SunSurfer Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 So how wide/narrow does a board have to be to be a skwal? And how high do the binding angles have to be to ride "skwal style"? Me, I'd call any board ridden with both feet at greater than 80 degrees "skwal style" and in its' rightful place here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Ace* Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Technically speaking I believe any board under 14cm at the waist is classified as a skwal while everything over would be classified as a snowboard. Purist skwal enthusiats will say that a skwal should be ridden with no binding angles. I myself usually have a very slight angle on my bindings. I also ride with a wide stance, which purists would argue against. I had a day this past season where I did some binding adjustments and had too much angle on the front binding and I certainly noticed that something wasn't right both while carving and skating with one foot in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Yeah, I also thought there was that 14cm rule... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 FIS rules say snowboard width must be at least 16cm for competition. http://www.fis-ski.com/mm/Document/documentlibrary/Marketing/04/30/53/Competitionequipment_1617_11072016_clean_English.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Only ever had one person (European) that even knew what i was riding. Call anything you want a Skwal and 99.9999999 % of the riding world won't know the difference. You will only see Skwal riders with a grin from ear to ear no matter what the conditions. And i quietly ask what the hell would Fis know about a Skwal other than the fact they are too much fun and we shouldn't allow them around professional riders. "There now i feel better !" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertAlexander Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) Zero deg up front, and 3 deg in the rear, The 3 in the rear works better for me, the legs fit together better than zero/zero. Riding a 14cm, and a 17" stance, front foot just ahead of board midpoint. Edited July 2, 2018 by RobertAlexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastsiiiide Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) So if I have a 14.5 x 185 cm snowboard, can I just put the F2 rider-mounting-flanges at 0 degrees and go almost-skwalling, or is there significantly more magic built into the bones of a skwal that's missing from a narrow snowboard, to the point that I shouldn't bother with this as a method to find out if I like this madness called skwalling? I've already discovered that I am deeply bitten by this madness called super-narrow snowboarding, next step seems obviously crank those bindings to zero degrees or so and see what happens. Or do I just do nothing, and wait for an agent of the skwaluminati to contact me in the dead of night? I feel like I'm joining the French resistance. Edited March 11, 2023 by Eastsiiiide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhil Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Eastsiiiide said: can I just put the F2 rider-mounting-flanges at 0 degrees and go skwalling Nothing can stop you from doing that. I prefer to have a little angle on rear foot. Don't forget to add some heel and toe lifts to taste. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted March 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) On 3/11/2023 at 12:56 PM, Eastsiiiide said: So if I have a 14.5 x 185 cm snowboard, can I just put the F2 rider-mounting-flanges at 0 degrees and go almost-skwalling, or is there significantly more magic built into the bones of a skwal that's missing from a narrow snowboard, to the point that I shouldn't bother with this as a method to find out if I like this madness called skwalling? I've already discovered that I am deeply bitten by this madness called super-narrow snowboarding, next step seems obviously crank those bindings to zero degrees or so and see what happens. Or do I just do nothing, and wait for an agent of the skwaluminati to contact me in the dead of night? I feel like I'm joining the French resistance. @EastsiiiideYou might want to watch the video linked below to understand why your binding setup might need to be a little different once your binding angles go higher than 60 degrees. In addition to front toe lift and rear heel lift, outward canting may well be helpful. https://youtu.be/mBTTJMo6Me4 Edited March 12, 2023 by SunSurfer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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