A boot and binding combination for board sports comprising: a binding having a substantially flat plate , a toe strap connected to the plate, an arm that connects to the substantially flat plate, and a ledge on a bottom side of the arm that does not move relative to the flat plate when the boot is engaged with the binding; a boot having a toe portion ; a heel portion ; a sole having a smooth perimeter with no protrusions ; and a wedge that extends rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and contains a top portion having an upwardly facing engagement surface and a bottom portion having a transition portion where the wedge extends further and further away from the boot as you travel from the bottom portion upwardly to the top portion, where the upwardly facing engagement surface engages with the ledge of the binding to prevent vertical movement of the boot relative to the binding while allowing forward horizontal movement of the boot relative to the binding; and wherein when the boot is engaged with the binding , the plate only passes underneath the small toe portion of the boot , and otherwise the boot is configured to rest atop a board surface for all other areas of the boot . a binding having a substantially flat plate , a toe strap connected to the plate, an arm that connects to the substantially flat plate, and a ledge on a bottom side of the arm that does not move relative to the flat plate when the boot is engaged with the binding; a boot having a toe portion ; a heel portion ; a sole having a smooth perimeter with no protrusions ; and a wedge that extends rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and contains a top portion having an upwardly facing engagement surface and a bottom portion having a transition portion where the wedge extends further and further away from the boot as you travel from the bottom portion upwardly to the top portion, where the upwardly facing engagement surface engages with the ledge of the binding to prevent vertical movement of the boot relative to the binding while allowing forward horizontal movement of the boot relative to the binding; and wherein when the boot is engaged with the binding , the plate only passes underneath the small toe portion of the boot , and otherwise the boot is configured to rest atop a board surface for all other areas of the boot . a toe portion ; a heel portion ; a sole having a smooth perimeter with no protrusions ; and a wedge that extends rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and contains a top portion having an upwardly facing engagement surface and a bottom portion having a transition portion where the wedge extends further and further away from the boot as you travel from the bottom portion upwardly to the top portion, where the upwardly facing engagement surface engages with the ledge of the binding to prevent vertical movement of the boot relative to the binding while allowing forward horizontal movement of the boot relative to the binding; and wherein when the boot is engaged with the binding , the plate only passes underneath the small toe portion of the boot , and otherwise the boot is configured to rest atop a board surface for all other areas of the boot . <EOS>