Wing - upside down?

[pgmoore]

What you're looking at here is a D3 Z7.

 

Is this wing on upside down? I've never noticed before, but I think it's mounted the wrong way.

 

Am I crazy? What is the stock orientation for this ski?

 

If it is upside down, as I suspect, should I change it? Will it matter?

 

So many questions...

 

 

[liquid d]

That's technically right side up...it's just that everybody turns them upside down. They work better upside down.

[Glydon]

My old '91 Kidder Redline fin was the same way , I am pretty sure Denny knows how to mount a wing however I did eventually end up ditching it as the ski slowed enough without.

[ral]

I asked Paul Crawford what was the correct orientation, as well as position - in that Z7 you can mount it in two additional positions, one below and one further back.

 

He said whatever works for you.

[skialex]

You can also file the screws that sticking out from the one side of the wing

[SkiJay]

@pgmoore If you are not using it specifically for deceleration (running -28 or shorter at full speed), then you might find skiing easier and more rewarding if you remove it altogether. You can also consider running it at as shallow as 6° if you just want a little less drag on your ski.

 

Regardless of angle, if you are going to use it, you should flip it over. The lower the wing is on the fin, the more effective it is because it pitches the ski forward more during deceleration. And the more the ski pitches forward, the greater the range of effective wing angles between acceleration and deceleration.

 

This means a lower wing can deliver more drag for deceleration into the ball without increasing drag during acceleration.