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BudBrain
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Post subject: Fixing bindings to board for the first time
 Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 05:24 PM
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First post: Dec 07, 2011
Total posts: 91
Location: Somerset, UK
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Hi,
Anyone have any good tips, easy-to-follow websites or video tutorials for fixing my bindings to my board?
I followed a messy tutorial a few weeks back and have ended up with my bindings on the wrong side (Right/Left)...
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BudBrain
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Post subject: RE: Fixing bindings to board for the first time
Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 05:25 PM
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First post: Dec 07, 2011
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Location: Somerset, UK
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Also, do they both need to be at the same angle?
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Or does my front-foot (left) need to be slightly wider? |
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BMcN
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Post subject: RE: Fixing bindings to board for the first time
Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 05:40 PM
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First post: Jan 19, 2011
Total posts: 180
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All personal really, are you close to a shop that could help?
If not, just go with the default stance width of the board. Angles, generally something like +12 to 15 and 0 to -6 on the back is a good place to start. Or just go duck, same back and front (normally 15). |
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JakeDurbs
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Post subject: RE: Fixing bindings to board for the first time
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 11:05 AM
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First post: Sep 06, 2011
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Location: Oxford
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search for stance on here, there's loads of advice and links that helped me out.
Overall feeling is that, as said, it is personal choice so what I did was follow the advice on how to have a stab at it then take a tool out the next time I went boarding so I could adjust widths/angles to find whats comfortable. |
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jackeh
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 11:13 AM
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First post: Oct 24, 2008
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Location: Ponte-Carlo!
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| For your stance width, James Streater from Maverix recently made a pretty useful blog post here on the subject. |
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snowgirl1324
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 12:03 PM
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First post: Jan 26, 2005
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Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire
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A good stance width to start with is the length of you lower leg, measure from the back of your knee to heal, if your board is a twin centre that stance, so if your stance was 20" you would start with 10" either side of centre. If you have a directional board the binding inserts are slightly towards the rear of the board bot the principle is the same, just find the centre point of the inserts.
Again depending on your riding style your angles will differ. Just go for something like +12 on the front foot and -6 on the rear then play around until your comfy, remember its your comfort not what what your mates say.
The bindings are left and right out of the box, left is your front binding if your regular, they will be marked on the base somewhere but if not they will look slightly different if you look at them together.
Good Luck!
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BudBrain
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 07:43 PM
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First post: Dec 07, 2011
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Location: Somerset, UK
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Ok, keeping in mind I'm beginner level; here is what I have so far:
http://i.imgur.com/SdSn6.jpg
Should the space at the front of the board be longer than the back?
I used the guide from Maverix, and ended up with a stance of 57cm. This feels natural when I'm crouching with my trainers on but feels too wide when I crouch on the board with my heels up against the back of the bindings.
Currently have the angle set at +12 (front) and -6 on the rear. I think.
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siany
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 07:51 PM
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First post: Feb 02, 2009
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My stance is about 61/62cm so 57 sounds about right. try it with your boots on.
As for angles. Strap in and bounce around your lounge, see what feels right. |
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BudBrain
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 08:08 PM
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First post: Dec 07, 2011
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Location: Somerset, UK
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Will do  Should the remaining length be equal at the front/back? |
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J_Smith
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 08:14 PM
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First post: Sep 30, 2008
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Depends on the board for me - park board, super wide stance, 15,-15.
If its for all mountain riding, i tend to have a wide, but narrower stance than i do on my park/dome board. As for angles, its good to experiment - i think im on -12,-9 at the moment, but it fluctates between that an -15,-12/-15,-9.
Some people go for much different angles, i think im pretty much the norm in terms of angles, but its what i find most comfortable - as long as you have a tool in your pocket, you can experiment on the hill to get what suits you best. |
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BudBrain
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 09:21 PM
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First post: Dec 07, 2011
Total posts: 91
Location: Somerset, UK
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Ok, after looking online I've put the bindings in the middle/centre of the board.
One more question, do I measure my stance width (57cm) from the middle of each binding plate or from inside edge of each binding? |
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siany
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 09:30 PM
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| Middle of the binding plate is how we do it. dunno what the proper thing is. the main thing is just trying different things out. |
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pete7:19
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 09:39 PM
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First post: Mar 17, 2007
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Best bet, put them on as above, then strap your feet in and see how it feels on the carpet, bounce around a bit. Next step take it on the snow and test it.
I started with a duck stance +15 and -15 and fairly wide, as I got better I narrowed the stance for comfort and turned the stance more to +18 and -12 for a more directional stance. On my jib stick I'm currently set to +12 and -12 for easier transition between regular and switch directions. |
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BudBrain
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 09:53 PM
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First post: Dec 07, 2011
Total posts: 91
Location: Somerset, UK
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Thanks all, think 5th attempt seems to be quite comfy on the carpet  |
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snowgirl1324
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Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 09:54 PM
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First post: Jan 26, 2005
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Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire
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The nose of your board will always have more showing than tail, the stance looks quite wide in the pic but .......................how long in the board, how tall are you?
Like Siany says you measure the stance width from centre of the discs.
With regards to it feeling weird when you are on the board, bare in mind that when riding you should be bent legged with the knees pushing outwards not together so it will feel better when riding that it will if your stood up straight in them at home. |
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