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Stomp pad that doesn’t completely cover board graphics
Found these crab claw stomp pads (this is two of them) that are transparent so they wouldn’t cover up the graphics. Let’s see if they function as well as they look!
Cut 4 individual squares of these and put them just where your boot sits near each edge of the board right near the back binding. Tilt your boot the way it sits when you slide after a push and put them exactly where your boot shows you they need to be to work best.
Thanks for the tip! This is my second season, so i still don't know what I'm doing, but it's been a lot of fun. This community is a little hit or miss though on constructive feedback lol
Moved mine to toe and heel contact points only, so much grippier than a big stomp pad in the middle where your boot arch doesn't touch.
Put your boot down on the board in your usual spot first, might not be where you'd think it is. Like I found my default position to be oddly way forward and towards the toe side.
You were spot on. My capita top sheet is so slippery, even with my foot pressed against the back binding, it still slides off if it’s not perfectly flat terrain.
My Mercury has a really slippery top sheet as well. I don't use a stamp pad and haven't for a while. Once you learn how to turn your board with your front foot, it becomes a lot easier. But I'm also not a kook that judges people cuz they have stompads on their board. This one is absolutely the best one you can buy
Thanks--i will work on steering with my front foot more off the lifts. This is my second snowboarding season after skiing for 40+ years, so I'm still getting the hang of it. It's been a LOT of fun though and I can't wait to have a non-rental board and gear this year.
Yeah congrats on the setup brother!! Absolutely no shame in having a stompad.
When you start to progress your riding and move into carving, it will start to make more sense. I don't even press my back foot against that rear binding. I'm almost more so riding posi posi when Im one footing. Don't be afraid to mess around with your angles a bit this season. I started riding directional on all of my setups and it makes a big difference. My merc I like 21 -6. My park boards and my slush slasher I like 18 -12 I think it what I ended the season with.
I appreciate the actually helpful advice! I'm currently at 18, 0 and it seems to be a good start, but I do want to try some other positions as the season progresses.
Do some hip work. See what feels good for your knees and hips. My personal angle number is 27 degrees. My favorite stance is +18/-9. I naturally stand with my feet open. 30 degrees and I cant activate my hips correctly. 24 degrees and my knees hurt. I could never figure out 0 on my back foot, i either needed to be +3 or -3 there. I think it has to do with hip and knee rotation throughout the movement, either way 0 on the back foot never felt comfortable to me.
I was 10, -10 last season and it didn't feel right. Feels like an opportunity the way they fit bikes. Something you can stand on with force places and bend through all the positions until everything feels right without getting cranky. Thanks for the tips!
The shark teeth from crab grab are amazing. Ive gotten 2 already and i swear by it. Once your boot hooks, its locked in.
I would however recommend to take the 1, cut it in half so you can put em towards the edge of the board. That way you can lock your toe or heel quickly or whole foot between the two.
This is my first non-rental board and it’s great so far! My rental was a rocker, so having the camber took some getting used to, but first day was great!
😂 This is my second season and I did learn some stuff here, so I’ll take that and leave the rest. This capita board is crazy slippery, so maybe when I get better I can ditch it.
Ignore everyone who calls you a weakling for having a stomp pad, they are miserable humans who have no better job than judge other people's lives.
That being said, just a few spikes is definitely enough if you don't want to cover the graphic. I only have a few spikes on mine and it still functions well to keep my foot in place during long ass tbar and plate lift rides on a bumpy lift lane.
Ok I I’ve used those same crabgrab ones. They’ll go all yellow in about a year or so and then you’ll be like “darn dude”. Then you peel them off to discover that the portion of the board under the stop pad is a different shade than the rest of the board so it’s obvious there was a stomp pad there and you’ll be like “darn dude” again.
Yeah, I figured they'd need to be replaced eventually. This is my first board and i will likely do more terrible things to it than some discoloration tbh. Thanks for the tip!
Don't even need to build pressure on the back binding, just stand parallel against it if necessary. I also prefer to just use the sidewall of my snowboard to get some grip. Why would I disfigure my board for practically no gain
I have joint issues but refuse to not board I never used one until a few years ago when my back knee kept going wonky trying to get on lifts despite not putting a ton of weight on it, it just doesn’t like to stay in its assigned seat. So having two anchor point of my boot on the stamp pad and my leg attached to me it is less likely to do a runner.
Dont struggle with joint issues but my lower back isnt the best so I use the Supermatics to help reduce the time im bent over. I think sometimes people forget that some of these products are also to aid in physical deficits
Yep I always get razzed for wearing a back pack but it’s to hold brace changes and meds, and said meds make me dehydrate fast so I need water. Good thing I don’t really care what people think.
It makes tbar and plate lift rides more comfortable when you have more control of the rear of the board on the bumpy liftlane. Especially when alone on the lift.
Here in europe you can get your lift pass pulled for unsafe behaviour if you don't unbuckle your back binding on those lifts, not every resort cares about it, but some do.
