Rocker ski?

I have just clicked through to the Skiset website from these forums and taken a look at the skis. Some are described as 'Rocker'. What is that?

I had to find out too .....



loads of other vids about the subject as well.

Simple :)

His voice is annoying tho ;)

Iceman wrote:Simple :)

His voice is annoying tho ;)

Yes - but don't forget that he is speaking English as a foreign language!
:roll:

:thumbup:

Some of his technical explanations are very wrong, but he gives the basic concepts. Rocker has been around a while for powder skiers, but the exciting development is by adding some rocker at the tip (and sometimes the tail), the ski becomes much easier to use for beginners and intermediates , and less work for all front side skiers. This early rise tip means that turns are easier to initiate, and most people will feel they are skiing better instantly.

Does this mean that these tip camber skis (every manufacturer has their own name for this design) are not for experts? GS race skis, and snowboards have this kind of camber profile, and it works well for general carved turns. Even if skis do not have a visible early rise tip, the tips are generally softer than a few years ago, and give some of the same effect as tip rocker when carving. Ski manufacturers are very careful to pander to the nay sayers (remember how long straight skis held out). So it may take a while for early rise tips to show up on more high end skis. which is a pity because when it comes to pure performance, construction is still king. I demoed Rossi's 82 ti and 82 carbon last season. one has double titanium construction with regular camber, and the other has regular construction with tip rocker. Metal won out hands down for hard carving. But I suspect the 82 carbon might have been the friendlier ski in all conditions.

OldAndy wrote:I had to find out too .....



loads of other vids about the subject as well.

He needs to chill out cause he is sending me to sleep :evil:

I haven't been able to watch that clip because Im on my phone but the rocker powder skis tend to be soft and floppy which is great in chest deep snow but usually horrible on piste!