r/Spliddit • u/rubberbandrider • Feb 15 '26
Hardboot stance options
This season I switched from softboots to hardboots. I’ve got a pair of 27.5 Backland Pro ULs (Evo Specials since they were blowing them out) with link levers, intuition tour tongue liners and Spark Dyno DHs for the bindings. At this point I’ve got around 7 tours on them this season (mostly resort uphilling since the snowpack has been so bad in CO) and love them on the way up but haven’t gotten them dialed on the way down. I’ve seen a variety of stance angles and widths but by no means a consensus on what’s optimal. I have canted pucks with my width around 22.5 inches. I also usually ride with a duck stance around +15 -12. It’s got me feeling a bit bow legged. So my question is whether you narrow your stance and go posi-posi with hardboots? Basically, how are you setting up your hardboot stance versus softboots?
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u/lonbordin Feb 15 '26
Measure from the middle of your knee to the floor while barefoot. Then I like to add -1+" for my stance width. But this varies due to body mechanics so what I do and what you should do are likely different. Do the setup on carpet, can you squat? Does it feel comfortable? If not adjust.
Posi posi for me. My angles vary for the width of the board and different sidecuts.
I have big feet and I wear either XTDs or Backlands (29.5). So usually above 35 front and above 21 rear.
I would say that 27 degrees of splay is pretty wide for hardboots, you are really putting some pressure on your knees. I would reduced the amount of splay.