How To Choose Snowboarding Bindings

If you are a newbie to the sport of snowboarding you may feel overwhelmed when you try to mount your snowboarding bindings so you might want to do it before you get to the mountain. The following is a step by step to help you feel more at ease.

First determine your stance. Snowboarding bindings have virtually unlimited stance options, and how you position them on the board depends on whether you are regular- or silly-footed, what angles you like and how wide you want to set your feet apart.

Next check out the binding insert pattern on your particular snowboard. Determine which inserts most closely match your desired stance width. Choose inserts in the center of the row for general use; for example, on powder shift both bindings back one row of holes to bring the nose of the board up.

Be sure to put a center disc inside each baseplate on your snowboarding bindings and turn it to the angle you want for each foot. Usually the angle measurements are printed on the binding or the center disc.

Take notice that the center disc has little rows of holes. This is so you can center your foot across the snowboard. Put a boot into each snowboarding binding and slide the binding forward or back until the boot is centered across the board. Hold the binding in place, take the boot out and determine which hole in the row you are going to use. Line up the holes in the disc with the insert holes on the board.

Now get a screw and a washer that came with your snowboarding bindings and one-by-one hand thread the screws into the insert holes.

Tighten all the screws down with a screwdriver or the tool that came with your bindings. You can now adjust the amount of forward lean the highback provides; make sure you have a little bit, at least 10 - 15 degrees. Put your boots on and strap in. The straps should come together easily, and you should be able to tighten them down so your boot is snug. If you can't do these two things, make the straps longer or shorter, as necessary.

Important: Put your leash on….. It's required to ride the chair lift.

Jump around and pretend you're shredding down the hill and give yourself a pat on the back for installing your own snowboarding bindings!