If anyone can recommend the best way to determine the best setting for the footpad position (distance between pads) it would be appreciated. I have been riding with a narrow stance, which is comfortable, however it effects the amount of pop I can create as apposed to the wider stance. Problem is that my leading foot and knee feel uncomfortable on the wider stance. Being 6 ft 1, with long legs I would have thought wide stance would work for me, some of my mates are short and use a wide stance, so I must be doing something wrong.
Any recommendations would help.
Thanks Swazi
I thought the narrower the stance the more pop you could create? due to having a larger lever to kick off. The trade off I found was less stability with a narrow stance and was harder on the quads.
Am also interested to hear what people have to say about stance - have been changing mine heaps lately, looking for a balance between comfort, functionality and longevity.
SWAZAAAAA 
The old jump off a building chair & see where your feet naturally land seems to be a fair indicator.
Play with all your adjustment settings, in out upside down, untill there are no more - then decide which is most comfortable for YOU & your riding style.
Dont be too worried about pop, it will all fall into place with a bit more aggression in your kite & board control unless you have 2 left feet 
Keep styling dude 
You want as much duck as you can take, and as narrow as you can go without falling over.
Definately try playing with the pad angle for those knees mate. I've found the wider the stance the more power I can hold down comfortably. And better pop but as stated I think it all came together once I got stance right.
I presumed that it was similar to snowboarding with the width between your feet was to be roughly shoulder width apart, give or take a few inches for comfort! Normally works out to be the centre board mount holes...... I want to try a bit wider to see if it helps with my balance when powering up......
Cheers Guys, good feedback, not sure about jumping of a Building 
, and great nuts, Kite Nutt.
Swazi
Wider the better really, but general rule for reducing injury is the distance between the pads should be roughly the distance from the centre of your knee to the floor.
Like everyone is saying WIDE is the way forward. More control, lower centre of gravity, easier to do grabs and makes you bend your knees more, especially when landing jumps.
And with the width it is obviously more comfortable to have more duck.
Jump up and down and figure out how you take off and land......that should be a clue.
wide as u can comfortably go, you dont need to change pad angles just adjust ur feet as u ride to get comfortable for your knees.
wide stance = better leverage = better pop
lower centre of gravity = more stability
wider spread feet = same as above.
Thanks Paul
Your friends professional experience is well tried & tested for sure, do they change foot stances for the mogul comps at all ?
Cheers Clay
Don't know anything about moguls mate, but they go real wide for freestyle comps, but for day to day riding, to reduce injury, they use the knee to floor width.
Experiment is the key.
Don't accept advice from someone who possibly has very differant physiology to yours.
I had standard (mirrored) settings on my footpads for ages and used to get aching in my right knee after every session. Eventually I paid attention to my feet and remebered that my right foot has a greater outward angle on it. Adjusted the right pad (only) one increment further outward in angle. Hey presto! No more ahing knee!
Try, try, try agian to find the best fit for YOU. Good luck.
I ride a wide stance and used to ride alot of duck and kept getting sore knees, I had changed it a few times to be a bit straighter and found it to be little difference. I recently changed it to just about dead straight and found my knees get sore way less now.
You just gotta do what is right for you.
try some different footpads too, there is plenty of difference in shape, contour, hardness, and size between brands.
or better yet try some boots- much comfier, your feet are held in position so not so much twisting on the knees and ankles, and the pads are heaps softer.....plus all the riding advantages
Should go better upwind with a wider stance because of more rail in the water I would guess? Can't see it affecting low end though.
maybe if you have more weight on one tip (wihhc a wide stance) you sit lower in the water affecting speed and drag. i reckon you would actually lose some low end?
Not sure about that because you would be countering it with your other foot, I reckon it may even improve it as it gives you a bigger planing area, but don't quote me on that, just guessing.
