Baller DavidP Posted May 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 27, 2014 John, Thank you for the latest ski review. Fellow Ballers, I'm wondering if you have a favorite ski you tested that performed well (35-38off 34mph) and your final fin adjustments were closest to stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 28, 2014 Administrators Share Posted May 28, 2014 @DavidP Quest or Vapor I guess. All modern skis need to be set up right. If you can get to bone stock that should work for any ski. @scotchipman David is asking for not tricky and that ski is very sensitive. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted May 28, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 28, 2014 The most stable ski can become sensitive based on the wackadoodle strapped to the top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I found a Connelly Hook at a garage sale and put a Rockerblock R45 on it. Haven't had to tweak it yet. Thinking I might try a Reflex on it next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted May 28, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 28, 2014 I found the Mapple 6.0 to be the first ski I ever had that actually worked with Factory numbers..I have never had a Goode or HO come close....Andy also updates the numbers, published Chris Parrish's numbers, and they worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gginco Posted May 28, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 28, 2014 @Horton, I'm curious about your assessment of the XT being "finicky" and "very sensitive". How tall and heavy are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 28, 2014 Administrators Share Posted May 28, 2014 5'9 190 Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted May 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 29, 2014 I have to agree with @scotchipman on the Nano One and XT ending up closer to stock than most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Craig Posted May 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 29, 2014 I think what @DavidP is asking can be rephrased as: What ski can you move the fin by some amount (say 0.010") in any dimension and feel the change the least relative to it's original fin position? Is that right, @DavidP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Than_Bogan Posted May 29, 2014 Gold Member Share Posted May 29, 2014 @Craig's interpretation is interesting and fairly different. But to the literal wording of the OP: I have ended up at almost exactly factory fin settings on most of skis, including 9100, 9900, and Nano One. On the 9600 I deviated a bit with a shorter fin. On the 9400, I never found fin settings I really liked. So I'd say most of the time you can use factory settings on a Goode and be pretty comfortable there. The N1, however, is fairly sensitive to binding placement, both front and back foot. I believe/assume that this is because of the large rocker, which exaggerates an instability if you're not at your center point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted May 30, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 30, 2014 Historically I have felt the D3's have been money out of the box. I'm on a Razor right now and it took some serious effort (nearly gave up) to get it dialed but then loved it. On my 20 years of KD and D3 prior...it was right out of the box money with only tiny adjustments to fine tune. Can't speak for the most recent crop to D3's as have not skied them...but will demo them when time to change skis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DavidP Posted May 30, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted May 30, 2014 Thank you for the responses guys. @6balls phrased it best "money out of the box". I don't have a lot of time on the water to test out different fin settings so choosing a ski that is money out of the box would probably be good for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gregy Posted May 30, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 30, 2014 Mapple 6.0. First time out it felt a little strange. I went back and re measured and the front boot was a little forward. Set it stock and hadn't changed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted May 30, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 30, 2014 @DavidP The problem is that what is money out of the box for @Horton may not be money for you. And vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted May 30, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 30, 2014 One thing to watch with D3s is that they don't snug the adjusting screws up to the fin prior to shipping. So it's possible that a small knock could bump the fin out of adjustment. My last few have arrived pretty close to spec--not perfect, but pretty close. I think my last two Nano Ones were the closest to perfect I've ever seen out of the box. That said, I'd NEVER ski on a new ski without measuring it up first. I've never seen one come out of a box right on the money--not yet at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted May 30, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted May 30, 2014 Connelly Concept. Three adjustment choices. Forward, Neutral, or Back. No depth, no length. DFT only, and the beauty is "No calipers needed." Couldn't be simpler, and by definition "requires" the fewest fin adjustments! Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 30, 2014 Administrators Share Posted May 30, 2014 @ShaneH if a ski is not pretty good with stock settings that is a factory fail. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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