What are your binding angles?

[ltsnowboarder15]

Just wanted to know how duck you guys and girls are riding. If riding duck at all. I changed my stance in the middle of the year as a joke to 25, -21. Well i havent changed it back and got used to it. How bout you?

[foreversno]

you're gonna blow out your hips with that stance. Thats just not right.

[sponcrdkid4dc]

Bull **** bentley u were only riding a 25, -18 and i was riding a 15, -10

[sponcrdkid4dc]

remember when we tried to switch boards, then we got to the lift and i realized that u are goofy and i am regular

[SnoChica]

Bull **** bentley u were only riding a 25, -18 and i was riding a 15, -10You two know eachother?

[sponcrdkid4dc]

yah, his name is pierre though, he likes to be called lucky pierre, which he is a ton of the time.

[ltsnowboarder15]

yah, his name is pierre though, he likes to be called lucky pierre, which he is a ton of the time.


**** no i dont thats just gay.

Maybe i shood take that guys advice about blowin out my hips... i just thought i might blow out my knees easier

[SimonInAustralia]

+12/-12

Simon
Canberra
AUSTRALIA

[ltsnowboarder15]

+12/-12

Simon
Canberra
AUSTRALIA


I actualy have never heard of someone riding like exact opposites like you are, 12/-12. I wanna know what point does being duck not help anymore.

[SimonInAustralia]

Works for me, just seems more natural, if I am just standing normally without being on a snowboard my feet are in a duck position at similar angles, it just seemed to make sense to setup my snowboard like that. When riding switch my stance is the same as my normal stance, it wouldn't seem right to me to be riding switch with out being mirrored duck stance. If I had a normal forward +/+ stance, then when riding switch my feet would be pointing backwards, it just doesn't make sense to me.

Simon
Canberra
AUSTRALIA

[Riiiiiiiiide]

I ride 15 & -15 nice and even...

i used to ride a 21, -18 i think.?

[NEFFsteeze]

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I usually ride +18, -15 and have the bindings as far apart as possible cuz i ride a 152.

[koyle]

yea i ride 15 -15 too and my stance is as wide as possible im riding a 155 and im like 5'6"-5'8". i agree its easier to rise switch when your feet are exact opposite

[gerard]

I am riding 15 -7, I stand somewhat wide too. It's a much more comfortable stance for me to ride with. I may actually turn my back foot more next season and do a 15 -15.

[Voyle]

at the mo i am riding +15 -18 i think, ...it may be the other way around though, my friend tried it, but just couldnt get used to it, so he went back the the regular stance. i cant wait to get back on a board now, i havn't been for so long ROLE ON SATURDAY!!! :D

[Kristy]

Is this information I should know? Honestly, I've never changed my bindings from how they were set up in the store...pretty parallel I guess, not so ducky.

Now I have to go out to the garage and look at my board and try to make sense of this...

[gerard]

yeah, I mean knowing your stance and playing with it may help. Different stances may help you snowboard better. I think the default from the store is usually 15 0

[Riiiiiiiiide]

yea i ride 15 -15 too and my stance is as wide as possible im riding a 155 and im like 5'6"-5'8". i agree its easier to rise switch when your feet are exact opposite


mine is as wide as it goes too..so we pretty much have the same stance w/ diferent size boards..nice

[rustybean]

+12/-2

but im thinking i need to go +12/-5 cos i feel boot going tht way whenever i bind in. ive seen some really parallel ones and hve heard heaps tht its better boing parallel than duck.

[SimonInAustralia]

I checked it today, I'm actually riding +9/-9, not +12/-12...not much difference anyway.

Like most things I guess it's personal preference.

This webpage has a detailed discussion of stance angles...
http://www.cs.uu.nl/~daan/snow/stance.html

I also have a lot of forward lean set on my bindings, I find it gives more responsive heel edge turns, keeps your knees bent, and reduces 'chatter' on your heel edge. I have it set to about 22 on my C14 bindings, which I guess is 22 degrees.


Simon
Canberra
AUSTRALIA

[motobrdrgrl]

i ride 0 and 15 as well. i tried changing my stance adn ended up spending 15 minutes at the bottom of themountain fixing them back!

