Advice for Rookies

Hitting Kickers?

num9boarder — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:44:37 GMT

Really want to try to start hitting kickers but I dont Know were to begin.

A little help please.

anything and everything.

youtwoha — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:04:05 GMT

Hey guys, jc wondering if i can get any help. im a new rider, well kind of but im not the best by any stretch of the immagination. im rele looking for good tips. please help me oout. ok so i live in indianapolis, and this means i rele cant hit the slopes to much. i dont have an equipment i always rent it but what can i do at home to get better? and also what kind of equipment should i look into? im 15 and im rele interested in getting a ton better please help me guys thanks alot ~ youtwoha

Fitting 2010 Cartel EST to 2010 Operator

vince6u — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:23:07 GMT

I am thinking of getting the 2010 Cartel EST medium and the 2010 Operator 152cm. I already have a pair of 2010 Ruler size 10.5. I weigh 150 pounds. According to the specs the Operator 152 should be fitted with small bindings.

So I have 3 questions:
1) The Ruler size 10.5 should work with the 2010 Cartest EST medium right (I heard the bindings run big)?

2) Would the medium Cartel stick out too much on the Operator 152 (I don't really want to get the 156)?

3) If the bindings do stick out should I get the 2010 Operator wide 154 instead?

Advice needed please

amir28 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:02:59 GMT

Hi , Im a 6ft 5, 100 kg (220lbs) and size 13 boot beginner and im trying to find a decent board. Im having real difficulty finding out what size board i need to get and even finding a board. Does anyone have any helpful ideas of what to get?? I dont want to spend a fortune but i really have no idea where to start. Any help would be appreciated.

What body armor for a beginner non-park boarder?

Alacazam — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:20:39 GMT

I'm switching over from skiing to boarding this year and got to thinking about body armor.

Quite apart from protecting me from serious injury I'm getting older so I can't take the knocks like I used to :)

And one of my friends blew out last season, right at the start, in the dumbest/unluckiest accident (on piste, super conditions).

So this year I'm thinking "why not max out on protective gear?"

Like I said I'm new to boarding - the first thing I looked at, just because I'd seen others wearing them, was something like a Dainese full coat.

But then I thought what's this for - surely the back protector must be about protecting you from banging your spine off a rail (or crazy off piste terrain).

I don't see myself as a park boarder and I'm certainly not going to be doing any crazy off piste.

So is altogether more mundane gear what I should be looking at?

What would you recommend? Elbow guards, knee guards, shin guards, anything else?

(It's a given that I'll stick with my trusty ski helmet)

I was looking at Dainese's site and came across:
1. Modular impact shorts,
2. Snow knee guard air (appear to include shin guard),
3. Elbow guard lite air.

These all look cool but pretty heavy duty, for a beginner should I be looking at ligher stuff, e.g. is the full knee and shin guard combo OTT?

Or is this stuff about right?

Are the wrist guards that come with a good pair of gloves generally good enough? Or should I be looking at separate guards? I was looking at Ziener Massive GT gloves that seem to have a more substantial guard than most gloves, consisting of two pieces for the back and front of the hand and wrist.

I also took a look at some POC stuff - it looks really cool and very comfortable, but pretty pricey.

Thanks for your advise and help :)

/George

i think i bought the wrong size board.

BAKER13FIST — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:13:34 GMT

i just bought my first board. i'm 5'5, yeah i'm a short dude. the guy at the shop recommended that i get the 2009 custom 144cm. ok, so i bought the board and set of medium triad est bindings, since i have a size 9 boot. when i got home i notice i have a very little bit of over hang with the bindings. would this affect the ride?

Board lock help...

brderj — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:09:46 GMT

I bought a new board lock and can't for the life of me figure it out. Its made by Burton, here is a link to which one it is http://www.theclickworldwide.com/cable-lock-grey-p-7249.html my issue is I cant set a code. The only one I can use right now is "000", so if anyone can help a simply minded idiot, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

Help Idiom select question?

adam999 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:51:46 GMT

Yesterday I ordered an Idiom Select 154, but now I'm worried because I hear that the waist is super skinny. I have size 9 feet and will need medium bindings. Will these fit w/o overhang??

New binding for an old board....

socalg8tor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:07:25 GMT

Just bought a '04 Custom 162 with medium bindings, but I need large. Will 08/09 bindings fit without any problems? Any suggestions?

wax help

jg1434 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:56 GMT

So Yesterday I went to buckmans and picked up some wax and an edger. They edger works great but then i wonderded is it to early to put wax on. I might go in like 3 weeks. When should i put the wax on for best results. thanks

New board

botbuilder1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:32:52 GMT

I haven't snowboarded (been longboardin in absence) in about 4 years and am lookin to get back to it. I'm lookin at a 2009 custom x wide 164 with Mission EST bindings. I weigh about 225 and am wondering if this board will be a good fit. Thanks in advance

bindings problem

gluvva — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:57:31 GMT

my thirtytwo boot wont fit my cartel est

technine

RyCan3 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:23:05 GMT

is technine a good brand? my friend has a technine board and bindings and says they are pretty awesome. I just wanted to know some opinions. Thanks!!!

board height

maiden — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:52:55 GMT

Hi,

My height is 1,84cm. I am considering buying my first board the custom v-rocker. According to several sites I should go for a board around 161. However last year i rode a couple of times with a 156 and it was pretty good. I read in several topics that its a matter of preferences, but since i am still a bit of rookie I dont have any real preferences.
I want to start doing tricks and they say that smaller boards are easier to control on the air.
My question is to go for the 159 or it would be difficult to control and i should go for the 156?

