Greg -- thanks for the excellent explanation. I've been looking forward to hearing back from you on this, and I appreciate your time to post that.
This has cleared up a lot of questions I had about plates, esp. that they do not necessarily all make the ski stiffer or heavier. That the right choice in plate will still allow the ski to flex freely is good news for those who do not want to stiffen a ski that is well suited to them, but still want to take advantage of all the other benefits that a plate brings. Ie. stand height, better edge power transmission, more connectedness between boot and ski, dampening and vibration absorption, etc. (correct me if I'm off base on any of these).
Just a quick clarification on your last comment:
One important note though is that if you're not bending the ski under any of these plates, they will cause you to feel disconnected from the snow... so depending on how you ski, they may not be the best choice - especially for a soft-snow ski.
I take it you mean that the skier has to have a skiing style that naturally bends the ski, generating force and compression in turns to arc the ski, and not a passive style. Correct?
As for your present favourite Fischer/Head plate, do you mean the Speedplate 13 (single unit) or Race Plate RDX (separate toe-heel pieces)?
http://www.tyrolia.com/ski-bindings/ski-binding-line-201112/plates/speedplate-plus-13/index.htmlhttp://www.tyrolia.com/ski-bindings/ski-binding-line-201112/plates/raceplate-rdx/index.htmlRegards,
Svend
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