| Wondering what a snowboard stance is? A stance is | | | | preference what angle your foot will be in relation to |
| the way that you stand on a board, a snowboard, | | | | the board. It may also depend on what style of riding |
| surfboard or skateboard but for our purposes we'll | | | | that you are planning on doing. |
| discuss a stance on a snowboard. | | | | A good way to start out is to start at about a 20 |
| OK, the first thing that you need to do is work out | | | | degree angle for the front binding and then adjust |
| what foot you put up front. If you have your left | | | | either way to what feels the most natural for you. |
| foot forward this is known as regular footed and if | | | | Generally the front binding should be somewhere |
| you have your right foot forward it is known as | | | | between 10 and 30 degrees. |
| goofy footed. Every person has a preference as to | | | | The back binding can go either way - toward the |
| which way they stand and which foot they put | | | | front of the board or toward the back of the board. |
| forward, so that is the first thing you need to do is | | | | Having the back binding angled toward the back of |
| work out which is more 'natural' for you. | | | | the board is called 'duck foot' and these will have |
| If you have done any sports such as surfboarding or | | | | angles that are negative degrees. Once again with |
| skateboarding then you may already know which | | | | the back binding start at zero degrees (which of |
| foot you prefer up front. If you haven't then you | | | | course is straight across the snowboard) and then |
| can try sliding across a slippery floor and take note | | | | adjust to what feels comfortable for you. The back |
| of which foot you have naturally put out front. | | | | binding will be anywhere between -15 and 10 degrees |
| Now that you know whether you are regular or | | | | angled. |
| goofy footed the next thing you will need to work | | | | Overall, your stance is unique to you and is all about |
| out the width of your stance and generally it will be | | | | what feels the most comfortable for you. It is good |
| just a touch wider than the width of your shoulders. | | | | to get a comfortable stance before going out on the |
| The width will vary according to how long your legs | | | | slopes so that once you are out there you will know |
| are but a rough guide is just a bit wider than your | | | | how to stand and don't have to feel uncomfortable |
| shoulder width. | | | | on the board. Play around with your stance until you |
| Next up, what angle should your feet be at? This will | | | | get it just right. |
| vary from person to person as it really is a personal | | | | |