Scott.Malkinson
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Or do you like them as even as possible.
Do you like your bindings heel stack height to be a tad higher than the toe stack height?
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Or do you like them as even as possible.
freeskibum82
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heel height is higher for more beginner intermediate skiers to make sure they are over the center/front of the ski and not leaning back. You can see the difference with the squire vs the griffon and the attack 11 vs the 13. This is common.
Scott.Malkinson
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14106702:Cade2 said:
You mean you like them the same height
Scott.Malkinson
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14106724:freeskibum82 said:
Good point. I also spotted that the attack 11 has a higher heel stack height than the attack13, 16 and 18. I wish there was a webpage where the toe and heel stack heights of all bindings were listed in one place. I feel like once you get good at skiing you cant stand to have the heel higher than the toe. My quads get tired as fuck from bindings like this, and switch skiing doesnt benefit either.
Cream_Sauce
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Chunderface
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14106879:Cade2 said:
Do they though?
Greg_K
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Blistergear listing of binding stack heights, weights and Elasticity on most popular bindings.
https://blisterreview.com/gear-reviews/blister-alpine-ski-binding-guide
Most bindings have heels a bit higher than than toe height and depending on the skiers boot forward lean etc, the added binding heel-toe ramp may put them too far forward causing balance issues. Shims under the binding toe can be added to reduce ramp if needed.
https://blisterreview.com/gear-reviews/blister-alpine-ski-binding-guide
Most bindings have heels a bit higher than than toe height and depending on the skiers boot forward lean etc, the added binding heel-toe ramp may put them too far forward causing balance issues. Shims under the binding toe can be added to reduce ramp if needed.
Brother_trucker
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14106724:freeskibum82 said:
Although you'd have to say it doesn't matter a jot whether their boots or bindings are providing forward lean if their technique is not there.... you can see people all day long in every resort that can ski about just fine, but are constantly in the back seat. It is a defensive / fear setup. Fall on your ass instead of your face I suppose. But many people are completely unaware this is actually how their stance is. I remember being in a ski shop last time I was getting fitted up for some new boots a few years ago. There was another lad in there at the same time and he was asking the tech for inserts for the back of the calf area of his boots because "the backs of my calfs get sore over the course of the day, so I need something to get me forward". I interjected and told him all the inserts in the world would make no difference if he continued to ski in the back seat, and that he needed to get some lessons to correct his problem, not some inserts for his boots. The tech was not likely to offer that kind of frank advice. But it was what he needed. People don't want to invest the money in some cases, but also the time in lessons when they're out for a week a season.
