will i be able to jump on this board?
 

so i'm going to buy a new board for next season, and i was pretty set on the Proto CT 152 until i demo'd it.
the board was the right size, flex, feel and width for me, but i'm a girl so compared to the girl's freestyle board i demo'd (the infinity, didn't like it..felt unstable and stiff) it was quite a bit heavier. I'm already on a guy's board which is even heavier than the proto so normally it wouldn't be a problem, but i want to start learning freestyle, jumps, and a little jibbing and i'm worried that the proto'll be too heavy for me to get good air on, and even if i do, to do boardgrabs and all that fun stuff.
am i worrying over nothing, or should i look for a different board?

as a side note, im looking more for guy's boards unless i find a GREAT girl's board because i have size 10 boots (they say 9+ is big for a girl's board) and IMO they don't feel as flimsy, so im willing to sacrifice a little edge-to-edge speed :dunno: not to mention it broadens my options

Whether or not the board fits you is a question, but if theres one thing that the Proto most certainly IS, is a jump board.

so i hear, but my question was is jumping (tricks included) with a heavier board an issue?

The proto is a comparatively light board.

And I'm not saying its the lightest, there are lighter boards, but its on the light side for sure, and for 2011/12 it was REMARKABLY light for a NeverSummer.

So yea if you have some 20 year old thing that weighs 10lbs more sure, but not this board.

not when compared to a girl's board, so not for me
i mean take the weight of another heavier NS board like the evo or SL and make the Proto feel like that--would it be hard to jump? because that's more what it feels like to me which is why i'm worried
(and i don't mean it feels the SAME as those, i mean that what would be light for you is heavier for me)

good point, probably wont work for you.

Girl boards are made different in many ways not just weight. Also a lighter board is much more maneuverable especially for tricks. Check out the Pandora by never summer my wife loves it for spins.

Proto is a really light board.. a friend has it with TT30s and man is it light

Also, do u mean 152?

Yes. No.

:D


Very rarely are you actually lifting the weight of the board with your legs. Going off a kicker launches you up, and when you go to do a grab you're not lifting the board up to you, you're compressing in the air (ie. your head and shoulders actually go down, lower legs and board come up). I understand a lighter board will potentially be easier for spins, but we're talking marginal differences here. I'd get something that fits well that you ride comfortably on.

I would take a super poppy slightly heavier board, than a wet noodle light board any day.