Thoughts on the new Volkl Tiger Shark

AJ: Yeah, but to be honest they took me for a test drive :oops: they were more of a ski than I would want to ride around the mountain on a daily basis ... Like I said at the time I didn't have the opportunity to try them in a closed course environment but I bet they’d go like stink ;) I was telling Pav today that I’m thinking of entering some Master’s Slalom events this winter so maybe they’re just what I need ;)

Ollie: You’ll forgive me for saying this but you’ve just bought yourself an F1 pair of skis and from the things you’ve said so far I’m not really sure if you know what you’ve got :shock: The switch allows you to adjust the flex of the ski and change it from what is effectively a slalom ski to a GS one …

The “Ten Foot” has a narrower waist and a smaller turning radius whilst the “Twelve Foot” has the broadest waist in the range and a larger turning radius … Perhaps you could measure the width of the ski between the bindings and let us know then again have a look behind the bindings and it’ll say 10ft or 12ft :P

As for boots, for goodness sake get yourself to an experienced boot fitter and to hell with the looks. If you find ten pairs that all share the same fit then maybe allow colour to be a deciding factor.

… and now for a totally unfair blag – I’ll give you £100 for those skis when you find you don’t like ‘em ;) and that’s a promise! PM me for payment details :D

Good luck!

Jan

haha! that explains alot! :) i dont want to sound sorta snobby but i am a very good skier, and i think i could handle them, we will just have to wait until winter when i find out! so basicaly they go like s*!t of a shovel then, wil defo let you know about what they are, they are away atm, i will pick them up sometime this week.

With regards to boots, thats what i plan to do, i have got an experienced boot fitter all lined up for when i do buy them and i agreee with you about the fit and let the colour be the deciding colour, thank you for your advice and knowledge!

As for your offer of £100, im sorry, that is waayyy too low, they cost me an excess of £500, last years season i think but brand new, if you know what i mean, but i will hold you to your offer, if you are prepared to go higher ;)

cheers Jan

Ollie

Ollie,

I await, with some intrest, your review of those babies later in the year 8)

As for a higher bid, lets wait until you've skied 'em eh :)

MFG

Jan

ollie123 wrote: i dont want to sound sorta snobby but i am a very good skier, and i think i could handle them,


Ollie

Sorry to sound so negative Ollie but if you only think you can handle them then your out of your league,You should know you can handle them.
It may have been wiser to hire a pair before committing yourself to buying.Please listen to the advice given on this forum as the people know exactly what they are talking about.I hope you have lots of fun on them but be carefull you dont get bitten.

Respectfully

AJ Adele

ok, i know i can handle them, how similar are they to the Volkl 5 star? i used to ski with those quite abit, off piest not so much groomed piest, they were great, unfortunatly they werent mine :(, so if they handle like those then they wont be a problem atall,

im only asking for peoples views on the skis, not as me as a skier

Ollie

ollie123 wrote:

im only asking for peoples views on the skis, not as me as a skier

Ollie

Thats what I thought you were after as well...... :shock:

You must be young, very young.

As to the boots you are being ridiculous wanting them to match.. seriously dude wise up. You get boots that fit your feet and match your ability not ones that go with your pretty new skis buddy.

"i am a very good skier"

Get real.

Rossfra8 wrote:You must be young, very young.

As to the boots you are being ridiculous wanting them to match.. seriously dude wise up. You get boots that fit your feet and match your ability not ones that go with your pretty new skis buddy.

"i am a very good skier"

Get real.

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