If you happen to’ve simply obtained a shiny new board setup a stomp pad would make an amazing first accent purchase for it. It’s not going to make go sooner, bounce greater or move higher out on the slopes however will make life simpler going up them. It’s the very first thing I purchased for my board and I can’t think about not having one now.
Hold studying for a better have a look at these pads…
What are Snowboarding Stomp Pads?
A stomp pad is because the title suggests, a small pad you may stick with your board. It’s typically known as a deck grip or traction pad. Often positioned simply in entrance of your rear binding within the middle of the board. Most boards don’t include one connected as normal so that you’ll often have to get one individually.
They come in useful when using lifts, particularly the button lifts. When your rear leg is out of the binding and entrance leg continues to be in you’ll want someplace in your board to place your rear foot.
As a substitute of getting your boot battle to remain on the board and slide round, very true in case you get ice and snow throughout your board, it supplies a superb quantity of traction.
Do You Want A Stomp Pad?
You will get away with out utilizing one, it’s not wanted however it can make life tougher. Contemplating you may choose one up so cheaply I really feel everybody ought to have one.
If you happen to don’t have entry to a spot with seated lifts or gondolas you’ll be caught utilizing a button elevate. That is the case for me after I use my native indoor snow middle.
A button elevate may be sketchy, much more so in case you’re new to snow sports activities. Enjoyable truth: After I was 7 years outdated I went snowboarding with my household. My sister was in entrance of me on the button elevate. She obtained her ski’s tangled and was laying in a heap in entrance of me as I used to be being elevated. I couldn’t cease and proceeded to ski over her arm and break it.
Now I’m not saying this can occur to you in case you don’t use a stomp pad however it can assist keep away from these conditions. As a substitute of getting your toes handing like in a chair elevate you’ll be counting on you legs to help and management your weight. In case your rear boot slips on to the snow and begins to tug behind you it may be fairly straightforward to get uncontrolled and fall over.
It’ll additionally save lots of vitality when using up them. As a substitute of utilizing all these muscle tissues to make micro changes for stability you’ll have extra traction and use much less vitality balancing.
With chair lifts the primary points are getting on and off of them. The very last thing you’ll need is to dismount from a chairlift free your footing and have the elevate hit you within the again.
Advantages
- Much less prone to fall using up lifts and getting off of them.
- Some designs improve the look of your board.
- Low cost accent
Downsides
- One thing else to purchase
- Can cowl up particulars in your board if in case you have a pleasant design you’d like to indicate off. Though you should purchase clear ones to keep away from that.
What Makes A Good Stomp Pad?
To start with I’ve to love the best way it appears. It goes with out saying it ought to have nice traction and be capable to address some snow and ice on it. It’s a bonus if it’s straightforward to placed on. As soon as it’s on it ought to keep on for a very long time with out transferring round.
Several types of Stomp Pads
Foam and rubber pads
A lot of the pads accessible are created from foam or rubber. They are typically cheaper and are available in tons of various shapes and designs. They will add a pleasant customized contact to your board. A number of them have in style slogans, characters, animal shapes and even bottle openers.
A number of mini pads
Some manufacturers supply foam pads that are available in a miniature dimension however with a number of pads. This lets you stick 3, 4 or extra smaller pads to your board. This will help if you would like the pads in a particular location to not cowl some graphics. Or possibly you’d like extra traction on the skin of your boots and never simply within the center. You’ll be able to cowl extra particular areas with out cowl the board up.
Metallic studded pads
Often created from aluminum or some kind of alloy. These are offered in packs of a number of studs typically greater than 6. The studs are comparatively small and stick with your board utilizing an adhesive backing. The benefit being they might take up much less room and you may customise the form wanted.
How To Set up New Pads
That is fairly straightforward to do. Nearly all of them include an adhesive again that you simply simply have to peel off and place the place you need in your board. Typically you could have to warmth it up earlier than making use of.
Most significantly you’ll need to place the pad the place you need it to go with out peeling the again but so it doesn’t stick. Stand in your board and discover the most effective place for the pad, often subsequent to the rear binding.
