5'7 male, 100lbs, which board? - Snowboarding Forum

XdotNet · 09-09-2012, 02:50 PM

I'm hosting an exchange student from china this year. He's 5'7" and 100lbs...NO JOKE!! Size 6-7 mens shoes.

Great kid, wants to learn to shred. I need board ideas, he's not heavy or powerful and will need a board he can flex/steer. Any ideas? womens boards, kids boards or just stick him on a standard guys board? Are rockers more forgiving for beginners?

thanks all!

Nivek · 09-09-2012, 04:10 PM

Rent?

If you really wanna buy, Arbor Draft 147, Nitro Subzero 148, Ride Crush 147, Salomon Salomonder 145, Signal Park Flat 146... good places to start.

Rookie09 · 09-09-2012, 04:18 PM

you could check out the Rome Artifact Rocker 144. it has tons of flex and shouldn't be too long for him

XdotNet · 09-09-2012, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nivek

Rent?

If you really wanna buy, Arbor Draft 147, Nitro Subzero 148, Ride Crush 147, Salomon Salomonder 145, Signal Park Flat 146... good places to start.

Ya...rent vs buy always an issue. I'm 42 and started 3 years ago with rental stuff. I almost gave up until someone loaned me a decent rocker board set up correctly. It was night and day.

I hate to start the kid on something that makes the first few times more difficult than it already is :-)

09-09-2012, 02:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
XdotNet Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 7	5'7 male, 100lbs, which board? I'm hosting an exchange student from china this year. He's 5'7" and 100lbs...NO JOKE!! Size 6-7 mens shoes. Great kid, wants to learn to shred. I need board ideas, he's not heavy or powerful and will need a board he can flex/steer. Any ideas? womens boards, kids boards or just stick him on a standard guys board? Are rockers more forgiving for beginners? thanks all! Last edited by XdotNet; 09-09-2012 at 02:56 PM.

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Nivek Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountains of Mordor Posts: 5,373	Rent? If you really wanna buy, Arbor Draft 147, Nitro Subzero 148, Ride Crush 147, Salomon Salomonder 145, Signal Park Flat 146... good places to start. __________________ Snowboarding Sucks.

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09-09-2012, 04:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rookie09 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 282	you could check out the Rome Artifact Rocker 144. it has tons of flex and shouldn't be too long for him