Please list your snowboarding stats - Snowboarding Forum

gravityhomer · 03-14-2009, 10:22 PM

I'd like to know how people ride on their board. Everyone is different and people go with what feels right for them, but I am curious to see just how different everyone is. So if you reply, please list the following, I'll start as an example.

style: I'm a beginner (~1.5 years), so my style is to go down easy runs and try not to fall down
height: 5'10"
weight: 185 lbs
boot size: US 12
board length: 157 Custom wide
Stance width: 20 in
stance angle: +15/-3

I'm going to try a slightly wider stance, as this is the inner most setting for the board. I went with that because it was the stance width I used on the smaller board (153) I started out with. A wider stance on the 153, felt really wrong and gave me no control, turning was pretty much impossible. I immediately switched it to a narrower stance and everything felt normal again. I was amazed at how large a difference a single inch in stance width made. I think because of this I am very wary of a wider stance and went with the narrowest on the larger board. I got a longer board because I am pretty sure I was just too heavy/tall for the smaller one. The new board feels good, but now I'm thinking maybe I should give the recommended stance width a try on the larger board. I mean it is larger, so if my stance is too narrow, perhaps I can't get the torsional flex I need. Anyway I'm rambling, so please list these stats at a minimum, and maybe if you want to add any info or history on why you like to ride this way, that would be good.

The idea is that there is a lot of people on the site and it would be great to collect some data and perhaps help give new people a jumping off point, by going with someone who is a similar height, weight, style.

Flick Montana · 03-14-2009, 10:35 PM

style: Trees. Pretty much any chance I get, I'm in the woods dodging pines.
height: 6'3"
weight: 180 lbs
boot size: US 10.5
board length: 165 Rome Design
Stance width: Pretty wide. I'm all legs.
stance angle: +15/-15

03-14-2009, 10:38 PM

here goes

style: expert - i love ripping it up at the park and going down double black diamonds at mach 3 works too

just my first year as well
age: 17
gender: male
height: 5'9"
weight: 135 pounds
location: northern suburbs of chicago
boot size: US 11.5
board type/length: 156" capita scaremaster '09 with union contact bindings and prospect JP walker 32 boots
Stance width: didn't check
stance angle: duck stance so +15/-15

03-14-2009, 10:43 PM

gender: female
age: 18
style: intermediate. Still getting the hang of things (like throwing my board around and remembering to speed check around old farts on skis

). Love riding blues and icy blacks (weeee!)
height: 5'7''
weight: 113 lbs
boot size: US 8 (women's)
board length: 146 Rome Vinyl ('08/'09)
Stance width: 20.5
stance angle: +18/-12

Flick, did I see that right? You weigh 18 lbs?

RidePowder · 03-14-2009, 10:50 PM

Gender: Male
age:19
Style: intermediate- I can control every aspect of my board when I ride, I can hit double blacks, ride powder, but I am still working on my park. not my strongest skill

height: 6'0
weight: somewhere around 180
boot size: US 11.5
board type/length: 157 Bataleon Enemy w/ union forces, 155 K2 darkstar with K2 autos, 152 K2 WWW
stance: I just kind of eye it up
angle:15,-13

03-14-2009, 10:50 PM

style: advanced intermediate, free ride mostly but working on park now
age: 20 male
height: 6'2
weight: 175 lbs
boot size: 12
board length: free ride: 161w 08 gnu chb mtx, park: 152w 09 scaremaster
Stance width: maxed
stance angle: +12/-12

Flick Montana · 03-14-2009, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnowBun

Flick, did I see that right? You weigh 18 lbs?

Hey, we can't all be healthy! So I have anemia, so what?!

03-14-2009, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flick Montana

Hey, we can't all be healthy! So I have anemia, so what?!

Don't you mean bulimia?

