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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
Prodigy Jr — kids who already stop and link turns in control and want to play: smears, side hits, small jumps, the park and skiing switch.. Bent 100 — intermediate and better skiers who value a light, quick, playful ride and drive the ski with finesse rather than muscle.. Check the radar chart below to see where each one wins.
Each row compares all skis on one dimension. 🏆 marks the highest score.
| Dimension | Prodigy Jr | Bent 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4 | 6🏆 |
| Park | 7🏆 | 7🏆 |
| Playfulness | 8 | 9🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 7 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 3 | 5🏆 |
| Powder | 3 | 6🏆 |
Kids who already stop and link turns in control and want to play: smears, side hits, small jumps, the park and skiing switch. It suits a light junior who needs a short, soft ski, from 103 to 143 cm with a Faction flex of 3, and a child who keeps catching edges on a stiffer ski.
Children still learning to stop and turn: Faction labels the ability Intermediate and advanced, and one retailer says beginners will find its performance hard to access. Kids who want to carve fast and hold an edge on firm snow: the soft foam core and rocker give that up, and Faction's poplar-core Dancer Grom is a more directional junior ski. Kids who have outgrown 143 cm: Faction's adult Prodigy 0 starts at 150 cm. Powder days: the 113, 123 and 133 measure only 78 to 82 mm at the waist.
Intermediate and better skiers who value a light, quick, playful ride and drive the ski with finesse rather than muscle. It rewards people who like to press, slash and ride switch, plus lighter or less aggressive skiers who do not want to fight a heavy ski, and anyone after one do-it-all ski that still floats on a soft day. It also makes a light resort-to-sidecountry option.
Skiers who want a metal ski's hard-snow bite and race-like precision: with a light woodcore and no metal laminate, the Bent 100 handles a groomer but will not match a metal ski's edge hold on firm snow or feel as locked-in on ice. Heavier, aggressive skiers who charge through cut-up crud will feel the light build deflect - a metal all-mountain ski like the Nordica Enforcer 100 tracks that line better. True beginners should skip it too; independent reviews place it at intermediate and up. And if deep powder is the priority, the wider Bent 110 or Chetler 120 is the better tool.
Prodigy Jr is best for kids who already stop and link turns in control and want to play: smears, side hits, small jumps, the park and skiing switch. Bent 100 is best for intermediate and better skiers who value a light, quick, playful ride and drive the ski with finesse rather than muscle. The right choice depends on your terrain, ability, and riding style.
Atomic Bent 100 has the highest Stability score in this comparison at 5/10. That score compares composure; it does not by itself mean the product is the most versatile choice.
Atomic Bent 100 leads Carving in this comparison with a PTO score of 6/10.
Atomic Bent 100 has the highest Forgiveness score here at 8/10. Forgiveness is one factor in progression, not a claim that every beginner should choose it.
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