How to set up snowboard bindings?

What angle (in degrees) should I set my snowboard bindings to?

  • What angle (in degrees) should I set my snowboard bindings to? Question Details: I'm goofy foot and have a really hard time turning to my right hand side. Sometimes my back foot ...show more

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    I hate to be the one to break this to you but it's not your bindings, it's you. From what you have described if you back foot "just kicks out" sometimes I'd say you are leaning back too much but without seeing you ride it's hard to say. With the possible excepting of stance width, no binding adjustment in the world is going to make up for improper technique. How wide is your stance anyway? Bindings angles are personnel preference, some things work better for some people and some work better for others. I run a 27° on my front foot and -6° on my back foot but that's a pretty aggressive stance that doesn't work for a lot of people. 15° front and 0° back is a great beginner stance that should cause you no problems. When you are riding pay attention to what your feet are trying to do and then adjust your bindings to better accommodate that. And don't worry about "wearing out" the mounting hardware. As long as you use a hand screw driver (not a power drill) and don't strip the inserts you will never have a problem

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Whoa, these dudes are crazy... I've been boarding for 10 years bro... always do my bindings myself... and that's the way you should... test it out and see what you like best for the type of riding you do... freestyle, freeride... ect. But for starters I always tell people to test it out at 15 degrees front and -3 degrees back foot... so your feet should be JUST BARELY pointing away from each other... which in a normal situation is how most people stand.

Wsdm

15 usually.

Bobblez

it's probably not your bindings i think it's the way you're doing your turns, i ride regular but that whole surfer kicking of the back foot it happens to lots of people especially when they first start. you should try bending you knees and shifting your weight to turn instead of flailing around to kick the board where you want to go. and most people are more comfortable when their bindings are set to a slight duck stance i personally like my stance nice and wide and 15 in the front -15 in the back but try putting your back binding in the negative degrees like -5 or something. make em comfortable than just ride till you figure it out . it's a personal preference thing .

Gabrielle

Its a personal thing. Wahtever you feel comfortable with. I started out Duck.(feet pointing away from each other) About +15 and -10. Now I'm completely Regular at +15 and +5. You can try doing this. Stand with feet paralell looking forward. Jump straight up and look right(goofy) left if reg and see where your feet are when you land. Just play with your bindings on the hill. I adjusted mine about 3 or 4 times one day.

canadaguyoncam

well i dont know cause i ski but just take it to a shop and tell them ur story and they'll know wat dergrees it should be set at and they can tune it (wax, set bindings, sharpen the edges) and they r specialy trained to work with binings so they wont mess up and wear out ur bolts fiddling with them and most shop tune ups only cost about 15 bucks so yay id take it there

JWZ

hey i would leave your front foot at mabi 15 to 20 degrees and mabi negitive 10 - 12 on your back foot as for the person above the onli reason you would have both you feet positive is if you doo slalom and ride a race board because it is soo narroow so i wouldn't be doing that but as other people have said its about how it feels to you try out the ones i have suggested and then adjust if it feels not rite and make sure you have some forward lean it makes you bend your knees and sets you up for turning onto your heel alot easyer hope it helps xxxxxxxxxx

freeride1989

i've been boarding for like 5 years and have allways had my bidings set at -15 degrees in the front and +15 degrees in the back. if u have any other questions just e-mail me. good luck

firefighter32489

draw a right angle on binder paper stand in front then LOOK at the wall ahead step forward onto paper ...... or loosen bindings and try 15 in degrees 15 PLUS if hear to toe of boadr is teh 180 VECTOR try 15 front and 15 rear and or 15 rear 25 front Yoy will change stance as you improve and as a matter of the terrain difficulty > While I am mainly a two planker I have taught and depending on technical advantage of stance location vs comfort

Michael S

As for the angles, just go with what you are used to. Your angles are fine. If your back foot keeps kicking out you need to ensure you have forward lean set on your bindings highbacks. 12% is standard.

Danno_D_Manno

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