What is a "hand tune"

Hand tuning is a personal relationship that the ski technician has with the skis that are being tuned. All true racing skis get this type of personal attention, and your skis should too. A hand tuned ski will always perform better, be easier to control, and last longer than a totally machine tuned ski.

Here at Ski Sharp, I hand tune each and every pair of skis. The skis are closely looked at during the entire tuning process, and each pair is given the individual effort required to make it perform up to it's maximum potential. Basically a tuning machine can not tell one pair of skis from another. They remove the same amount of edge and base material from a race ski as they would from a pair of rock ski beaters.

Also, a good ski technician gets better with time and experience while a tuning machine wears out, gets loose and and does a less accurate job. For me, the real undefinable difference between hand tuning and a machine tune is the human emotion. I really want you, or your child, to win that race that I just tuned the skis for, and it's important to me that you have the best skiing experience possible.

After the races I always look for the finish results to find out how well everyone that had their skis tuned at Ski Sharp did. I truly enjoy putting in the extra effort when I can see the results and the appreciation in the eyes of my customers.