WHAT IS THE RIGHT SNOWBOARD STANCE FOR YOU? 

Natural Stance (NS) is a height from barefoot floor to the center of your knee. Stance Front Angle Rear Angle All mountain: NS + 2CM +15 to +24 -6 to +6 Freestyle (parks): NS + 6CM +6 to +21 0 to -15 Freeride: NS + 4CM +21 to +30 0 to +9 Carving: NS +24 to +36 0 to +15

Amazing vid. In 3 mins we got all the information and in depth and guide. Quick, simple and straight to the point. Snowboarding need more of those.

Simple, professional, and incredibly helpful! Thanks!

This has to be the best video on the subject! Fantastic graphical depiction and very clear language!

Thank you so much for this. Now I know what to do.

So easy to understand even if begginer!! Thank you so much!!

This is some of the best stuff I've heard on this. I just jumped up and down 20 times, saw where my feet were, and slid my board up to it and attached bindings. 🤪 maybe that's why my hip flexor is f'd. Had to lift my leg out with my hands, but somehow could still shred. Idek.

Best explanation, thanks!

I ride with my natural stance and with angles of +30 +12. I don't ever run with a negative back foot any longer as it causes me knee pain. The posi posi stance helps me hard charge on-piste and I never feels it is a compromise in the powder as I prefer to very directional boards with a ton of float in the nose.

Best video ever. Thank you

Excellent video, thanks a lot!!!

Your vid is really helpful and short, need more like this, not like 10-15 minute vid for 1 information

Just fixed my bindings. Short winter here in Ohio though so I’ll have to wait til late ‘24 to try it oht

Great great content! Thanks a lot ❤

I learned on 15/0. Then went to 12/12 on 1st proper board (twin). Just got a new directional board, as I hardly ever ride switch. Thinking of going back to 15/0 but may end up tweaking after testing new board

Very interesting video- I woul like to add acouple of details. I think the duck stance only makes sense on a twin tip board. Another disadvantage of the duckstance is that you see less going on higher speeds but as it is predominantly used on freestyle oards rather than on carving (directional) boards it shoul not be an big issue. The greatest advantage of the duck stance is surly that it gives you great stability when doing tricks as it is probably the moste natural stance. I personally never tried the duck stance because I am a former hardboot / raceboard rider anjust got used to this stance. Another aspect is certainly the size of your boots- in order to hit the edge your boots an bindings should be aligned with the edge otherwise good carving is impossible. thanks anyways for this information-I am gonna measure the floor to knee thing right away.

Beautiful animations

I cannot beleive i didnt think about decreasing the distance between the blindings. Im shorter so why have i just been using the default positions lol The knee measurement thing is interesting, i will give it a try

Thank you for the information to consider. The positioning of the bindings seem to fall into the black arts of suspension tuning similar to the automotive world. It is some fun settings to experiment with. The boots must be comfortable always. The best stance for your body frame and stature will provide the most fun and least amount of energy to have a great day all day long!

This is great! I never knew about measuring your knee. I’m going to try that I run my at +15 on the front and -15 on the rear.

I should try the carving stance since I’m older now and so far less freestyle. I’ve been running a mild duck stance for 30years. I’ll experiment Friday when I go for a quick night session. Mostly I ride free ride higher speed and focus on edge to edge speed carving.

I went snowboarding yesterday and near the end of the day I felt my right knee was really starting to feel achy. I’m pretty sure it’s because of the way my board is set up. I’m excited to try one of these! 😊

Duck Style Baby! What a great Video, Thanks!

Thanks! I love to ride in bouth directions. so I prever a symetric stand. I am the only one? Blessings!

Finally a video with PERCISE language and graphics to illustrate exactly what is being explained! So many useless videos of a guy in a snowboard shop or on the mountain just throwing out terms and guesses about how to figure out the best stance for the rider. Don't watch them, watch this!

i ride +15 and on my back binding is 0 and i my binding placement is set far back and my front is not to far back and i love that setup so much

wow i was not expecting you to suggest posi for freeriding, its insane how many people are riding duck while never riding switch! i switched to posi two years ago, part time, and i finally reached a point where it feels weird to ride duck (like i have riden for the past 20 years)

I still ride my nidecker bindings from 15+ years ago lol

A discussion of setback would have been good to throw in here. It's become pretty popular and I even see park boards with a setback, and still not sure why.

I’ve been riding since 2017 but this year when I gave my board to repair they messed up the angles and I dont know what it was since I wasn’t too much into that stuff. What I found out this week waa that right side of my leg was hurting also right side of my foot was hurting. I ride with my right foot front, no parks or anything. What type of angle I need to fix this issue?

I’m gonna run that carving setup with the positive angles on both. I have used a duck footed stance forever but I really want to carve hard and see how it feels

Is it the same across males and females as well since females have a lower center of gravity?

45 front / 35 back. Been that way since 1988.

Good overall. Missing duck stand.

