Snowboard Bindings Angles and Width Explained 

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Anyone feel like they’re going 150mph down a mountain like the first clip… and then you watch yourself on a video and feel like it’s being played at .25x speed? 😂😂😂

Good video and no one looks more credible as a snowboarder than this guy.

I'm about to buy a snowboard and I had no idea how to adjust the bindings before I saw this video. Thanks a lot mate for sharing Your expertise

Randomly had tape measure and measured my leg, then compared to my current setup... exactly the same. Can confirm!

This is the perfect video to jump from beginners snowboarding stands to more advance ones. Thank you.

I started snowboarding in 1989 and I'm still going now at age 60. My first board had a fixed +45/+0 stance which I later changed to +45/+30. I'm still going that way today. Needs less twisting of legs and body, but of course is one way only.

Duck foot +12 -12 baby, all day. Freestyle Arbor Camber and for my All terrain board a Capita Mega Mercury with rear at -6 and front at +15

How do you not have more subs? Your videos are probably the most informative out of all I have watched… thank you!

Thanks so much! I just adjusted my dad's old snowboard to my size, and it looks great! Keep up the good work!

great explainer on stance angles! especially love the reference stances for particular styles of riding :D

You explained stance and everything really good, I do a lot of sports so I got it down fast but if I had no idea where to start, you put me right on track

I'm riding 60-80 days a year for the last 20+ years and I change my stance 15x a year. Helps my knees. I have a baseline that I consider the "best" for my ankles and my knees. But I still change it ALL the time. A little wider is always always ALWAYS better for me. Even though I'm considered short at 5'8". Don't be scared to change your stance. Buy your own screwdriver and take it to the mountain with you, It takes 5mins to do at lunch time. One notch in degrees can make BIG differences in feel, how your edge holds everything. Keep it small and incremental unless you know what you are doing. Another thing that people seem to forget when it comes to bindings is FORWARD LEAN. This makes MASSIVE differences in your edge hold especially your heel edge...... If you have heel judder or want more power in your heel edge add in some forward lean. HUGE HUGE difference in edge hold. If you ride Freestyle I understand why you dont want forward lean, you want your foot to be able to tweak and move for presses and stuff... I get that. BUT if you want to go FAST or ride all mountain forward lean is a MUST... With these two things you end up with like endless combinations to try even in a small stance window. If you cant remember your settings cuz you dont change them often take a picture with you cell phone of your favorite stance. Then go nuts and start trying new shit. It can make you a better rider in a day..... Literally. AND KEEP YOUR BOARD WAXED!

Thanks for the really informative video! Helped me set up my board perfectly this year.

Great recommendations. I have been snowboarding since the '80s and this is a good summary of stances. Wish I had this when I started.

Great explanation, this is just what I was looking for and more

As a new snowboarder what seasoned athlete.... I appreciate mastery and expertise and you really know your stuff. Thanks for helping me fix my stance!

By watching all these videos, it seems there are so many varieties of setup combinations. This video was the first I saw to measure the width of stance. Thanks! Will try this out tomorrow

Appreciate the information. I’m trying to absorb as much Information as I can before I take the first trip on a board in early December. I’ve skied, but never snowboarded, so I’m learning a ton of new stuff.

Thanks for the info Shane. It’s a reminder for me to play with the stance angles some more.

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I ride a 163 wide as I'm 6 foot 1. I ride 21 inch stance set back a bit for more powdery days. And my angles are 18 forward and 12 backwards to save my knees. Been riding since 92, and my stance has definitly changed as I've gotten older

this was super useful. very short and informative the whole time. perfect, thanks!!

Anybody getting older and not riding park anymore, I’d definitely recommend trying out a slightly more narrow stance and also bringing that negative back angle down to zero if you’re still rocking the early 2000’s wide duck. Feels amazing ripping pow turns!

My wife brought me new snowboard for Christmas & I bought some new bindings, so I’ll need to set/install these soon. Thanks for explaining what it all means!

Great video. Super helpful!

super helpful and best explanation I've heard; thanks!

Very useful information in a concise video. Thank you!

Been snowboarding for 20 years and still found this educational haha. Thanks

The only video that should be about this topic is your. Huge thanks dude!!!

Wow this was the most helpful video honestly. Thank you

From Texas so I snowboard once a year at most. I'd say I'm on the upper half of intermediate. Park, pow, switch, carve, etc. Started off 15 0, but I found out after a few more trips that I love +12 -12. Going to Steamboat NEXT WEEK. Time to try something new? Loved the vid man, thanks!

