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Show Page 6 Wednesday, January 21 , 1 976 mmmmiMm By Pete Na jar By now, you should have a rough understanding un-derstanding of bindings. For the binding to work correctly, everything that was mentioned in last week's article should be correct, that is, forward pressure and clearances. Obviously, I cannot cover all binding adjustments of all bindings. I will just try to cover adjustments in general. . A couple of words of warning : A binding that is more than two or three years old should be checked by a good ski mechanic. The reason for this warning is that a binding that old has had the chance to be exposed to corroding agents and should be checked for wear and tear. Those of you with boots that are two or more years old should check to see if the soles are flat. This can be done by just looking down the sole. If it is warped in any way, either take the boot to a shop to have it ground-flattened or do it yourself. A warped sole can impede the function of the - binding. ,'. Find out for, sure that your boots are compatible com-patible with your bindings. If your bindings are meant to work, for example,' by just making contact with the toe ledge, no other part of the boot should touch the binding. In discussing bindings in general terms we can consider three types of bindings: plate bindings, forward pressure bindings, and non-forward pressure bindings. Plate bindings are the easiest to adjust. To adjust the bopt to the binding, just make sure that the lugs which hold the boot are snug. They should be tight enough that exit and entry should require some effort but not excessive effort. Adjust the heel latch lever so that the top of the heel latch is forward of the vertical line; this will prevent it from accidently unlatching. Watch out when you try to combine a plate binding with a boot that has any type of protrusion' at the back, like a Hansen boot. Usually, the boot can be made to fit by grinding off the protrusion. Adjustment of the plate Qftlthe ski should be done by a technician, the reason being that each plate binding has a slightly different method of adjustment. A forward pressure binding is a two piece (heel and toe) binding in which the heel piece provides a constant force against the toe piece. The forward pressure is needed to keep the boot solidly anchored in the toe cup and to provide a constant pressure on the toe piece when the ski is flexed and counter-flexed. ; ' To see if your bindings are adjusted correctly, put the boot in the binding. The first thing to check is the toe piece height adjustment. To do this there should be one millimeter of clearance between the anti-friction devise and the bottom of the boot. To check this, two regular playing cards should be able to slide between the AFD and the boot with little effort. If the clearance is too small, the binding V may not function correctly; it may increase the release force. At the heel there are two adjustments, a heel height adjustment and a forward pressure adjustment. ad-justment. The heel height adjustment is done by moving the heel cup (the part of the binding that holds the boot heel onto the ski). Some bindings have a visual indicator for the correct height adjustment, some don't and you have to make, an educated guess, and some are automatic. The adjustment with visual indicators is simple; it is just a matter of getting the indicator in the correct position. The best place to find out the correctjposition is to look at the instructions that came with your bindings. To adjust the heel height where there is no visual indicator, just move the heel cup down until it holds the boot onto the ski without any play. To tell if you have a forward pressure type heel piece, look at the heelpiece when the boot is put into the binding. If it moves backwards on a track when the boot is pushed down, then it is a forward pressure, heel. Examples of forward pressure bindings are Salomon, Marker, Tyrolia, and Geze. Somewhere on the casing of the above bindings there is an indicator for the correct amount of forward pressure; usually it will be found on the side of the binding. For the correct forward pressure, look for a window with a line centered in it, a diamond whose point should fit between two lines, or a set of numbers that should match the release setting at the toe. :::-. i All forward pressure indicators can only be read by having the boot in the binding. If you cannot find any of these marks or the marks do not line up, take the binding to a ski shop and have them adjust it correctly and ask them how it is done. I'm sure they will show you. A binding that has too much forward pressure is not a binding that will work well. Too much forward pressure will either cause it to prerelease pre-release or to release at a higher release tension. A non-forward pressure binding is adjusted the same as above; the only difference is that the heel piece does not provide any forward pressure and has no forward pressure indicators' An example of this type of binding is the Look Nevada binding.;, )::,f .. " , pressure binding is adjusted correctly is to make sure that it . has the correct anti-shock' Antishock Anti-shock is the ability of the toe piece tomove laterally to absorb a shock and then return to center. To check the binding tf or; the correct function, place the boot in the binding and, by hand, turn the toe piece and let it go. The binding should recenter the boot quickly. If it does not or cannot be moved by hand, one of the adjustments could be off. Just check to see that the height adjustment at the toe is correct. If it is not-correct not-correct it and check to see it the binding has the correct antj-shock properties. If it does not, check to see if the heel is adjusted so that the heel is held down snug. If it still is not working correctly, then you must assume that the heel piece is forcing the boot too hard against the piece, that is, creating too much forward pressure. Somehow the heel must be moved back until the proper anti-shock is obtained. The above is a rough guideline to see if your bindings are adjusted correctly. It is not meant to be step-by-step instructions on the adjustment of your bindings. If you have any questions concerning your bindings, ask a ski repairman. Don't assume. Wally Hartlauer's first place ballet performance . helped him achieve the ; combined title for Senior A -men in last weekend's Intermountain Amateur Freestyle contest held in , Park City. The combined women's '- crown went to Diane Cliff who ; finished on top in the mogul '.skiing competition. In the Men's "C" Division for ages 14 and under,' Mark Holbrook captured both the ballet and mogul events to secure the combined title. Mike Fry rode a first in the ballet to capture the combined com-bined Men's "B" Division' crown for ages IS and 16. The "B" mogul event was won by Jim Uriona. The Men's Junior "A" com petition for ages 17 and 18 saw Steve Youngerman take both the mogul and ballet events on his way to the combined honors. ' The Senior "A" mogul event was won by Bob Walker. . Hank Kaiser of Park City took a second in the Senior ballet contest while local skier Skip McKinley . was second in the Senior Men's mogul event. Competitor Brad Parks suffered a broken back after attempting an aerial at high speed off a closed jump. He was evacuated by helicopter and treated at University Hospital. Parks' . injury was primarily responsible for the cancellation of the aerial competition. - 3 11 f ,. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. mmmm r V:. . t' a WMHUngMf I r 1 I "v t 1 I J n h t x V 1 , I 4 Although there was no aerial competition there were many bodies flying through the air... J ir As well as gUding on the ground POtatO 1 John's Wins Bartbndors Cup "TVS' . ?6 - i air The Potato John's racing team captured the Miller Highlife Bartenders Cup crown Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Park City. The trio of Johnny Carpenter, Car-penter, Carl Allard and Jan . Ingels defeated Mountain Fishery's Martin Wagner; Richard Whiteley and Marlen Jerose in the final head-to-head competition. . Jr Potato John's crew will travel to Vail later this winter to compete for the National Bartenders Cup title which was won last year by Adolph's White Haus of Park City. ALL THE GLORY WITHOUT ALL THE SWEAT AND BRUISES STOP IN AT THE EXCLUSIVE WHITE BOGHEAD SKI SHOP SUPPORT votura TV ' ' I . ..,"' Benef K Race Our selection of fjne ski wear can accomodate the most inflated ego with even more inflated prices. 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