Thank you so much for the great advice and for taking the time to help me out. My son has the bindings below, as you can prob also see in other pics in my previous posts. We are trading his equipment in for a bigger size since he has grown. Would his bindings work for me? What are your thoughts on that?You could check the Union Cadet XS bindings, just to try the smallest ones. Going down a size will put your foot towards the toeside, but you are in between sizes, so balance could shift. Salomon Futures could be exactly in your size, not sure. In general, bindings that are too large tend to suck. Maybe the Escapade from Burton will work in S, as the heel hammock thing kinda pushes your foot forward a bit.
Thank you for all of your help! The thing is I have a really good relationship with the local shop where I live and I am friends with the person who has helped me with this equipment. Now I don’t really know what to do? I live in Central NC, so we don’t have very many shops to choose from. The other shop around here basically said you’re a unique case and I don’t really know of many options. 😏Looks like Jimi covered most of this. That being said, I just got caught up so I'll throw my observations in here.
Just as a disclaimer : Go to a shop you trust and get their in-house advice. Your situation is something that an associate or tech can problem solve pretty easily.
Beyond that!
1) Your bindings and boots aren't correctly mounted on the board. You have a decent amount of heel overhang(which is perfectly fine) but no toe overhang. Essentially this gives you little to no ability to properly engage your toe side turns while giving you much more leverage on your heel side turns. A lot of imbalance there.
2)Burton Missions are men's bindings. Even their smallest sizes won't fit your boots. Go and see if you can match up your boots to a S size woman's binding.
See Manicmouse's post below.
3) As Jimi said, "Boots are your most important piece of equipment, so I'd start by finding a good boot fitter and see if they can make the boots work for you...". Given the width of your foot and difficulty to find a correct fit any good shop can get you a custom liner to help make a nice match for you foot to boot. Typically these go for 150 usd to 300 usd for snowboarders. See Intuition Boot Liners
Best advice we can give is find a good local shop and build a relationship with them. Once you do the culture will take care of you!
Hopefully this all helps, God speed!
You can try to mount them on your board, but those bindings are for toddlers, that don’t have much leverage with height and weight, and usually just swivel around with stiff legs and oversized boots. There’s just one strap on them, so I’m not sure how much control you would get out of it.Thank you so much for the great advice and for taking the time to help me out. My son has the bindings below, as you can prob also see in other pics in my previous posts. We are trading his equipment in for a bigger size since he has grown. Would his bindings work for me? What are your thoughts on that?
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That is what I assumed haha- but just wanted to make sure that I was right in that assumption. He used them as a 7 and 8 year old.You can try to mount them on your board, but those bindings are for toddlers, that don’t have much leverage with height and weight, and usually just swivel around with stiff legs and oversized boots. There’s just one strap on them, so I’m not sure how much control you would get out of it.
OP this is true...but if you can learn to manage the responsiveness. You will develop in to a badass, your riding will become much more fluid and graceful. And since you mentioned being a gymnast, I sure you have the agility and body awareness to make this work.@wrathfuldeity.
Riser's definitely help get leverage, but that works both ways - when you catch an edge the feedback is stronger. So if you flat board a lot, keep in mind riser plates cut both ways. If you typically stay on edge, then risers could be a real advantage for you.
I missed the gymnast part. If she's anything like my daughter (also a gymnast) I'm going to assume the OP has really good form and can maintain her balance and body control. Riser's shouldn't present a challenge for her.OP this is true...but if you can learn to manage the responsiveness. You will develop in to a badass, your riding will become much more fluid and graceful. And since you mentioned being a gymnast, I sure you have the agility and body awareness to make this work.
Thank you so much for the great advice and for taking the time to help me out. My son has the bindings below, as you can prob also see in other pics in my previous posts. We are trading his equipment in for a bigger size since he has grown. Would his bindings work for me? What are your thoughts on that?
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Absolutely! Avoid these.You can try to mount them on your board, but those bindings are for toddlers, that don’t have much leverage with height and weight, and usually just swivel around with stiff legs and oversized boots. There’s just one strap on them, so I’m not sure how much control you would get out of it.
Tiny feet in your familyThat is what I assumed haha- but just wanted to make sure that I was right in that assumption. He used them as a 7 and 8 year old.
Reminds me of Harvey Korman in Blazing Saddles.Tiny feet in your family![]()
I am not sure what size of boot a typical 7 or 8 year old boy wears lol. His is a 3 (youth) in the Burton ones in the pics. Although we have to get him a bigger board and boots etc. this year.Tiny feet in your family![]()
I wish I had someone to do all of this, but unfortunate I do not. Single mom nurse over here lol. I am in the process of planning a trip to Park City for us. Do you think there would be more options for boots/binding/board solutions here as opposed to NC?@wrathfuldeity - you are on fire. Making a plate that sits above the binding would be an easier project and take up the extra space she has in the binding. I'll add, maybe contact glue a layer of EVA foam on top of the high density plastic to increase dampness and so the plastic isn't as slick when trying to strap in. @SunDancer, hopefully you know somebody with some handyman skills and tools. Shouldn't be too hard of a project for somebody with a good jigsaw or bandsaw.
Those Atomic Backland Tongues will definitely stiffen up the boot and help create toe side edge pressure.