Anyone heard of these? Are they Serious?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16062&item=7107590 888&rd=1

I had heard of this in skis a few years back - having a ski with no tail... but a ski intensionally mounted in the rear? Isnt that promoting all sorts of bad habbits? Not to mention just a dumb design for a ski based on current "new school" techniques... Might have to move this to the Instruction thread after awhile... we'll see.
Later
GREG

Has to be a scam anythingb for $

Not a gimmick

There is complete legitimacy to those skis that you are wondering about. The idea came from the legendary "phantom foot" problem that leads to so many knee injuries. By moving the binding back so that there is little or no tail there is no lever to carve around on you when you fall on your butt and twist. It isn't a surprise to see that they are being marketed as the "Floski" because the design incorporates "The Flo" into the tip area. "The Flo" is a pouch filled with lubricant and ball bearings that is supposed to dampening a ski drastically. The idea was tested with racers 6 or 7 years ago, but never really took off. Now as people become serious about reducing the frequency and possibility of devastating knee injuries the ideas that are coming out seem to get stranger and stranger. This one works but my guess is that skiing on these skis is (like any other ski) an extremely subjective thing. You could try it and love it, but you might try it and hate it. The same is true with "normal" skis. One thing is for sure... there is no doubt you're helping to reduce the chance of a knee injury. If you want more information in general, and especially more info about the "phantom foot" situation, check out http://www.vermontskisafety.com/ to learn all about bindings and knees. The VSS guys are the real deal and their site is packed with info.

 FloSkis

I designed the FlowSkis. The ski design's purpose is to increase the efficiency of energy to control while increasing the stabilization and safety from out of control conditions and reduces the chance of sustaining ACL injuries. (Now over 65000 per year). FloSkis are more versatile and  much easier to ski in all conditions. FloSkis take much less energy and skill to control and affords the skier  an increased measure of safety from injuries. FloSkis opens up more advanced terrain to the occasional intermediate skier.

 

The patented hydrodynamic stabilization system allows for skis of much shorter length. The shorter lengths makes the skis safer and more controllable. It also allows the binding to be mounted as much as 15 cm back to provide a shorter tail.

 

TheFlo liquid dampening system was used a number of years ago successfully to win many races. Unfortunately is was outlawed by sponsoring ski manufactures. It is however FIS legal.

The FloSks 148 cm are as stable as much longer super G skis at speeds approaching 100 kilometers per hour. That was proven in last years super G Pro Series at Vail Colorado. Six runs with pure carved turns with virtually no slipping. skidding or chattering. Other pro skiers on much longer skis were slower.

 

With the 125 cm  FloSkis, we have found a total beginner can learn to carve the blue runs in one day of instruction. In addition, plateau intermediate skiers can learn carving, moguls and  heavy broken powder skiing in one day of instruction.

 

With the 163 cm  fat FloSkis,  advanced skiers can  learn double black diamond skiing in over 30 cm of  fresh  powder snow in one day of instruction.

 

This technology provides a major breakthrough in teaching and safety.  FloSkis will reduce the drop out rate of older skiers and beginner skiers who fail to learn quickly.  FloSkis will provide the industry a real boost in it's efforts to recruit new skiers and keep older skiers skiing for more years. FloSkis will make skiing more fun for everyone and will renew the interest of existing skiers to ski more often.

 

I have been an  Apollo aerospace engineer  and have skied since age 10. I currently teach skiing part time at Vail Colorado.

Thank you for considering FloSkis.

Adrian Floreani

Edited by adrianflo - 11/2/09 at 4:16pm

I'm pretty sure I rode a lift with a gentleman (sounded Austrian or German) who had a pair on last season. Seemed to me there was only a few inches of ski behind the rear binding.

Coincidentally, I designed the FlackSkis.  They include lots of PR and no substance, and spam threads randomly.  I have been a douchebag since age 10.

Well played!!  Now, can we perhaps delete/merge all of these Floski threads and ban the guy?  Wonder if he also invented the Flobee hair cutter?

 The tail length varries between 13 to 18 inches for a large boot. If the tail length is less than the distance from your knee to your foot your ACL has a good deal of protection. See phantom foot

I still have the old yellow and pink ones with the see-thru top window and the bloo-anodized filling screw.

Get rid of inside-foot-lifting habits real fast, those will.    Heavier than Metrons, oof.

Thank you for actually typing something and not cutting and pasting. A word of advice with Epic, participate and contribute, you will be accepted better and your product will be critiqued on it's merits and not just the same thing that is being spammed. Please look at the PM I sent you and contact the person I sent you before you keep promoting yoru skis.