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ktollefson_1080
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well i rode line invaders last years edition this year. and i found myself not getting that much speed. for really anything... are stiff skis faster? and better landing?
Apr 18 2007 10:45PM
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fouldsys
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how can a ski be "better landing." i think you need to learn english again.
Apr 18 2007 10:49PM
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MarkieR
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i know what you're asking... and yes, stiffer skis are far better for landing jumps.
Apr 18 2007 10:54PM
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eheath
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Unless you know how to land, then it doesn't matter.
Apr 18 2007 10:55PM
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drewishish
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correction* if you don't land right, then stiffer skis are beter. other then that it really doesn't matter/
Apr 18 2007 10:59PM
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R.Fahey
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Base material is what affects your speed...... That, and snow conditions and your weight and stuff...... not the flex pattern.
Apr 19 2007 12:57AM
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k-k-kyle
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yea. exactly. but i like flexy skis better so you can do huge nose butters in the lift line. haha
Apr 19 2007 1:01AM
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SHastatahoe
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A noodle ski isnt going to go as fast as a stiff race ski. It's science.
Apr 19 2007 1:01AM
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MarkieR
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yeah i forgot, everyone stomps bolts everytime.
Apr 19 2007 1:02AM
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MarkieR
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i guess that could be directed to eheath as well.
Apr 19 2007 1:09AM
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eheath
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Well that would institute a stomp now wouldn't it? And if you dont you are either dragging your hands or back seat. Its not like you fall with soft skis, you just have to compensate.
Apr 19 2007 1:11AM
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MarkieR
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i'm just saying, you can ride out of a lot more with stiffer skis. i skied msp supermodels for most of the season, until they broke. i could land on my back and still ride away. i used a pair of two year old stls for a while, and i wrecked a lot more than i would have had i been on something stiffer. i'm now on scratch fs wrs and it's a happy medium. i agree that you can land fine on soft skis, it's just that you can get away with a lot more if they're stiffer.
Apr 19 2007 1:17AM
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windhamskibum
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as well as the ability of the ski to pop out of a turn and hold a edge, etc etc, but since when do we actually ski regular anyways?
Apr 19 2007 1:30AM
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erb-herder
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yeah it does.
Apr 19 2007 2:23AM
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KramerC
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i soft ski makes it really hard to hold a good carve. You aply pressure to them and they just bend and slid out. They are pretty crapy any where outside of the park. But for powder soft skis are good. so get a stiff all mountain ski and a fatty ski for pow
Apr 19 2007 2:37AM
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STACKS
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those skis just suck
Apr 19 2007 9:06AM
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Pwn.Mode
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Jea.
Apr 19 2007 11:31AM
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ktollefson_1080
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well yea i dont think im getting line invaders again.
Apr 22 2007 9:31PM
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