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Rocker vs Camber park skis

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DannyWarley
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Ive just ripped the edge out of my suspects (shock!) and im looking for a new park ski, some of my friends love really rockered park skis like the Filthy Riches and then some love cambered skis like suspects or AR7s. I know a lot of it always comes down to personal preference but i've never ridden a rockered park ski and I was wondering if those of you that have both could shed some light on the differences in performance? Thanks!
Jan 26 2013 5:51AM
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theschneidler
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To sum things up, Rocker-more buttery and soft, "catch free tips" Camber-usually stiffer and more poppy, with exceptions
Jan 26 2013 6:17AM
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TroyAntipasta
Posts: 444 - Karma: 535
Gear talk
Jan 26 2013 7:39AM
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Zone
Posts: 206 - Karma: 322
I was wondering the same thing. Bump.
Jan 26 2013 9:47AM
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YouAllSuck
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My filthy riches are really fun, they are stiff, so they hold up well on groomers, and have a lot of pop, but the rocker makes them buttery. They are great skis, I would look into rockered skis.
Jan 26 2013 10:13AM
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Z-PAULY.
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I really like rocketed park skis but recently I got a pair of cambered and I've gotten used to them and they are just as fun. Sorta depends on your personal liking.
Jan 26 2013 10:32AM
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TheWakes.
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rockered skis will generally turn quicker. ive found i prefer them if im hitting predominantly rails and small jumps. on the flipside, i like a cambered ski hitting bigger jumps for the pop, stability, and longer turn radius, although there are a few skis with rocker that are very stable on jumps.
Jan 26 2013 10:59AM
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I.B
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I only ski cambered park skis. The pop, flex, and edge is un matched by a rockered ski. I don't know. I've skied rockered park skis before only to find you can't go as hard as I want. I know people are going to say "oh its easier on raiks" well stop being a pussy and learn to ski rails.
Jan 26 2013 11:12AM
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BlackcountryBill
Posts: 955 - Karma: 576
Gear talk man, you know this thread has no place in ski grabber.
Jan 26 2013 11:24AM
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big_MACZ
Posts: 132 - Karma: 34
gear talk this is ski gabber gear talk is for threads about equiptment.
Jan 26 2013 11:40AM
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JKill
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Very generalized statement. My rockered park skis are mucho stiffer and poppy then my last chambered skis.
Jan 26 2013 11:45AM
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Washow
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just got on3p fr it's fucking awesome. it says it's a jib rocker so i thought it was flat underfoot but it has a decent bit of camber underfoot. but that rocker/camber/rocker is real fun. flex enough to butter around yet firm enough to handle big jumps
Jan 26 2013 4:14PM
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