The 2020 Syndicate OMEGA

[ROBOT]

The Omega was designed to improve the efficiency and stability of the modern tournament slalom ski.Tournament slalom skiers can run radically short line passes, but can they run them the way they want? Can there be a ski that helps skiers do it in a way that is as easy and effortless as they know it can be done? This is Omega’s reason for being.

 

Ying and yang, Alpha and Omega, the dualism of the Syndicate design philosophy describes how contrary ski designs compliment the full spectrum of skier needs. The Omega ski shape has increased surface area in the back of the ski in relationship to the forebody. The result is a ski that rides more in-trim or parallel to the water surface. By reducing how much water the Omega is pushing, efficiency is improved and skier turn speed is carried deeper into the cut, helping hide the skier from the speed control. The Omega’s 4-stage rocker line with a true flat spot located under the skiers front foot, moves through the wakes and outbound better than any Syndicate ski to date. A reduction in concave volume, compared to the Syndicate Pro and Alpha, allows the Omega to maintain skier speed more easily for improved efficiency and less skier effort.

 

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Narrow width profile with Relaxed Tail Taper

• Low Volume Concave

• 4-Stage Rocker Design

• Torsionally Stiff Flex

• Carbon Fiber SpeedSkin

• Handmade in Seattle, Washington, USA

• NEW! Syndicate Adjustable Fin

 

See more and get yours at https://www.hosports.com/waterskis

[JaredSmith]

Looks awesome! Interesting how HO says the reduction in concave allows the Omega to maintain speed more while the new Vapor says the concave was increased but also claims to be faster?

 

I will ask the same question here as in the 2020 Vapor thread. Does a increased concave in general make a ski faster or slower?

[BraceMaker]

I would be very curious to see models of all skis overlayed based on front boot location. Would be a day of work to do if you had all the skis and a good scanning suite. Be very curious to compute older models too over time

[MichaelGoodman]

@JaredSmith I was thinking the same thing.

[vtmecheng]

@Horton should test the Alpha and Omega skies back-to-back. HO is begging for it considering the names and I think we all would love to hear how the differences in shapes influences things.

[PacMan]

@JaredSmith Feel free to correct me anyone but I would imagine that decreased concave would produce more speed as the Denali C75 has a deep concave bottom and is a "slow" ski (you have to work more to make speed) but I'm sure there are other factors that contribute to the new radar having more speed other than how concave the bottom is. Very interesting though.