the sn as the best hight for freestyle and I have compared the rn lowered hood with mine and they are the same. and as for the design it does look better with the pole near flush with the hood versus looking like an FX1 or Kaw 550. Believe me I have gone some design issue a few time and came back up a bit. Morty gunty saw the Beta hood and nose on a ski yesterday and he liked the look and that was on a hull that is cut up on the gunwale like an sxr he say that does not look like a sn anymore. I'm doing some change to make it more easy to fit on ski so you guys bear with me. I'm almost there..