The right choice of sports equipment is a guarantee of the convenience, security and the maximum pleasure from the classroom. Below we will talk about how to choose the perfect snowboard, if you do not know where to start.

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Features of the choice of snowboard

Simple, at first glance, the board, solves a lot on the slope. The speed, which you can develop, control, weight distribution and pressure, as well as many other parameters depends on its quality. Your skill level should be taken into account, riding style, body parameters, gender. It is logical to assume that beginners will experiment and try themselves in different ride styles, it is possible to even improvise and invent something. Therefore, the newcomer board should differ in versatile characteristics. Professionals, determined with the type of skiing, make a choice in favor of more specific, highly specialized snowboards. Among the physical characteristics of the board are isolated form, length \\ width and rigidity. The rest of the features do not matter for neophytes, and professionals are able to make a choice independently. But on the brand and even the year of release should be paid more attention. Often, each company has its own measurement scale, its designations that should be borne in mind. The best manufacturers are the goods from Burton, Lib Tech, GNU and K2.

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Snowboard by riding type

As mentioned above, the choice of the board is determined in many ways to ski style. Let's go deep into this question.

• the style, called "All Mountain", implies the use of all the possibilities provided by mountain peaks; It includes cool descents, and tricks of different complexity, overcoming the springboard and so on;
• in Freestyle, the emphasis is placed on the tricks, it is a choice of those who are boring boring, slightly monotonous slip; Therefore, the board will be slightly smaller (for the convenience of control) and softer, so that the tool does not turn into the mountain of the chips from frequent blows and loads;
• freeride is suitable for those who love the descents away from the foaming tracks; As a result, the board will be tougher and more stable, as well as a little longer to provide a more dense clutch with the surface (another distinguishing feature of the board - a bent nose that prevents "stacking" in the snow).

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Selection of growth boards and weight

Personal rates are an equally important value that can change over time. Carefully examine the markings on the snowboard itself, and also focus on the approximate table given by this item. The length of the growth board is determined through the formula "Your height in inches * 2.54 * 0.88". We remind you that inch here is 2.54 cm. Also should not forget about the width measured by the most "outstanding" places of the parties. A special form for freestyle is called "Twin-type", for the remaining two types, directed and twin-directional species are suitable. On bending boards divide on:

• camber, central bending, for all styles;
• rocker, creates a smaller grip for the nose / tail, is suitable for freestyle;
• flat - hybrid of the first and second;
• various variations.

In addition to all these species, there are special female and children's snowboards, differing in a number of characteristics, albeit slightly. Also, each board has rigidity from 1 to 10, which determines its stability when driving.