Powder Bindings Position Q? - Snowboarding Forum

AIRider · 02-22-2012, 10:57 PM

I was at Baker today, and there was an insane amount of new powder, something like 2feet of fresh. So me being a n00b, I kind of struggled, got better by the end of the day, but oh boy, I was getting stuck left and right. So I was wondering, if I set my bindings a notch or two towards the back of the board to help lift the tip, will it make a HUGE difference in powder days, or will it be a MINIMAL improvement?

What do you guys say, tell me from experience. Because next time, I won't be lazy, and I'll actually move the bindings.

Thank you.

linvillegorge · 02-22-2012, 11:04 PM

Big difference. If you don't have a true powder board set those bindings back.

AIRider · 02-22-2012, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by linvillegorge

Big difference. If you don't have a true powder board set those bindings back.

I ride a 172 Lib Skunk Ape, it's a big, wide surfboard, It's good in powder, I think the problem is ME, but again, I want to do everything possible to help me get better.

ETM · 02-22-2012, 11:24 PM

Get those bindings all the way back, lean back and carry speed

509-pow · 02-22-2012, 11:43 PM

o ya it will be a huge diff. i have a 164.5 trice and when i set back the bindings it was like crazy how much it helped. my problem in pow is my weight. my big ass just sinks.

ETM · 02-22-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 509-pow

o ya it will be a huge diff. i have a 164.5 trice and when i set back the bindings it was like crazy how much it helped. my problem in pow is my weight. my big ass just sinks.

swallowtail will fix that

AIRider · 02-23-2012, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ETM

swallowtail will fix that

interesting…. I'm 225lbs, and I find myself sinking as well …

look at the tip of that board, always up … hmmmm might have to buy another board …

how are shallow tails, on groomers, and non pow conditions… obviously you cant ride switch…

509-pow · 02-23-2012, 12:48 AM

realy? i might look into that but we dont have that many pow days for me to get one of those. i just hit 280 and dropping every week.

ETM · 02-23-2012, 12:55 AM

On a groomer you wont even know you are riding a swallowtail. Its big taper that makes a board not want to carve as good.
Minimal taper is needed with a swallowtail + shovel nose.

AIRider · 02-23-2012, 12:55 AM

looks like these guys are riding with positive angles on their bindings… that would be weird to get used to.

02-22-2012, 10:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
AIRider Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 564	Powder Bindings Position Q? I was at Baker today, and there was an insane amount of new powder, something like 2feet of fresh. So me being a n00b, I kind of struggled, got better by the end of the day, but oh boy, I was getting stuck left and right. So I was wondering, if I set my bindings a notch or two towards the back of the board to help lift the tip, will it make a HUGE difference in powder days, or will it be a MINIMAL improvement? What do you guys say, tell me from experience. Because next time, I won't be lazy, and I'll actually move the bindings. Thank you. __________________ Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

02-22-2012, 11:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,501	Big difference. If you don't have a true powder board set those bindings back. __________________ "People say that marijuana smoking is going to get in the way of my career. I say to them that on the contrary, my fighting career is getting in the way of my marijuana smoking." -Nick Diaz

02-23-2012, 12:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
ETM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hokkaido in my mind Posts: 1,362	On a groomer you wont even know you are riding a swallowtail. Its big taper that makes a board not want to carve as good. Minimal taper is needed with a swallowtail + shovel nose. Last edited by ETM; 02-23-2012 at 01:02 AM.

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AIRider Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 564	looks like these guys are riding with positive angles on their bindings… that would be weird to get used to. __________________ Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

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02-22-2012, 11:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
ETM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hokkaido in my mind Posts: 1,362	Get those bindings all the way back, lean back and carry speed

02-22-2012, 11:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
509-pow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Washington state. Posts: 315	o ya it will be a huge diff. i have a 164.5 trice and when i set back the bindings it was like crazy how much it helped. my problem in pow is my weight. my big ass just sinks.

02-23-2012, 12:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
509-pow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Washington state. Posts: 315	realy? i might look into that but we dont have that many pow days for me to get one of those. i just hit 280 and dropping every week.