johnasmo Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Even though I do plate bindings at +65/+60 or so on carving boards, when I switch to soft boots and freestyle boards I'm usually around +15/-3. It's like two different sports. Don't try to adjust the angles to fit the board, fit the board to your feet. Size the board so your rear foot can be at low angles with just enough overhang so you can roll the board from edge to edge with little effort. Too little overhang and getting it on edge takes too much effort. Try as you might, you won't be laying the board over as far as with hard boots on a carving board, so if you've got 50 - 60 degrees of clearance from the board edge to you boot toe and heel, you'll be surfin' just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Depends on your set up. I use to ride my old Alp on softies up to 45 degrees, but that was with a very stiff 3 buckle binding. (Burton Torques). I have to agree with the above , put your toes on one edge and your heels on the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I go 21 12 both forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopoet178 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 i ride ~55,36 on my soft setup. it used to work fine but now Im spoiled from hardbooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 oh wow, never noticed this threat. 10 and -15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 23/15 on An atomic Don 165. When I put my plates on the same board I ride at 30/23. Carves in either setup and handles the bumps/pipe/park well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 It's been so long since I rode softboots I don't even remeber which angles I like. It's somewhere around 24/15 or 21/12 or something like that, I don't even know. Edit: I know I tried 30/21 and 39/30 and both suck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricky Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 In my "prealpine days" I was always forward on both feet, up to 25/15 or so. But now in my "postalpine days" on the 10%-20% of the time I use soft boots, I have switched to DUCKFOOT stance, say 15/-15. Afterall, why have a softboot board if you are not going to go switch 50% of the time? And I love my 3 pair of Flow bindings with the Burton ratchets I riveted on. Bricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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