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what gives skis their bounce?
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Whilst trying different skis this year I noticed a particular difference in 2 brands of skis. I was skiing
Volkl
Arenas and
K2
Burnin' Luvs. The Volkls, which I bought, are a lot livelier and quicker. I preferred this over the K2s which had a 'flatter' feel about them. It was quite a striking difference.
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Liveliness is all do do with the skis construction. A ski is made up of a sandwich of many different materials, some provide dampening, some springiness, for example Wood is excellent for dampening, whilst Aluminium is very springy. How much and in what order the components are put together in the ski detemines it's characteristics.
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