I never have any issues with headbanging on this, but this is 100% the shakiest moment of the ride
Dominator Renovation
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I find that almost all B&M corkscrews bang or at least smack me.
I essentially avoid Dominator, because it assaults my head. In my opinion the restraints are the biggest problem.
Dominator is probably the 3rd smoothest coaster in the park imo (behind TT and Tumbili, tied with i305). I'm shocked some of you guys get head banging on it
I believe people's comfort on B&M hard OSTR coasters is highly correlated with how the restraints fall on them. If you have a shorter torso and your brain is between the sides of the OSTR (rather than your neck, cheeks, etc), the amount your head can shift without colliding with the restraint is far, far less. Plus, the areas of your body that make contact with the hard OSTR if your head does shift enough causes a great deal more pain.
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No, when I do that it's even worse. The issue with B&M OTSR is it's right at my ears.
Right. I am too stupid after riding hundreds of coasters to know how to mitigate head banging. Or! Perhaps the restraints fall differently on me than you.
It wasn't my intent to imply that anyone is stupid, but after dealing with people on the internet for the past 20 years, I learned it's often good practice to ask simple questions.
Or perhaps you used to know, but that knowledge was beaten out of you by an OTSR?
Dominator is more shaky in the more popular front of the train. Back doesn't leave you marveling at its smoothness but is pretty average for a roller coaster. The corkscrews are not particularly shaky. The right hand seats will push your head to the right however due to centrifugal force. In the far right seat I have learned to not stress my neck muscles opposing it, but instead use the restraint and use muscles just to keep my head from sliding forward out of it. The left seats get a proper heartlining effect. The right is more intense.
I noticed the front row was a lot more shaky than the back as well, which is why I haven't ridden in the front row in years. I prefer the back anyways because of the first drop.
It’s not B&Ms fault that short people without long necks ride their rides.
There is an easy solution just ride berserker it will hold you upside long enough that the weight of your skull will stretch out your neck till it's long enough to clear the restraint.
i love the back row. I don't think it's shaky at all.
But I was a pre-retracking Grizzly apologist, so I'm not the best judge on shaky rides, probably.
But I was a pre-retracking Grizzly apologist, so I'm not the best judge on shaky rides, probably.
I do think Dominator is one of the “better” floorless coasters. That said I just struggle to find them as appealing nowadays. The view is better than from an invert, but I’d rather most inverts than most floorless coasters. I almost wish they just kept them as the sit down model as I find Hulk and Kumba more fun than basically all Floorless coasters.
