Knee pain in one side is making me think I'm not setup correctly. Have the displacement at it's full extremes of the duck stance. Anyone got some tips for setting the angle and width which places the less amount of stress on your knees?

yeah sounds like you have them turned out too much. I have mine set on 12 degrees which is nice and relaxed and suits me perfectly

My boots are nearly straight and I often straighten my right side a bit more than the left. I did this after I used to have a lot of knee pain on a seemingly normal ducked stance.

It is different for everyone. Some people tell me unless they have a massive duck that they get knee pain as well... So the best thing to do is take a screwdriver to the beach and change it bit by bit until you get it sussed.

sir ROWDY said...
My boots are nearly straight and I often straighten my right side a bit more than the left. I did this after I used to have a lot of knee pain on a seemingly normal ducked stance.

It is different for everyone. Some people tell me unless they have a massive duck that they get knee pain as well... So the best thing to do is take a screwdriver to the beach and change it bit by bit until you get it sussed.

i ride on 3 degrees, normal is 6 degrees

jsnfok said...
UNLESS

you are a duck

Nomination for WPOTY award?

stamp said...
jump off the couch or a chair and take note of where your feet are on the floor. whatever angle your feet are comfortably at is the best for your bindings. it's different for everyone. some people say go for maximum duck, but i don't agree.

set the boots further apart for a wider stance for better landings and balance, but don't ever put your feet at an unnatural angle.

+1. What Stamp said. Also get a pushy and start riding or do some lunges or squats. Cross training is key

kungfupete said...

stamp said...
jump off the couch or a chair and take note of where your feet are on the floor. whatever angle your feet are comfortably at is the best for your bindings. it's different for everyone. some people say go for maximum duck, but i don't agree.

set the boots further apart for a wider stance for better landings and balance, but don't ever put your feet at an unnatural angle.

+1. What Stamp said. Also get a pushy and start riding or do some lunges or squats. Cross training is key

+1.
Yep, biking or squats depending on what muscles need strengthening. Best probably to go to someone and work that out first, because as I found out riding a bike around only makes my knee problems worse haha. Unfortunately I have to stick with boring old 1 legged squats.

salt said...
Are the boots are worth it? What gear is good?

No they are not, they are all crap.

I had mine on 18 degrees for about a year with no knee probs. Recently experimented with them at 0 degrees and my knees hurt while going up wind, but the position felt pretty good with landings. Now I've set them to 12 degrees and it feels best all round for me.