2009 BURTON DOMINANT SNOWBOARD REVIEW

[X80tryhard]

I have this board but smaller different colors with the Burton Mission 2009 blue and yellow bindings so sicks.

[HarisIsMvp]

I Bought this Board for 150$. from play it again sports!! hahaha

[HarisIsMvp]

@HarisIsMvp WITH BINDINGS!

[MegaSteezyfingers]

does it ruin the board if you ride in good, packed backyard snow

[cDrum7]

this kooks a total fuckin gayper!

[waytoomany16]

cant wait to get my burton dominant this friday!! :D

[twistley]

the griptape on the top, doesn't it kinda look... messy after a season or two?

[B3yond3]

@twistley yep it does, the bindings screw'd mine up

[twistley]

@B3yond3

great. i already bought it xD

[puncroqsk8er]

i just bought this board except mines a 150

[ShakeToTheJunt]

i used this board for 2 seasons and im still riding it on the 3rd season along with my 2 new boards

[nzwakeandsnow]

@freakdude10 2008 burton cartels

[xlBLAZElDx]

is this board good for beginners?!?!?!?!

[PortersLars]

@xlBLAZElDx beginner park riders, sure this board will do, however if you are asking about a beginner snowboard I might steer you more towards the Burton Clash.

[NoobPeriod]

@PortersLars i happen to be seeling a burton Clash 155. if anyones interested. pm me

[nzgds]

@xlBLAZElDx not really. in my opinion one of the best begginer boards is the ride agenda 1 it was my first board. go check it out!

[234fourwheelers234]

is it easy to buttercuip with

[rasmasyean]

I tried this board like many years ago. I remeber it was hard to carve on it and doesn't hold an edge well at just medium speeds. It sort of like feels chattery when you go fast. Although spinning arround with it was pretty easy.

Is it still ike this?

[t0rq21]

stable at speed now

but no stable at uneven terrain

[virtue407]

Can anyone tell me what brand pant's he is wearing with the overhauls?

[Looy7z]

used it today for the first time

AMAZING

its amazing for jibbing

great for jumps

and fine with steep trails

no speed wobbles at all

[Vdub18t90]

thanks for all the help ill tell u how i like the board wen i get it

[letsride4life]

yes i have had this board for 1 season now it is a great park boad. great sidewall construction. It can go down the steepest of trails with no difuculty. I dont know what all this stuff about it gettin speed wobbles because it doesnt. Great board love definatly get it

[Vdub18t90]

so should i get this board if i want to jib it up while i still want to ride on the mountain (regular trails) with my frends and this is my second board im an intermidiate rider plzzzzzzzz help and does this board have edge?

[PortersLars]

yes this board has an edge... and sure you can ride it all mountain... its just not the stiffest all mountain board but really you can ride any board anywhere it just doesn't work as well as other might work in given conditions.

[t0rq21]

+1!

true

had pow days with dom, u have to lean back and concentrate but it does it

no as much fun coz of concentraiting

but it does it

[Vdub18t90]

so if i get this board i wont spin out if i go straight and it will be good on both regular trails and in the terrain park cause i go everywhere?

[PortersLars]

not sure where you are getting this whole spin out concept, if a board spins out thats operator error not the board. the Dom is a park killer that can be ridden outside the park however with a softer flex it might not perform the best at higher all mountain speeds.

[Vdub18t90]

i have another question if i get this board but the dom grom one my frend said it has no edge and it has a v rocker that if i went straight i would spin out is tht true?

[PortersLars]

only the Hero had the V rocker in 09, second they do not make a Dom with an edge and third you will not spin out with V rocker...

[letsride4life]

i have the 09 dominant it rocks

[Vdub18t90]

thnks bro!!

[Vdub18t90]

Hey bro i need help, is this board good for me if i am an intermidiate snowboarder and into the terrain??? plezzzzzzzzzzz help!!!

