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Drop in for Snowboards

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Ok, so a couple of my buddies have there summer set ups and I've noticed that on skis you have plenty of speed, but on my board I have barely any. Just wondering if anyone here boards or would have an idea of how high I should make my drop in, thanks.
Jun 9 2008 6:38PM
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stickerman
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thats weird.  one of my buddies snowboards and he jibs with us all the time.  mabye try pumping into the spots where a snowboard woulden't bend?  try waxing the bottem?

my mind is blank, i hope this helps
Jun 9 2008 9:10PM
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Mooose...
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yeah, pumping the transition helps a ton. That will probably make the difference.
Jun 9 2008 10:23PM
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TotallyTrevor
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get it to the point where skiiers dont need to use poles for speed...if you already can i dont know what to say.  Maybe try having the set up on a slight hill, that way on the drop, transition, and rail your never really losing speed, that made the difference for my set up and i have a boarder friend who jibs with us, try using shampoo and water too...its the shit
Jun 10 2008 12:36PM
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TheButterHashira
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Get people to pole swing you or build some kind of guard rail on your drop in for you to push off of.
Jun 11 2008 3:42PM
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