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I have been skiing on RC4's all my life and this year have decided to give Head a try.
Any major differences that should be expected.
Im a Teenage FIS racer and I'm going onto FIS legal 190cm IGS RD
Also the differences between the Fischer Worldcup RC and Head I.Speed
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@jthompson, I am no expert but I don't believe the differences between FIS level skis are so very marked. Certainly when I bought my first pair my shop friend said it really didn't matter which brand I bought.
That may be a veiled comment on my skiing however
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Cant comment on GS, but i've always love my Head SL's. Had Rossi SL's in the past but found them a bit blunt. I like the spring of the Heads and they really do reward good technique. Ive played on fischers in the past, and found them very similar to rossi.
If your planning on skiing on plastic at any point avoid rossi skis, the bases burn much quicker than Head skis
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Are these for recreational skiing? I spent several days testing various skis including the RC4, Volkl Racetigers etc.
And the most fun ski I had, and the one I will be buying for next season, were the very undersold/underused Salomon X-Race. All theprecision of the others, but with a real feeling of pop and fun.
These aren't proper race skis, but on piste, they were my favourites by a long way.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I found my Head GS RD skis to be particularly effective on very hard icy pistes, the edges seem to keep sharp that much longer than other makers products that I've tried
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factory wc rebels! everyone goes wobbly at the knees!!!! amazing range of ski's.
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FIS regs prevent any of the skis being too different, and I haven't tried any of the FIS reg skis, but I did do ski testing between the Head iSpeec WC rebels racecarver, and the Fischer RC4 RC. These are what lots of people call GS skis, but those of us who know what we're talking about know they're not! Both have very similar dimensions, the Head is 66 underfoot, and at 180 has an 18m radius. The Fischer is wider, can't remember how much though, and with a 19m radius at 180.
Although both skis are essentially the same, I found the Fischer to be stiffer and slightly more aggressive than the HEAD, with the Head KERS system it is soft in the tip and stiff in the tail, so you know when you get it wrong. I ended up choosing the Head as I wanted something a little more light hearted, and didn't want to charge and work hard every time I skied.
Hope this helps anyone!
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jthompson wrote: |
this year have decided to give Head a try.
Cheers |
Am i the only one who had a childish giggle?!
Head SL rock, btw
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