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point that the old front foot has to twist out of the strap to
come across the board then loosen them up a bit and see
what happens!
The stages of connecting all the parts of the footstraps
If you’re lucky your footstraps will have strap-size indicators
printed on the inside. If so, then once you have set one
footstrap up perfectly (ideally with a fin-less board flat on a
mat on the ground to avoid damaging the board/fin) then
remember which number you lined up when connecting the
first parts of the Velcro. Then repeat that on the other straps
and there will be no need to use your foot again to measure
them. After setting the size of all of them, quickly pop your
foot in each one as a final check to make sure they are ok
before you head out.
Footstrap position
A taller person will need a wider spread between the front
and back footstraps to provide a stable base for their height
whereas a smaller person requires a narrower spread.
Measurements are typically taken from the rear screw on the
front strap to the front screw on the rear strap (on the same
side of the board of course). The measurement will be taken
using the centre of the screw heads and, for general freeride
kit, is likely to be between 38cm for a smaller person and
44cm for a taller person. I am 5’8” (173cm) and use a
measurement of 40.5cm, with 0.5cm to 1.0cm less on
smaller freewave boards.
Measure the spread between the back screw of the
front strap and the front screw of the back strap on
the same side
The range should be 38-44cm. For me it’s 40.5cm on
a freemove board
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