Administrators Horton Posted February 29, 2020 Administrators Share Posted February 29, 2020 How many rides before you think a ski is likely diminished or starting to lose performance? In other words, how many rides do you expect to get out of a ski a peak performance? 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...
Administrators Horton Posted February 29, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted February 29, 2020 @RichardDoane I should have limited this poll to skiers who turn and lean. If you get 500 rides from a ski I will only get 50 from the same ski. 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_ RichardDoane Posted February 29, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted February 29, 2020 @Horton you need to learn to let the boat do the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skier2788 Posted February 29, 2020 Baller Share Posted February 29, 2020 Usually get a ski every other year. Ski around 200 sets a year. By the end of the second year I feel like it has lost some pop. Heavy skier 215 into -38@36 most sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted February 29, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted February 29, 2020 @RichardDoane you should try turning at the ball 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...
Administrators Horton Posted February 29, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted February 29, 2020 darn. I voted for 200 but seriously @skier2788 is right. 2 Seasons x 200 sets makes more sense. 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 thager Posted February 29, 2020 Baller Share Posted February 29, 2020 Putz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted February 29, 2020 Baller Share Posted February 29, 2020 Not sure I could put a number on this. @Horton That 2019 Vapor PB I got from you in October 2018 now has close to 200 sets on it and seems to feel better now than when i got it. I sometimes ride 2 old Goode skis (N1 and N1XT, 2012/2013 vintage) and they feel great. I think many skiers are onto something new, trying the latest, greatest long before their last ski is "wore out". Others I see are skiing great on skis that are 5, 10, or more years old and skiing great. We have one here in Alabama setting records on a Goode 9700. Could he ski better on something newer? Maybe. IDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted February 29, 2020 Baller Share Posted February 29, 2020 I put in 500, not because my skis have broken down, but because designs have changed enough to make a newer ski feel better. For me that’s translated into 5 to 7 years per ski on average, or to be exact 6 high end skis with new bindings over the past 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ski6jones Posted February 29, 2020 Baller Share Posted February 29, 2020 In reality the number is highly variable even for the same skier. I have a vey old ski (>10 yrs) that still feels really good. I've also had skis go bad in less than a season. Probably true that typical degradation happens gradually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JackQ Posted February 29, 2020 Baller Share Posted February 29, 2020 I estimate I get 90-100 sets a year, I seem to get 3-5 years. Sometime I sell the ski and get on a new one, sometimes I break them in half. All passes at 32 or shorter, at least half at 38 or 39. I am feel that 300-400 passes is a reasonable for me, I definitely pull/lean, and turn just not always well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted March 1, 2020 Baller Share Posted March 1, 2020 I should note that I stayed on one of the 6 skis for 14 seasons, a 2001 HO Phantom w/dbl Animals. Bought it new from Spencer’s Training Camp. David set up the fin and I never adjusted it again. Pretty sure that ski will never die. According to Eddie and Wade that was the CDX shape with a carbon top instead of aluminum. And, there is something special about that fin. Last year a buddy called in the evening, had lots of trouble in a practice round earlier in the day then realized that his fin was damaged on a flight. We put the fin from the Phantom on his 2014 HO Superlite TX. He used the same settings he’d been running and skied a PB 2@-35 off the dock at the next morning’s tourney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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