I rode with powder pros for a year- I rode one trip with stock skis, then got the HRP spindles and rode 2 more years with the spindles and Powder Pro's. The Powder Pro's made more of difference than the Spindles. I know a couple people who switched to Slydogs and they reduced the ski pressure too. The biggest trick I found was to set the center shock spring tension to as loose as it will go without loosing the spring cup on top. This alone will reduce turning effort and make the Fusion handle really good. I put 6100 miles on mine and the only time I was unhappy with it is when it had the stock ski's on it!