Message #18224

[Svend]

Right plate is a benefit on lot's of snow types (especially hard snow carvers and those whose regularly run the risk of 'booting out' while carving...a problem I must admit I don't have ), but for most it's just another obsessive gear distraction for the techno-fiddly types.

That describes me to a T!      Well, not too fiddly, but I like to get things right, and take to time to do so.  Don't want the gear getting in the way of having a good time, or become a safety liability.  But I readily admit that I like the techie gear aspects of this sport....but not nearly as much as I like the actual skiing part. 

I am thinking that a good plate, in comparison to say, a rail type binding, will make the skier feel more connected and "locked in" to the ski.  A feeling of a more assertive, direct connection between boot and ski.  Therefore more responsive, reactive.  Am I right?