Drop in on one of these: If you are building a quiver, so that you can ride the perfect board for every condition, this is a must have model. This super pow stick is cambered, set back and tapered 1.5 cm (15mm) for the most controlled directional ride. If you consider your self a big mountain rider, one who slays chutes and wide open steeps, while slicin' and dicin' in the trees, and you have not ridden the Howard from Illuminati, you are missing out! Better edge control, better speed control. Ride pow with more weight forward without risking going over the bars!