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Snowboard Size??

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#1 ·
Hey!

im total Noob to snowboarding and only started 7 months ago! I have boots, bindings and a 160 palmer pulse! which has been great!
but Im looking for a board now that I can start to learn flat tricks like buttering an jibbing, Ive heard alot of good stuff about the bataleon evil twin being a great board for this! plus i love its design so would def like to get one, Only thing is if its for tricks would I be better getting a smaller size 155-159 ??? total lost with this! the 160 pulse suits me fine as im 5,10 an nearly 13 stone.

any info would be great as havent a scoob.... plus it seems to be easier to find them in smaller sizes! cant locate any larger ones!

Thanx
 
#4 ·
Smaller will always be easier to throw around for freestyle stuff. If you can drop down in size, do so.
 
#8 ·
too small for what though? its not like the board is going to blow up if you get one too small, you can ride any size you want. sure if you're a big guy on a little board there is going to be some compromise with stabillity at speed ( esp. if its soft as well) or in deep snow. if you are a little guy on a board thats a bit bigger than what you normally use then there will be a compromise in the other direction, it could be more stable at high speed and harder to freestyle.

if you took 10 dudes that where 5'8 and 160 pounds (just as an example) you'd probably find they ride different sizes of boards and do fine on them, there is no rule to what size you need, and 90% of all boards sold are between 152 and 162. thats a 10 cm range, not a big deal.
 
#13 ·
well i guess i'm breaking the rules since i only have one weight and height but i ride boards between 55 and 66. your weight ranges are out to lunch in that post, most manufacturers even if they list a recommended weight are 50 to 80 pounds or more in range, not 145-165 or whatever you first said. i am easily over the recommended weight range on most of the boards i ride. the size of board you ride is based on the type of riding you do and personal preference, not height and weight. again, 90% of the boards sold are in a 10 cm range, and riders weights vary to a much larger degree, you can't really screw up your board size very easily. whos to say a guy on a 56 should be on a 158? its not like the guy on the 156 just can't even snowboard because hes not on a 58. once he tries a 58 he may realize he prefers the extra length, but its not like hes going to look back at all his time on the 56 and regret every day of it.
 
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