When you’re proud of the placement go forward and clear the realm, in case you stick it on a clear floor it ought to keep on longer. Peel the again and apply some stress so it sticks. Stand on it for some time or place one thing heavy over it to ensure it stays in place.
Our Favourite Snowboard Stomp Pads
Volcom Stone Studs
Volcom is lengthy current model within the snowboarding sports activities world. Their stone stud model stomp pad gives very nice and distinctive wanting studs within the model of their well-known diamond brand. They provide up a number of totally different colours together with black, purple haze, yellow, lime and rose wooden (which really appears extra like pink).
You get 6 studs created from a zinc alloy steel so they need to be very sturdy.
Though these say they’re for ladies they’re in actual fact unisex. I don’t suppose there’s a factor as ladies’s solely stomp pads. The one actual distinction can be the colour and these are available in a variety of colours.
Professionals
- Studs take up much less floor space than a full pad so that you’ll not cowl a board design as a lot.
- Glossy design
- Inexpensive value
- Customise the sample when including to your board.
Cons
- Comprised of steel which may damage in case you kneel on them.
- The colours won’t fit your model.
Dakine Primo Stomp Pad
The Dakine primo stomp pad is a extra conventional model rectangular pad. It’s molded from “EVA surf traction” and comes with an adhesive backing. It’s 7″ x 5.5″ so barely greater than others on this listing.
Professionals
- Good traction from the massive floor space
- Inexpensive value
- Refined styling
Cons
- Just one colour accessible so far as I can inform
- bigger dimension than different stomp pads could cowl graphics
Crab Seize Mini Claws 
These Crab Seize mini seize claws are available in a pack of 4. They may not be for everybody within the camo colour however they’re additionally accessible in white. As they’re small they don’t take up as a lot house masking your boards design. You will get inventive with the position and even use solely 2 or 3 if wanted.
They’re created from “C-Foam” which is a particularly formulated rubbery foam from the model. They are often caught on with the 4EVA Glue.
Professionals
- Customise the structure in your board
- Very grippy
- Small space used.
- Inexpensive
Cons
- Some won’t just like the model
- You’ll have to attend some time for the glue to dry
One Ball Jay “Insanity” Bottle Opener Snowboard Stomp Pad
The One Ball Jay “Insanity” Bottle Opener stomp pad is probably going not for everybody but it surely definitely makes an announcement. If you happen to prefer to have a chilly beer after a session and possibly take pleasure in another plant primarily based actions this one might be for you.
The spotlight is the bottle opener and design but it surely does work effectively as a stomp pad. It may be onerous to see within the picture however there are small nipples that stick out of the pad which assist rather a lot to maintain your foot from slipping.
Professionals
- Bottle opener
- Type if that’s your factor
Cons
- Bigger than common
- My not just like the model
ToeJamR Snowboard Stomp Pad
ToeJamR Snowboard Stomp Pad is a bigger pad created from EVA foam. This ones nice in case you love bears. It is vitally giant in comparison with others, not less than 7″ lengthy. There’s a textured floor to assist with traction but it surely doesn’t have any studs or nipples protruding. The pad is straightforward to put in with a peel and stick again included.
Professionals
- Massive so onerous to overlook together with your foot
- Gentle and stays versatile when moist.
- Simple to put in
Cons
- Massive so would possibly cowl to a lot of your board.
- Barely costlier than others on the listing
Dakine Modular Mat Stomp Pad
One other Dakine Snowboard Pad this one is slight totally different. It is available in three items that may be configured any manner you’d like. It’s additionally not as giant as a number of the others on this listing being 4.8″ x 4.3″.
This snow pad additionally has small studs inside its moulded urethane which ought to assist rather a lot with preserving your foot planted.
There are a number of colour choices which is sweet together with a clear choice. Good for those who need to see their board design by way of it.
Professionals
- Modular design
- Studs to assist traction
- Clear colour choice
Cons
- Clear colour is costlier
- Massive brand on the pad
These are a few of my favourite stomp pads however in case you discover one thing else extra to your style, go for it. It’s not an enormous funding so you may all the time change them out in the event that they’re not so good as you anticipated.
