I am thinking about off centering my front binding, I have hardshells. I am a believer in canting the rear binding for more comfort and balance, but I had not considered the front binding until recently, actually after seeing Goode's website on binding placement. I don't like the idea of canting the front, but off centering to counter the rear makes sense. I am right foot forward so moving the binding to the right (but straight) and then pivoting my rear binding out seems like that would balance the ski better.
Anyone else doing this?
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What would be wrong with pivoting the front out as opposed to moving it over? Wouldn't it accomplish the same thing?
sj
Note that I needed to cant the back foot because the offset front boot was putting a weird load on my hip. I don't like the performance of the canted rear but it is better than a sore hip.
Eric
Rotating the binding might do the same thing if you were always loading the foot the same fore and aft. But if the boot is rotated and you are loading the front of your foot then the center of pressure will be different from a heel loaded balance point. I shift my weight fore and aft a lot so a canted boot changes the edge feel of the ski. A straight boot is more predictable.
The rear boot should be less heavily loaded and more consistently front loaded so there will be less variation in edge pressure with a canted rear boot. Comfort is probably a bigger factor for a good feel.
Eric
Deke