[emill45]

@Vdub18t90 its probably perfect

[ventriliventure]

Although it's been said very strongly that this is a park board you can do pretty much anything with it just cuz it's so agile and easy to maneuver

[PortersLars]

again, as I posted below this board can go anywhere as any board can, however its limitations become very evident when its taken outside its comfort range. Kinda like taking a Honda Civic on an off road course... it might make it but getting through it won't be fun.

[ventriliventure]

Lol ya makes sense but the only real trouble I had was when I got to the steeps or on ice cuz the board starts to vibrate an shake because of the flex on it

[julianc9]

is it also possible to use it in the powder or not?

i know, that it's a parkboard but maybe...;)

cuz i like it sooo much!!!

[PortersLars]

you can ride anyboard in the park... some won't be as fun as others.

[jeremymach2015]

i have a blue 2009 dominant 154 with mission wtf color bindings it looks kickass cant wait to ride it

[t0rq21]

guys, i could buy 07, 08 or 09 dominant, 154-156. i havent chosen yet, but there is a question:

i am 181cm and 44,5 size of boot do i need L binding? is L binding(i wanna mission) okay for 154-156 07,08,09 dominants?

[MrVolcomBurton]

I have got the dominant 138 xP

[PBKid171]

I just out gre my gear and need new bindings board and boots. Would a Burton Dominate 2009 board, burton custome Bindings and Burtin freestyle boots.

[NaSTyBoARdER22]

i got a limited edition dominant its a 151 and the toop sheet instad of black is lime green.

[Looy7z]

i got the 146 and i am like 5.5 or 5.6 and it perfect

it is like up to my nose any higher would be harder to ride in park

[shotcalla50]

man the guy needs a bigger board, in every video he rides the smallest boards, it kinda looks scetchy when he rides cuz its so small.

[PortersLars]

the problem is what the Rep has available at the time... its hard to get a full assortment of the next years boards so we have to ride what ever they have.

[bertpintail]

i got it 156 in pink so excited to ride it when the snow comes

[Sqawvboarding]

Im confused should I get this board or the Burton operator...I need help

[PortersLars]

it depends on the riding you want to do... you said on the operator that you wanted an all mountain board that can do some park. The Dom is a park board and gets a little squirrely outside the park at all mountain speeds.

[bamrock]

im 1.70 and 60 kilo whate size i can take best?

[PortersLars]

is that stone cm for your height? according to your weight you could ride a 150 Dom.

[SkateManSnow]

ya. 150

[Looy7z]

My setup is-

Burton Dominant 2009

Burton Missions 2009

Burton Hails 2009

Best Board Ever

[bamrock]

hey

i got 2 question about this board

have this board freebase technologie?

and is it a realy realy good butering board for long shifty nosepress.

i have a hard time with my flow quantum to learn buttering

keep riding ;)

[nzwakeandsnow]

i agree. i ride a:

'09 burton dominant

'09 burton custom Yo bindings

'07 burton hail boots

amazing.

[spuncher]

nice man. i got the same set up except some 09 burton freestyle boots.

[keewatinboy]

igot this board! ionly got to ride it one day though.. :(

LOL!

ilove it.. nice soft board.

[Looy7z]

i know someone at the shop and he is going to show how to do it

he is going to put it at 15 -15 and the widest it can be on the 2009 burton dominant 146

[Looy7z]

yea thats what they put but it still doesn't look that duck stanced

but what do i know

[Looy7z]

so it would be front 15 and back -15

[PortersLars]

you got it!

[Looy7z]

what are the angles for the duck stance i know that it is 15 15

but is one negative and which one is negative or positive

[PortersLars]

front positive, rear negative

[Looy7z]

one more question is i want a real duck stance like 15 15 i think

if i go to a shop what should i tell them if i am regular

i told them 15 15 the last time and it did not ool like the real duck stance

they r only facing out a little bit

[PortersLars]

again setting up your gear is super easy. try to adjust your angles your self b/c if you are out riding and hate your angles or your gear gets loose you need to know how to fix it... thats why they are snowboards and not skis... way easier to adjust. DO NOT TAKE IT TO A SHOP!!

