2014 Liberty Antigens vs. Head The Caddy

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m4ttm4n1

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I'm getting new skis for next year. Anybody with any experience with these skis. Can you tell me about them. Tell me how they ride or just anything you can about them. +k for answers. Help a fellow Newschooler out!
 
Antigens are great fun; even though they are the Liberty price-point model they have the bamboo core and also the 2014 model uses the textured hard wearing topsheet that has been brought in for all Liberty 2015 models.
 
I have the 2011/12 Antigens. They are really light at 6.5 lbs a pair, virtually no swing weight, very easy to throw around, symmetrical and rockered, very soft in the tip and tail so butters and manuals are effortless. Very lively and playful, no feeling of dead weight on your legs, I have yet to find a more playful ski. The quality is good, a few edge cracks and some minor topsheet damage after about 70 days of use. Still I would not recommend them for everyone, they are soft and don't hold an edge at higher speed, but my Antigens are 168 cm, longer sizes should be more stable (and probably stiffer).
 
The caddy's are gona be super super poppy since they seem to have adjusted their camber since the 2012-13 season. I only rode on the 2013's and I have to say, They are really a do it all ski. Rocker is noticeable and the camber is actually springy and poppy instead of most skis which really arent poppy. super stiff underfoot then sharply goes to soft in the tip and tail. very cool flex pattern, but make sure you like a ski that is overall pretty stiff. you can easily send any fucking trick you want on any size feature you want with these. also super light, awesome durability and overall some pretty rad skis.

Antigens are pretty soft and much more jib oriented. the edges are more durable than the Head's but will not be as poppy and the kids I have talked to who have the antigens dont seem super stoked on them for whatever reason. Not really sure why these skis got compared though.
 
I have the 2012-2013. Antigens are a hell of a lot of fun. Very playful, virtually no swing weight, and great for butters and stuff. A great soft, rockered park ski. They do have a speed limit and are far from great on groomers but that's not where they're meant to shine. However, the durability was pretty terrible. The topsheet is shit, the bases scratch very easy, and in the beginning of the first season I used them they snapped. Sent them in for warranty and honestly, Liberty's customer service has been far from good. They arrived at Liberty on Thursday and so far no one has contacted me. It has been 9 days since I sent them an e-mail and so far, no response. Maybe the durability has increased, but you might be trading durability for playfulness.
 
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