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Stomp pads - I just don't get them them.

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#1 ·
Seriously why do people put these on? They all look ugly and I just don't understand why anyone would need one? Surely it's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist??
 
#36 ·
I got a dumb question. How do you record yourself with a camera on your head? You bend over and look at your feet and watch it back later? No you record your friends.

I had a friend that thought about getting one of those. I said no thanks as I did not want to watch myself, and I was not going to wear it to record him...

But whatever, record yourselves and sit back and enjoy!
 
#41 · (Edited)
THIS!

I am way to obsessed about getting in that next gnarly pow line and dont want to fiddle with a camera. Besides, no matter how great the camera, watching it is noting at all like being there in person. Now I do think video is great for doing movement analisys when coaching but I am filming the rider so they can visually see what I am seeing when we do MA at the end of the session.
Have you actually USED one of these? The only "fiddling" with the camera I do is just part of putting on my gear. Set it up, snap it in the bracket. I leave it on all day. Some rides I turn it on, some I don't. All the "fiddling" required is to reach up to my helmet and press one button. That's all there is, one button. Press it. Click. Ride. Sometimes I forget to click it again at the bottom and I record my lift ride back up, too, but so what? It's about as complicated as putting on a glove. In fact, I'd bet I do more "fiddling" with my gloves than I do with my camera. Jesus...some people will bitch about anything!

The 1080p setting on the GoPro (not the Contour, apparently) is as razor sharp as it gets. The image quality is WAY better than what you posted from your Contour. While I tend to agree that the wide angle tends to take in TOO much, so you sometimes don't get the sense of depth on steeps, there are other settings that do a better job. Funny, the people posting here that hate the GoPro don't actually use one, and the people that use the Contour have either sold it or say their Contour blows. Hmm. Well, as long as you don't look like a Teletubby, I guess!

:laugh:
 
#42 ·
They really do work well and are a godsend for new riders; they make the learning process so much easier especially when teaching them one foot fade turns. I have started carrying a small roll of carpet tape and will stick a small stip on the board for the newbies who are struggling with this problem......
Just to get back on-topic, I've never used a stomp pad, and don't like them. I don't like they way they look on my board, and I don't see the need for them. From my earliest days riding, speaking of not wanting to look stupid (said the Teletubby), I concentrated like crazy on NOT falling getting off the lift. That was one of the biggest "skills" I was concerned about! LOL. Just push the back foot against the binding. It took a season of practice, but soon enough I could ride to the next lift connection or take-off point without having to strap in for 50 yards, or whatever. I've just never felt the need.

I also don't understand the controversy, though. I don't use the same bindings as everyone else, I don't wear the same jacket as everyone else, I don't ride the same board as everyone else...but apparently I use the same camera as a lot of people! Oh well. I just go out to enjoy myself, and unlike Torpedo, I'm not getting all jacked up about how I LOOK. I'm just out to ride.
 
#44 ·
Why so fucking defensive? How was my statement "bitching"? get the fuck over yourself aready!!!

I just said I don`t really get into it and to me it isnt worth my time stopping and turning a camera on and of. Why the fuck do you get pissy because someone doesnt want to ride with a fucking gopro? Never once did I tell you or anyone what to do! Get the fuck over what others do and prefer; seems to be a constant fucking theme with you from "bitching" about how ugly stomp pads are to getting pissy like a butt hurt little school bitch over my not wanting to rock a camera......fucking control freak!

Yeah, SOME people WILL bitch about anything; check the fucking mirror!
Hey asshole, speaking of pissy and defensive! I didn't start the goddamn stop pad thread and I didn't say anything negative about stomp pads. And I didn't single YOU out over the tremendous bother of clicking a button! Get over yourself, indeed!
 
#45 · (Edited)
You asked why people used them and we told you. You make it all about you and brag that you never needed one so here is your E cookie:

And yet YOU are the one who started a thread about how ugly YOU think stomp pads looks. No prob its an opinion. Torpedo and many think the go pro`s look dumb and you turn into a whiny assed little bitch. Get over it, they have a right to their opinion too. If YOU really didnt care about looks, YOU would not have even thought to start a thread about how stomp pads look. Look up the word IRONY.
NO, I DID NOT, ASSWIPE! Step away from the bong!
 
#46 ·
Want a good stomp pad story? I was so excited about my new Hovercraft I peeled the backing off the Burton stomp pad and stuck it behind the FRONT binding....lol. So I had to spend another 15 bucks and put in front of the REAR binding. And you know what? I love having both of them on there. Noticed I used both positions on the weekend. I would consider myself a intermediate rider (would call myself advanced if I was into tricks and the park). My knowledge of boards, bindings and technical gear is very basic though - probably due to the fact I was out of the game for a decade. I don't have a problem asking "stupid" questions (or posting things letting people know I make mistakes) on here as I am pretty sure that I could outride the vast majority of posters given my toth (time on the hill). I don't care about looking dumb, or what my board looks like, I just need answers so I don't buy the wrong gear and more days on the hill to improve my technique. So I give a big thumbs up to the stomp pads. :thumbsup: And yes. I have GAS (gear aquisition syndrome). I was broke for many years and now that I have found my passion, I say screw it and buy what I want and when I want it. :yahoo:
 
#48 ·
Haha, I did this very same thing three days ago to my cousin's board. He just bought equipment and wanted me to help him set it up. I don't use stomp pads and had some old ones laying around the house so I asked him if he wanted some on his... We got to the resort and he started giving me shit about sticking them in the wrong place. He can't bitch much I mean, they were free!
 