[Looy7z]

oh and by the way i just got my 2009 burton hails off of porters tahoe

best boots ive ever felt

why is ur names on youtube porterslars and not porters tahoe

[Looy7z]

thanks for answering all of my questions

if u don't get payed for this u should

[Looy7z]

on 2009 burton dominant does it offer to go to 24 inches

[PortersLars]

burton does not offer up that info so I really can't tell you, why not try yourself and see.

[Looy7z]

just wondering what does shaun white and other pros ussally ride

[PortersLars]

shaun rides a 23 inch stance.

Mason rides a 24 inchstance

[Looy7z]

i took to rulers and together they were 24 inches and the stance felt good would

24 be good if i am 5 3.5 it didn't feel to wide either

[PortersLars]

again the goal is to ride what ever feels comfortable to you... 24 inches may be a little wide if you want an all around stance but for park only thats not bad, but again it what you like in the end.

[PortersLars]

the box your bindings came in has instructions... read them first... they have all your questions answered. There are 3 holes you need to line up between board and binding... as long as the binding is relatively centered then you are fine.

[Looy7z]

would 20 inches be good for me if im 5 3.5

[PortersLars]

the best part about snowboarding is that you can make adjustments yourself... so take them off and try something new and if it doesn't feel right then try another setting... everyone has their own perfect feeling width.

[Looy7z]

how many inches in the video

[PortersLars]

he's pretty wide in that vid but I am not 100% sure

[Looy7z]

i got my bindings put on and they look to close together

there about 16 inches apart on the 146

would 20 inches apart be good for me

i am 5.3 and i like to ride park a lot

[PortersLars]

lets see I am 5'8" and I ride 23.5 if that says anything and my stance is by no means that wide. another school of thought for measuring is the centers of your bindings being slightly wider than your shoulders... but yes 16 inches is way too narrow.

[Looy7z]

My snowboard setup is-

2009 Burton Dominant

2009 Burton Mission

2009 Burton Hail

Best Snowboard ever!

[PortersLars]

you do not need to go to a shop and pay them to mount your bindings... all you need is a philips head screw driver...

[PortersLars]

if its a brand new never been used board then it should be pre-tuned and you should be all set. Your base of the board is a polyethylene material called ptex which is what the wax ad hearse to... why do you have a brand new board that has a scratch in it?

[PortersLars]

if it goes all the way to the core then yes it needs to be repaired before you ride it, if its just the ptex then you can get it repaired or just fill it in with wax

[PortersLars]

any ski or snowboard shop, or even at home depot.... just make sure its a metal file not a wood file and beware, once you file them down you can't even sharpen them back up.

[PortersLars]

just use a tuning file and round em... but a rock always work in a pinch too

[PortersLars]

usually rail kids will dull or round their edges to decrease the chances of catching their edge on the rail

[PortersLars]

usually rail kids will dull or round their edges to decrease the chances of catching their edge on the rail

[PortersLars]

what.. make it rounder? the only part of the board you might want to make rounder would be the edges... top sheet are only for looks and who really cares about it other than that

[PortersLars]

to be honest you don't need to put a stomp pad at all on any board.

[nicklongboards]

lol ya really

[PortersLars]

no, unless you spend your days fast planting or doing one footers over jumps then you would only use a stomp pad to get on and off lifts and then if you are putting your weight on your back foot in either situation you are going to fall... a stomp pad is for those that cannot put their weight on their front foot to actively engage the edge to turn the board when exiting the lift, also you can just jam your back foot against your rear binding for support when getting off the lift

[t0rq21]

i think moto boots are also fine?

[dominant1598]

yeah i have motos theyre fine to use with this stick. id get some customs aswell or like he said some missions if your willing to spend a lil bit more

[maciekbalboa]

im 5 11 should i get the 154 ?