[snowkat]

i was told by someone that i should ride 15 -9 as im regular and itll help when riding switch

[snowboardnguy90]

i ride like 20, 5. Lol kinda like racing style cuz i don't ride too much switch, if i do i normally just do a 180 or sumthing to change back. Bad habit i know... but a slightly forward stance lets u cruise better and u can turn SO much easier.

[ltsnowboarder15]

Ya i dont have a forward lean. Most of the time i have a little lean in the back just cuz i ride pow the most and you gotta be on ur tail a lot so its easier to set you bindings back a little in pow.

[boarderclipse]

I don't ride duck feet at all. I ride 12, 0. I guess whatever seems more natural for you works best.

[ltsnowboarder15]

Riding Duck helps you a lot with riding switch. I never really noticed a difference in normally riding when i changed mine. Just when i made it ridiculously duck it took a run or two to get used to.

[The Voice]

Regular stance....15;-20....although I will change the back foot to -15 sometimes

[forum_trckstr]

I ride a 18, -15. Its the way to be its just so normal for me

[bcboarder]

i ride +15, -15 with my bindings centered with 18 inches between my toes. im only 5'6" but i like a longer board for back country jumps so im on a 161, i'll probably widen my stance this year by an inch or two but yah thats the setup for me

[ltsnowboarder15]

i ride +15, -15 with my bindings centered with 18 inches between my toes. im only 5'6" but i like a longer board for back country jumps so im on a 161, i'll probably widen my stance this year by an inch or two but yah thats the setup for me


WTF how are you 5'6" and on a 161. Thats gotta be like twice as tall as you are. Im 6'2" and i ride a 158 and its perfect for backcountry, its a little above my chin and still floats on pow well.

[triza]

i also ride 15 -15, its nice for riding switch

WTF how are you 5'6" and on a 161. Thats gotta be like twice as tall as you are. Im 6'2" and i ride a 158 and its perfect for backcountry, its a little above my chin and still floats on pow well
man are you sure? i'm like 5'11 and i ride a 58 and its below my chin .......

[ltsnowboarder15]

im pretty sure i actually just went to check when i was waxing up my board and stuff yesterday and the tip is just right at my chin.

[shr3d_the_gnar]

9/-9 26 inches wide

[Proximate Platypus]

27/-6... and 150. That's the way I got it from the shop. Didn't know much about stance back when I bought it, though.

[ltsnowboarder15]

you bought it with 27/-6... was it used? I believe they are sold as 12/0

[Proximate Platypus]

yeah, I got it used. Damn good deal, too! around $130..

[snowboardnguy90]

frick that's a good deal. I bought my gear last year from the-house.com. like 470$, good deal tho. wayyyy below retail price.

[RaMbo]

yea dude, 6'2" on a 58 is unheard of....im on a Easy57 n its tiny. my stance is 16 -12 good stance for butterin in my opinion.

[FoFwee]

I think last time i was riding +28/-10 not sure if i switch back to 15/-8

[snowboardnguy90]

yea i just changed my stance to 15/-15, and i find that it's perfect

[iridewithpride]

My stance is at 15/-2. Well, actually, I'm not sure if it's negetive or positive. But I just changed it that way at the end of this season because wanted to beable to ride switch better and it was perfect. =)

[snowboardnguy90]

it's pbbly -2 if u ride switch better (if ur toes are pointing outwards, it's pbbly -2)

[Cheung]

yah, his name is pierre though, he likes to be called lucky pierre, which he is a ton of the time.

Pigpen... (atleast i think it is) (from out cold)

[K2Randman]

+15/-15 one step away from as far apart as possible for park and street on the K2 World Wide Weapon. sick board, love it

[Benjb]

+15/-15 going alot of switch,

[cuethebirds]

+15/-9, thinking about bumping it to 12
26 inches

[Satan]

the best stance ever is 25inches wide, 15, -15. duck all the way. it's the only way to ride switch exactly the same way.

[shr3d_the_gnar]

no its not..and i ride 26 inch stance..best stance..

as long as both your bindings are the same degree its the same reg and switch..not just at 15

[SnoChica]

the best stance ever is 25inches wide, 15, -15. duck all the way. it's the only way to ride switch exactly the same way.



no its not..and i ride 26 inch stance..best stance..

as long as both your bindings are the same degree its the same reg and switch..not just at 15
Aside from keeping the front and back mirrored angles, It's all personal preference.