#47 ·
You might want to read more, I didnt leave it out.
Fucking PEACE! This whole stupid thing has gotten out of hand! I didn't think my last edit posted...I was sending from my phone, hard to tell on the tiny screen. Anyway, there is no "anger management" issue, either. You seem to have the answer to everything. No need for all the bullshit. Torpedo decided to insult me just because of the equipment I (and many others) use. You've thought it necessary to come to his defense by accusing me of the same thing, while ignoring that HE was the one ragging on people for the equipment they use. Nice. Either way, enough. As I said, I don't care what a GoPro OR stomp pads look like. My only comments about the GP were about it's functionality.

Again, Peace. Merry Christmas! Eat some of those cookies!
 
#51 ·
I love my stick-on diamond studs... i can take dozens of minutes designing the optimum minimal-slip configuration that will assist in my one-foot riding... shit i measure symmetry on either side like that stuff even matters.

That is, until I get to the hill and the snow just says "Fuck YOU and your studs LAWL!!11eleven" and covers my Rembrandt-esque masterpiece.


...Fuckin' snow.
 
#52 ·
So what if I rocked a stomp pad back in the day? Haven't had one in years, but I am man enough to admit there was a time when I needed it, otherwise I would've been falling a hell of a lot more while skating or exiting the lift. My favorite was the Dakine Modular since you could adjust it to fit your boot properly. It comes in colors/patterns but I preferred the clear one since it's the least noticeable on the hill:

DAKINE Modular Mat Stomp Pad - Free Shipping at REI.com



Some sticks like the carbonium topsheet NS boards have great grip, while most are really slick. I wouldn't fault a noob for rocking a stomp pad. It looks a hell of a lot better than falling everytime you have one-foot unstrapped. Still, it does look retarded and I'd clown the shit out of any of my boys if they showed up with one.
 
#53 ·
First off 99% of POV footage is boring as hell, polecam footage is a 100x more exciting to watch and gives the person filming ALLOT more flexibility.

I cannot believe there are sooo many hung up on "looks" in this thread, truly the MTV trash douchebag generation is upon us how embarrassing, to me this goes against everything snowboarding should be about.

Thank god I'm at a point in my life where I truly do not have to give a fuck what anyone else thinks.

If you don't sign my paycheck or I don't wake up next to you I DON'T HAVE TO GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOU THINK

THAT'S what I call real freedom, thank god I'm spending more time on my split and less time around dip shits at the resorts....you people make me fucking sick.
 
#65 · (Edited)
Despite my initial post being worded in a slightly aggressive tone (which again wasn't originally intended, curiosity was the driver), I'm a little saddened at how defensiveness, anger and attacks have flowed so readily as a result :(

I find it interesting that caring about aesthetics and form is seen as such a bad thing by some. It seems fairly false to say that it shouldn't matter. Imagine how dull things would be if everyone all had the dull clothes and the dull boards. But who's right to say you should or shouldn't care other than yourself? And leave others to their choice. The 100's of amazing and individual artworks applied to top sheets each year, people taking the trouble to colour code their bindings etc suggests to me that a lot of people actually care about these things. And why not? Is there a law that says your board must look shit to be serious? No of course not. If it's your primary concern, then perhaps you have your priorities in the wrong order but go to as much trouble as you want I say. It's an individual's choice - it's your 'trouble'. Be it a way to express yourself to others, or for personal satisfaction only. Get stoked on the design of your board if you like. Enjoy your stomp pad, or your nice clear topsheet. Whichever floats your boat most. But on the other hand, we'll all of course form our own opinions (if we happen to notice) about what we see. Shit, rad or whatever. That's a fact. And don't say you shouldn't. It might not be your business and you can keep it to yourself but everyone has a right to their opinion. We all see things through different eyes and have different values. Where people get into trouble is trying to superimpose their own sense of validity onto to everyone else. When you start to recognise this, the world and people make a lot more sense.

But obviously straps inside is better :)





(that is to say, straps inside works best for me ;))
 
#70 ·
Any time I see a douche bag with a stomp pad I think..."Huh? This lift line is really slow. WTF? And what's with that asshole skier riding over the back of my board? Is it too windy to light up on the lift? Damn, I gotta pee. And that sweet-ass bunny over there looks fucking HOT in those brand new white ski pants!"

Oh, did someone mention stomp pads?

:laugh:
 
#69 ·
Never used them. Could have, but just didn't. I just learned to push my boot up against the back binding and steer with the front. Once I did need it though in Squaw where I ate it pretty hard. I poke fun at my friends who use one, but it's not a big deal. I have thought about using those punk metal spikes as they're pretty low key
 
#74 ·
I used a stomp pad my first year. I thought I needed one because my son's used one. After I bought my first new board and took it up without a stomp pad (forgot to get one) I found I didn't need one.

I just got a gopro for Christmas! I'll mount it on my helmet and look lame I guess. :dunno: I don't really care. My wife can't hit the slopes and wants to enjoy watching our kids have fun and progress so it's worth it if it makes the wife happy.
 
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