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April 29, 2008 at 11:21 pm
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I bought an atomic hatchet 162cm. Here's the specs page on it.http://www.atomicsnowboarding.com/specs.phpIt seems to be an average width compared to the other boards on the page. I'm definately a novice at the sport right now, I can barely link my turns. I bought the board based on the length, but from what I've read, the rule is, the longer the board – the faster to ride, the shorter the board – the better to turn with. I want to eventually be more of a park rider, I tend to have more fun swapping stances while riding, or at least attemping to. I know that park riders ride shorter boards for the turning ability, but I have big-ass feet so where does that leave me? I haven't ridden this board yet so I may sell it on ebay or something if it turns out to be wrong for what I'm trying to do, but I'm just too ignorant to know the differe
I bought an atomic hatchet 162cm. Here's the specs page on it.http://www.atomicsnowboarding.com/specs.phpIt seems to be an average width compared to the other boards on the page. I'm definately a novice at the sport right now, I can barely link my turns. I bought the board based on the length, but from what I've read, the rule is, the longer the board – the faster to ride, the shorter the board – the better to turn with. I want to eventually be more of a park rider, I tend to have more fun swapping stances while riding, or at least attemping to. I know that park riders ride shorter boards for the turning ability, but I have big-ass feet so where does that leave me? I haven't ridden this board yet so I may sell it on ebay or something if it turns out to be wrong for what I'm trying to do, but I'm just too ignorant to know the difference lol. Let me know what you think, I appreciate it!