 Poster: A snowHead
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Just a thought. Always felt that my stance is too wide on my board, though bindings set at minimum width. Might be more of an issue now with sore, irritated acl-less knee, too.
Rather than buy a new board - if indeed I can get better/narrower stance; it's a 147 so not too big for me by a long chalk - can I get someone to drill and insert in more screw threads & holes, nearer to the centre (just one more set at the same space might do it)?
I'll cope if not 
Cheers.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Not sure if you can add inserts.
You can easily do it really old school, with a T-nut, which goes all the way through the board. Not ideal.
New boards are always a good thing though... just check the minimum stance width.
Modern stances are going narrower again, or at least it's been some years since I've had trouble with that.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm sure @ spyderjon could work out a way for you to do it using quiver killer inserts. Issue might be that deck isn't built to accept mounts outside the factory drilled points i.e. no metal matrix or whatever.
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While it is possible to adjust, it is hard to believe the narrowest stance is too wide. How wide is the current stance (centre of disk to centre of disk) and how tall are you? What angles are you running?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@snowrider, centre of disc to disc is 50cm absolute minimum.
Running +/- 12 usually (15 Def too much, prefer 6-9 but hurts knee too much).
About 5 ft 5.
Standard parallel hole board pattern, 4 hole discs.
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can you post a picture of the board and they way its currently set up? do your bindings not have any adjustment in the base plate? most have slots that would allow you to get at least another inch or so of reduced stance if set up correctly
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^ This - @Grizzler, It's a bit baffling - I just went and had a look at one of the boards I've got which is similar at 150, and I can get the stance width to just under 40cm by using the innermost hole set and turning the binding plates 90 degrees.
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I spent all of yesterday playing with both Burton and Flow bindings & their differing discs, in all kinds of different possible combinations and angles - and with another experienced boarder on hand too. Absolutely no way they'll give less than 50 centre to centre, and that's with the innermost hole pair on nearly the centre line of the binding plate slots (adjustable options, obviously).
Never mind, I can cope.
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how tall are you? without wishing to be personal do you have very short legs (in relation to your body)? what is it about the current stance that feels liek its too wide? do you have a duck stance or are your angles forward? are your highbacks rotated?
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As above 5'5". Long back, long femurs, shorter tib & fib. 24 boots. And female, if it matters.
Highbacks are as they are; don't think that they rotate in either set which I have, but can check.
I'm duck, as above, +/- 9-12 ATM. Can't cope with unequals, ride switch a fair bit.
It just feels too wide, simple as that. Plus I feel that it's straining one knee quite a lot too. I can ride and control the board on piste, but it would be better if shorter, more easy to lift, bend, jump etc if shorter & feels more precise control too.
If it gets that bad, I'll just put my skis on instead 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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god dont put skis on!!! what board is it?
Initial thoughts, less angle on each binding could help, try to reduce down by a step on each (assuming each baseplate is 'normal' then each step is 3 degrees, perhaps 6/6 might feel better?
Ill be honest Im not a duck fan, feels un natural to me, but I get that for many it feels right. I go 0/12 personally.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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At 5'5" a 50cm stance certainly doesn't seem too wide. Anything narrower would normally make you stand very straight legged and be quite unstable. Unfortunately it sounds like the lack of acl is causing an issue even with what should be an appropriate stance.
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Tried canted bindings?
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You know it makes sense.
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Lack of ACL isn't actually as such the issue, says the physio (but either way, it doesn't like whatever forces boarding puts on it). Probably just the way my leg's made, knee likes dropping in, foot pronated a fair bit (yes I have insoles). It's probably technique too: if I ride switch (i.e. goofy) it's happier; not being used as the heel brake so much, I guess.
It just really does feel too wide, too cumbersome, too much effort required - but interestingly, I do tend to ride very crouched (or crouching), and keep getting told that I should stand straighter. An instructor did say that I looked quite wide too.
Tried straighter binding angles: maybe feels better per se, stance-wise, but definitely does get the knee more - and knee definitely isn't lined up with feet any more, but pointing a good way inwards. Settled on 9-12 as what feels best.
I definitely can't cope with riding unequal angles. Feels terribly unnatural, unbalanced, and I then can't work out switch at all.
No, not tried canted bindings. Worth a thought if I go for another set.
Anyhoos - right now just need more practice, more snow. Was getting quite good at wriggling through the slush moguls last week.  Scotland beckons.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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short answer, no.
The screw bases are set during manufacture.
The base of the thread is epoxied in place and a lot wider.
To get a similar strength the base would need removing etc and the board repressing.
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