Newbie Snowboard advice
as I’ve just taken a voluntary redundancy and will receive a big payout!
you didnt happen to work for a big multinational shopfitting company did you?
I know I go on about torpedo7 a lot on here, however atm they have great deals on all their snowboards. Check it out, some you get free stuff with the purchase
http://www.torpedo7.com.au/ (Edited link because it was super long - rider26 
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as I’ve just taken a voluntary redundancy and will receive a big payout!
you didnt happen to work for a big multinational shopfitting company did you?
Nah mate, I am a Forecast analyst at AGL (the Gas & Electricity company)
oh ok, we just mde a fair few site guys redundant. thought you might be one of them. never min, carry on haha
I don’t understand all these posts saying “don’t buy a board!”.
Don’t listen to them. Having your own board rocks.
I think it’s great you and your crew are getting into the sport.A Burton custom is a great board but don’t be afraid to go with a cheaper board. I don’t think the bullet would be a bad idea either. Every single board out there has been snapped by someone, so hearing about one case wouldn’t change my opinion of a board. If the board is made for a beginner (I’m talking about Burton’s) then it’s harder to catch an edge and smash your head in. This could be a good thing. However, many many people learned on regular cambered boards and got smashed many times but still did ok. I caught my edge this season and got my bell rung on a ‘less-catchy’ board with rockered tips, so it is still possible to get smashed, no matter the tech in the board.
Anyways, you’re doing the right thing. Research online, then go to a store and look at the gear, and choose something that stokes you out
I said I recommend a rocker board to learn on because he’ll catch LESS edges while learning. Of course you can learn on a camber (i did) but why the hell would you want to catch more edges?
And I said my friend broke his Burton Bullet while he was learning in his first season. That’s crap no matter how u look at it. And the Bullet is a plank of a board, it’s their entry level board which he will quickly grow out of. So yes, I advised against it.
But I do agree on buying your own board to start on if your serious about getting into snowboarding and have the cash to do it.
With help from a good board store you can get a board which will help you progress faster
Hey team,
It’s now getting closer to my NZ trip (waited a bit of time to buy so i could claim the tax back at customs) and am seriously looking into boards to buy.
Any thoughts on the below items?
GNU Carbon Credit w/Union DLX Bindings package
http://www.ballistyx.com.au/index.php?action=productcatalogue&prodcat_id=752&prod_id=23895&pageID=6234§ionID=0
Nitro Addict board
http://www.ballistyx.com.au/index.php?action=productcatalogue&prodcat_id=755&prod_id=23035&pageID=6234§ionID=0
Also I have been advised that I should look at Union bindings, anyone have any experience with these?
Cheers team
many people like union bindings. I’m not a fan myself. I have the forces but I like Burton bindings better. Other people here swear by Flux. Just get a pair that look cool and match your board.
both Nitro and Gnu make good boards, so either of your choices would be fine
The addict has the gullwing camber and combat core. It is usually a mid wide or wide though, so that is the other thing to make sure of. What size boots are you?
Hey mate,
I’ve got size 10 Carbon Ruler boots.
Thinking I might go with the Gnu board that I posted
So i got the Gnu Carbon Credit w/ Flux PR15 bindings and got to try it yesterday up at Buller. Thanks for the help everyone, the board is awesome - bloody fast (maybe its just me haha)
Glad to here you ended up loving what you bought!
So i got the Gnu Carbon Credit w/ Flux PR15 bindings and got to try it yesterday up at Buller. Thanks for the help everyone, the board is awesome - bloody fast (maybe its just me haha)
Thanks for letting us know, Marty. Stoked for you! 
Great Stuff Marty!!!!! 