Yeah, it went fast down-the-line, but turns were just weird. caskimmer has tons more snowboard experience than me, so he might be able to address the sidecut theory better...on a snowboard, well at least on groomers, the snow is hard and inflexible, so the nose and tail of a snowboard grab at the intitiation of a turn and the sidecut in combination with the flex baisically creates the rocker that a standard surfboard has. This is further enhanced with bindings well between the two bulbous nodes at the tip an tail. That stance isn't dupilicated on a surfboard, nor is there the significant flex that would engage the rail similarly. I have read some theory that the side cut helps eliminate drag as the nose sort of clears the way and doesn't grab at the mid-section, I think what happens though is that it creates that weird turning characteristic. It didn't appear smooth or fluid.
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