If you have to really grind down to get good speed on your cut, that means the board is slow. If you have to work really hard to cut hard at the wake, the board is slow. There are boards out there that even if you weren't putting much effort into it, you'll still get good speed. As for 3-stage vs. continuous, it's all preference, but, a 3-stage will take you more up than out, whereas the continuous will take out more out than up. But, if you don't have your fundamentals down, it's not going to matter which type you have. Neither one will perform the way it's supposed to if proper technique isn't applied. By the way, don't limit yourself to Hyperlite boards. They're good, yeah...but there are so many other good boards out there. If you're unhappy w/ the Temet, demo other Hyperlite boards, as well as other companies'. Check out the Blindside Blade, DoubleUP Nelson, Liquid Force Balance and CWB Absolute.
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