Message #12391

[jim-ratliff]

From the two skis that I have owned that have used carbon fiber, I will say that the idea that CF makes a ski more trorssoinally stiff than steel, is a total joke.? Enough said!!

I think this is more a function of how the material is used rather than intrinsic truth about the material. But the inability of indy/boutique companies to do the engineering to use Carbon Fiber well may be true.? I have enjoyed my perception of the Carbon Fiber I-beam in the Watea's as giving reasonable torsional stiffness with noticeable physically lightness.

But I also believe the "majors" can do materials research and engineering and spread those costs over a broader range of products, such as the "Liquid Metal" in multiple models of Head skis, racquets, racquetball racquets.