That was really well done! I've been riding for almost 30 years now, and I adjust my stance often. Love the Burton channel system for that. Great for a bad knee and constantly changing conditions (and energy levels lol!) Subscribed 🤙

Very helpful and great details and videos. Thank you!!!

Awesome video ! Thanks so much !

Thanks for the trips bro! Great video!

Great video. really well put together. 🔥🔥🔥

Great explanation. I would add boot size= centering is equal toe and heel overhang, if any. This is one of the most problematic thing I see with newbs. But very informative and done well

You just cleared up so many questions I’ve had about my bindings and stance. Thank you! 🥲

DUDE! Thank you. Exactly what I needed to know. Setting my unions right meow.

Helpful for beginner, thanks 👍👍

This is a good clip! Nicely done. You could mention two more things: - Centring the boot across the board (equal toe/heel overhang) is wildly important. - Finding the overall angle that works best for you and then keep it (at least roughly) regardless of riding style (Say you ride and love 18°/-6° as an all mountain stance, that's an overall angle of 24°. Now you go carving and want to ride double posi. You should probably start with something that has the 24° overall, like 30°/+6°. 30° on the front foot is absolutely not crazy for a directional setup. It really helps opening up the hips towards the nose, which is very important for hinging forward from the hip to get the torso over the front of the board....). And then there's all that stuff about highback forward lean and rotation.... I love the stance width thing with the lower leg. Been using that method for a long time, and it's mostly quite accurate as a starting point. Depending on pelvis width one can add or subtract a little. Say you're skinny and wear 30" waist pants, you could subtract about 1", while being rather 'wide' in that area you might wanna add an inch... Pelvis width determines how far apart your legs naturally are, and the lower leg equation doesn't factor that in. Anyhow, good stuff!

im from iowa and im a newbie.. thanks a ton man i appreciate you!!

This was the most straightforward video I ever watched yet 😅

I wish I had seen this video years ago. So many things make sense now. Thank you so much!! This has been an invaluable video!!

wow I really like this video! thanks very informative

Been riding +15 -15 for years until I started riding directionals. Some days I set my stance at +18 +6 & other days I can get super aggressive with +21 +15. I have to say there's a bit of a learning curve for riding possy possy. Technique is a bit different, but the turns are so much fun. It'll be cool if there were more videos on turning techniques for riding possy. :)

Sick video! Thank you brother!

Thank you for the video!

Very helpful! Also, that mega merc 😍

I just found the right stance then I saw this video ...and so I measured the distance to my top knee ....and it perfectly just like in the vid !!!! wow !!!!

Good job Shane 🤙🏽

awesome video! superhelpful🤩

I've been using +15 -15 for 20 years. Freestyle for life!

Great video 🤘

Could you do a video on reasons to change your stance? Like what issues or feelings you might have while riding, and what is the corresponding adjustment of the stance to improve the issue?

Super helpful tips

Great vid !

Great vid helped a lot

Man good video thankyou it is very logical

thanks bro great video

Yo this is crazy that this is in my recommended. Im Dan from the beach, nice video Shane!

back in the days (1989 😬) they would tell us the stance width corresponds to your shoulder's width. I've been riding like this since! guess I'll have to try your advice 🙂

I snowboard 33 years already and learned it old school. Still riding old school with my binding angels front 30 and back foot 27 into the same direction. With my hard boots and board this was even 36 and30. 😅

Snowboarders from all the World UNITE !!!

Thanks dude you Rock!

Great video. Now more snowboarding

Handy. Well played bloke.

Tanks - 6 Minutes and exactly the info i needed 🏂

Wow I never knew this before. I’ve been riding with my bindings at 0-0 for years

Trying out the +12 -9 Tomorrow ❤

With a Burton EST (channel), it is possible to loosen everything, stand in your board on a carpet, and adjust for comfort / perfect stance. Then carefully step out and tighten the screws. This is why I won't ride anything that forces a compromise.

thank you!

Why I didnt realize that something was off about the secondhand snowboard with bindings I bought😂😂the left side is angled and the other one is straight AHAHAHAHHAHA. Thanks for doing this kind of video it gives me idea on what adjustments i should do now

I haven't snowboarded in a while and plan to get back into it. I ride a skateboard goofy but remember riding switch for snowboarding. I think I had a 15 degree angle on both feet.

Thanks!

Can you allow additions to playlists? I'm a new boarder and trying to organize and collect all my fav videos for improving and learning everything about snowboarding. Loved your video and want to add it to the collection!

great video!! i have a burton channel board and union binding, how do set set it up? i'm totally new to doing it myself

Im always an inch closer to the tail, it helps keep the tail from wondering when you're leaning forward for aggressive carving and floating in powder.

