Monday, July 11, 2011
What is better for jumping and speed?
Dont get a rockered board if you want it to perform well at speed or while jumping. Cambered boards are superior to rockers in these conditions, as the cambered shape adds stability at speed (rockered boards are fun, but at speed they get squirrely and unstable). Also, the camber shape provides a solid landing off of jumps, and although some people can kill it on big jumps in the park on rockers, if you land on the tail or nose off a jump on a rockered board it is really hard to recover. Camber is just more stable, and all of my park rat friends, and the semi-pros and pros in Mammoth that hit jumps and haul butt, ride cambered boards. So to reiterate, buy camber if you want to go fast and land jumps. Id suggest a 155, since you're tall but quite thin, maybe a 157 if you wanna go REALLY fast and you consider yourself a good rider. Rockers are better on pow days, and easy for jibbing, but it doesn't sound like they will meet your needs. The OG is a directional board, which means it's better for all-mountain riding. If you are interested in riding a lot of switch, or you will be hitting rails/boxes regularly, look for a true twin cambered board, with medium flex, which will provide the stability that you're after, and will make riding switch much easier. You could also consider a hybrid, a board with rocker and camber. These can offer the best of both worlds: stability and pop from camber, and float in pow, and the playfulness of rocker. Good luck and have fun!
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