ThaNkS

Stance

Chad S. — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:33:12 GMT

Hey so i have a burton custom with the 3d hole pattern and i know the stance is set back. i wanted to know if i could center my stance and which holes i need to use. Thanks.

Burton Clash size?

MTF — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:42:42 GMT

Hello,

I have size 10/11 feet (depend on brand etc) and I want to get a Clash, what size would be best for me? My mate has a 155 but that seems a little too small for me and only having one snowboard/ski store locally that dosen't have the best selection so it makes it difficult to go and see for myself.

Thanks in advance.

about waxing

HellRaiser — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:36:34 GMT

should i wax my new burton custom ics with factory wax already on it?

Boot/Binding fit - Right size, wrong shape?

Endol — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:35:47 GMT

So far I have tried the following combinations:

2006 K2 boots (size 10) with 2007 Burton Custom bindings (Large)

2009 Burton Driver X boots (size 9.5) with 2007 Burton Custom bindings (Large)

2009 Burton Drover X boots (size 9.5) with 2009 Burton Cartel EST bindings (Medium)

I’m not sure if this is an issue or if it is something that even matters, but I have been having the hardest time getting my boot all the way in the back of the binding. What seems to be causing the issue is the angle of the boot VS the able of the highback.

The boot seems to be the issue more than anything else. While the boot has a forward lean to it, towards the top of the boot, it seems to angle back towards a 0 degree angle (obviously so it is easier to walk with). Combined with a forward angle of the highback, the top of the boot is hitting the top of the highback.

The boot looks centered on the bed, but the back of the boot is not touching the back of the baseplate (the circular part that the highback sits on).

Is it normal to not have the back of the boot touching the back of the baseplate?

How do I embed pics in a post?

oldskeezy — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:06:33 GMT

Hey, how do I embed pics in a post? I am old and dont know how to do these things. thanks

Burton's est system is confusing

HellRaiser — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:53:05 GMT

can you use a 2009 burton triad binding on a burton custom ics 2009 board? or do u need an est binding?

Tricks

jg1434 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:45:06 GMT

Any advice on how to do a backside 540, I can do a backside 360. Is there really any difference.

Hey guys! One more new rookie! Need help with Gear.

jpboinas — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:18:59 GMT

Hey all!

I've just tried this year one week snowboarding, and I felt pretty damn good with my learning.. Bought board/binding from a shop/school..

So now I'm buying good gear, and already got a good deal with boots Burton Moto 2009. my foot is usually EUR45, and Moto Boots is USA11.

I got good business with a friend, Burton Mission Bindings, but they are size M.

Is this ok, the boot-binding set??

And I'm little divided.. I'm 1.85m tall ( about 6 feet ) and weight 79kg.

Do I need wide board?

And for a begginers all purpose board (moutain, and little park) is it better 157-159 size or should go to 160-162?

Many thanx in advance, good powder for us all =)

Park gloves

Chad S. — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:31:58 GMT

Hey i want to know what so different about park gloves then regular gloves.

Resort Jobs

annieApple — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:24:43 GMT

Hi,

I have a quick question coming from Ireland! Basically I am just finished doing my Masters in Interactive Media and jobs are pretty non existent here. I've always wanted to learn how to snowboard so I was thinking that if I could get a job in a resort (not necessarily in my field, I'm open to anything really) that I'd like to spend the season doing that. I was just wondering how difficult / easy is it to find work in a resort and can anybody recommend any? As I am currently based in Ireland, I can only really go by word of mouth.

ps sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, I wasn't really sure where to put it.

LTR Cruzer 09 or Bullet 09

soewes — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:30:49 GMT

Hi there,

I started snowboarding in 2000/2001 while I spend a year in Denver, CO... but then didn't go out til last year

I'm now back in europe and last season we went to austria a few times... I always rented a board there, mostly the Burton LTR Cruzer 164W from 2009... and I was pretty happy with it...once I got a Bullet 164, but can't really remember the feeling of it... all I know: it was different, but not bad

Now I want to get my own board (I'm 6'3/190cm, Size US12/EUR46), so I guess 164 W should fit...

But which board should I get, since they told me, the Cruzer is a complete beginner's (which I hope I'm not anymore ) board while the Bullet is more intermediate?

Cruzer or Bullet or a completly different choice???

Thanks for your help,
Soenke