I remember having to drill through my 94 joyride to change the stance lol +15 -15 22 is the only stance allowed : )

following the reference stance makes sense if your board has a hybrid camber profile or weird flex patterns. in that case, being at ref stance means that your board will perform exactly how it was intended to. problem is if you’re heavy for your height (like me) or very light, ref stance on your board size will not be correct for your body geometry. in conclusion, if you’re not exactly spot on with your BMI, buy a board which is very uniform in flex and camber profile. all hard, all soft, all rocker, all flat, all camber. it’ll be more tweakable and it won’t behave unpredictably

What do you think about +24 -9 and +21 -12? I was using this since 2 years and for me its the sweet spot to ride almost everything!

Hi, great vid, just a question, when you are measuring the board to find the holes, where do you hold the tip of the tape measurer, at the other holes?

3rd attribute is: Goofy or Regular stance :--D 4th for a carving style rider like me is the putting plates under my bindings to make them higher. I just ordered Palmer Power Link System (PLS) 13mm plates to put on my new board: Lib Tech's Skunk Ape II 170 Ultra Wide. Because it's not quite wide enough for my big feet and carving.

Great video and the info is top! I wanted to ask something: if you ride a board that is bigger than your normal , should you increase the stance width also for the bindings or keep the same, which should be the measurement of your lower leg?

So my Burton blunt I have union bindings and at 15 and 15 I was only able to use 3 screws. Does that sometimes happen or the did the tech shop not now what they were doing. It was an old og snowboarder that was a coach for one of the Olympic teams so i figured he knew what he was doing lol.

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I would also add forward lean adjustment as well....

Thanks man, I didn't think to change the position all the time as you explained, like it. I started snowboarding at +15/-9 and then moved to +21/-9 What is the next step you would recommend for me? And yes, this stance is less comfortable for me in bidirectional ride

Nice video! Greeting from Russia

I was a professional for 3 years. Here’s what I can say from a slopestyle perspective. As far as stance angle goes anything past 18 degrees is likely too aggressive. Most pro riders are around the 15 to 9 range front or back. Mine was personally +15 front -12 in the back. A pro with the most odd stance that I ever saw, +15 in the front and 0 in the back. Odd, because for myself that makes riding switch feel less comfortable. Whatever feels best is what I would advise though-with in 18 degrees! (Anything over 36 degrees in total, long term is very hard on the knees.) It may feel more comfortable in the moment but trust me, it’s not worth a blown meniscus, or ACL. Moving into stance width, for somebody who is 5’4 to 6 feet tall, your stance should be no narrower than 21 inches. My recommendation is 22 to 23.5. If you are taller than 6 feet than no wider than 25 inches and no less than 22. I say this because it seems to be a trend now where some rail riders will aggressively narrow their stance down to 18 to 21. Ergonomically it simply isn’t practical and is only restricting to your balance and board control😂.The baseball swing example that this video makes is dead on! So from a #’s perspective if you want a freestyle tailored stance, I hope this helps. Lastly for freestyle you ALWAYS want to be perfectly centered in the board. Your nose should never be longer than your tail vise versa…ever.

Super 👍

For the measurements from the floor to the top of the knee, is that how far it should be between your feet or to the center of each foot?

I’d love to see an explanation for high back angle

Just measured my leg and checked my setup and it's exactly the same.

I've been riding +15 and 0 since I started. I just got new bindings and set my stance to +15 -15. What can I expect? easier carving? more control?

I ride +9 -9 but I like the carve, freestyle, and ride switch. Do you think this is a good setup or should I change it up a bit?

I have different stances for different boards, both in binding angle and measurement. My park board has a relatively narrow stance, with +13,-13. My all mountain board stance is slightly wider for better stability, but the same angles. My powder board and split board have the widest stance for higher speed stability with +15, 0.

My first board before I had read anything had a stance width of 20.75". It was very comfortable to learn on. Second board I set at 22.75" based on my height and felt like I regressed. New muscles were sore, and standing upright on flats felt uncomfortable. I just turned it back to 22" for my next outing. Is it common for such small changes to feel so different?

Very interesting! I am considering to try out snowboarding for the first time next year because skiing puts a nasty strain on my knees and hips - I have a misalignment in my legs and joints so the angle between my feet is ~60 degrees when in a resting position. When I'm skiing I have to force my feet to run parallel (obviously), but my legs form an upside down Y shape, the skis run 1 1/2 feet apart from each other and I put more pressure on the inside edges. Not very ideal... Do you think I can adjust your recommended angles for that when I try out snowboarding or does that have a negative impact on the pressure I can put into the board?