Buying a snowboard

[Yoyo]

Seen this in a few threads now about people buying them on a whim.

And all I can think of is good luck getting over a broken ankle or trying to ride Harley like a GSXR.

Snowboards are made to the riders weight, height, and boot size.

There is no point is buying a 165 board if you are 5'3 and 8st.

Ever board is different, and like buying a new pair of shoes. I am 5'10 11 1/2st and ride a 147 jib board which is make for pulling tricks and turns easily, but bugger all use when trying to bomb a mountain. But equally ride a Burton A5 with offset bindings to ride in deep snow.

These people going on about buying a board off ebay for £100 with no knowledge at all is much the same as a ped boi buying an R1 and learning to ride.

It makes no sense to me at all. And this comes from some one who broke their back riding what is classed as a beginner's board, that was set up with neutral bindings from the slope.

Unless you are extremely retarded, and want to try kill yourself then do NOT buy a board on a whim, because it looks fun.

Last weekend I was out with my 'Lobster Jib 3' which isn't a cheap board and 2 mates who were trying to learn. One ended up with 4 broken ribs and the other with a broken arm.

You might think snow is soft but at 20mph it is the same as landing on the road. but you don't bounce or roll, thinks just break.*

*Roll on the load of shit from making a thread about trying to keep people safe.
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[5v3d3b0]

I started skiing and switched to snowboarding after 2 years, am pretty decent now. (On and off for 12 years or something like that)
I think people underestimate the learning curve for snowboarding. It is much more unforgivable than skiing.
I bet anyone who's snowboarded a while has done this at least a couple of times:
Going "straight" at X speed. Turning just the tiniest bit and due to a lack of attention, clipping your front side sending you FLYING unexpectedly. This is how you break shit... Not to mention the amount of times you fall on your arse trying to learn which may or may not put your coxes in danger. Wrists are easy to break too cause you fall so often that it's easy to stick a hand out wrong.
Skiing: The plough goes a long way
Also: People think it's easier doing jumps and stuff on snowboards. It's not. (at least not until you're past the basic stuff)

[Yoyo]

Couldn't have said it better.
There is a thread on here somewhere. When I tried a jump last year and pretty much broke my back after taking a jump wrong and landing ass first on a bit if ice.

It put me in Pinderfields (back specialists) hospital. And I stupidly got my mate to carry me out then take me home in the back of his car.

Bit of a example:

Sister: 5'3 9st - rides 145
Me: 5'10 11 1/2 st - ride 147 jib but 154 mountain
JB: 6'8 18st - rides a 165 standard.

Between my sister and JB there is nealy 18inch height and he weighs twice as much but only ride a board 20cm longer.
It might not sound like much but is is the difference between taking a barge into the curves rather than a booster.

Nothing but bad can come from buying a board of ebay without any experience.
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Joe: I don't wish to floccinaucinihilipilificate your choices, but the best word in the world is gaylord.

[Bomberman]

Or people found out roughly what size they needed and then bought an appropriate board off ebay. I know I got trolled, but what a load of bollocks.
Snowboarding is not an exact science, you don't need to know the length to 4 thou.
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[Yoyo]

Fair play.
lease post on one of the board sites or here, about how your board is a bag of shit and you cannot control it at all.

Infact please post pics of your broken legs or ankle for our viewing pleasure.

You sound like most other idiots I have tried to teach.
'Woo I go down a hill on white stuff, and it is just like sledging but I can now do corners.'

Dry up and get a grip.
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Joe: I don't wish to floccinaucinihilipilificate your choices, but the best word in the world is gaylord.

[Im-a-Ridah]

I saw the thread title, and the first thing that I thought was this is going to be posted by Mark Roberts, isn't it?

Sure enough...

[Fisty]

Mark, over the years you have spoken so much shit your advice means fuck all. Nobody give a toss what you say or belives you.
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[Tungtvann]

Good thing I ski then.

[P.]

I went snowboarding once, it hurt when I hit the deck. Broke my collar bone, pro.

But then again, just to keep the effect of this thread, I broke my back opening a packet of crisps.

[andyscooter]

^^^^^^^^^^^wasnt salt and viniger chrispa was it you dont want that stuff in a wound
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[MaybeGuy]

Reality: Went for 1 snowboarding lesson.

I'm qualified as a snowboarding instructor, and struggle to understand the logic here.
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Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Bred2shred]

[hmmmnz]

mark you talk some shit, im 6'4 and i or anyone else can ride on anything,
anybody can adapt their riding style to anything, long or short stiff or soft, rocker, camber,

same with ski's some things are easier depending on the conditions,terrain, or the individual skier/rider, but not essential to actually skiing/riding,


eg, on ski's i ski on 174s in the park or piste, or 190s in powder,
but i could ski on massive straights or little gay blades
same for a board, i have a 170 board for powder and a little board for fucking about on,

although i don't instruct any more, i am actually a trained instructor, and not just a pissy level 1 basi instructor either
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[Redoko]

Thank god.

The amount of people asking for advice on buying snowboards was doing my head in.
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[kestrel]

For the record, the OP is the same retard who posts even more outrageous bullshit on the Goneboarding forum than he does on here.
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