Toe Plate Positioning

[SportSki]

I am left foot forward skier with (short!) stumps for legs and ski a toe plate on a 67 Radar Senate graphite. I grew up free-skiing in Canada pretty much any chance we got on an old Connelly and behind anything with an engine that would go fast enough and as long as most of the ice was off the lake or ditch or slough. Coaching and mentoring was mostly just fathers and uncles and buddies saying - GO HARDER - So this is where bad habits were formed and spray was the measurement of success!! Still fun and unforgettable!!

I am now nearing forty and live down the street from one of the nicest lakes in north America. I am starting to run the course and am naturally addicted... So thanks for that - my wife hates you all now because the addiction has turned into skiing about 5-6 times a week. 

I will continue to run a toe plate as it is what I know and am familiar with. I have skied double boot and HTR in an effort to plant my heal more but will be sticking with the plate.  I can get through the course at 15 off/28mph most of the time now and am looking to start bumping that up but am having a lot of heal lift, especially on my offside turns. This also drives my back knee out from being nice and tucked in at times(one causing the other liekly). I am running factory Radar settings that where set up by Shuswap SNB here in Sicamous. (Thanks to them they are awesome by the way!!)

So.. My question is can anyone comment on the theory or principles or advantages to offsetting or angling that toe plate to accommodate a short thick legged skier.... or should I just do better!!! (which I am ok with too!)  TIA

[Horton]

Most skiers back foot angles out a bit. There is not right amount. It is what is comfortable. I am Right Foot Forward so my back toes point a little to the left and my back heel is a little to the right. Nothing radical. If the back binding plate is not hanging off the side of the ski you are good. I would not over think this.

More important is that the toes of you back foot not be much more than 1/2 inch from the back of your front binding. Generally closer is better.

[SportSki]

Apply KISS Principles!! Got it! Thanks and always appreciated @Horton