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Old     (dougbone)      Join Date: Aug 2007       08-25-2007, 4:55 AM Reply   
I am new to the sport. I am addicted. can anyone give me feedback on there binding placement. I am goofy footed. and I am 6' tall
Old     (helix_rider)      Join Date: Mar 2003       08-25-2007, 5:55 AM Reply   
Doug, first it depends on your board size. I am 6 ft and ride a 139 and I put my bindings as far out as they can possibly go. The basic rule of thumb is to put the bindings at 'shoulder width' and try riding that, and then mess around with the placement. You need to be slightly 'ducked', meaning the toes need to be angled a little 'out' from your heels (towards the tip/tail of the board). I ride at about 12 degrees ducked. Once you get the bindings set, put them on in your living room and do several squats. If the angle feels wrong and puts weird pressure on your knees, change it up to more/less duck and see how that feels.

If you have a 139 board, for starters I would put my bindings at 1 peg in from all the way out, and give both a slight angle out (opposite from each other like this guy in the picture (no, that's not me...I wish :-)

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Old     (cgoode)      Join Date: Aug 2007       08-25-2007, 7:36 AM Reply   
I ride a 139 and have my feet all the way out and at 9 degrees. I was told that the further out you put your feet the more pop you get cause you are flexing the board more. Don't know if that is true but it made sense to me.
Old     (1boarder_kevin)      Join Date: Mar 2007       08-25-2007, 11:47 AM Reply   
I've always been told to jump in the air as high as you can (or jump off a chair) off the ground and when you land don't move your feet. Measure how far your feet are apart and get a gestament of the angle. This is how you naturally want to land.

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