How do you know where to mount bindings?
How do you know where to mount bindings?
Traditionally, when mounting ski bindings, a shop tech does this by checking where the mid-sole point on your ski book lines up with the desired foot positioning on the ski. This is typically about 2.5 centimeters behind the ski’s true center.
How close can ski binding holes be?
They concluded 7 mm center-to-center, which is only about 3 mm material between holes. The old rule of thumb of 1 cm center-to-center seems more than enough. I would think this depends heavily on the build of the ski.
Should I center mount my skis?
Obviously, a symmetrical ski should always be center mounted. It comes down to your personal preference and whether or not you want to have better swing weight/weight distribution between tip and tail, or if you want better performance outside of the park.
How are ski bindings mounted?
In theory, installing bindings is a simple process. All you have to do is drill holes in the skis, add a little glue and screw the bindings in. First, you need to make sure you put the holes in the right places and drill to the right depth. Be careful not to drill through your new skis!
How many times can you mount a binding on a ski?
Most professionals would recommend not remounting a ski more than 3 times. You can remount your skis several times, but each new mounting point should sit far enough away so that the drilled holes are at least 8mm away from the previous holes.
Can you mount ski bindings in the same holes?
As long as the holes aren’t stripped, you should be fine. Drill the plugs out, re-tap to clean them out, and mount bindings. If the holes are stripped out, they can be heli-coiled and then have your bindings mounted.
Why do you center mount skis?
The more ski you have in front of the the binding the more stable it will be, when moving forwards. If you want your skis to be more stable when skiing switch you would move the binding closer to the center of the ski.
Can you drill holes in skis?
A small change in boot fore/aft location is totally within spec for ski performance, and as long as the edges of your new holes are a few millimeters from the old, you’ll be fine drilling and using the new ones.