If possible it is best to leave the board with something heavy sat on the stomp pad for a couple of hours, to make sure the adhesive bond is as strong as possible, before you use it. Then take the backing off of the pad and place it on the board where you want it, making sure you press it hard onto the board. If you need to attach a stomp pad to the board, it is best to clean the board with alcohol first so that there is no grease or anything that would weaken the bond with the adhesive on the stomp pad and the snowboard. If this is not the case the length of the main strap needs adjusting, the adjustment system is normally half way along the strap where the padding starts. With your feet in the bindings you should be able to easily put the plastic ladder straps into the buckles until the ratchets click, yet once the bindings are done up fully the buckles should not be right at the end of the ridges on the ladder straps. One last thing to do is to make sure the binding straps are the right length. If you have never snowboarded before, it is recommended that you start off with binding angles of close to +21°/+6°, and after you have snowboarded for a bit you can then start to experiment with other angles once you start developing preferences. This again makes it reasonably easy to ride in both directions, and some find it more comfortable than a duck stance. Flat StanceĪnother stance that is reasonably common is the flat stance, where both bindings are at 0 degrees with no angle on them. It's not uncommon for freeriders to use it, and it can even help them to perform tricks in the powder. The duck stance can also be used for beginners on a freestyle board with a centred stance, this makes the board the same to ride in either direction, which is good for anyone who initially can't decide if they are regular or goofy and needs to experiment.Īlthough most commonly used for freestyle, the duck stance can be used for any style of riding, it just comes down to personal preference.
#Stomp pad snowboarding full
+15°/-15°) it is called a full duck, or mirrored stance, and when the back foot is not angled as much as the front it can be called a slight duck. When both feet are at the same angle (i.e. Although this might not be the most comfortable stance for some, it is good at allowing you to snowboard in either direction along the board, which is very handy for freestyle where snowboarding backwards (switch, fakie) is very important.
Most snowboarders are all-mountain riders who do a bit of everything, and will have the bindings set back just a bit, as it is a good position for piste riding and will handle freestyle and powder fairly well too.įor freestyle the duck stance is very popular, this is where the front foot is angled forwards and the back foot is angled backwards. Whatever you do the bindings should not be closer to the front of the board than the back. Whereas someone who is looking to do a lot of off-piste snowboarding with a more freeride orientated snowboard, will put the bindings further towards the back of the board, as it helps the snowboard to float in the powder. Someone looking to concentrate strongly on freestyle with a suitable freestyle snowboard, will put the bindings in the middle of the board, as it makes spinning the board, and riding switch easier. Most boards have the holes for the bindings offset by the recommended amount for the board, but you can still change where you put them. Stance Widthīefore you can attach the bindings to the board you need to decide where along the board the bindings should be positioned. The Mechanics of Sport Snowboarder is regular, so the rest of the set up here is done with the bindings set in a regular stance. If you take snowboard lessons, one thing the instructor will look for and check on is that you are riding in the direction that is best for you. Some people will even switch between regular and goofy several times before they decide which is best for them. Unfortunately none of the methods to work out if you are regular or goofy are as reliable as would be nice. Another good method is to have your back foot as the foot you would kick a football with. Getting people to imagine they are surfing or skateboarding, and then say which way is forwards in their imagination generally works well. Some people know instinctively which way they should ride, for people who don't, there are several methods that can be used to try and work it out. Regular is where you ride left foot first (forwards is to your left), and goofy is where you ride with your right foot first (forwards is to your right). Since on a snowboard we stand sideways to the direction the board points, we either have to go to our left or to our right. The first thing we need to work out our footedness.
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