Thank you cantunamunch !
François Pugh while it is true that I can bend my Salomon Equip FIS race skis at full lateral extension, I cannot at an 11 o'clock turn initiation.
Gellie describes what I already do and what I want to perfect with the word "push" in his "How to Create Early Pressure Webinar" (when you open it, it is also entitled "Early pressure in your carved turns - Aug 2020."
It refers to the 11-10 o'clock initiation of a carved turn where the torso topples downhill, the old inside ski becomes the new outside ski and skier "pushes" on the tip of that ski to create early pressure and bend in that ski. He describes the skier's feeling as hanging upside down. I don't want to overstate my ability, but I do that now.
For me it requires my old forward leaning Lange L10 Race boots, and a shaped slalom ski with a softer shovel (Dynastar Contact) and I do it at slower speeds on steeper terrain.
I am looking for a ski to help me perfect that turn entry move.
I think tip rocker would actually inhibit or delay the tip catch required by that movement but, again, I am open minded.
I think I understand what you are saying.
I also like to have instant well controlled engagement of the next turn as early as possible. I have an older version of the Fischer RC4 WC SC with a length of 165 cm and a turn radius of 13m, which I usually ski with my old forward-leaning (compared to todays typical boots) ski boots. By all accounts the newer SCs are if anything, a little bit softer and more compliant). I have also (for science and the advancement of skiing
) varied my weight from 180 lbs to 120 lbs.
At 180 lbs I found the Fischer WC SCs were easy-peasy to bend at all speeds and to what ever turn radius within it's capabilities.
At 150 lbs the effort required to bend them was noticeable, but only after trying out a softer pair of skis. Nevertheless, I can see how if you didn't already have it down it would be a hindrance to learning.
At 120 lbs the skis have to be skied aggressively to perform satisfactorily.
I think you would have no problem adapting the Fischer WC SC to your purpose. The softer alternative would be the Stockli Lazer SC.
I also think you are correct about avoiding tip rocker for your purpose. After spending a day or three on skis like the Head i. Rally and Rossi Hero ST, I find that there is a bit of a disconnect in communication with the tips between turns. Logically the tips need to have good contact with the snow/ice to give you what you are looking for, and they can't do that if they aren't touching it.
The Fischer RC4 WC SC is not a racing ski; Fischer is following the widespread pattern of making the name of a less racy, more forgiving ski "racier" so that wanna-be racers with no skills will buy it and be flattered by it, not disappointed. At one point Fischer had a model below the SC, called the SC race, which was basically an RX8. It's just marketing BS.
