Needing a bit of Guidance on Stance

[baldylox]

I picked up some second hand alpine gear from a few members and got out for my first time in hard boots this weekend.

Currently my bindings are set to 55 Front and Rear which puts toe and heel right at the edge on my Axxess 172. Stance width is 20.5" and I am 5'10".

While riding I felt pulling in the achilles in my rear foot on the outside. I'm thinking this means I should open up the rear foot a bit to 50, which would introduce a small amount of toe drag, or should I steepen the front binding to 60?

[lonbordin]

I like these two resources for setup:

http://beckmannag.com/hardboot-snowboarding/hardboot-binding-configuration

and

http://bomberonline.com/resources/newcarver/new_carver.html

Most people run with some degree of separation between the binding angles.

Also a "little" overhang isn't going to cause problems... you can help us help you by defining little via a picture.

Donek's Board angulation guide can provide some insight into overhang- http://www.donek.com/images/angle_guide.pdf

Welcome to BOL.

[heroshmero]

The difference between binding angles is called splay. Like lonbordin said, most people have some splay in their binding setup.

Changing either the front or back binding should help you feel more comfortable. Change the back to 50 if there's not too much overhang. If there is too much overhang change the front to 60.

The other thing you might consider is adding some heel lift in the rear binding.

[icebiker]

The other thing you might consider is adding some heel lift in the rear binding.

+1. Some inward cant on the rear foot may help too.