| If you are considering snowboard snowboarding you | | | | stop look to see which foot goes in first. Another way |
| will need to determine which stance you intend to use. | | | | to determine which foot should be your front foot is to |
| This refers to how you actually stand on the | | | | try biking downhill and stand up on the pedals. Look to |
| snowboard. This is important because it will also | | | | see which put you automatically put in front. |
| determine how you mount the bindings on the board. | | | | After you have determined which stance you want to |
| Regular or Goofy? | | | | use you should give some thought to how wide you |
| One option for your stance in snowboard | | | | should set your stance. Ideally, the width of your |
| snowboarding is to ride with your left foot forward. | | | | stance should be slightly wider than shoulder-width. It |
| This is known as a regular stance. Another option as | | | | should be balanced, stable and comfortable. For most |
| known as goofy and this stance has the right foot | | | | people this will fall somewhere between 18" and 24". |
| forward. Many people have an almost built-in | | | | Getting your Angle |
| preference that is much like being either right handed | | | | When snowboard snowboarding you will also need to |
| or left handed. | | | | find the right angle of your foot in relation to the board. |
| If you have experience in the past surfing, waterskiing | | | | Once again there is some room for personal |
| or skateboarding you may already know what your | | | | preference here but riding style can also impact the |
| preference is. Be aware; however, that this preference | | | | right angle for you. If you are riding freestyle or free |
| can switch from one sport to the next. Some | | | | ride, the front binding should fall between 10 and 30 |
| professional snowboarders prefer to ride one way on | | | | degrees. The rear binding should be angled |
| their snowboards and actually skateboard with a | | | | somewhere between -15 and +10 degrees. The exact |
| different stance. | | | | angle should be whatever is comfortable for you. |
| Some people may not know whether they prefer a | | | | Try to avoid the temptation to compare your stance |
| particular stance until they have tried both ways. If you | | | | to someone else's No two stances are alike. Your |
| don't want to give it a try on the side of a mountain | | | | stance should be unique and what is comfortable for |
| there are a few other ways you can determine which | | | | you. Over time, as you gain experience snowboard |
| stance is best for you while snowboard snowboarding. | | | | snowboarding your stance will also likely evolve and |
| Trial & Error | | | | change. Your style of riding may also impact your |
| One way would be to slide down the hall or across | | | | choice of stance from time to time. |
| the kitchen floor in your socks. When you come to a | | | | |