Sup y'all!
So, I have been boarding for 3 holidays now (1 week of lessons and 2 weeks of going with friends), and am thinking about buying my own snowboard. I have ridden a rocker beginner board 2 times and my last holiday I asked for a camber board. I actually really liked the camber board, how it held an edge and learning how to carve. These rental boards are often really flexible, which is something I do not really like, when I try to get some speed down the hill they tend to be very bumpy and unstable. Is this true for every flexible board at speed?
I went to a snowboard store a few days ago to ask for some advice on what I should buy and what a complete set would cost. Basically, I just want to learn how to carve really well and learn how to get stable at high speeds. Just hammering down the hill and blasting through powder is what I would really like to be able to do and which I feel I already did kinda well, I do not feel a lot for the kickers in the funpark or jibbing down a hill. I will probably pick that up later, when I get comfortable cruising down groomers at decend speed, but it will never be my priority. The shopkeeper said it would be a good idea to buy a stiffer board in that case (which I already thought of myself).
So, when I searched for boards I often found freestyle all-mountain boards, a lot of which are still quite flexible. I found the Jones Mountain twin and the Capita Mercury, both relatively stiff and reviews saying both of them do quite well at speed and powder. Since I am still in my beginner-phase, is it a good idea to buy such a snowboard? I kinda want to keep the board as long as possible, learning how to become really good at it and even when I'm nearing intermediate skills the board can still excite me. That said, I am planning to go twice a year on a winter holiday, because I really enjoy it! Do you guys have tips or a better choice of board for the kind of riding I'm going to do?
Also, a friend of mine has these Flow rear-entry bindings (an older version), and he really likes it. They seem really nice, just stepping in, closing the panel and setting of so fast. The shop I went to had the newest version of those bindings, quite expensive but they seem really good, do you guys have experience with these?
I look forward to hearing from you!
Mohawkje
So, I have been boarding for 3 holidays now (1 week of lessons and 2 weeks of going with friends), and am thinking about buying my own snowboard. I have ridden a rocker beginner board 2 times and my last holiday I asked for a camber board. I actually really liked the camber board, how it held an edge and learning how to carve. These rental boards are often really flexible, which is something I do not really like, when I try to get some speed down the hill they tend to be very bumpy and unstable. Is this true for every flexible board at speed?
I went to a snowboard store a few days ago to ask for some advice on what I should buy and what a complete set would cost. Basically, I just want to learn how to carve really well and learn how to get stable at high speeds. Just hammering down the hill and blasting through powder is what I would really like to be able to do and which I feel I already did kinda well, I do not feel a lot for the kickers in the funpark or jibbing down a hill. I will probably pick that up later, when I get comfortable cruising down groomers at decend speed, but it will never be my priority. The shopkeeper said it would be a good idea to buy a stiffer board in that case (which I already thought of myself).
So, when I searched for boards I often found freestyle all-mountain boards, a lot of which are still quite flexible. I found the Jones Mountain twin and the Capita Mercury, both relatively stiff and reviews saying both of them do quite well at speed and powder. Since I am still in my beginner-phase, is it a good idea to buy such a snowboard? I kinda want to keep the board as long as possible, learning how to become really good at it and even when I'm nearing intermediate skills the board can still excite me. That said, I am planning to go twice a year on a winter holiday, because I really enjoy it! Do you guys have tips or a better choice of board for the kind of riding I'm going to do?
Also, a friend of mine has these Flow rear-entry bindings (an older version), and he really likes it. They seem really nice, just stepping in, closing the panel and setting of so fast. The shop I went to had the newest version of those bindings, quite expensive but they seem really good, do you guys have experience with these?
I look forward to hearing from you!
Mohawkje