Dimpled bases (like a golf ball)? - Page 2 - Snowboarding Forum

mbesp · 02-14-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Toecutter

Which model do you have? In your experience how does it function compared to a standard base? Do you have to do anything special when waxing it?

to be honest with you i couldn't tell a difference haha. and i have a westmark. i think it might actually be two years old now.

Hodgepodge · 02-14-2011, 05:17 PM

doesnt DC have some special dimpled like base?

freshy · 02-14-2011, 05:21 PM

Amazing what a search can turn up. http://www.snowboardingforum.com/boa...turn-base.html

Phenom · 02-14-2011, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by freshy

Amazing what a search can turn up. http://www.snowboardingforum.com/boa...turn-base.html

The search function is the lost art of this forum. Don't expect anyone else to actually use it though.

Toecutter · 02-14-2011, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Phenom

The search function is the lost art of this forum. Don't expect anyone else to actually use it though.

Somehow the term "StrucTurn" didn't magically come to me as I searched "dimpled bases."

You just can't control yourself, can you Phenom?

Smokehaus · 02-14-2011, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hodgepodge

doesnt DC have some special dimpled like base?

Looks like someone forgot to read the thread.

Triple8Sol · 02-15-2011, 03:15 AM

Nope, it's the same. Wax, scrape, brush, buff. No difference whatsoever.

Phenom · 02-15-2011, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toecutter

Somehow the term "StrucTurn" didn't magically come to me as I searched "dimpled bases."

You just can't control yourself, can you Phenom?

No, but I can search.

B.Gilly · 02-15-2011, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toecutter

Does anyone know if any manufacturer has experimented with making a snowboard (or ski) with a dimpled base similar to the design golf balls use to improve flow through media (in this case, snow)? Adding some texture to the base while waxing helps break surface tension on wet snow, so it seems as if it would be the same principle. Discuss.

Drake does this among the other brands mentioned.

crazyface · 02-15-2011, 10:31 PM

Am I the only one that sees this as being detrimental to a board's speed?

Golf balls have dimples to be more AERODYNAMIC. The dimples create swirling pockets of air that decrease ind resistance. How would this help somehting that rides on a mostly solid surface?

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crazyface Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: PA Posts: 648	Am I the only one that sees this as being detrimental to a board's speed? Golf balls have dimples to be more AERODYNAMIC. The dimples create swirling pockets of air that decrease ind resistance. How would this help somehting that rides on a mostly solid surface?