Diagnosis

You turn easier, you get a good grip and you increase your safety

Gliding:
Diagnosis:
A damaged snowboard with scratches in the base has poor gliding capacities. Big holes in the base are affecting the turning capabilities and the stability. Bases that are grinded too rough or bumpy are slow. An uneven base causes a negative distribution of pressure and therefore bad gliding and turning.


Solution:
A correctly prepared snowboard is mended with P-Tex wire. The finish has to be free of fibers, planar with a fine structure. The snowboard should be regularly waxed so the base is nourished and protected against oxydation by uv rays. Flatness means perfect gliding and turning.


Turning:

Diagnosis:
A concave or hollow snowboard from edge to edge produces uncontrollable edge grip and is gliding jerky. A convex or humpy snowboard base needs an extreme angle for an effective edge grip and is very instable with increased speed.


Solution:
Planar snowboard bases allow controlled turning. An important supposition for a good snowboard is a minimally tuned base edge (angle: about 0.5°) or even better a Radial Tuning (angle: 0.5° under the bindings and about 0.7° at front and end). Since snowboards are seldom completely flat by fabrication you can use different pressure curves for each section of the board: front, center and back.
That makes turning easy and you get yet a very good grip on icy slopes.



Edge grip:

Diagnosis:

Different edge angles, rust, bumps and wear prevent a controlled edge exertion.


Solution:
The geometry of the edges has to be tuned with the snow conditions and the snowboarders technique. Usually we recommend an edge angle of less than 90°, especially for competition, aggressiv boarding and icy slopes.