[snowboardnguy90]

the distance of ur feet depends on how long your legs are, as well as ur personal preference. Same with angles. Sum ppl naturally walk duck footed, so their angles are farther apart. And, if sumone walks with their feet parallel or inward (odd, but i've seen it), then their feet would be at smaller angles. Although i do agree that it's best to have the same angles on both feet to ride switch best.

[tylerars24]

15/-15 23" split

im 6'0" and i weigh like 190

[Ace]

I ride like a 15 , -15 ... but i agree with SimoninAustralia, It feels natural for me as well

[volcomsno]

reg 23, -6 uh wide? lol feels good i dont complain

[exploit55]

im riding a 15, -7 and about 20'' apart. its more comfy i think with a duck stance thats not to small and not too big

[cuethebirds]

20" is pretty small. but to each his own, maybe thjis season bump it up a couple inches to 22 and see how that feels?

[ltsnowboarder15]

i tried bumpin up my wideness at camp this summer. I hated the feeling of it and i couldnt stay on rails as well wen boardsliding... even though my coach told me that would help me have more balance.

[thedude]

man, i must be riding the smallest stance here. i got mine at +6/-6, and only 22 inches apart, and i'm 6'2 riding a 155. definantly a tall man used to skateboard stance right there.

actually , i don't have the smallest stance, btu for someone my size, it is really tightly set up

[ltsnowboarder15]

its cool i have no joke a 18.5" wide stance and i ride a 158... im ur hight. wait my bad my doctor told me the other day that im 6'1" 3/4.

[Negrodomaus]

+15/-8 Regular stance

[cuethebirds]

its cool i have no joke a 18.5" wide stance and i ride a 158... im ur hight. wait my bad my doctor told me the other day that im 6'1" 3/4.

wtf the burton groms have bigger stances then you
i mean yea backcountry junkies rock a smaller stance but that is tiny for your height... are your legs like inverted in?

[Er to the In]

i remember this kind of forum, but yeah i ride 17, -17 24"

[kelly]

i remember this kind of forum, but yeah i ride 17, -17 24"
Yeah, I seem to remember you posting that before, because didn't kellen have a crush on you for being a wide stance girl? ;)
Or was that someone else.

[Er to the In]

nope that was definitely moi

[cuethebirds]

i win 26 inches

[Er to the In]

shucks, you win

[kelly]

She might be shorter than you though...

[cuethebirds]

im 5' 8"

i duno thats kinda on the short side

[kelly]

Ok, I guess you win then, unless she's super short, like 5'-0

[exploit55]

5'8" and 26" thats wide. im like 5'3 and im 20" apart

[cuethebirds]

nah your stance def looks at least 22

[exploit55]

now i wanna go see

[cuethebirds]

remember its middle of one baseplate to middle of the other baseplate

[exploit55]

ya then its 23

[Er to the In]

i'm only a good 5 4 so you still win

[cuethebirds]

24 inches : 64 inches = .375
26 inches : 68 inches = ~.382

yes i do win!

[kelly]

Thank god, wouldn't want you not to have the widest stance ;)

[Grill]

I'm 6' 0" and 170.

Freeride - 161
22" 18,-12 1" back

Park - 159
24" 15,-15 centered

[mumbles420]

I Have My Setup At +15/-15 And 22.5 Inches Wide

[burnpianoxisland]

My stance changes throughout the year.

For the most part it's +17/-6 or +22/-12

[rideforum]

im 5'4", 125
riding 20" apart 12,-12

[no7ah]

i'm the exact same 15/-15

[cuethebirds]

the way i have my binders set up i actually have like 17 front/-14 back
haha take that, non multiples of 3 angles!

[kelly]

Wow, fancy, non-multiples of 3.

[kelly]

Hey noahzmel - you in high school in steamboat? Cuz I know some kids there - not in a creepy way, I just used to do a tae kwon do class at CMC that had high school kids in it.

[cuethebirds]

weridoooooo

[kelly]

Coming from the guy who appears to be bleeding severely from the neck in his signature....

