Wood core

[freestyle_skier6]

Alright, i am 16 but small for my age. I am about 5 4" and weight about 115. Now where i go to get my skis said that i should buy adult skis because of wood core, but i think i weight enough to buy them. Should i go against what the guy said or should i listein to him?

 

[skibummer]

In the old days people used to say that wood was better for durability and for vibration dampening...

Today composite cores are just as good if not better... They actually last longer then wood for durability on dampening...

For twins if you are jibbing it makes no difference.

Also seeing that most of us switch 1-2 years the dampening durability is really not an issue.

Today the biggest issue even bigger then dampening is the weight of the ski... Especially swing weight... (if the ski's swing weight is heavy then it's harder to do tricks...

Don't let anybody tell you that wood is better then composite in todays skis for a jibber... IT's an old school thought.