Parallel highbacks with snowboard - Snowboarding Forum

RedSkate · 11-06-2011, 06:59 PM

Why do people at board shops recommend adjusting your high back so it's parallel with the edge of the snowboard? It seems dumb to me. Less contact with the boot = less responsive high backs, and if you're jibbing a lot, I think it would get in the way if you did that.

ThunderChunky · 11-06-2011, 07:03 PM

Never heard of that.

jdang307 · 11-06-2011, 07:04 PM

when you apply pressure to your heel side turn, I don't think you apply it in a V pattern. Ducked boots or not, you apply it perpendicular to the board I think.
That's why.

MistahTaki · 11-06-2011, 07:09 PM

You might think it's dumb but have you ever tried riding your bindings that way? I prefer it to be perpendicular, feels more supportive.

jdang307 · 11-06-2011, 07:12 PM

Imagine that alpine riders who have their bindings almost pointed forward with extreme positive angles. there is NOTHING to apply leverage to when turning left or right. I use that extreme example just to illustrate why you make the highbacks parallel. I think on lower angles it is pure preference. I don't make them parralel but I do turn them a little.

CMSbored · 11-06-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MistahTaki

You might think it's dumb but have you ever tried riding your bindings that way? I prefer it to be perpendicular, feels more supportive.

i see what you did there

RedSkate · 11-06-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jdang307

Imagine that alpine riders who have their bindings almost pointed forward with extreme positive angles. there is NOTHING to apply leverage to when turning left or right. I use that extreme example just to illustrate why you make the highbacks parallel. I think on lower angles it is pure preference. I don't make them parralel but I do turn them a little.

That's a good analogy.

MistahTaki · 11-06-2011, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CMSbored

i see what you did there

Lol what did I do there huh?

RedSkate · 11-06-2011, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MistahTaki

You might think it's dumb but have you ever tried riding your bindings that way? I prefer it to be perpendicular, feels more supportive.

Perpendicular would mean your highbacks are to the right of your boot, not behind your boot...

MistahTaki · 11-06-2011, 07:31 PM

What? am I doing it wrong?

11-06-2011, 06:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
RedSkate Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 28	Parallel highbacks with snowboard Why do people at board shops recommend adjusting your high back so it's parallel with the edge of the snowboard? It seems dumb to me. Less contact with the boot = less responsive high backs, and if you're jibbing a lot, I think it would get in the way if you did that.

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11-06-2011, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
jdang307 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,075	when you apply pressure to your heel side turn, I don't think you apply it in a V pattern. Ducked boots or not, you apply it perpendicular to the board I think. That's why.

11-06-2011, 07:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
MistahTaki Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,362	You might think it's dumb but have you ever tried riding your bindings that way? I prefer it to be perpendicular, feels more supportive.

11-06-2011, 07:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
jdang307 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,075	Imagine that alpine riders who have their bindings almost pointed forward with extreme positive angles. there is NOTHING to apply leverage to when turning left or right. I use that extreme example just to illustrate why you make the highbacks parallel. I think on lower angles it is pure preference. I don't make them parralel but I do turn them a little.

11-06-2011, 07:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
MistahTaki Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,362	What? am I doing it wrong?