The main subject for classes snowboard – board for downhill from snow-covered slopes. Safe and high-quality descent demands the corresponding tools. How it is correct to pick up board for snowboard?
Instruction
1. The board for snowboard has to correspond to your weight and growth. The athlete is heavier and higher, the more long there has to be board. For the choice of length of snowboard also the radius of turns matters. Than radius is more, especially the long board will be required to you. Board for freeride usually on ten centimeters of long version for freestyle.
2. Boards for snowboard differ among themselves in rigidity. Criterion for selection of rigidity is the aggression, experience and the athlete's weight. The quality of covering will be important factor also: soft snow demands soft board and vice versa. There is such characteristic of rigidity of board as return. This acceleration which the athlete receives after has pressed board on turn. The lack of return demonstrates slackness of board. Will be suitable for the beginning racer such more, on it it is simpler to seize skills of movement.
3. Board width for snowboard is defined by the size of your boot. If footwear supports board limits, then footwear catching for snow is inevitable. The wide board behaves in deep snow better, but goes more slowly. On very wide board legs are tired more.
4. The weight of board is defined by its design and geometry. The current trend in production of boards for snowboard consists in use of modern materials for weight reduction. Consider that each saved gram will cost to you money.
5. Upon purchase of board it is necessary to know that each of manufacturing firms has models of various level and the prices. Take an interest in guarantee for board which you get. If you want to save on purchase of board for snowboard, make purchase in the spring or in the summer.
6. Make sure of lack of defects in that board which to you has attracted. Evaluate approximately whether there are no cracks between edgings and the sliding surface. Evaluate at an acute angle all surfaces of board regarding scratches and other defects. On good board there are no hillocks, poles and abrupt junctions of profile. Check assembly sleeves the screw.