[8livetoride8]

no i just got my dom ita great no problems except stickers sont stick unless you use a heat gun but other then that its all good

[t0rq21]

uh, guys i am 181 cm, and 80-83 kilos what dom is good 4 me? 156, 154?

[PortersLars]

you could buy either, the 156 might feel a little more stable at speeds but the 154 will be shorter and better for rails.

[8livetoride8]

and last qeustion. is it flexy and do you notice the directional flex

[PortersLars]

well its a park board so it needs to be a little flexy and no you don't notice the directional flex.

[8livetoride8]

yea i like flex like nose presses and butters

[8livetoride8]

this or the skate banana????

[PortersLars]

thats a loaded question and you will hear many different opinions.... the Dom is camber the Banana is reverse... Some people love reverse camber other hate it. The Skate banana while many shreds ride it in the park is technically an all mountain board. the Dom is softer and a rail killer but again you are going to hear many different opinions about the 2 boards

[8livetoride8]

ok i think im going with the dom is a 146 good if im 5'2 110 with medium/large cartel bindings

[PortersLars]

you can rock small to medium binders on a 146 but other than that with your weight in mind that board should be a good fit.

[8livetoride8]

k thanks alot dose the guy inthis film have medium bindings?

[8livetoride8]

ive got cartel bindings with size 9.5 boots and im 5'3 should i get the 146 dom

and is this board flexy

[DIYINIAIMI1ITIE]

What's the dif between a twin flex and a directional flex?

[PortersLars]

twin flex means the nose and tail flex the same, directional flex means the nose and tail have different flexes... the tail might be softer than the nose and vice versa.

[calvinjhz]

is this good with a moto boot?

[chase199785]

ive got 2 questions. whats the point of the grip tape top? what does it do? and i know this board is good for the park, but is it good for the whole mountain aswell? carving, powder, ect.

[PortersLars]

the grip tape is for sheer ascetic quality and really has no function unless you want to do one footers. This is a park board first and foremost and not intended for all mountain and park riding... you can try but you will only get so much out of this board when you take it out of the park.

[Circa1990]

I have the 08 dom which is basically exactly the same, I take it through powder, park, and everything else the mountain will throw at it and it does fine for me.

[ulid112467]

umm i have it in a 142

[bradneumeyer7]

is it true that this has a grip tape surface

[soccerben101]

yes

[PortersLars]

you got that one right... yup grip and rip

[Scieth707]

Im Sooo Getting XD!!!  soo smooth :)

[calvinjhz]

is it rubber grip or skate board grip?

[PortersLars]

skate grip

[TinkiTankii]

i buy this board yestrday : -D

and its the sickest board that i know!!!!!!!! xD

[actionsports111]

This won't snap off a 15 - 20 footer will it? I just bought it and do mostly boxes and rails but sometimes get up the courage to launch a little more than just a roller.

[PortersLars]

nope, 15-20 you will be A OK

[actionsports111]

Yep, It was good last weekend on jumps and sick as hell on rails and boxes.

[Stilllil]

Just got mine this winter. With nxt flowbindings. just awesome :D

[crazyvideorobot]

getting one with burton mission bindings cant wait!

[p00ninpkers]

i just got my dom but youth size ( dom grom) 138 cm and with cartel bindings, 2 words, FUCKING AWESOME!

[brokenskatevideos]

lol "front"

[brokenskatevideos]

if i ride a 15 degree on my from and -15 degree on my back foot will i drag still?

[brokenskatevideos]

is the 150 dom wide enough for a size 11 boot?

[PortersLars]

Burton says you can rock a large binding on the 150, the waist width is 251.0 which is on the wider size but you might have a little toes drag, but this is a park stick so toe drag isn't that important.

