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Alpha 1 and 2's vs Jo pros
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really cannot decide on what ski I want next and it is between these three. Ive heard amazing things about both
so some questions
1) alpha ones are a lil softer and have the race base so are these better then the alpha two's? I found both for goos prices and the aplha 1's were about $50 more. I am also horrible at keeping my bases waxed so im leaning towards the two's.
2) Both are super light and I love the skis ski aspect because i have enough fat skis. how much heaver are the alphas compared to the Jo's?
3)How noticable is the rocker in the alphas?
4) what would you choose?
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adding atomic punx to the list
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and the Head Mojo Spawn 1, fml i fail at this thread
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my friend has alpha 2's adn there pretty light, very poppy, seem really easy to butter with. idk really know anything about the alpha 1s or JO and id prolly go with alpha 2's
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All the skis you originally listed are pretty stiff, except Punx. People can say what they want but after 1 season of hard skiing mine are unreasonably soft. They are also rockered, missing a ton of edge, have some serious delam on one tail and are generally beat. I don't know much about the other skis but I'm gonna say Punx are not what you're looking for.
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I used to have the JOs, now I have Alphas 2s. First off, I dont know where this rumor of JOs being stiff came from. I have heard it several times and it is far from the truth. After two years of being worn out, mine were COMPLETE noodles and I am a small guy.
The JOs are defiantly a bit lighter the the Alphas. I noticed it at first, but once you ski them for a few days you don't notice it.
As for how much you feel the rocker, it never noticed in a bad way if that makes sense. I was never skiing and said to myself "Wow this rocker is making me so angry". This may sound weird, but the rocker just made me feel better at skiing. When I got the alphas, I felt I just happened to get a lot better at butters and never happened to catch my edges on jumps anymore. Of course, I wasnt actually better. It was the rocker.
Hope that helps. PM me with any more questions.
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