Kinetics

Hey Dave thanks very much. My boots are a mondo size 29 So I don't think that it would work. An honestly I am not good enough to probably notice the difference. I am having some trouble feeling the board through the hard boots. I also think my old school back knee tucked into the the front leg has left me to be a little to weight forward most of the time. I have to concentrate to get weight back through the toe side carve so my back leg doesn't "wash out" (I am not sure if that's the right term or not). Maybe as I get better I will understand how the stiffness of the boots translates to board control. Thanks again for the offer. P.S. I am originally from the east coast just moved out here a few years ago. miss that New England ice.

Hello all I just want to say thanks to everyone on the board. I have been snowboarding since about 1984 started on a Burton Backhill. I won't bore you with the rest of my ridding history other than to say I have never hard booted before. I have been ridding a Burton T6 which I love. I have been trying to find info about alpine ridding for a long long time. I stumbled my way on to this site and have been mildly obsessed ever since. I was able to pick up a Kessler 174 on E-bay. Thanks also to bomber online for a pair of deeluxe 225s and to Hard Booter . Com for some f2 bindings. The 225s are probably to soft for my 172 pounds but I thought they would be a good transition from soft boots. Today was my second day on the board and after studying some video I found my downhill edge. Oh my that is an amazing thing to come from your uphill edge still going across the hill switch to the down hill edge and get shot around with your whole body inches from the ground! I could always carve on my T6 and on the Kessler having the nose pointed downhill it's prity easy to go from edge to edge carving back and forth. But the 90 deg from the hill thing going from uphill to down hill edge and whipping back an forth with my arm and body on the ground is incredible. My first time in gates today as well and managed a silver. Sorry this was long and thank you all again. Another convert.