How to Choose a Freestyle Snowboard

Snowboarding

Freestyle snowboards are easily the most popular snowboard sold in the world. The beauty of the freestyle snowboard is that everything is finely balanced to the point of making it the ideal snowboard for beginners. The freestyle snowboard then provides the perfect platform for snowboarders to expand into a variety of tricks and jumps that challenge their skill level. This makes the freestyle snowboard the ultimate snowboard style available, for everyone from new snowboarders to seasoned veterans.

Things You'll Need

• Spending Budget

Instructions

1. Always start with a budget. Like most sports equipment, the price of freestyle snowboards range from affordable to incredibly expensive. Set a budget for what you can comfortably afford to spend. As long as you do this in advance, you can easily find a quality snowboard that fits your budget.

2. Select the size of the freestyle snowboard that best suits your body size. The general guide used by most people is to stand the snowboard on end in front of you. Ideally, the height of the board when standing on end should fall somewhere between you chin and your nose. If it is shorter than this it will feel funny, and if it is longer it will be difficult to control.

3. Test the width of the board. There is really only one way to do this. Lay the snowboard on the floor and step on top of it. Place your feet where the bindings will be located, and check how the width of the snowboard supports the length of your foot. It is important that both the heel and toe of your shoe/book be on the board, not hanging over the edge.

4. Now that you know what size board to look for, give some serious consideration to how much experience you have riding snowboards. If you are just starting out, then you may wish to check out a few starter boards. These freestyle snowboards are much cheaper to buy, but they also weigh more and can make some tricks difficult. More experienced riders may wish to go with a lighter weight model, but this decision will cost you more money.

Tips & Warnings

• It can sometimes take a while to find the right snowboard. Do not feel pressured to just take one and go. Take your time and stand on every board in the store if that’s what it takes to find the right one.