Simply put, torsional flex is evil. It twists the ski under pressure so that the skier has less control, making the basic turn much harder and requiring more effort. The flex along the length of the ski is more of personal preferance, and is also dependant upon conditions. It doesn't really matter. ...

^^^^I cant wait to hear how that works.

I agree that the industry guys might just be watching us, and other small builders. An example, that may very well be a coincidence: next year Volkl is releasing the Katana, which appears to be very similair to plywood's first ski, and even has the same type of tail that has a twin tip as well as a ...

I think that further research should be put into skiing switch related to the sidecut. Symmetric sidecut seems like a great idea, but your body shifts weight when skiing backwards, and you can't just flip your knee around 180 degrees either to provide the same edge pressure you might get when skiing...

I wouldn't say you are "worrying a little too much about flex" at all. Flex will make or break a ski and I think we all spend a lot of time trying to perfect, predict, and quantify flex. What (I think) G-man and others are saying is that the species of wood used in a core is much less imp...

Thanks everyone! That helps greatly. I guess I am worrying a little too much about flex. I am a big guy, and I like to have a stiffer ski, but I shouldn't worry about it. Thanks Again!

And that pine does look (and sound) pretty sweet.

Hi all, I have been lurking around here for a little while, and am working on my first pair of skis. I have a few questions. First, some of the skis in the ski gallery that have little or no graphics, and show the wood core, afe said to have 22oz fiberglass on top of the core as well as below. Is it...