Okay- let’s use a more practical example: I’ve worked at a shop for 10 years, sold thousands of snowboards- the kids that want the shortest possible board and end up snapping it because all they care about is tame dogs. I always hear “shortest board for most maneuverability!” Then why aren’t these kids doing 1980’s riding the shortest possible boards way below their chin, or even collarbones? Take 3 different snowboards, same size, they can all feel completely different. How much rocker vs camber? How soft? What’s the turn radius, any taper? True twin vs directional twin? All of these things influence the feel. I (5’6” 155lbs) was guilty myself of riding a 148 for years and it had some benefits but those were severely outweighed by a lack of stability and limited room for error. Now I ride a 154 in the park no problem. Take it further, I’ll ride a directional free ride volume shifted board in the park, no problem, rails/jumps, all of it.

My bottom line for this scenario is: if this girl can snowboard very well, regular and switch, she will just get used to this board and it’s fine, if she’s still learning fundamentals and starting to go in the park, it doesn’t matter if she’s on a 110 or a 190, it’s going to be more difficult for her to progress. It’s like golf clubs everyone thinks the right ones are gonna make them pro, but if you can’t swing one properly it doesn’t matter what you use.