Flick Montana · 03-14-2009, 10:57 PM

No way. I'd never waste good food.

stoepstyle · 03-14-2009, 11:09 PM

style: I'm an expert(~3-4 years), and I ride any line on the mountain that isint in the park
height: 6'3'
weight: 185 lbs
boot size: US 12
board length: 163 Never Summer Legacy-R
Stance width: 23 in
stance angle: +21/+8

I dont ride switch very much so I have forward for hard charging. Its fun

03-14-2009, 10:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
gravityhomer Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New England Posts: 47	Please list your snowboarding stats I'd like to know how people ride on their board. Everyone is different and people go with what feels right for them, but I am curious to see just how different everyone is. So if you reply, please list the following, I'll start as an example. style: I'm a beginner (~1.5 years), so my style is to go down easy runs and try not to fall down height: 5'10" weight: 185 lbs boot size: US 12 board length: 157 Custom wide Stance width: 20 in stance angle: +15/-3 I'm going to try a slightly wider stance, as this is the inner most setting for the board. I went with that because it was the stance width I used on the smaller board (153) I started out with. A wider stance on the 153, felt really wrong and gave me no control, turning was pretty much impossible. I immediately switched it to a narrower stance and everything felt normal again. I was amazed at how large a difference a single inch in stance width made. I think because of this I am very wary of a wider stance and went with the narrowest on the larger board. I got a longer board because I am pretty sure I was just too heavy/tall for the smaller one. The new board feels good, but now I'm thinking maybe I should give the recommended stance width a try on the larger board. I mean it is larger, so if my stance is too narrow, perhaps I can't get the torsional flex I need. Anyway I'm rambling, so please list these stats at a minimum, and maybe if you want to add any info or history on why you like to ride this way, that would be good. The idea is that there is a lot of people on the site and it would be great to collect some data and perhaps help give new people a jumping off point, by going with someone who is a similar height, weight, style.

03-14-2009, 10:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Flick Montana Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beech Grove, Indiana sigh Posts: 4,168	style: Trees. Pretty much any chance I get, I'm in the woods dodging pines. height: 6'3" weight: 180 lbs boot size: US 10.5 board length: 165 Rome Design Stance width: Pretty wide. I'm all legs. stance angle: +15/-15 __________________ Zombie Nation Gear: Rome Design 165 / Rome Arsenals Rome Anthem 158 Last edited by Flick Montana; 03-14-2009 at 10:53 PM.

03-14-2009, 10:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
BiGfYz Guest Posts: n/a	here goes style: expert - i love ripping it up at the park and going down double black diamonds at mach 3 works too just my first year as well age: 17 gender: male height: 5'9" weight: 135 pounds location: northern suburbs of chicago boot size: US 11.5 board type/length: 156" capita scaremaster '09 with union contact bindings and prospect JP walker 32 boots Stance width: didn't check stance angle: duck stance so +15/-15 Last edited by BiGfYz; 03-14-2009 at 11:01 PM.

03-14-2009, 10:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
RidePowder Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,264	Gender: Male age:19 Style: intermediate- I can control every aspect of my board when I ride, I can hit double blacks, ride powder, but I am still working on my park. not my strongest skill height: 6'0 weight: somewhere around 180 boot size: US 11.5 board type/length: 157 Bataleon Enemy w/ union forces, 155 K2 darkstar with K2 autos, 152 K2 WWW stance: I just kind of eye it up angle:15,-13 __________________ Ze Blog: I'd Rather be Riding Tweet me you Twits: QuestforPow

03-14-2009, 10:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
desklamp Guest Posts: n/a	style: advanced intermediate, free ride mostly but working on park now age: 20 male height: 6'2 weight: 175 lbs boot size: 12 board length: free ride: 161w 08 gnu chb mtx, park: 152w 09 scaremaster Stance width: maxed stance angle: +12/-12 Last edited by desklamp; 03-14-2009 at 11:17 PM.

03-14-2009, 10:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
SnowBun Guest Posts: n/a	gender: female age: 18 style: intermediate. Still getting the hang of things (like throwing my board around and remembering to speed check around old farts on skis ). Love riding blues and icy blacks (weeee!) height: 5'7'' weight: 113 lbs boot size: US 8 (women's) board length: 146 Rome Vinyl ('08/'09) Stance width: 20.5 stance angle: +18/-12 Flick, did I see that right? You weigh 18 lbs?

03-14-2009, 10:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Flick Montana Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beech Grove, Indiana sigh Posts: 4,168	No way. I'd never waste good food. __________________ Zombie Nation Gear: Rome Design 165 / Rome Arsenals Rome Anthem 158

03-14-2009, 11:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
stoepstyle Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: in the K-town Posts: 699	style: I'm an expert(~3-4 years), and I ride any line on the mountain that isint in the park height: 6'3' weight: 185 lbs boot size: US 12 board length: 163 Never Summer Legacy-R Stance width: 23 in stance angle: +21/+8 I dont ride switch very much so I have forward for hard charging. Its fun

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