My buddy in Seattle said to skip the plate foam and just use the case foam for a softer typing feel.

I was building a Mode Sonnet and he told me that the stock case foam was enough to get a deep sound without making the board feel too stiff. I tried it and honestly, the board felt way too hollow and pingy, even with silent switches. I should have just ordered the plate foam from the start. Has anyone else had a Mode board turn out too loud without the extra foam layer?

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andrew_kelly3mo ago

The extra plate foam makes a huge difference in those boards... I learned that the hard way too.

wesley_grant331mo ago

6 years ago I snapped a Burton custom on a really cold day at Mammoth, totally my fault for not checking the base thickness before I bought it used. A buddy of mine swears by putting a layer of craft paper under his bindings to change the flex, says it works better than any foam mod he's tried. Take that with a grain of salt though, he also rides with his stance angles way off from what most people use.

ryanburns3mo ago

Yeah, but it's not really extra foam. The factory just uses a thicker core blank for those models. The layup schedule is the same, so the flex feels different because there's more material, not a special foam layer.