Snowboard bindings play a very important role in snowboarding. They are the elements that ensure that the rider's boots are bound safely to the board without allowing the rider's feet to get free from the snow board while snow-boarding.
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A wide choice of bindings are available to suit the taste and likes of different riders. While shopping for bindings you should make sure that you take your snowboard boots along to get the right fit. Now we can have a look at the different types of boot-bindings that are available and can be purchased.
One can choose from the soft boots and strap on binding if you are a free rider or a freestyler since this is very flexible and makes it easy to maneuver. The soft or the hard step-in boot bindings are used if you have a stepin pair of boots. Though this makes it easy to step on and off the board, the alternatives are rather less and they provide less board control.
Snowboard Bindings Are Most Essential
If you require real hard and direct control over the snow board binding then the hard boots with plate or lever bindings is the right choice. This enables all the body movements to be transmitted directly to the board. It is the hot choice of the free carvers who prefer to have high control while doing speed turns.
The standard snowboard-bindings that most snowboarders prefer are the soft boots and straps or the step-in models unless you are a professional and love doing tricks while snow boarding.
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The bindings are sized as small medium and large. While choosing the binding care must be taken to wear the snowboard boot to get the right size and fit. With the boot on, you should point the toe so it is placed inside the binding, with this done the heel should be pushed down and up in the heel cap. While this is done the heel of the boot should slide freely into the binding. If the choice is the strap-binding too much strap should not be left on either side.
The High back is seen at the base of the binding as a curved piece. It acts as a holder to give the rider a firm grip while riding. This is very essential and can be seen in all models of snowboard bindings. The only difference is that the high back varies from model to model. Alpine riders prefer to have a stiffer and taller high back for higher control while the freestylers prefer a shorter high back which would offer more flexibility while turning.
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The price of snowboard-bindings vary according to their type and model. The lighter the model the more comfortable it would be. It can be very adjustable and hence the price too would increase with such models.
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