[hohohee1]

i have this exact board for 350 but .... this board ain't that good because of the lacks of ablitity to do high tricks do you see any tricks that this guy did in this video ?? he cant because this board ain't good and also jus get a LIB TECH bannana board for 600 bucks instead

[PortersLars]

first if you got the Dom for 350 you only saved 20 bucks, second if you spent 600 for the skate banana you got RIPPED OFF! its only $469. The kids who own the DOM that I have seen around town are throwin some pretty big stuff, some people like the soft flex and other don't, it all depends on what you are comfortable with.

[elementskater48]

does this board have those indents so that you can only use burton bindings on it?

[PortersLars]

the ICS, nope, good ole 3 hole pattern and almost all binding companies make a disc that is compatible with it. Unless you buy it at sports authority then you get what you pay for... no guarantees there

[elementskater48]

what do you mean by ICS, and do you know what im talking about with the grooves in some of the 09s thanks

[PortersLars]

its called ICS "Infinite Channel System". Most of the high end board Have ICS but the lower priced boards like the DOM do not have it. Next year however the DOM does have the ICS system.

[elementskater48]

thanks!! im definately buying one soon! By the way where is this video made

[PortersLars]

Good old Mt Hood, one of your only choices for summer time shredding.

[gnarlysurfer311]

sounds good thanks for your replies

[gnarlysurfer311]

oh alright. yes i'm a girl, i actually was lookin at the va va voom before

[PortersLars]

I would really suggest looking at a ladies board then... the VA Va Voom is a great ladies park board and will treat you much better than any of the smalls

[gnarlysurfer311]

boot*

[PortersLars]

are you a lady? if so what about checking out some of the womens boards...? All the companies and especially the good companies worth talking about have great womens lines. A K2 Va Va Voom or a Burton Gtwin would ride better than the burton smalls or Dom smalls

[gnarlysurfer311]

to be specific if it helps, they're the men's burton moto book

[gnarlysurfer311]

i wear a mens 6, or womens 7.5

[gnarlysurfer311]

This question doesn't relate to the exact board in the video but anyway, i'm 5'3" weigh bout 100 lbs and i've been riding a 138 piece of poo from dicks. That size has felt pretty good to me. I was considering getting either the burton 138 dom grom or 140 custom smalls, but not sure which one. I mostly cruise and hit rails. Any advice?

[PortersLars]

well the main difference between the 2 boards its the custom smalls is more of a kids wide so whats your shoe size... that might make a difference between the 2 boards.

[JWPvideoproducts]

ok im getting a burton dominant, im 122 lbs and 5'3", wat size should i get?

[PortersLars]

if you want it for straight up rails then the 146, maybe a 150 but anything bigger you will be on the high side of the weight scale.

[taye001]

Hey PortersLars,

I am 5'10" 180-185pds, what size should i get?

Gonna be using it for park session, and some mountain riding.

154? or 156? or maybe even shorter?

[PortersLars]

Well you are on the higher scale for the board in general... Check the ranges below, but you can try a shorter stick but the chances of it breaking or the board just noodling out really quickly are both strong possibilities. I would advise against going too short but in the end its all about what you want... 

DOMINANT 56 125 - 175

DOMINANT 59 130 - 180

[psxp1]

dude.. i'm 5'11", 180+ lbs.. and I ride a Dominant 159.. dont go too short!

Mine was great in Pow and backcountry too.. mid-wide helped a lot!

[Standardtime09]

I am 5"2' and 95 pounds and i just got a 146 Dom can't wait to ride it. if it snows in PA... :/

[psxp1]

heh.. I took my 159 07 Dom out for a day Heli-Boarding.. did ok :)

[GoH4bsGo]

Ok so my NEW board just broke 3 times in a row so I'm thinking of getting a Dominant. I go to a tiny mountain, (with like 3 REAL slopes)all groomed, aboslutely no powder etc. And all I do is go in the park and do rails/boxes and hit a few jump (biggest 30 feet) so should I get a Dom?

[javachip101]

marine you should get a wide