Wasn't sure how to title this, it's just an anecdote from my recent experience.
I picked up a pair of Armada Tracer 98's to be my daily driver this season. And when I took them out, there was a lot of weirdness in how they skied. I demo'd the ski twice before buying, so felt reasonably informed in my decision. And these skis weren't what I demo'd. My first thought was that the tune was off, based on the odd combination of being sort of loose, but also grabby and hooky at the same time.
So I brought them in to be tuned, to a shop that I've had very good experiences with in the past and was pretty much dismissed. Basically told that it sounded like the skis were "too sharp" and I wasn't used to that, and they'd detune them for me and see what I thought. I wasn't 100% sure of my assessment so I said sure. The skis absolutely felt different, and better, but still not right. So I brought them back and didn't engage in a discussion, just asked for a base grind and specified the base/edge angles I wanted.
End result? Skis feel great. I still don't know what was messed up about that initial tune (I did check to see if they looked railed and the bases looked flat to me), but it was a nice validation to know that I actually can tell (at least to some extent), what's going on with my skis.
My takeaway... believe in what I'm feeling, and trust myself.
Just my recent experience, wasn't sure if it'd be useful for anyone else to read.
I picked up a pair of Armada Tracer 98's to be my daily driver this season. And when I took them out, there was a lot of weirdness in how they skied. I demo'd the ski twice before buying, so felt reasonably informed in my decision. And these skis weren't what I demo'd. My first thought was that the tune was off, based on the odd combination of being sort of loose, but also grabby and hooky at the same time.
So I brought them in to be tuned, to a shop that I've had very good experiences with in the past and was pretty much dismissed. Basically told that it sounded like the skis were "too sharp" and I wasn't used to that, and they'd detune them for me and see what I thought. I wasn't 100% sure of my assessment so I said sure. The skis absolutely felt different, and better, but still not right. So I brought them back and didn't engage in a discussion, just asked for a base grind and specified the base/edge angles I wanted.
End result? Skis feel great. I still don't know what was messed up about that initial tune (I did check to see if they looked railed and the bases looked flat to me), but it was a nice validation to know that I actually can tell (at least to some extent), what's going on with my skis.
My takeaway... believe in what I'm feeling, and trust myself.
Just my recent experience, wasn't sure if it'd be useful for anyone else to read.