Second board.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:32 pm
Hi guys, I have been skating for just over a year now, and got into slalom about 4 months ago. I got my first setup (skaterbuilt hs conekiller, bennett 4.3 and skandal on mixed zigs) secondhand about 3 months ago. It is nice for running through some tight courses (what I mainly do so far) but I think a more dedicated tight board would help. I have redrilled the board back onto the tail, and then the same distance back on the nose (to give me the power off the kicktail, with the same wb) I have cut down and sphericalised the bennett (85mm spaceable to original 109mm) but the deck still feels too narrow at the rear (only 5.5" wide at the tail and I have size uk 12s). I am thinking about buying a lynn kramer pro model and putting my cut down bennett and skandal on there. I also have some bits and bobs lying about to put on the skaterbuilt (bennett 5.0 and randal 125/35 I can cut down both to 110 ish) for more gs / hybrid. I also have 8 70mm zigs in 83 (4) - 86 (2) - 89 (2) which could go on both boards. I am not likely to get the lynn kramer until christmas if I do, and I reckon that by then I would be more deserving of a better board.
To summarise, will a more dedicated ts deck help me learn faster at ts than a hybrid deck?
To summarise, will a more dedicated ts deck help me learn faster at ts than a hybrid deck?