Swoard 175 m review

[carvester]

I got my Swoard 175m (#57) at the end of last season and have ridden it approximately 40 days. I am 5'10 and 175 lbs. using TD2 stepins and Raichle af600's. This is my 11th year of snowboarding most of which has been on plates.
This board is the real deal ! edge hold is exeptional , feels like being locked into a rail. I have ridden this in varied conditions (exept deep powder) and the performance is outstanding. In softer snow i don't encounter the diving in of the nose that you get with typical alpine boards.
This is the ultimate EC machine,with the proper technique (thanks Nils and Patrice) i have carved lower than i thought possible before.
The swoard felt funny at first because of the width ,but once i got the hang of the push pull everything started to click. Thank to our hosts for promoting the EC/push pull style, this has changed and invigorated my snowboarding .
The only thing i would like to try is a longer version of the board, although going faster than i do now while trying to lay it out might be difficult to do
Thanks, James Ong

[fivat]

This is the ultimate EC machine,with the proper technique (thanks Nils and Patrice) i have carved lower than i thought possible before.

Thank to our hosts for promoting the EC/push pull style, this has changed and invigorated my snowboarding.

James, I was really impressed by your style in Aspen. Have you changed your style for the Swoard, or has the Swoard changed your style? Probably both!
Other Swoarders like Peter, John, Rob, Ken, Marco, etc. met on the slopes of Aspen gave me visually a lot of pleasure

Patrice Fivat

[carvester]

Here's a pic , i changed my style before i got the swoard and was intrigued enough to jump in with both feet. The rest is history.



James