No wing?

[mbabiash]

I ski up to 3-4 balls at 22 off 34mph

I'm thinking of removing my wing. How will the skis attitude

Change after I remove it. Will the tip come down a little?

I'm sure there is a thread on this I just couldn't

Find it.

Matt

[SkiJay]

Actually, the tip will come up a bit. Think of the wing as adding drag, down low from the rear of the ski. This low rear drag levers more of the ski into the water. If you take off the wing, it will free up the tip of the ski a bit, so it will accelerate quicker, build higher top speed, and carry speed longer. It will also tend to not turn as aggressively as you are used to, unless you adjust your technique to physically engage a little more tip while turning. If you like the speed benefits, but miss how easy the ski used to turn, you can move your front binding forward a hole.

[mbabiash]

Thanks. My offside already turns to hard and the ski is stopping on me.

Maybe taking the wing off will keep that from happening.

Thanks for the help. I'll try it tonight.

[Horton]

You just have to try it. Worst case you have one bad ride

[Drago]

Less length , less wing angle, or no wing will help that offside

[sunvalleylaw]

@mbabiash, here is my thread touching on the same topic. http://www.ballofspray.com/forum#/discussion/6054/so-tell-me-about-pulling-the-wing-off

 

Might have been the one you were looking for. I am not sure if there is an answer to your specific question, but here it is just in case. I have not pulled mine yet. I got to where I liked how my ski was skiing, and just left it for now. Next time down at the ski lake, I intend on pulling it just to see.