realskiers

Max, I think we are drifting away from the central point, which is that the BOF-CRS method of setting an initial binding position is better than the current system of boot midsole to ski factory mark.  We have repeatedly stated that even the BOF-CRS method is just a starting point to doing your own fine tuning.  I know of no other method of determining a good initial binding position (most shops don't have a Campbell Balancer), and at least the BOF-CRS method has some logic, common sense, and a bit of research behind it.  In the absence of a better alternative, this seems to me to be a pretty good place to start, and much better than blindly using the factory mark, which for many skis seems to be way off where the skier should be positioned. 

Just from memory of past discussions here on the forum, most here seem to be mounting their bindings forward of factory mark, at least for Austrian-made skis (Head, Kastle, etc.).  As this is usually where the BOF-CRS mark also falls, I would venture a guess that a lot of us are skiing closer the latter mark than the factory mark, without intentionally having set it up that way.