[NEFFsteeze]

i keep my bindings at +18 and -15 and 26 inches apart on a 154

[evoboredom]

so.........................

[kelly]

so...........?

[Martin]

15, -15 stock

[surfandsnow88]

**** no i dont thats just gay.

Maybe i shood take that guys advice about blowin out my hips... i just thought i might blow out my knees easier
i dont think ur really gonna blow out your hips, its technically ur standing turned out which is not a problem. its what dancers do, i know they arent snowboarding but its what keeps you from getting bad hips and kness... so as long as ur not bending all weird ass and such u shouldnt be hurt to bad, although it is weird.

[Tyrel]

i uhhh.... ride goofy... lol

[Burtonboarder00]

20 wide
front 8
back 5
not too duck but works for me

[Parider]

i rock a wide stance at 15, -15

duck footed :)

oh and im regular

[Burtonboarder00]

i meant -5 in the back:|

[tylerars24]

+14/-8 or 9

23"

centered

[rideforum]

20"
12/-12
but this year im going to try out 15/-15

[willEum]

i was always riding 15/0 but got a new board and bindings this year and changed it to 15/-15.

[no7ah]

same here is this just the starting point for everyone?

[thedude]

same here is this just the starting point for everyone?

the 15/0 or 15/-15?

i need to check my stance width again. i think i was on either a 24" or 25", just because i am tall. and i'm tryign to get my highbacks on my new Missions rotated so they are parallel wiht the heel edge, but the little tabes that connect to the base feel way stiff when i rotate then and try screwing them back into place and dpn't want to flex into position. it's ticking me off a little, and it's because i got this feelign i don't have them aligned right to screw back in.

[RideESB]

15/-12
It works well

[cuethebirds]

the 15/0 or 15/-15?

i need to check my stance width again. i think i was on either a 24" or 25", just because i am tall. and i'm tryign to get my highbacks on my new Missions rotated so they are parallel wiht the heel edge, but the little tabes that connect to the base feel way stiff when i rotate then and try screwing them back into place and dpn't want to flex into position. it's ticking me off a little, and it's because i got this feelign i don't have them aligned right to screw back in.
my cartels struggle on the highback rotation also :(

[thedude]

probably jsut a materials issue. theer are a few ways to fix it using heat, liek a hair dryer or boiling water (liek i used to do with mini hockey sticks when i was younger), but that could all go sour really quick and then i'll be lookfin for new bindings the second tiem this season. i guess i'm gonna have ot keep workig on them till they go into position

[kelly]

Why would you rotate your highbacks?

[Satan]

Why would you rotate your highbacks?
you have to, it's so much better. you always want your highback to be parralell with your heeledge.

[kelly]

huh... doesn't that feel weird on?

[Satan]

no it's how your bindings were designed. it's supposed to be that way.

[kelly]

Oh, huh... how do you get 'em rotated?

[Satan]

what kind of bindings do you have?

[kelly]

technines.

[Satan]

look on your heel cup. there should be screws that hold your high back one. take them out and rotate your highback to match the heeledge, then screw it back together. this way you're using the entire highback instead of just a part of it. it also lets your ankles roll from side to side better. more control and less energy used

[kelly]

Interesting... I looked at it, and there are a bunch of screw holes in the heel cup, so it looks like it should be pretty easy to try... makes sense though, now that you mention it! Thanks!

[Satan]

no problem, it's very commen for people not to know.

[kelly]

Yeah! no one ever mentioned that to me before... of course, I never really asked either....

[SimonInAustralia]

You don't have to take them all the way out on all bindings...on Burton bindings you just need to loosen them off.

[thedude]

yeah man, i've tried only loosenign them, i've tried takign the hwoel thing off and readjusting them, but the damn tabs with the screw holes in them are stiff as hell. i sat here for one weekend, and every moment i wasn't at work, i was tryign to rotate the high backs, and thsoe bitches wree nto goign anywhere. they are killer bindings, but just this one thing that shouldn't be that hard to do is drivingme up the wall.

[SimonInAustralia]

My C60 highbacks were a bitch to turn as well, just had to loosen them right off and twist hard, doing them back up while you are still twisting them so they stay in place.

