Snowboard Shapes Explained

[@jplpagan]

always love hearing basics explained well. excellent job.

[@eddiejin9211]

Another great video, keep these up 🙌

[@raindancegraphics6077]

*THE BEASTIE TOYS* If you ever do a side project channel... Think I just named it. Beastie, YOU ARE KING, man. So damn informative / knowledgeable / on-point👌 Just spend the last two weeks watching all (well, a biggg cut) of your review videos. Thanks, man... You nail it / break-it-down for all of us muchachos who aren't in their 20s anymore but still love those white lines. . . Gotta throw you a digital 👊 Keep it up, amigo! 🏂👌🤸

[@thegoodridesnow]

Ha! Thanks for the great words and so glad it helps!

[@annonimous88]

James May now does snowboard reviews?

[@thegoodridesnow]

Going to get back to that after camber profiles.

[@KuroSukotto]

has it been that long since i last went snowboard what happened to boards that have round front and back

[@MagicChinaMan]

Thanks! very informative

[@giladlavi4393]

Maybe add to the description suggested angles for each shape?

[@thegoodridesnow]

Good suggestion. It varies though board to board and by rider preference/style. I would say that the only shapes that need certain angles are Asym Twins (perfectly duck +15/-15 or +12/-12) and some very tapered directional rides (+24/+6 or +27/+9 or more directional) often in the snowsurf category.

[@giladlavi4393]

@@thegoodridesnowso a tapered swallow will go +\+?

[@thegoodridesnow]

Usually thats best and woth a try if you haven't before but it comes down to personal preference.

[@giladlavi4393]

@@thegoodridesnow🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@JuneBug-pj8ih]

Looking into a directional board and like tge dance haul by Salomon is that a decent board for a intermediate looking for a surfy feeling board

[@thegoodridesnow]

No. It's got a lot of camber and doesn't feel that surfy. Check my review. It feels like a mtn freestyle twin disguised in a directional shape. If you want real help hit me here to give me the info I need to help you much better. With the info I have now I can't make a recommendation because I know nothing about you. shop.thegoodride.com/merchandise/gear-advice/

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

I am really curious about the Burton Power Wagon. Any chance of a review?

[@thegoodridesnow]

working on it. Hope to have it up sometime next week.

[@woodrowkromar9932]

Hello, can you review the Signal Compass - Stargate ? It is in preorder until Nov but it looks like a promising board.

[@thegoodridesnow]

Its been a while since I rode Signal. I'll try to reach out to them again this winter to see if they have some demos we can borrow.

[@BlackMarketHoney]

Nice one James! Next video …. Camber profiles?

[@thegoodridesnow]

Yep working on it.

[@coachsamlouie]

Great explanation…btw you remind me of the actor Orlando Bloom!

[@thegoodridesnow]

Ha! Orlando Bloom in Beastie Boys Make Some Noise?...I'll take it either way ;-)

[@DanielGennaro]

I don’t have a lot of $$ nor want to spend a lot as I’m in PA and winters have been bust- I’m between a Burton flight attendant and nitro squash. I’m a beginner to intermediate rider. Been to powder mountain and snowbird and held my own with experienced friends. I hate park. All about the carving flow and the longboard skateboard groove- so I guess a surfy feel? What board and or profile do ya recommend? More ice up here so leaning toward the camber but I know I had a blast on a rocker once out west.

[@thegoodridesnow]

So neither board came to mind for east coast riding with trips out west.I want to help but need a lot more about you to give you any kind of advice that helps. Hot me here, answer all the questions and I'll get you dialed. shop.thegoodride.com/merchandise/gear-advice/

[@DanielGennaro]

@@thegoodridesnow lol trying to charge for a simple response. Damn hustler. I see you 👀

[@thegoodridesnow]

@DanielGennaro I've been helping people full-time for 14 years, and yes, your question is simple but missing essential info, so any answer would be worthless. All I can offer you is to buy a board with a disrupted sidecut, like from Lib Tech, Gnu, Yes, and others, for where you ride so you get good grip. If you go to thegoodride.com/snowboard-reviews/?mens=1 and filter by Edge Hold, you might be able to find a board.

[@newrenaissance]

Question nobody has been able to answer for me: Head anything dct has an asymmetrical shape where the toeside is shorter radius than heelside, All other asym boards are heelside shorter radius than toeside. Why? Does head know something others dont? What is the rationale for putting tigher edge on the heelside? Besides the standard “body is not symmetrical on board. Ofcourse its not but the question is which asymmetrical edge helps, why and how exactly. Edit: inb4 head is just wrong. Ive seen good riders invert their asym boards like the namedropper. So likely most board companies are just copying the concept but nobody really justified the choice.

[@thegoodridesnow]

Well shit! I can't either because I haven't ridden it. I'd only know if I go and I haven't gone. Sorry. If I remember correctly the Name Dropper just had an asym flex but a twin sidecut. Makes sense but I felt more symmetrical on true asyms vs. the Name Dropper.