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Snowboard Ollie Tips

Snowboard Ollie Tips
Does a flexible snowboard make it easier to ollie and ride on one tip (i.e. ride like a wheelie on a bike)?

Wondering if a more flexible board makes it easier to do tricks down the hill like riding on one tip (like a wheelie on a snowboard) or stuff like popping ollies.

Also, would a shorter board make it easier to ride freestyle/park style? I mean doing jumps, spins, rails and boxes.

I currently ride a never summer system board. it’s 155 and I am 5’8″ and 145lbs. I will typically free ride (regular slopes, not alot of powder riding) but would like to get into more jumps, spins, rails, and things that add style instead of just carving down a run.

Yes and no.

A softer board is easier to do butters and presses (what you call wheelies) with and is more forgiving on rails and boxes but you can go too soft and loose pop and stability on landing.

When you are hitting jumps you’ll find that you will need to “pop” off the lip in order to get the most air on the bigger jumps. I’m sure you’ve seen different people hitting the same jump and some folks go much higher but don’t seem to hit the jump as fast as other people who aren’t going as big. Well, that is because they pop off the lip better. It is much easier to do this on a board with a bit more stiffness as they tend to “spring” better when you pop. Also, a stiffer board will be much more forgiving when landing bigger jumps as the board will support you more and keep you centered. If the board is too soft it can fold up (especially if you land leaning a bit too far forward or back).

Ideally, I like a park board to be on the medium to stiff side (on a scale from 1-10 somewhere around a 6 or a 7) but I’d like it to be softer side to side (this is called torsionial flex) for forgivness when coming up a bit short landing spins and for less hang ups while jibbing.

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