I have already started last season with the snowboarding, but unfortunately with the wrong board. I've just got a Snowoboard that reached up to my nose (155cm) and thought this would fit. But it was just an old men Board and it did not fit. I could not control it and was already on the verge of giving up. But this season I wanted to try again and ordered the Bataleon Feel Better after a long search. Although I repeatedly boards were recommended from 149 cm in the shops (I'm 170 cm tall) I have this time rather belongs to the US recommendations and picked the board according to the weight and I have to say it now fits all! After only 3 days on the snow, I can already make first jumps and I certainly also due to Bataleon! It is shaped so that it barely canted! And that's really perfect for the beginning! At the moment I see no disadvantages ... for tricks is the "later-onset" edge very pleasant!
I must confess that I had at the beginning a little scared, that the board may be too soft, as it has, after all, Flex 2. For runways that would be so definitely too soft. However, the practical test showed me that the board is certainly much stiffer! Mind. a 4 or 5! Sometimes I would even prefer a softer. So do not worry because the Flex :)
What I find a little sad, the look: There's really beautiful boards :( But the surface is very robust despite glossy look you see the scratches hardly.!
