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demetrios 
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 Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 11:58 AM
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First post: Nov 22, 2009
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Sidget wrote:
Stomp pads are brilliant on the base of your board.
I have three on the bottom of mine - such stability! |
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sector9
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Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 12:54 PM
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| Wouldn't ride my board without one. Local mountain has a 1km long 45 degree T-bar which is a killer. Had to do a few hops a few times to regain the balance after it stopped and started again with a bang. |
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FunkyMunky
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Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 10:53 PM
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First post: Dec 09, 2009
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Location: Harrogate
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If u dont wanna get a stomp u can just put ur foot in ur rear binding without actually strapping it up.
Personally i ride with both feet strapped in out of habbit from Cas where u get sick of unstrapping after a 10second ride down the hill |
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jonnybaaheid
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Posted: Dec 18, 2010 - 12:09 AM
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Just to add some fuel to the fire. Hit my local dryslope today and the signs at the poma just say that begginer boarders need one foot free to ride them. I'm still a bit confused about the previous comment "if someone infront of me was strapped in I'd assume that they were a begginer" why?
If I made it to the poma strapped in then I rode it that way, but it's so short and slow that I didn't really notice much difference. |
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R1ch
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Posted: Dec 19, 2010 - 12:28 PM
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First post: Jan 07, 2005
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Having worked as a Liftie in Canada a few years back, the correct answers have already been supplied.
The main reason is obviously the safety aspect, as while rare, you could get dragged up if you fell and then the T-Bar/Button got stuck between your legs.
Another key reason, as somebody else pointed out is that if you've got both feet strapped in, people like to mess around. For example, holding back on it and allowing yourself to traverse way out to the sides on it. This is dangerous for two reasons, one you could hit a tower, or the rope on your T/Button could get caught on the tower. Also, taking it out to extremes can cause the lift to derail, which means everybody's day is ruined. In Whistler, you were at risk of loosing your pass if you were warned about this and ignored it (I had to get the Ski Patrol to speak to some guys who were being dicks about it once).
From the convenience aspect it really depends on the lift. In most cases though, a Snowboarder without a good deal of experience will probably spend ages shuffling to get on and off with both feet strapped in. While a good snowboarder would have no issues with having both feet strapped in, they will also be just fine with one out. So by people having one foot out, it sets the example that it is how to ride it and that way beginners learn how to use them too, and can get out the way quickly if they fall.
Hence that's why most people assume you are a noob if you are riding with both feet strapped in... (Exceptions being Park only tows and such)/ |
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winterfunman
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Posted: Dec 19, 2010 - 12:35 PM
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Location: BANSKO ..........Bulgaria
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R1ch
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Posted: Dec 19, 2010 - 12:37 PM
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I've not been to Castleford in ages.
But with MK and Hemel, the channel you come off at the top means you are likely to spend just as much time shuffling as you would strapping in.
Personally when riding domes, although I do some fast runs, I prefer to go slower and mess around and butter so that I've got more time! |
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dan_s08
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Posted: Dec 19, 2010 - 08:07 PM
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First post: Feb 03, 2009
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FunkyMunky wrote:
If u dont wanna get a stomp u can just put ur foot in ur rear binding without actually strapping it up.
Personally i ride with both feet strapped in out of habbit from Cas where u get sick of unstrapping after a 10second ride down the hill
i agree with this dude! just put your back foot in the binding without strapping in! problem solved!
i have a stomp pad with a sh1t load of spikes though, which is pretty good! |
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gaz_5_m
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Posted: Dec 20, 2010 - 02:49 PM
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First post: Jan 20, 2010
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Not got a stomp on my board and dont see any reason to have one. I can easily ride with the back foot out without it.
Tip for anyone having problems though - your back foot tends to slip around because you have been using it to skate and the treads are full of snow. A couple of stomps on the top of the board once the Poma is in full swing (getting rid of the snow in the tread) and you'll find the grip a million times better.
In terms of riding with both feet in - happy enough either way to be honest but I wouldn't fancy learning that way. When you're a beginner and are still sussing the balance you can correct on most pomas with a llittle step off with the back foot to sort yourself out. For beginners who are more likely to suffer from that, having both feet strapped in could be carnage.
It's still easy enough to steer your board around the ruts on the poma with one foot out. |
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jonnybaaheid
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Posted: Jan 12, 2011 - 07:53 PM
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Right, back at Glenshee today, getting on fine on all the pomas with one foot out. New board has a stomp pad, point taken.
So I decided to have a go strapped in anyway, got about 20 yards up and fell off  |
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wardy777
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Posted: Jan 13, 2011 - 01:09 PM
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First post: Jan 02, 2008
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I had these on my old board and would invest againt without hesitation. its dakine and cost a tenner-ish from snow and rock - no doubt you could fine the same or similar thing for less. pisses al over a traditional stomp pad.
I goto glenshee a bit and i've never known anyone to be pulled for strapping in but i see the bother with it when sometimes people fall. another way to do it is to get ya straps out the way before its your turn then just stand ya foot in the binding before take off!!!(usually a good launch on some of them gleenshee pomas) you still have the manoverability of being strapped in but you can get your foot out in no time.
T bars - tucked behind thigh of the front leg or behind the arse cheek???? at glenshee the lifty always sets you up for the first option but when im in austria the odd time we use a Tbar its the 2nd. i prefer the 2nd as you can mess about abit on the way up |
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Dan200
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Posted: Jan 24, 2011 - 05:33 PM
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Its harder and more of a strain with both feet strapped in on the pomas, I have been boarding in Scotland a few times and yeah those ones are pretty bad (cause they got no fricken chair lifts) but it would be quite hard to keep the poma between your legs at the start and on the long ones it would but more of a strain on your leading foot particularly.
Best way is to brace yourself at the start and then but your feet together so you can transfer the weight. Works for me anyway. |
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benchia
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Posted: Jan 24, 2011 - 11:24 PM
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First post: Jan 24, 2011
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Why wouldn't you want to do one-footed tricks?
I personally like unhitching myself and holding onto the button with my left hand and pulling ballet poses.
And on a related point, when I wipeout doing the above, it's easier to snag the next empty button and carry on up the hill. |
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