Bindings setup

for some reason, i always hear that riding duck stance with the front foot angled at about +18º and the back around -9º is a good way to start.. they say it's easier to learn riding but i may be all wrong... 

Starting out, I would definitely go +45F and -45B.
Just joking. It seemed easier for me to learn duckie. That is what I ride all the time now. Easier to ride switch also. +15F/-12B

one thing of concern was that people tend to naturally turn their bodies forward down the mountain when snowboarding (like skiing).. would that put some unwanted stress on the front knee since it's not angled out a lot?

how'd u measure ur angle by inches zagfan5? if you look on ur baseplate, there might be little numbers on it with an arrow on the binding base to distinguish what angle stance you are riding at.

the little dashes should be on ur base plate of your binding.. there will be some kind of marker/arrow on ur binding, and then a disc that you can spin the binding on to set up different angles. when u figure our ur stance angle, u drop it on top of the screwholes on the topsheet of the board and screw the binding in... i tried finding a picture online, and this was the closest i could find..

oh that's tight. Well I haven't gotten my new bindings in the mail yet they should arrive on monday so then i'll take a look at the numbers. The numbers right now mean jibberish to me lol. My first board was a morrow, with morrow bindings and boots and I just stood how i felt comfortable and they strapped them in. Come to think now that could make such a difference in my ability to move forward in my skill level. duck stance is how?

like this
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my morrow is currently set up like this
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my burton i think i want to set up more like this
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I haven't started learning to do tricks etc thats where the Stigma comes in I want to move forward in skill level. What would be the better stance of the three give or take a couple of degrees?

thanks, so i should stick with my original stance of
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and maybe just adjust a couple of degrees.

Thanks!

yup.

i think i would land with my feet pretty close together. which wouldn't work on a board. i know you can supposedly do that kind of stuff to figure out if you ride reg or goofy.