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 Poster: A snowHead
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@jedster, I tried Flexons (the stiffest ones at the time) in about 1990 and just found them too soft. But I do like the concept...
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@jedster, I tried Flexons (the stiffest ones at the time) in about 1990 and just found them too soft. But I do like the concept...


I hear you - I've never skied in REALLY stiff boots but then I've never raced.
I do like a bit of flex - tell me if this makes sense:

When you compress/flex to absorb you want your COG to go up and down rather than forward and back

If you have a bit of flex you can push your knee over your toe to stop you backside moving backwards (as much) as you sink down.

If you are in very stiff boots you can't do this so you have to bend at the waist more (shoulders forward to counterbalance your backside).
Either work in general.
My weight distribution is a little unusual (muscular thighs and backside and relatively light upperbody) which means that all this is more exaggerated and I feel poorly balanced if I can't push my knees forward to keep my hips more centred as I sink down. I think the fact that I like a bit more forward lean than some people is related.
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