SIR FRANCIS BACON SHORTY SKIS
SIR FRANCIS BACON SHORTY DETAILS
REAL POWDER SKIS FOR KIDS
ERIC POLLARD - “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen kids all over the world tearing it up on skis that are not wide enough or too long. The Line Sir Francis Shorty skis are completely legit! It’s got all the same technology of the ski I ride - Early Rise™ & Early Taper™, Macroblock™ wood core, great flex pattern, but this one is sized to fit you and at a price you’re parent’s can’t say no to. The future of our sport is going to be riding this ski.”
CONSTRUCTION
- 4D Fibercap™ Construction
- Early Rise™ tip & tail 20cm x 6mm
- Early Taper™ tip & tail
- Aspen Macroblock™ Core
- 5 Radius G-Cut™ Geometry
- Symmetric Flex
- Extruded Fatty Base & Edge
SPECS.
compare ski specs (pdf)- Waist width: 107mm
- Length cm: 145, 155
- Shape mm: 133-107-129
- Sidecut m: 14 (155cm)
- Stance mm: -30
- Weight: 1,645 grams
SIR FRANCIS BACON SHORTY ART
When he’s not slashing pow switch, Eric Pollard likes to unplug at his home in Oregon and paint. Luckily his unmatched style transitions from snow to the canvas, and especially to our skis. Instead of us telling you about his work, why not have Pollard himself give a little insight into this graphic.
What was the inspiration for this graphic?
I receive constant inspiration from where I live in the northwest, I'm surrounded by trees. I chose to do a take of a sitka tree for the Bacon graphic. I had done a tree and root system on a graphic before that I really liked. It was a pen and ink drawing, so this year I wanted to do a very similar layout, but change the medium to oil on canvas.
Describe your creative process:
Each year I just leave my mind open and take in what I experience throughout the year. Then in the spring when the winter is over I usually have an idea, a sketch, photos, or a concept to base the graphics on. From that point I elaborate on sketches, or take the idea and draw a basic layout. When I have an idea of how the art will layout on the ski, I then begin to paint the final. Over the years I have learned a lot from all the graphics we have made. I have tried so many different mediums. I wanted to make the graphics very clean and contrast to other ski graphics.
How long does the process take?
Depends. Typically takes me about a week to draw and create a clear vision for the concept. It usually takes me a day or two to paint the final. Then the final has to dry, which can take another week depending on the medium. Once the painting is dry I scan the painting in prepare the file for the graphic design process. Next I place the painting on a template, create logos, and finally a base graphic. All together each ski takes me about two weeks from start to finish.
What time of year do you do most of your art?
The spring/ summer.
How does skiing influence your art?
Skiing is my life, so it dictates what I experience throughout the year, which in turn translates to what I paint or draw. As cliche as it may seem, I really do see some aspects of skiing as an art. Skiing is much more to me than just acrobatics or charging big mountains. I love the entire experience of being in the mountains, choosing a face, and drawing a line down it. Where you make your turn, how you hold your body in the air, and what pace you choose to ski at reflects what you are striving for.
www.ericpollarddesign.com
REVIEWS OF THE SIR FRANCIS BACON SHORTY
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- Lightweight (4)
- Powder (4)
- Cliffs (3)
- Great graphics (3)
- Groomers (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- Powder (5)
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Pros
- Carving
- Cliffs
- Groomers
- Jumps
- Park
- Powder
- Skiing Backwards
Cons
- Nope
Best Uses
- Fun
- Powder
- Showing off
- Stomps
I went skiing with the is product and VT and the first day we skied in 2 feet of pow. Floated, slashed, dropped cliffs, grinded, flexed, and rocked. Even the next day to rocked. Enough said: BUY IT!
Pros
- 360
- Cliffs
- Crud
- fun
- Groomers
- Light
- Powder
- Too Many Commnts
Cons
- Heavy for a Little Kid
- Top Sheet chips easy
Best Uses
- all the time
- Cliffs
- Crud
- groomers
- Powder
- Spins
This ski is actually amazing. I skied on it in 14 inches of powder first run and it floated so good. The next day it was ice on the east coast due to the -25 degree weather not including wind chill. Any way Eric did a ver good job on these and keep up the good work cause in a few years i might need a bigger version!
