History of Rocker and Early rise?

jach107

jach107

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I did ude the seachbar but I can not find anything on the history of early rise and rocker. If anyone knows anything it would be very helpful. Thanks
 
The Spatula was a ski manufactured by Volant skis

from 2001 to 2003. It was the first production ski to feature reverse

camber as well as reverse side cut. The ski was initially envisioned by

professional freeskier Shane McConkey

as early as 1996, and he convinced the company to manufacture the first

prototypes in the summer of 2001. The Spatula gained a cult following,

and along with its successor the K2 Pontoon (2006), inspired other ski manufacturers to experiment with a variety of camber shapes................................
 
The Spatulas were definitely the first.
Pretty sure the year the first EP Pros came out (what was that, 3 seasons ago now), the EPs and Hellbents were the only truly rockered skis, although no doubt the EP Pros were in development much longer than the Hellbents...
 
Sorry guys, but rocker has been around forever, since people skied on 300 cm long skis with one pole they pushed between their legs. I'll post a pic later.
 
also, the spatulas weren't rockered. They were reverse camber.
Rocker - lengthy upturn of tips and or tails, ususally flat or regular camber underfoot
reverse camber - a mellow reverse curvature of the ski the whole way
Early rise - the wimp-out version of rocker. basically just a little bending up before the actual tips or tails, but not very lengthy. Not really worth it - doesn't do anything if you ask me.
 
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