It’s very quick and points much higher
than freestyle designs but is more manoeuvrable
than slalom designs.
Q:
What are its limitations?
A:
It needs very good technique to perform
the latest freestyle tricks. It can be spocked
OK but flakas are tricky due to it’s
sharper edges.
Q:
What sail sizes can you use with
it?
A:
Personally I would use up to a 6.5 (I have
Gasstra Echos) and down to probably 5m. I
have known people to comfortably use 7m and
above, full on slalom sails, but didn’t
find that worked well personally.
Q:
What fin do you use with it and
where do you position it?
A:
Power box 25 and 27 Freeride Northshore
fins. I didn’t use the one supplied
which for me is too much of a slalom fin
and I mainly do freestyle on this board.
Q:
Where do you put the mast track
for different sail sizes?
A:
The 6.4 Gasstra Echo goes very close to
the front, but this is largely due to the
design of the Gaastra’s with the centre
of effort further back than most. I would
guess your average 5.8 would go mid-track.
Q:
Where do you set the footstraps
and why?
A:
The inboard settings with the back strap
one hole from back and the front strap
one whole from front. This is because I’m
lazy and set up all my boards this way,
but it does seem to work.
Q:
What other boards are in your quiver?
A:
F2 wave boards and a CompStyle 244.
Q:
Any other comments?
A:
When I chose the board I was hoping to
use it for light wind freestyle. My thinking
was that the slalom rocker would help it
plane early (which it does) and that its
small size would make it easy to pop and
do tricks. In practice the board prefers
to be powered up with something smaller than
my biggest sails and is a little bit too
geared for slalom. This is still a better
board for light wind freestyle than last
year’s Comp Style however, and is actually
a great little blaster too.
Although for those real light wind freestyle
days I think the big Comp Style 246 is a
better option and this years Comp Styles
(2005) are awesome and way better than I
expected.
The Eliminator really is a Supercross
board, a Slalom board which you can Spock.
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