I have rode every big board over the last decade. My favorite is the Murray 150 for sure. I like my Marek, but found when I was a bit off for the day, I rode vey poorly. When I was on, I loved it. I found the 160 Nomad was incredibly fun, but I just could never time the pop for my invert, but I also way 300 lbs and think that has something to do with the flex load. I still rider my LF trip from time to time. It is very consistent for me, but just does not have enough kick.
I will say dante extra length of the 150 allows me to save some tricks that I normally might go out the front on. I have not had any issues spinning up to 540's and really no issues with 180's. I worked on Switch TS 180's for the first time ever (I know - I had 20+ years to work on it) and have not issue with flipping it around.
You will find most board are in the 144 range with just 2-3 above that really. The 144 range is ok, but now that the 150's are out, it makes my life so much better.
Just figure some of the pros that are 5'-'5 are riding 140-142 and in my case I am almost a foot taller and double their weight so adding the site to the board is a no brainer. Ever other sport makes large board for bigger riders, so its a no brainer to me,
Check the search engine and you will see lots of discussion for big boys and photos/video as evidence.
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