I’m also hopeful it will be a great revelation on the slopes because I’ve realized how often I’ve rented equipment that probably wasn’t a good fit. There’s real excitement in finally getting a board and setting everything up myself, but in my years of hires I never paid attention to any of these things, so it’s a lot of new information to process and decisions to make. Just want to check that I’m understanding the information right. I might narrow it slightly because I’m probably more natural at 20″, but I was planning to keep the 20 mm setback. Lastly, I got the Rome Tour, and the default is 21″ and 20 mm setback, which I understand to mean that Rome thinks it rides best that way. Any reason I should consider the slight duck instead (say 15/-3)? Would you have a preference on picking one of those forward stances to start?Ģ. I’m thinking I’m beyond your beginner 15/0, and I’m leaning to 18/3 or 15/3. As a result, I’m probably going to want to stick with my initial binding angles for a bit before experimenting. I’m going to be having a lot of new variables: new board, new bindings, new boots. I don’t really do any freestyle at this point, don’t really ride switch, pretty much stick to groomers, and would like to head from linked turns to true carving. I’m a middle intermediate, something like 4.5 on the number list you have on the site. I’m getting my new (first owned!) board set up and have to pick my starting binding angles. I’m back asking you questions on other topics. Thanks for reading and I hope you’ve found this post helpful for finding your binding angle sweet spot. Then experiment with something closer to the one you preferred and continue until you find the angles that feel the best for you. Then switch to something quite different and see which one you preferred. Pick a starting point that you think is appropriate for you and ride that stance for a bit. Of course, as always, experiment to find what’s best for you but I would recommend one of the following as a starting point. That’s not to say you can’t use some kind of a duck stance but I wouldn’t personally do it. I would definitely ride with some kind of forward stance if you like your riding fast and steep. Forward Stance +18/+3Īgain these are starting points and I definitely recommend that you experiment to find the stance that you like the best. Slight Duck +18/-3įor all-mountain riding – somewhere in the middle of aggressive all-mountain riding and freestyle-all-mountain riding – I would suggest the following binding angles as a starting point. if you start with slight duck +15/-3 then try +18/-3 – if you preferred +15/-3 then maybe try +15/-6 or +15/+3 and so on until you find your preferred stance. I would suggest staring with one of the following and then making slight adjustments to see what feels best for you.Į.g. You may also want a forward stance so I’ll give an example of a forward stance to start with below too. If you like your riding more casual/playful or if you like to ride a lot of freestyle (without being purely freestyle) then you are probably best categorized as a freestyle-all-mountaineer.įor freestyle-all-mountaineers I would suggest starting out with some kind of a slight duck stance.įreestylers often (but not always) ride with some kind of duck stance (be it a mirrored duck stance or a slight duck stance).Ī duck stance basically means any stance where the back binding is on a negative angle. So in order to narrow it down a bit more – so that you’re not trying a different angle setup every day of the season! – I have split this into recommended binding angles for 3 different styles of all-mountain riding: This post is for all-mountain riders and such is the versatility of the all-mountain rider, there are a wide range of starting points to work from. Whilst I definitely encourage you to experiment with your angles and find what feels the best for you, you need some kind of a starting point to work from. If you are still a beginner then I recommend that you check out my post on beginner binding angles. As you become a more advanced rider you might find that different angles will really help you to perform. Things ChangeĮven if the angles you were given from the hire shop or the instructor were right for you at the time, things change. The shame about this is that there might well be a “setup sweet spot” just waiting for you that would be more suited to your style and physical characteristics. Too often snowboarders just stick to what they started out with – which is often just the angles that were given to you by an instructor or the angles that were set from the hire shop. Unfortunately the issue of the right setup doesn’t get enough attention.Īnd binding angles are one of those setup things that can make a big difference.
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