Ear dragger Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Why do gs boards have such a large side cut? You are trying to get down a course where the gates are pretty close to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Speed. Larger sidecuts can go faster. And the gates aren't that close. Here is a more detailed answer: http://www.bomberonline.com//articles/physics.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 If I remember correctly a GS set is 25-30 meters down the hill and 10-15 meters across the hill. Our sidecuts are still a bit smaller than the average gs turn which will allow the racer to carve the turn and possibly have some room to "glide", gaining more speed. There is also room for recovery from a turning mistake with the slightly smaller scr than actual turn size. If you look at some of the modern GS board specs they are pushing that scr up to 20m plus. The latest Donek is 14-24m variable radius. A small scr in GS will mean added distance when the rider over turns the gate resulting in more across the hill or up the hill travel. There is also the added stability to factor in since the board won't be as turny. Hope this helps. Ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ear dragger Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 thank you gentlemen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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