Been riding a Burton Malolo 162 for over a decade, and I can carve this thing perfectly. Lately I've been wondering if a new board would be better for faster turn initiation in trees and moguls. Needing a board that is great for Colorado powder (about 70% of what I do), I bought a Never Summer 25 (163x) with its hybrid CRC profile. (Went with the wide since I'm 95 kg/210 lb, size 11.)
The problem is I cannot carve this Never Summer board at all on the groomers, with the tail sliding out badly. Toeside and heelside the same. Bindings were symmetric on the insert pattern. The inserts (and bindings) looked centered on the sidecut. As a test, I moved the bindings as far back as they would go, which helped a lot, but still very disappointing in comparison to my old board. I have never regretted any purchase as much as this!
Similar length, same sidecut radius (outside of the vario thing on the NS board), same bindings & angles.
Everyone has indicated this board rails turns, so I strongly suspect it's me. :embarrased1: Should I just forget about a hybrid profile since I already know how to ride a camber board? Is it just a matter of time getting used to it? Any thoughts on differences in technique required by a CRC profile?
The problem is I cannot carve this Never Summer board at all on the groomers, with the tail sliding out badly. Toeside and heelside the same. Bindings were symmetric on the insert pattern. The inserts (and bindings) looked centered on the sidecut. As a test, I moved the bindings as far back as they would go, which helped a lot, but still very disappointing in comparison to my old board. I have never regretted any purchase as much as this!
Similar length, same sidecut radius (outside of the vario thing on the NS board), same bindings & angles.
Everyone has indicated this board rails turns, so I strongly suspect it's me. :embarrased1: Should I just forget about a hybrid profile since I already know how to ride a camber board? Is it just a matter of time getting used to it? Any thoughts on differences in technique required by a CRC profile?