[CrazyLilBoarder]

i have never changed my highbacks. I just left them the way the store left them. Should i change them??

[pyroskater00]

jump up in the air, dont look at your feet, and when you land, thats how your bindings should be angled. its the way your legs want u to be angled

[k3snowboarding]

im riding 15, -30... feels better than my usual 6, -18... i think imma stick with it.. or maybe even change it up to 20, -30... cause im G like that... brothas from anotha motha

[SnoChica]

Just changed mine:

19"
15/6
Goofy

[shredFAND]

I started riding with a +15, +5 goofy. I changed a couple of seasons ago to +18, -9 for park riding. I noticed that my heelside turns aren't as smooth as they used to be, but my riding switch has really improved.

[mr_insatiable]

23.5 " width
17+ in the front
-10 in the back

Maybe since i'm a park rider I can't seem to ride anything close than 23 1/2 inch stance. I love to jib and hit booters and jumps.

[ForumFlows]

not sure of the width to alzy to check but 20/10 goofy

[ride jersey]

regular
15, -6
21 inches wide

[MaXx_BoOsT]

regular
22 12/-12
will probably end up being 12/-9

[funktekk]

I started riding with a +15, +5 goofy. I changed a couple of seasons ago to +18, -9 for park riding. I noticed that my heelside turns aren't as smooth as they used to be, but my riding switch has really improved.

I think duckin' it out helps my heelside because I can reall squat into the turn and flex the board.

[naps]

i ride regular.... but i can ride fakie.. i duno i do wut i want.. lol

[mk303]

ride regular, with a width around 22", and 12 0 for the bindings.

[MaXx_BoOsT]

just made a change to 15/-12 and a notch of forward lean...

[stevencand0]

25, -15 I tried 15,0 and my balance was all messed up

[JesterBOOM]

yep..im still at +33/+9 :D

[DPancoast]

Width: no clue.....

Stance: 12/-9

[Biohazard989]

Angles: 18/-12
Width: 22

[FJB_Timeless]

Yup... tweaked my a little: 15/-12

22.5" wide / centered
22" / 1.5" back on a pow day

[stevencand0]

isn't it awkward when you're riding switch if you have a forward stance?

[JesterBOOM]

i'll assume you're talking to me, since im the only person here that has that forward stance.

Yes, i find it very annoying when im riding switch, however, the only time i ride switch is when somehow, i've screwed up and i end up backwards.

I really dont bother riding switch, as I dont bother doing any type of tricks that would need me to land backwards.

plus, riding at my extreme angles allow me to really get into my carves

[Char]

+15/-12 here stance and as wide as possible on a 157

[SimonInAustralia]

Duck...+/- 90.

[mikek]

+15, -9 right now, but I am still tweaking it. My wakeboard stance is +17, -17 I was surprised to find out snowboard stances are different. I guess it has to do with weight distribution

[xVT. RIDERx]

i don't know which ways positive and negative are, but if it's the same as a number line (negative is on the left and positive is on the right?), then i gots a 21" stance i belive, and 21 on my left and -15 on my right foot. i think it's a set back stance as well, it looks weird sometimes.

[that one kid]

I ride a 159 with my bindings as far apart as possible. I have my bindings set at 17, -15. First time i rode like that i almost ate crap a few times but i got used to it and i love it

[CaptainPage]

22" stance.
15/-15
Love it.

[Kristen is my name.]

Centered, 15/-15
Pretty boring I know...but it works.

[TheShizNizzle]

i also rock my bindings centered, 15's, as far apart on the board as they go. if im feeling slightly directional i set em to +18/-12, set back a little

[snwbrder3384]

centered, 21 and -12 , 22 in wide

[mr.steez]

i ride 15/-15

[flet]

something like 15/-15 maybe a lil more. on a 154 and im wide enough i only have 2 screws in each binding....wide stance big pants haha

[mikep]

I'm rockin 15 -12. Not a real wide stance however I'm moving it wider this year

[goodwood]

good ol' 15/-17.

goodwood.

[Nephyte]

Ok, I need someone to explain something to me.

As far as I can tell looking at the two sets of bindings I have, they really only lock in properly every 3 degrees, so how are people getting numbers offa that? Different bindings? Just jamming the teeth down? What?

