You can pick up a used A1 pretty cheap and for my money that was a huge improvement over the Monza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 ustdl I rode Approach front stock with my rear wiley seperated (toe to back of front boot) about 1.5 inches. There were lots of people that could not get Monza to turn on the off side so if you are banging your head dealing with it you may be better off getting a new ski. I rode an 05/06/07/08 and loved them all but the 07 was the best ski I have ever owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ustdl Posted August 8, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted August 8, 2011 Ok, think I have a pretty good idea with where to go from here. Thanks for all the input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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