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Take Charge And Lead The Way:
The Commando board is large and strong just like you. Take charge of every situation and hone in on your skill set. Designed for the tall user who can unleash an athletic and powerful commanding force. Utilizing the full potential of this board and mastering heavy duty exercises will rank you at elite status.
Elite Status Training:
This large size board is not for the weak or timid. Requiring a wide stance for smaller riders fires up gnarly muscle activation and control. Very tall riders finally have a board that fits their natural stance and allows functional training. Upper body moves are comfortable and give you an infinite range of positions. With a large rail space there is plenty of room for 2 balls or half balls for full body moves.
8.5" Large Ball:
Our favorite combo for carving turns, tricks, upper body moves and full on board control. Keeping you up high means you get a ton of board motion before you have to call it quits. Heavy and strong to control, once this board and ball combo gain momentum your body will fully activate to stay on top.
6.5" Medium Ball:
gets you started and keeps you close to the ground. Quick and responsive with a ton of forward and backward motion. Controlling this board with fast ball is a fun challenge and will require great body control. Carving a turn is easy if you are comfortable with the wide squat stance.
5" Small Ball:
Combine with the 8.5" Half Ball to create the single pivot system. A perfect start to progressing from a wobble board to a board that rolls. You will be able to start coordinating your hip control.
8.5" Half Balls:
Create a rocker or wobble board. A great start to learning balance or performing complex upper and lower body moves. Create your own unique combo that suits your needs. Add balls and half balls for variety.
Resistance Band System:
This Original board features a steel rail system that anchors the Resistance Bands System. Perfect for adding greater body awareness and posture control as the bands pull you down toward the board. Use the handles and foot straps to take any exercise move and expand the challenge.
BOSU Strap System:
Place your board on the BOSU and secure it with our strap system. The unique movement is gentle and feels like floating on water. Great for movement sequences from quadruped to full standing, landing jump progressions or partner drills.
Elysia's Notes:
My absolute favorite balance board for total leg domination with the 8.5" Large Ball. I am on fire after a few minutes and then I hold that deep and wide squat to wake up my entire body. I love the huge range of motion and ride area of this board. The push-up sequence gives me so much shoulder motion and really activates my spinal control. My favorite board size for full body training with Resistance Bands and positions with my hands and feet on the board.
Besides more fun, what kind of physical benefits/ improvements might I achieve by using the Commando vs my current Creator Kit Starter with 3 inch ball?
Jumping up from the Starter Kit with 3″ ball to say the Commando with a 6.5″ ball- totally huge. You have the fine tuned coordination and fast response of your current board. But you probably notice that you can’t get too much tilt because the board hits the ground. First, with the Commando, the board size, weight, and rail dimensions are much heavier and bigger in width and length. You need a much wider stance and your ability to stand over the ball with a wide stance- total leg strength and hip coordination. The weight of the board requires more leg strength to move the board and keep the momentum in check. With the added rail space you will notice more hip coordination because the ball is able to roll forward more. With the 6.5″ ball, you are off the ground and you can easily carve turns. This will be a little bit of a neurological challenge at first to really tilt the board up and then carve- right now you are pretty level. The ball rolls slower but once you get your strength you’ll be able to really whip that board around. With a larger stance you dramatically increase your endurance. I can ride the smaller boards all day long but jumping to a larger board, I tire a lot faster. With the two boards, you’ll have a great understanding of balance in a wide and narrow stance, great for volleyball. I think the larger board is really going to hit the surfing and volleyball because of the wide stance. The narrow stance will target the snowboarding. Also, with the larger board you can get some awesome upper body work in- full body without feeling cramped. Great for the shoulders and closed chain exercises so you practice properly if you dive for a volleyball or fall on your hand and hit the ground. We have a lot of surfers who get two balls. They practice their pop-ups and footwoork. You could stand on the board with a band connected to you paddle and simulate the surfing with either one or two balls. I am all about function- take your sport and adapt it to a safe enviroment and train on a balance board. We do a lot of full body moves on the larger boards and ball- very challenging and very fun. Having trained on the two boards you will find your fine tuned coordination now has to adapt to gross strength and large sweeping motions, the best of both worlds!
How much space do you think I need for the Commando?
6 x 6 is pretty good if staying still, bigger is always better. If you are really rocking the Commando side by side you might need a little more space perhaps 7 x 7 at the minimum. I ride in my living room and my space is about 6 x 6 and that is usually enough unless I am walking the board around. We also use indoor/outdoor carpet and that keeps the ride pretty fast and gives you some traction to ride. Since you are in your garage on concrete, I would suggest a carpet or foam mat.
I snowboard and surf and was wondering which board would best suit me. I was looking at Surf and the Powder models. I was also looking at the Commando model.
The three boards you are referring to are all very different. It is based on the rail size. The larger rails fit taller riders, are more difficult to ride and are also the most adaptable. Depending on how you would like to train on a board- this can help in choosing a board. Here’s a quick run down:
Powder- has a small rail, small riding surface for the balls, but has a larger standing space. Riders 5′ to 6′ are ok but better for those around 5’5″ because of the small rail. Riders choose this board for a narrow stance similar to snowboarding. This is easy on the legs and fast for quick turning.
Surf- has a medium rail, is the most popular sized board and is a great all around size. You will get leg fatigue but also fast turning. You have the ability to have a wider stance and more comfortable squat stance for riders 5’5″ and over 6′ tall. This is also a great size for pop up training because it’s big enough to be on your belly. Perfect for short boarders working on speed and fast turns.
Commando-has a large rail and is the most difficult to ride due to the large rail space. But for riders over 6′ this is the one they want. For riders under 6′ it can be a wide stance which will tire your legs out quickly until you get used to it. Its a big board to control, heavy, sturdy, slower but very solid. Perfect for long boarders and big wave riders who need ultimate leg strength for big drops and to control a big board. This is the most versatile board for full body and upper body moves because of the big ride surface.