[TheShizNizzle]

most bindings can only be set in intervals of 3 degrees, but some are different. its pretty simple

[meanie]

12/-9 for me but thinking of trying more drastic angles this coming season. might help me ride switch a little easier.

[hankbeblazin]

10 -10 thats how i stand when im not on my board, made sense to dial it in like that so i did, it works really awesome, i park ride alot. both feet forward really hurt my back knee alot

[stepchild_shreddah]

18 and -18, centered. i dont know the width

[crhsnow56]

ok do you guys move the highbacks parallel to the board or just leave it at the setting your bindingd are at? and where do you measure from when measuring stance width. my settings are 15, -15

[santacruzrider]

i make my highbacks parallel to the board. and you measure your stance width from the middle of each binding

[hankbeblazin]

10 -10 this is how i stand normally made sense i guessssssss

[paintboarder]

+15,0 is what i use now but i think i might go to a +10-15, -9

[sboarder41182]

I used to ride 0 and 0 for the longest time, I learned the errors of my ways and now ride 12 and -6

[SubliminalMonkey]

I've got mine set at +15/-12. I just changed to a duck stance at the end of last year. It feels much more natural. I love it.

[THeJoNMAN]

im- a -duck

[X5150foreverX]

i ride my burtons 15-15

[dan13vt]

+12 -12

may change it to +15 -15

[Ride 22]

i ride a 159 im about 6'1, think a 15,-15 would be an okay stance?

[steezeball]

17 -14
........

[pnod3]

+20/-15 is this good or bad?

[MaXx_BoOsT]

now at 18, -12 with a bit of forward lean...:woot:

[toeknee]

18 -7 i think.

[RideLsDh]

Regular, 19"

15, -15

[/boring]

[jasonbvr]

I like to switch around a lot, angles that is. 15 and -10 some days, 20 and 10, 25 and -2, etcetera.

[lilweiser]

im 15 and 2

[4shayz2lounge0crew]

im set at 15 and -9

[sirfat]

Im Riding +10 -6

[SimonInAustralia]

I ride Burton bindings, which have binding angle positions every 3 degrees.

I notice a lot of people have angles that would not fit into the Burton 3 degrees per position settings.

What angle increments do bindings from other companies use?

[supamatt14]

+9, -9...regular. i like to keep em even to match my twin tip

[meanie]

i'm at 12/-12 now

[hoopstr15]

i used to ride 15/0 but this year i switched it up to 15/-2. its not that much of a change but i like it. yeah i'm a goofy duck :lol:

[kreator]

i was at 27 -17 for a while
then i changed out my board and now its just like 20 -18

[thejebidiah]

14 & -14 for switch

[Nephyte]

12, -12 currently.

[habitatxskate]

15 0 most likely bc of skating stance or w.e.

[MaXx_BoOsT]

back to 12, -12...and so far so good....8)

[toeknee]

I ride Burton bindings, which have binding angle positions every 3 degrees.

I notice a lot of people have angles that would not fit into the Burton 3 degrees per position settings.

What angle increments do bindings from other companies use?

3 degrees. it's just how you want to read it. cause all you really see is
0 | | | | 15 | | | | | 30 blah blah blah

[SimonInAustralia]

3 degrees. it's just how you want to read it. cause all you really see is
0 | | | | 15 | | | | | 30 blah blah blahNope, it is not how you read it, it is only possible to set the Burton angles to multiples of 3 degrees...e.g. 0-3-6-9-12-15-18-21-24-27-30.

I was wondering if other bindings have this same system, or something different.

I guess they must be something different, as people are quoting different angles to these.

[stepchild_shreddah]

every set of bindings i've had go up by 3°, but i've mostly only had technines.

[SimonInAustralia]

every set of bindings i've had go up by 3°, but i've mostly only had technines.That's what I was wondering...
A) if all bindings use 3 degrees, and the people mentioning angles not in increments of 3 degrees don't know what they are talking about.
or
B) bindings from other manufacturers use different increments, or maybe no increments at all and can be set to any angle.

[toeknee]

or c) it looks like the arrow that is pointing to your angle is right in between the |'| so it's not exactly a 3rd degree increment?