Tick Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 I have a buddy that has been snowboarding with me for a few years, and he has now decided that he wants to be a carver! :lol: Up until now, he has "inherited" snowboards from firends who have bought new setups. He has made a bid on an Arbor snowboard (2005 AFrame 162). I am concerned that he may have purchased a board that's too narrow for him, as his shoe size is 10. The waist width is 24.9 cm. Not being an engineer or even good at math, I can't tell if that will work for him or not. His former stance has been 90 degrees (perp. to the board). Is his stance angle going to have to be too dramatic for him to use that board? P.S. I just noticed below my user name that I am a "Skidder". How many posts do I need to get rid of that...FAST? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy S. Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 I'm size 10 and ride on boards with 18cm waists. I ride with angles in the 55-60 range. I don't know how many posts you need to graduate from skidder. I am anxious to see what happens when I get to 1000 posts, I've been told something interesting happens. Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy D Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 I have size 9 feet, and I find anything narrower than 19cm tends to hurt my knees. IE- binding angles greater than 60/55. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 I have the same sized feet, and running hard boots on a similar waisted board I could get angles as low as 30 degrees with no drag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 with a size 11 I like a board to be 26 to 27 cm wide, any narrower than 26 and I toe and heel out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgang Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 I have a size nine shoe.....Mondo Pt 27 boot which is the measurement that really counts since mondopt and shoe size dont measure up perfectly. but beyond that I have a 18cm and 20cm waist width boards and have no problems with overhang and I ride petty shallow angles 51/54 on the 20 and i figure out the 18 this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgang Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 oh yea and you need fifty to get past skidder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 10! 10? No worries!! I have size 15 and have gone as narrow as 18cm. New angles might take some getting used to, but if he wants to carve, it will work. Tommy D - there are things you can do to help with that knee thing. Different angles and/or cants/lifts. Also, if you get someone to look at your riding there might be something you can do there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman0177 Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 I have size 10.5 feet and ride a Prior 4WD with a 21.4cm width. I ride it at 50 / 45 (F/B) with no dramas. I am still in my first year of carving and admit that it did take a while to get used to the change up from 18 / 6 but after a few runs it is fine. Tell him to just bite the bullet and crank up the angles and carve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 If he has boot out problems, have him try Palmer riser plates(I assume he's going to use soft boots with that board) I have size 10.5 feet and I rode similar boards for years at 15 rear /45 front and never had problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy D Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Tommy D - there are things you can do to help with that knee thing. Different angles and/or cants/lifts. Also, if you get someone to look at your riding there might be something you can do there. Hey, thanks! I think you are right about cants: I was using 3 degree f/r, but I tihnk adding a 6 would have helped ... I got the opportunity to try some narrow boards for a day, and didn't have my extra gear. As far as angles go, I was as shallow as I could get without boot-out, and definitely didn't want to go steeper. I'll keep cants in mind the next narrow-board-opportunity I get. Of course, getting a good 'instructor' to look at my style would help tremendously too. Last year, a carver gave me some awesome feedback regarding my hand/elbow placement, and I ended up carving better with less effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 ...Last year, a carver gave me some awesome feedback regarding my hand/elbow placement, and I ended up carving better with less effort. If it's not top secret, what was the feedback--and how did it help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Wow, Phil. Is it true what they say about guys with big feet? (or was that big hands?? I can't remember) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Yes, it is true - the rumor that guys with big feet wear big boots is very true.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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