I set back my front foot just one screw hole and front foot is + 12 and my back foot is -4. I'm also goofy

My last perfect carving stance was 45/35...

I don’t know if I can move the binds of my board

i hope EVERYONE heard the part where you say it is a STARTING point! you really need to experiment and find the stance you are comfortable with. there is NO one stance fits all now one board fits all..

Lead foot: 30* Rear foot: 15* Landed pretty hard and tore my rear foot mcl. I don’t recommend having your rear foot more than 10* out

I ride an even wider stance now that I use canted footbeds.

Great tutorial, but what if I'm a beginner and want to learn to switch? Is duck a better option?

When you say natural stance plus 2 cm, is that 2 cm total i.e. 1cm per binding or 2cm for each binding? Also thank you for this video!

Hey, I have a question. If my snowboard has a "setback" can I move both bindings in front direction in order to reduce the setback? Is that "allowed" ? :D

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Curious how this applies to riding powder? Freeride stance?

+12 -6 👌

+15 - 15 ist the best ....

I am a beginner and I am 5.4 ft and 240 lbs. I ride +15/-15 what would the best stance in your opinion to help me advance.

Natural stance + 2cm for me wasnt confortable i even have to reduce one cm and feel much confitable i think all this advice videos are just a guidance but only you are the one who have to try different stance till you get to the best spot .

For my 168 height my floor to middle of the knee is 46 cm and most boards have a minumum insert of 49

If anyone has come back to this video if you have the right size of board the stance width should be what’s suggested on the board! +12/+15 -6/-10 is ideal for all mountain/park!

33/15 posi stance

0 on back foot 15 on front foot.....probably comes from skateboarding, that's my natural stance on a skateboard before an ollie. If it's a pow day I offset by about -2" towards the back of the board.

I just measured floor to knee, and the length is only 17inches!!! I've been riding 20inches for a while. There ain't no way I can lower it to 17-18inches width. It feels so weird >

+15° -9°

I need help fixing my stance. Its starting to hurt my legs

0 0 all the way in

i just do 15, -15 w the recommended width💀

lately freestyle riders like all of them ride much more narrow stance. Why ? It seems its much better for freestyle performance than going +6cm wider.

15-15

Do you measure barefoot or with boots on for natural stance?

Quack!

Center Duck

Switch riding without equal angles? Um, no...especially on a true twin

Great video but it hardly aplies to shoet people. I am 5’4 and most of the boards i own don’t even have the inserts for me to have a natural stance, maybe if i buy women boards and then they don’t match for weight.

+21, +3

-9 & +15 here

There were 420 likes so I made a comment instead.

am I the only one who is literally most comfortable at 0 and 0 ?

this end up being too narrow

You would not enjoy any of these to much angle. Max is like 15° front. duck stance. Or zero back leg. Or double 15° In a board that's your size. Centered or setback a few holes. Beginner should ride 14° duck centered 155 156 159 max with a soft freestyle board to ride both directions. Learning u get board to big and wrong angle and width. Will be impossible to ride. No matter how good u are. I ride a 159. 270 pounds size 13 boot. Xl bindings with centered duck 14° normal board. I'm 6.1 don't listen to anyone all depends on personal preference what feels good to you if I listen to the Scientist I should be riding a 163 wide. Is huge. Maybe big mountain. Better be strong as hell to ride that monster. Just saying I've been boarding over 17 seasons now. Brighton UT. And instructor. For 2. Why you rent test and adjust intell it works good 4 u. No one is riding it except you. So don't be embarrassed. Take the time and figure it out. And soon you will ripping in no time.

What is you natural stance then? 🤷‍♂️

I ride 0,0 just cause it mush easier then to flex my ankles and bend my knees, just cause I’m not as flexible as many other people

No. Once again you've ignored that FLEXIBILITY (in knees, anckles) is important factor when you choose your stance and angles. The issue, where - many - people can't do a full squad on flat feet (heels go up). So they need to stand wider to make a deeper squat. Also the fact that - many - people don't have the perfect body proportions (e.g. short legs - long torso) - so your "from ground to middle of the knee" will not work. I find that the best way to figure out a proper stance is to use a board with channel mounting system and burton's EST type bindgins. You mount the bindings - loosely (just put the screws but don't "tie" them) so your feet can - slide and rotate naturally. And go down and put your self in position where you do a deep - backside - carve. And let the stance and angles set - naturally (feet should slide outside and rotate freely). So this is your position that let you natuarlly do a deep squat and to achieve your proper postition during backside carve. Now let someone to measure the stance width and check the angles. I don't use burton's equipment. I just went to my friend (who has burton) to check my natural position during low backside turn.

Gross, posi stance is stupid. Leave that shit to boarder cross and longboard nerds.

There is no right stance what a load of shyt. It's all personal preference

What board is that?

As an american tax slave, haven't been up to the hill in 8 years or more.. quit rubbing it in...