Binding angle and a twisted knee
I dont have private health insurance
BLIZZZZZZZZ
Geez!
One bad injury on the snow and you are screwed, a friend of mine got choppered to Canberra hospital on Sunday from a freak accident!
That would cost a bomb - tell me you at least have ambo cover?
And Dark is over 30! Ouch!
An Ambo ride from the V8 to the Medical Center is $200!
Also I am not sure if he comes back to Cooma but the guy at Rhythm in Japan had a Podiatrist degree.
I wasn’t suggesting to see a podiatrist for the footbeds. You could have a knee alignment problem (caused by pronation of the feet or something else), which can put unnecessary stress on your knees and other joints. I know it’s not cheap but an investment in orthotics, if you need them, could save you a lot of pain (and money) in the long run. At the very least I would suggest you go in for a consultation, just so you know if you have any problems and what can be done to fix the issues and prevent injury. At least then you can make a justified decision on whether to get orthotics made.
That all said, snowboarding with orthotics isn’t recommended. It’s for every day walking etc. Footbeds designed for snowboarding are your best bet for shredding. Custom moulded are best but other out-of-the-box options are still good.
Blizz, send an email to brad(at)stmonline.com.au and ask him about the non-custom footbeds they carry. They are quite good and only cost about $50 (they don’t appear to be on the website but I know they have them). Mention you are a Boardworld member and they will look after you. Otherwise any good snowboard shop should have them.
Thanks everyone for your feedback and assistance, appreciated 
See below from a previous post.
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I suffer from similar problems with a sore and swollen rear knee often after riding deep days and have experimented with many different stances. I also change them according to what I am going to ride. I work in the sports industry and have spoken with some of my colleagues about this one. It is hard to know exactly without examining your knee but they are of the same opinion as myself. The problem that you are more than likely suffering from, and what I suffer from, is known as Patellofemoral pain syndrome (kneecap pain). The pain is usually the result of the kneecap not tracking smoothly through the groove in the underlying bone when the leg is being bent and straightened. In normal situations it is often a combination of factors that may result in the kneecap not tracking smoothly. Tightness of the outside thigh muscles (which pull the kneecap outwards) is often accompanied by weakness of the inner thigh muscle. This results in the kneecap being pulled towards the outside of the leg.
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Riding in a duck stance can do the same thing. If your are bending at the knee joint and not keeping your femur in line with your knee cap this will cause the aggravation. This occurs when your are forcing your femur to move to the centre of the board, such as when riding pow, slashing, landing stomps etc… Think about if you are going to do a squat exercise at the gym. You don’t stand in a duck stance of 15/15 or 18/18. You stand generally with your feet straight or better still, slightly turned out, but nothing like duck. Doing so would load up the knee joint and not allow the knee cap to track properly.
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I have played around with my stances over many years and have slowing gone from riding 15/-15, to 15/-9, to 12/-9, to 12/-3, to now +12/+3. This stance is not for everyone, and your stance is an individual thing. But as mentioned previously, to address knee pain you may have to look at other stances. I too also ride narrower stances in pow. Also, as far as riding a “0” rear leg stance, I know that Xavier De Le Rue rides a 0/18 stance at 23inches (see Free Ride World Tour site) and as mentioned Terje rides positive stances as well. I have ridden at “0” rear and experienced not problems, but I prefer a more of a positive stance now as indicated. I find this good in pow as it turns your upper body from facing more of a side profile to more of a forward profile. But that is how I like to ride. Again a personal preference thing,.
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As also previously mentioned, best treatment: ice your knee after riding, take a couple of anti-inflammatory medication and get yourself on a good stretch program. The key to stretching is that you have to do it all the time. Don’t just wait till your feeling sore and sorry. Doing it regularly (twice a day) will assist massively in reducing injuries. I always stretch when I am watching the idiot box of a night time. Some strength work is also advisable, again, all the time, not just two weeks before you go away. Remember though, if you tear something, be careful with anti-inflammatory meds as they can promote bleeding which is what you definitely don’t want.
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Hope this helps
Ah Clax… Waldo is in a world of pain nowadays!
Not 100% sure what happened to him but he was on Valium and everything after he got back from Japan. Don’t think he has ridden this season either!
But the stance helped him a lot - something else went on there.
Thanks for digging that up and sharing clax, that was very useful!
Thanks for digging that up and sharing clax, that was very useful!
No probs. 