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WATERSKI MagazineThe Goode PowerShell and Inter-Loc boot and binding system is hardly new on the market, but you may notice that more and more serious skiers on your lake are making passes in it these days. Seems the word has really started to trickle down through the competition ranks that hard-shells hold up on the course, and people are piling onto the bandwagon. As we stated in our review of hard-shell systems in May, some folks will always ride rubber. But for those willing to make a change, Goode's complete system of boot, binding plate and ski is a good way to dive right into a new kind of slalom feeling.
It's somewhat ironic that Goode's hard-shell system inevitably prompts questions about safety, considering that founder Dave Goode designed his first system to prevent a second ankle fracture a few years ago. And of the skiers we asked about it, all have responded that they feel comfortable and safe wearing the Goode system. The carbon-fiber binding plate releases completely from the ski in the event of a fall, so both of your feet are free of getting wrenched.
Goode also claims that the carbon fiber system does not bind or change a slalom ski's flex, as do traditional rubber boot plates. The boots themselves are adjustable in both mount angle and ski position and have removable liners that are replaceable in case of wear.
