YES Pick Your Line first impressions

What size is the board ???? How does it handle high speed??

It’s a 156. I handles high speed really well, in my opinion better than my Rice. Also this board is really damp, I don’t feel any vibrations whatsoever when riding.

Sounds great its a sick looking board I gotta say

I just got someone to send me some pictures of his 59 PYL. The camber on mine extends a bit further than his and mine also has less rocker. Might be a different in size though. The spec sheet also says the 56 has 3mm taper while the 59 has 2mm.

skip11 - 23 January 2013 03:45 AM

I just got someone to send me some pictures of his 59 PYL. The camber on mine extends a bit further than his and mine also has less rocker. Might be a different in size though. The spec sheet also says the 56 has 3mm taper while the 59 has 2mm.

what does taper refer to here, the thickness difference between the board at its thickest and thinnest points in profile?

^ Put simply, in snowboard design terms - “taper” is how much wider the nose is than the tail.

. . . as opposed to “tapir” - which has a much wider tail than nose.

<img src =“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Malayan_Tapir.JPG” width =“800”>

thanks for the clarification(s)!

so what is the significance of taper (as opposed to tapir)?  More taper = a more pronounced “corner” = ??  easier turn initiation?

The narrower a board is on the tail vs. the nose, the more the tail will sink in deep snow - so it’s great for powder boards. 3mm is only a little bit of taper (comparatively). My Charlie Slasher has 20mm of taper, and Burton’s Fish boards have 30mm of taper.

Oh.  I didn’t realise it was beneficial to have the tail sink in powder, I had thought you wanted the whole thing floating on top.  Thanks, chuckster, and sorry skip, I’ll stop the thread hijack now!

Haha, no worries mudhoney all good :D

Would it make sense if I said that the tail sinking helps the nose perpetuate float?

chucky - 23 January 2013 04:19 AM

Would it make sense if I said that the tail sinking helps the nose perpetuate float?

Yeah I get it.  Shows I’ve only ridden 5cm deep Aus pow!

Sorry again skip!

Here’s a comparison of my 156 (top picture) and another guy’s 59 (bottom picture). You can see how mine has a more camber, extends further, and less rocker.

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<img src =“http://i.imgur.com/RArKlEn.jpg” width =“800”>

EDIT: Fixed image size for you. Click EDIT so you can see how I did it. (rider26)

Mudhoney - 23 January 2013 04:09 AM

Oh.  I didn’t realise it was beneficial to have the tail sink in powder, I had thought you wanted the whole thing floating on top.  Thanks, chuckster, and sorry skip, I’ll stop the thread hijack now!

The same reason some people set back their stance in pow. More weight at the back sinks the tail more; makes it easier for the nose to float.