This ski suits: Advanced
One of the most versatile rockered skis on the market, FLY SWATTER will open the mind of any skier to a whole new type of snow-play. Its exceptional float and maneuverability are derived from its progressively rockered tip/tail and relatively short running length. A slight bit of camber and added rigidity underfoot combine to provide better than normal on-piste performance: No more “survival skiing” down cat-tracks back to the lift or exit runs in the backcountry. FLYSWATTER will carve a turn! But really, FLY SWATTER is all about powder with some added peace of mind for if conditions are less than ideal. A must have quiver-ski for anyone who lives for deep, DEEP days!
Specs:
Sizes (cm) |
185 |
Radius (m) |
17 |
Nose/Waist/Tail (mm) |
150 - 125 - 145 |
Weight (kg) |
2.54 |
Core |
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Fiber |
Dynamic Tri-Axial |
Construction |
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Side Wall |
Black - Yellow |
Top Structure |
Corund Matte |
Tail Structure |
Round |
Base |
P-Tex 2000 |
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By Von Shreddeur (not verified)
February 18, 2010
I'm 6', weigh 185lbs, 28 years old, been skiing for 26 of them. I usually ski Dynastar Legend Pro Rider, on which you have to be charging all the time or else they'll kick your ass. And their radius is huge. So it's mainly Mach 2 with one or two turns, as a formality. Great in the bowls out west, less so in the tight buskwhacking terrain of the east where I live. I tried the Fly Swatter just for kicks on a groomers day, no new snow in weeks, with my LPRs not far, thinking these huge sticks (bigger than my head with a helmet on) would be no fun at all on piste. Turns out this is the most fun I've had in years while resort skiing, at least since I've hung up my Burton Factory Prime. These things are so wide, you can actually be almost laying down on the hill while carving. No riser needed, the ski is way wider than your foot. The surface of contact of the ski is so small (with the huge rocker) that they actually hold really good on hard surfaces. And the lenght gives you stability at high speed (besides the obvious slapping the rocker comes with, which is less than in the noodly Maiden's though). I'm not so sure they'd be good for touring mainly because of this uber small contact surface. Anyways, ripped it all day on the groomers and didn't even think of going powder hunting (which given the weather in the past weeks, is a task I would obviously have failed at...). Completely counter-intuitive, I know, but this is actually the perfect one quiver ski for an expert who knows how to carve and ski in pretty much any condition.
Not the stiffest ski, but the progressive flex thing Movement has is pretty good. Don't know if the ski will be good for years (as Dyna's have proven to be), but for how versatile this things, if you can get your hands on a pair, get them.
Not good for jumping, unless you're skilled at landing on snow blades, which is about the same...
After that day, I actually bought a pair and haven't even tried them in powder yet.
Oh, and prepare to draw some attention and answer questions, these thing really look like... waterskis. If anyone actually tries them on water, youtube please ;-)
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