Pros
- Cliffs
- Crud
- Deep Stuff
- Groomers
- look fresh
- Mogels
- Powder
Cons
- none
Best Uses
- All conditions
- Park
- Powder
I am 13 and am skinny as a twig... not in a bad way but since I'm 5'6.... i can't flex the bigger bacons yet. I could ride them but not the way i wanted. So i went to my local ski shop and they said get these. You can ski on them for 2 years (155 cm) and maybe for 3 years in the pow because you don't need them to be as stable. So my parents got them for me and i always get comments on them and my friends are drooling on how hot they are. If you can't decide buy them and mount a good pari of marker bindings on them
Pros
- Can take hits
- Easy to control
- Floatation
- Great turningcarving
- Light
- Playful
Cons
Best Uses
- Groomed
- Pow
- Trees
best skis ever. can use them for everything. perfect for deep snow. dont think twice. get em.
Pros
- Awesome graphics
- Good Carving Ability
- Good Grip
- Great Flotation
- Lightweight
- Smooth Ride
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Groomed Terrain
- Powder Skiing
- Skiing switch
After scraping up some leftover money from mowing lawns over the summer I bought these skis about mid season not yet knowing that it would be the best decision I ever made. I live near a small ski resort which gets a bunch of snow, and the small skis I had were not cutting it. As soon as I got the EP Pro Shorty's I was up on the mountain and shredding every weekend. These skis show amazing performance whether I'm taking face shots all day, ripping the groomers, or dropping cliffs through the trees. Every time I get down to the lift, I get the feeling that I stomped the whole run from top to bottom. All I can say is thanks Line for making such a great ski!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Pros
- Good Carving Ability
- Great Flotation
- Lightweight
- Smooth Ride
Cons
Best Uses
- Downhill
- Groomed Terrain
- Powder Skiing
I got these skis yesterday for a suprise after school and imediatly went up on the mountain.
all i have to say is these skis shred on and off the groom! THESE skis kept me floating on top of 3 ft. pow but when the trees got to tight too ski i just popped off of the pow into the groom and from there into the park and did a jib. these skis are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pros
- All Mtn
- Best Graphics
- Butters
- Drops
- Eric Pollard Designed the
- Jumps
- Powder
- Skiing switch
- Trees
Cons
- Sucks in ice
Best Uses
- Drops
- Jumps
- Powder
- Trees
THe Best SKi in the world, i took this out, my first fatty ski and it felt amazing, will never go back. It took a while to get used to and you gota ride your transitions really low on the groomers to keep your edge and really pop to turn them over becsue they are wider. Took just a l'il kicker and i was blown away at how smooth it rode away, drops and trees were the best and when you would come out of a tree run and onto the groomers you could confidently get back to the chair. But this is the best ski i could ever ride, i could ride every day all day for the rest of my life on this!
Pros
- Float beautifully
- Good allround ski
- Sick for stomping cliffs
- Sick graphics
- Super fat
Cons
- Pretty heavy
- Side cut is not very good
Best Uses
- In powed
- Stomping cliffs
Sick skiis! There pretty stiff, they're tricky to get the hang of but after that they're sweet!! The side cut is not very significant so on hard pack they cant carve very fast but in powder they have the perfect mixture of float an sink. In all there sweet skis and i recomend them to kids that can shred and that live somewere that snows alots.
thank you line for making this awsome ski :)
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Cons
- Great on
Best Uses
Great skis, iv'e never had a better ski in my life, and iv'e had a lot of skis. There great every where, but prime i pow.
Pros
- Dope graphics
- Fat
- Floats like a dream
Cons
- Top sheet chips
Best Uses
- Cliffs
- Shreddin the fun pow
it floats in powder and u smear it on deep days. Great for sending it off cliffs!!
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SIR FRANCIS BACON SHORTY TECHNOLOGY
4D FIBERCAP™
4-Directions of fiberglass reinforcement around the core for durability and a super light & responsive feel.
MACROBLOCK™ CORE
This 100% tip to tail wood core is made from the widest and highest quality Maple and/or Aspen laminates for long lasting camber and energy and the lightest, most durable wood core in the Universe.
SYMMETRIC FLEX
The same ski flex in-front and behind your boot conforms to terrain for equally performance riding forward & backwards.
EARLY RISE™
Tip rise starts earlier in the ski so the tips effortlessly rise out of powder & stay on top without needing to sit back.
EARLY TAPER™
The widest point of sidecut starts tapering earlier in the tip to reduces tail drag and hooking in powder.
TIGERSNAKE
Used on the best skis in the world! An electrical conduit is woven into the core with control knobs on top, so the ski can become aggressive like a tiger, while maintaining natural flex . . . like a snake!
FIVECUT™
5 different sizes of sidecut radius shapes are blended into one, for intuitive control & unlimited turn shapes.
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