Doubt it. My skiing changed dramatically when as a lad I got top of the line skis. Later, as a ski instructor, I had to use rental skis, I found that I was unab

Doubt it. My skiing changed dramatically when as a lad I got top of the line skis. Later, as a ski instructor, I had to use rental skis, I found that I was unable to keep up with my advanced students with the el-cheapo rentals.