Gear that leads to improvement ~ YONEX technology raises riders' performance

While YONEX has insisted on its technical capabilities in various sports fields such as badminton, tennis, and golf, it is now also in the world of snowboarding.The image of "YONEX is a carbon board" has taken root., Recognized as a brand that makes full use of cutting-edge technology to create cutting-edge high-performance gear.In an article published the other day, I introduced how YONEX has evolved in snowboard development for over 20 years, but there was a passion for technology and manufacturing that other brands can not imitate. The background is the strict quality control system of factory production in Japan by skilled engineers.That's why we can create excellent products that top riders recognize.So what kind of attractive performance does the gear that actually appears this season have?In this article, I would like to explore it.

The charm of YONEX proved by Yuto Totsuka's World Cup victory

Yuto Totsuka, a YONEX team rider, took part in the FIS World Cup Halfpipe at Cardrona, New Zealand, while the focus was on "Who will lead the scene?" win.It seems that the performance of the YONEX board gives a big advantage to the high-difficulty tricks that he showed from the "height". From the first air to the last air, what stood out in Totsuka's riding was the height of the air.It was the excellent repulsive force and lightness of the board brought about by YONEX's carbon technology that gave the effect.Only 1 years old, participated in the FIS World Cup for the first time.Totsuka's slip, which overwhelmed the powerful players while everyone was aiming for the podium to lead the medal battle, was a result that strongly impressed YONEX's ability to the world.

Completion of a different dimension of ride quality that exceeds the limit to "lightness"

Let's focus on the "lightness" of the board, one of the factors that led Yuto Totsuka to victory. Among the lineups announced by YONEX this year, the most notable is the new lightweight core structure that was created by taking pride in the company and the new model "REGNA" that adopted it. YONEX has continued to develop lightweight boards one after another by adopting lightweight structures such as ISO cores and aramid honeycomb cores, and carbon wall cores, which are high-strength carbon core materials, in search of the lightest weight.However, the conventional technology does not exceed the limit of the existing "lightening".It was necessary to introduce a new and innovative new structure, and the application of the technology cultivated in YONEX rackets and golf clubs to snowboards began to be tested.
And achieved the long-awaited weight reduction by introducing new technology.That is the new lightweight core "CSMC (Carbon Shelled Microcore Construction)" that succeeded in improving the strength of the core itself by wrapping the high-density and highly shock-absorbing material "microcore" in a carbon shell.By improving the strength of the core, the amount of reinforcing material is greatly reduced, and the weight of the board is reduced.In addition, it also has the property of being excellent in vibration absorption, eliminating chattering that occurs when the board slides.In other words, it is lighter and has improved the stability of sliding.The name given is "REGNA", a super high-end title that shares the name with the highest peak model of YONEX tennis racket. The new flagship board, which weighs only 154g at 2,090cm and has significantly improved stability, is arguably the most notable board of the season for snowboarders looking for more aggressive skiing. ..

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Master technical carving with a new hammer head that can be handled freely

YONEX has been very active in the freestyle scene, but in the carving scene, which has been very well-established for a long time, the board "SYMARC" that adopted the new hammerhead shape has become a hot topic this season.A newly designed model that inherits the outline of THE C series, which has been well-established for racing boards.In the technical carving scene, the hammer head that enables a sharp carving turn that makes use of the long effective edge and can obtain a firm grip is attracting attention, but in reality the rider's own technique is absolutely required for control. There is a difficulty to be done.However, "SYMARC" has a shallow side curve while softening the torsion of the nose and tail, and the center part has a hard torsion and is set to a side curve that grips firmly.In other words, the turn introduction part has a nose that is easy to twist and is smooth without getting caught, and at the center, it is firmly gripped by stepping on it.also.Designed to be easy to pull out in the latter half of the turn and easy to turn back.The camber also uses EASY RIDE CAMBER, which has a flat surface of about 7 cm on the nose and tail to expand the sweet spot and enable smooth turn introduction.In this way, we have completed an unprecedented easy-to-use hammer head.In addition, "SYMARC Mg", which is powered up by installing AZ31, which has excellent vibration absorption, on "SYMARC" will also be released (limited quantity).It can be said that YONEX's excellent technical capabilities make it possible to perfectly control the fine board performance so far.

Even in Gratley, YONEX's technological capabilities have created a high-performance board.

YONEX, which has provided special boards specializing in various scenes such as racing, technical carving, freestyle, and free riding, is proposing a new development this season. Some people may think that "carbon" is stiff, but YONEX seems to be widely evaluated in the freestyle scene.It has the technical ability to freely control the board performance.The "Gratley Board" that YONEX really made is really interesting.Where does YONEX's technology develop so far compared to carving and high-performance freestyle?
The board called "ACHSE" is used by riders who are also active in LATE project movies such as Gratley Rider, Daiki Yoshitake and Rei Takahashi, who are also attracting attention in the contents of SBN FREERUN.The "X-POP TIP", which has a carbon ribbon in the nose and tail to give pop repulsion to the tip, is a structure that makes full use of the power of YONEX's carbon ribbon.By giving it a strong resilience even in its softness, it brings out the possibility of changing various tricks.At the same time, the EASYRIDE CAMBER, which brings loose operability with the effect of a flat surface of about 7 cm on the nose and tail, is overwhelmingly easy to control, and the convex sole suppresses edge catching, spin system, Improved the ease of press tricks.
With the current YONEX technology, from core materials to all reinforcement materials, you can freely control all characteristics depending on how you use the materials.That is why it is possible to accurately create boards that bring out the detailed demands of riders and special characteristics.

Why don't you try the excellent performance created by YONEX while matching your style.The performance of the latest boards must have the potential to raise your level and lead to the fun of new snowboards.

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