darex

Hi everyone, I'm looking to get my first soft boot setup and would like some advice. My friend recommended the Gray Desperado Type R 160w so I am probably getting that but others have told me to start with a more entry level board. I've been riding a Gentemstick XY, Burton Freethinker, and Custom X for the past few years and mainly riding freestyle and park. As of this season, I'm starting to enjoy getting in deep turns and carving a lot more and have been riding my 158 Custom X with Burton SLX boots. I'd rather not spend the money buying a beginner friendly carving board and eventually a higher-end board so I'm considering starting with the Type R as I've heard that it is close to a hard boot set up (want to stay riding soft boot). As for boots and bindings, I'm thinking of getting a pair of Driver X paired with Atlas FC/Pros or Flow NX2s as I've been told both are good. Any advice/comments regarding my set up would be greatly appreciated, thank you guys! Forgot to say, I'm 5'10 at 175lbs so would a 160 board be too short for an alpine board? I'm typically riding 157 on the mountain and 152 in the park.