| Just starting out in the world of snowboarding, there's | | | | Next you are going to need to set up your board, now |
| a lot to think about. Firstly i would definitely recommend | | | | most places will do this for you, but if you mail order |
| you buy your own boots purely for the fact that | | | | your board then you will have to do it yourself, so first |
| everyone's feet are different, and if you rent gear then | | | | of all you need to know which foot forward you are |
| it never fits properly and you end up with blisters, | | | | then you need to find a comfortable stance width not |
| which can ruin your holiday. | | | | too wide or your legs will ache after a while and to too |
| Once you start to get reasonably good at this | | | | close together or you wont have as much control |
| particular sport then you may want to think about | | | | over the board. A good starting point is to put your |
| buying your first snowboard. Now depending on what | | | | front binding on a 15 degree angle pointing to the nose |
| type of riding you like makes a difference on what | | | | of the board around the centre set of screw holes |
| snowboard to buy. If you want to ride more park and | | | | and put your rear binding on zero degrees again |
| rails then something along the lines of a ride kink. | | | | around the centre set of screw holes and see how |
| Or if you fancy more charging through the back | | | | this feels. once you have found a comfortable stance |
| country in deep powder and charging down through | | | | width you will need to make sure you have the |
| the tree lines then I would suggest something along the | | | | bindings central on the board, you can check this by |
| lines of a ride timeless. | | | | strapping in one of your boots and pick the board up |
| Personally myself i ride a ride kink snowboard as i love | | | | and look length ways down the board and make sure |
| the park and rails but that may not be your thing. Then | | | | that the heal of you boot overlaps the edge of the |
| once you have sorted your board you will need | | | | board exactly the same as the toe of your boot. Then |
| bindings these are what connect you to the board. | | | | tighten all the screws and your ready to go. You may |
| Again there are many to choose from but as a | | | | want to play around with these angles until you find |
| beginner i would recommend so soft forgiving bindings | | | | comfortable stance. Now you are ready to hit the |
| something along the lines of K2 sonic bindings. With a | | | | mountain so get your gear on and lets go!! |
| bit of flex that makes these nice and easy to ride. | | | | |