I have recently been suffering some knee pain and am searching for a board that has good pop, but soft landings (if it is possible!).

At the moment I am into unhooked powered freestyle tricks and have been riding a 131cm 09 Nobile 666 with an 11m SS Fuel.

The Nobile 666 is a flat stiff board with a single concave. I absolutely love it. It is the fastest board I've used, and with a bit of loading pops huge. The only problem is that since I have injured my knee, I am really feeling the hard landings.

I am trying to find a board that will give me the pop for tricks like 'railey to blind' (and hopefully blind judges later on), but can also be softish on landings.

After trying many boards, I am finding that these seem to be opposite ends of the spectrum. Stiff boards seem to pop well, but give hard landings. Flexy boards give soft landings, but don't pop as well.

I absolutely loved the Balance board, but it is still hard on the landings. I also loved the UG Styx which was soft on the landings, but the board is a little slow.

Opinions anyone? Good pop with soft landings. Is it possible?