Couple of things:
1. The Head/Tyrolia free flexing plates, those that have oblong holes in the most forward and rearward parts of the plates, actually do permit more free flex for the ski even if you mount a non-free flex binding (like a Mojo 15) on the plate. This is because the plate reduces the size of the flat spot to the area between the inner sets of screws. Of course this means that the plate needs to really "float" on those outer screws and Head/Tyrolia is very specific in the mounting instructions about how far those screws should be screwed in. It wouldn't surprise me at all if a shop mount completely disregarded this fact and they've screwed them in too tight. I not only check that those screws allow the plate to move once I'm done with my mount, but I also grease the plastic "collars" that ride in the oblong holes to ensure that they keep moving.
2. As already noted, the band between the toe and heel on the freeflex binding models connects the two together to ensure that the distance between them is maintained during flexing so that the forward pressure doesn't change. I guess somewhere along the way Head/Tyrolia decided that the springs which were supposed to "calm" the ski's rebound energy after flexing really didn't do much for the performance so they decided to scrap the springs. They were similar in idea to the old Marker piston and the current Blizzard IQ Max pistons.
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