Is switching from soft booting to hard HARD

Post by **killington bomber** » Wednesday 16 January 2008, 19:44

I was wondering if i buy a hard boot setup if ill still be on the same trails by the end of the day that i am with my softboot snowboard. PLease include amount of time you think it will take me to learn. As of right now i am a double black diamond snowboarder. just wondering what level ill be at the end of the day.

Post by **killington bomber** » Wednesday 16 January 2008, 19:59

i also need a board that i can race on for slalmn and a bindings and boots setup. I will either be doing border X or slalomn by next summer

i am:
5' 10"
115-120lbs

Post by **pokkis** » Wednesday 16 January 2008, 20:03

From your messages i assume that you are from States, right?
If so hen it might be more usefull to shoot these questions on bomberonline.com forum.

Post by **killington bomber** » Wednesday 16 January 2008, 20:12

Yeah i do and i dont really get any replies, what do you think.

Post by **pokkis** » Wednesday 16 January 2008, 20:26

Wait for few more minutes, your message has been there now only 8 minutes

Post by **Hans** » Wednesday 16 January 2008, 21:43

I use them both. I find it more difficult to swap from softboots to hardboots than the other way around. But that was only in the beginning. Now I am getting used to which ever setup I use, after two turns I don't know better, counts whatever board or setup I use. I find my softboot setup more relaxing and loosening up, especially when I am playing around the piste, but that's personal. I think how more nervous the board the more difficult it will be to adapt. So a slalomboard which are mostly more nervous than a freecarver, will ask more adaptation. But that's just how I have experienced it. Just buy yourself an allmountain freecarver with a hardboot setup and a length about 170-175 so you will have most fun of it. After that you can always buy yourself more boards, longer or shorter. I think the most boardercross boards are about 165-170.

Post by **nils** » Thursday 17 January 2008, 9:05

We think you need more patience

then you will get answers !
As for switching directly to a race set up... its not such a good idea, the learning curve will be bigger and i'd suggest get a second hand more versatile carving set up before switching to a good race one...
Indeed bomber IS the place to ask your question, make sure you ask it nicely and be patient

Nils

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Is switching from soft booting to hard HARD

Is switching from soft booting to hard HARD

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