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bindings for a 8 time female beginner

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#1 ·
For a newbie who has boarded 8 times but is still quite tentative and does slow runs on green trails and is working towards blues....what binding would suit a 165cm 200lb female boarder ? ive been trying to help her decide....between the burton lexas.escapades.citizens or stilletos and scribes or the union force or milan...she has big calves and fits a size 8 salomon boot....most likely will be riding a burton social...a k2 bright lite or an arbor board ...probably a 147 or 149cm ...all suggestions and advice would be appreciated thank you
 
#8 ·
149 might be good now as she is learning how to board but at some point it's just going to cause her to wash out when picking up some speed.

I think perhaps a 153 or even a 155 with mid flex would be ok for her. And bindings wise, if you want to spend the money get the Lexa and she will have to use it for a long time. If not the Stiletto are good too.

You can even use men's bindings as I know many girls who ride mens bindings because they are cheaper and more available than female bindings. My gf rode a pair of burton customs bindings for years and she didn't really feel that much of a difference when I bought her a pair of Lexas.
 
#11 ·
I'm 133 lbs and the very smallest I should ride is a 147 (and I'm actually about to purchase a 150 because it's better suited for my size), so she definitely needs a bigger board. This year will only be my second year to snowboard and I've already graduated from greens to blues. If she gets a bigger board she should improve in no time. As for bindings, I'd go for the Lexas; they have outstanding reviews.
 
#14 ·
The guys are not mocking...
She may have liked the short board at the very early stage, side slipping and first linked turns... but as soon as she will try to ride a tad more dynamic, the edge won't hold in turns, it'll be too much weight for the short edge. She'll wash out in turns and won't progress. Try to convince her size up, maybe a 153ish intermediate men's board, depending on herboot size, , something like a Burton Custom or Sherlock if Burton is easy to get at yours.
 
#16 ·
hows her flexibility?

an 8 times beginner needs nothing but appropriately sized gear, so for bindings I'm wondering if step-ins like Flows wouldn't be a better idea. The only other binding consideration imo is "does it attach boot to board securely"...(size has been addressed already..)
 
#17 ·
thanks for replys...shes very tentative and after learning to do j c and s turns during lessons last year she seems to have gone backwards....seems to have more fear of facing down the falline...is just side slipping toeside and afraid to face heelside so she wont be carving up speed any time soon....she admits she needs to have another lesson...what i cant understand is why the rental people up on mountains just do the measure up against peoples chin method ....if she had been put on a bigger board in the first place she wouldnt have got the idea of such a short board in the first place.
 
#18 ·
Because for the most part the rental people at your typical resort treat you like cattle through a slaughter house. To be fair they have a rush of people show up less than an hour before their first lessons start so they have to get busy.

If you want to rent I think you're almost always better getting it from off slope the night before where if you ask a question you'll get something other than a grunt. If for no other reason at least the morning isn't so crazy.
 
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