For 2011 K2 dropped the camber flex and added flat camber or what they call flatline tech. Flat Camber is something that is not easy to do well. Flat Camber has many of the properties of all mountain reverse camber but has a few distinctions we want bring up.
K2 Fling Snowboard
Price US $399
Approx. Weight
Feels Normal
Riding Style
All Mountain Freestyle
Riding Level
Intermediate - Expert
Available Widths
Women's
Years Reviewed
2012 - 2010
Shape
True Twin
Camber Profile
Flat Camber
Stance
Centered
On Snow Feel
Stable
Powder
Average
Turn Initiation
Easy
Speed
Good
Uneven Terrain
Good
Edge Hold
Good
Flex
Medium
Carving
Average
Switch
Excellent
Jibbing
Great
Pipe
Good
Jumps
Great
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K2 Fling In Depth Review
The Fling is very stable at high speeds or flat basing. It’s also very predictable like camber. The Fling planes very well in powder but doesn’t have the effortless float that many rocker boards have so it will take some work. The flat camber makes it easy to make short radius or tight turns. However when you lay into a carve or a wider radius turn the fling is missing something. It seems like it skips out of the best part of a deep carve. Usually a board springs out of the last part of the turn which creates a lot of momentum into the next turn. Instead it feels flat, lifeless and seems like it wants to skip this part and wash out. Every year K2 does a better job on generating some pop out of what should be a pretty lifeless board but it’s still missing the spring that many other boards have. The Fling does a good job with jumps/ollies, straightlining and short radius turns. The edge hold is in the middle part of good and can handle most conditions you want to ride. So if you are looking for an all mountain bomber to straightline that still has some ability to hang in the park this could be a good board for you.
