Ari asked:
im going snowboarding for the first time (:D!) and i know that at the slopes they got rentals and stuff, but i still want to buy the gear myself.
would i be considered youth still? ia m 15 years old. im about 5′3” or 5′4” in height and im prolly around 125 pounds or so (ima girl :D)
in girls i usually wear size 8 shoes , but i can fit into a boys 6, and i know that youth sizes in some places are up to 6, does that mean ill fit? or is that 6 girls? :p idk.
obviously if i could try them on at the spot i woudl, but if i have to order my stuff.
and those things to attach my feet to the board(forgot the name) what size do i get?
and mostly, about the snowboard itself. i was online and found some nice ones. do i get youth sizes? they have different sizes,and i really need help picking one out. not the design, but the type and all. im a beginner.
thanks.
oh, do you know any good places like websties?
http://www.proboardshop.com (i was shopping there :p)
not that you need to go therre or anything, but yea
February 26th, 2009 at 4:56 am
hey there for ur height u would probably need a size 153 board or 154 juss make sure the board is up to your chin basically and if you wanna ride rails or kickers or any kinda park get a smalled board because you have more control when your doing tricks and there easier for spins and for boots i recommend thirty-twos lashed im sure they make em for women but there really good boots they mold with your feet there are no pressure points on your foot so u can ride comfortable and smoothly with no foot aches or ankle aches. and for boards i recommend a Ride or a burton
February 27th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Well the best thing to do is to go to the local board shop and then check them out yourselves. Hold up the board up to yourself and if it comes up to about your chin, then your good. If its a little small, then its good. But if your going over, then you might be over doing it.
Here are some shops you want to look at:
March 1st, 2009 at 5:04 am
Do not ever size a board to your height, unless you are super tall the board should always depend on your weight and your feel.
DogFunk.com has an accurate sizing chart
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:13 am
Live4today is right Don’t just pick a board between your nose and chin that’s a rookie mistake
You need to take into account a few things your height,weight,riding conditions,riding style”all mountain,freeride,freestyle”,foot size and skill lvl
Once you get those nailed down you can narrow down your board genre and size, Generally people go largest on freeride boards for stable carving and float in pow, Mid range for an all mountain board and smallest for those park rats.
Some simple guidelines you can follow as well is remembering that the longer the board the more stable it will be for you for high speed carves and float in pow, the shorter the board the easier it’ll be to maneuver around butter and just dork around on runs.
As for websites I’d look at
- timed sales, you could get lucky though.