Well said! This seems like it is turning into another skiers vs. boarders theme that many of us witnessed many years ago. Some of these posts have a very elitist attitude and may turn people away from hardbooting. I ride soft and hard and enjoy both equally. I coach the freestyle team at our local area, ride duck, can carve duck, but when practice is over the hardboots go on. The kids like it, try to carve with me down the hill, and when they have questions about the sport I point them here.....to read all this. A carve is a carve is a carve.
P.S. Dr. D, I am still loving that Identity I picked up from you when I was out there last winter. Sweet, sweet ride.