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Wow, thanks for all the great responses! So masochist me decided to go back out to whitetail yesterday afternoon. This time i took the eliminator out with my soft boot setup. Burton mission bindings and my lovely k2 maysis db boots. I had a blast on it. Was riding with 30f 20r on binding angles. Was able to pull off some almost laid down carves, conditions weren't the best and it was a little crowded. I definitely got a better feel for the board on the soft setup. I think the biggest factor here is me getting use to the larger scr. I'm accostomed to the smaller scr of my custom and templar magtek rossi board. I decided to leave when i was almost killed by ms. pizza box skier. *sigh* I think i just need some wider trails to really have some fun on this board. I'll be in jackson hole all of next week so that should be fun. I'll take everyones advice and stick with this board until i get more used to the new setup. I'll go back out in softboots once more then switch back to the hardboot setup. That being said, what would you guys recommend my next board should be? I'm thinking it should be something more custom with a smaller SCR for east coast trails.

Ok, so it sounds like i just need to get use to the larger scr and stiffness. Perhaps i need a larger board? after doing some more reading, it seems like 153 might be a bit short for me. Should i have gone with something around 160 instead?

I have to measure my stance width, but i'm pretty sure it's around 18". I have it set as short of a stance as i can go. Initially i was using the reference marks, but it was way too wide of a stance and felt really uncomfortable. As for the boots, i just have them centered on the board. Looking at the board from above.

I'll have to join you guys one of these days. Any of you up for night runs at whitetail next week? mon, tue, or wed? I would love to receive some input from carving veterans and my new setup.

Hey there! thanks for the reply. Here is a bit more info. Stance angles: 30f 20r, i tried more aggressive angles 40/30 but found it way to awkward at first. I'm planning on slowly increasing the angles. My boot size is mondo 26, so even at those angles, i won't boot out. Board specs: http://www.f2.com/snow/boards.php?L=&da=1003&dk=46&db=11&name=ELIMINATOR%20CARBON No photos or vids, yet. I think i have seen one or two local carvers before, haven't really met any true carvers yet. A little more background, i have ridden it now about 5 times. The first 4 times, it turns out, i had a stance width that was way too wide, because even at the 30 20 angles, I felt like i was riding a tank that was impossible to initiate a turn with. Shortening my stance width helped tremendously. Perhaps i'm just use to how soft my burton custom is. i'm also still breaking in my hard boots, even though i had t hem molded at the local shop, they still hurt after a bit.

Hello folks, I have been silently lurking until now. I recently got bit by the carving bug and purchased a f2 eliminator carbon 153. I'm 5'5" at around 160lbs. Hardbooting it with td3 bindings and deluxe boots. I'm coming from burton custom 148 and used to that. I can truly carve with that board in softboots without problems. However, with the eliminator, i feel like it requires way too much speed to flex and lock into a carve. Being my first freecarve/hardboot board, did i purchase one that is way to stiff? It feels like it. I was able to do a few laid down frontside carves but it felt like i needed too much speed and i was squatting 300lbs. :-/ Any advice on what board i should be really starting with? i ride on east coast. Mostly at white tail in PA.