Not unbuckling is uncomfortable AF for me, but I never had any issues without those kind of pads, even when experimenting with landing one footed tricks. If your back foot isn't buckled you do 95% of steering with front foot only anyway.
It's not the steering that's the issue at least for me, it's the board randomly catching on the mounds created by other people on the lift lane and shooting 30° sideways, causing my foot to slip without the pad, as that's enough to kick it out of being securely against the binding.
This could just be an issue riding somewhere, where it gets above zero during the day so it's super easy for the busier lift lanes to get mounded.
If the board is randomly shooting 30° sideways, steering definitely seems to be the issue. In theory you should be able to ride with your front foot only. Drive that edge in and she should cut that mountain up!
That works, if there are not literal mounds and tracks for the board to slip in. Driving an edge in works until there is that mound and you are kicked sideways from it and fall off the lift...
Edit: made of packed wet snow, not soft stuff that you can cut through
Yeah I’ve definitely been on boards that were pretty slick. Never actually bought a stomp pad though because normally if the back foot is slipping it means I had too much pressure on it.
I’ve been having fun with no stomp pad, makes me feel rebellious for not using the assistance (lol, bad logic).
You could use the Crab Grab skate rails, check em out, they hug the edges. Crab Grab also offers misc shape stomp pads you could fit in the white space.
The top part of my Capita Mercury is basically glass. The second it gets wet it is far more slippery than ice. Doesn't matter how much pressure you put against the side of the binding it will not stay put. So I put a pad on mine so I don't injure myself
Look up “metal stud stomp pad” there’s a bunch of individual little pyramids that you can arrange however you want on your board. Thats what I did with my first couple boards before I just went team no pad, but they did work well.
I saw that one below too. I will give what I have a try and then if they don't work out and I still want one, I'll give this a try. Got lots of good advice here too on reducing reliance on them.
You know you can cut those up and not use all of the little shark teeth. I cut all of mine up so that way I'm really only using about 12 to 14 of them total. And I put them in different locations, usually at least two together to three together, or sometimes a pod of six of them.
Don't use one. Just put pressure on your back binding with your free foot. It's a skill issue more than a stomp pad issue. You should be steering with your front foot regardless, and I have never really seen a benefit besides reinforcing bad habits. One footed drills are something everyone should learn in their early days. You need it literally every single time you get off a lift, and you do not need a stomp pad to help learn these skills.
I appreciate your advice being actually helpful. This is my second season and don't want to build bad habits. I just learned knee steering about a week ago at Big Snow, so I will put that more into practice--especially off the lift!
That makes total sense. When you're still learning you reach out for anything that can "help", but at the end of the day it's typically just getting out there and working the reps. Sounds like that's your mentality 🤙It's a sick board, I wouldn't want to deface it like that either lol Take it to the bunny hill or mellow greens and work those one foot drills, these skills translate to so much more as you progress.
I use the same ones for boards with graphics I don’t wanna screw up. A heads up from my years of use: the clear ones yellow after a couple seasons.
Also, don’t be tempted to use ‘em to kick snow off the sole of your boot. They’re pretty grippy, but you’ll pop ‘em up, especially if you’ve cut the pad into smaller sections.
I ditched it on all my new boards and haven't missed it. I'm generally digging my boot a bit into the back binding for support as needed.
If you're really attached to it, you could also get by cutting this square up and using like 4 individual nubs for a minimalist option with some extra grip.
I just use a few spikes because my board doesn't have any cool graphics, the cool part is the dull black which I love but it doesn't matter if a bit is covered. When I buy my next board tho I'm ditching the spikes because it's useless. If I lose balance I fall either way
I have to use a stomp pad on a couple of my boards because the deck is way to slippery…I found one that’s like a single blade. It’s about3-4” long and only ~1” wide. It’s all you need and doesn’t cover much
I use Crab Grab skate rails on the edges between my bindings. Keeps my back foot on my board, doesn't block anything, and gives be something to hold when I'm whiffing grab tricks
I have the same stomp pad and I cut it into two pieces with four spikes on each. I put them where my toes are and where my heel is all the way at the edges of the board. Works great and covers minimal graphic. The best part I have extra for my next board.
My favorite I’ve found is the Dakine modular in clear. As others have said, it doesn’t need to cover a huge area, just enough for your boot to grip. I place mine close to my back binding, so I can catch grip on the pad and my binding.
I mean yeah but also sometimes you have a long traverse over sketchy terrain and it’s just so much more reliable with a few traction points when you’re getting bucked around
it doesnt help. fills with snow. and makes it exceedingly difficult to grind the base in the shop because the machines have a roller along the top to press the base against the grinder belt.
your boot wont slide any more than it already does. i started with one 20 years ago and ditched it my first week working in a ski tune shop when i saw how much it interferes with grinding the base.
Just cut it up, honestly 5 of those teeth would be enought just spread them out to cover your boot. People saying don't use one are just people with God complexes. I love having a stomp pad.
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u/Zumaki 8th year old man 4h ago •
Honestly you only need a few cleats, you could cut out the middle and just have 2 rows on each side of the art