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Boots hurt... anyone else have this

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pnsski
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i know a bunch of assholes are just going to be like aww buy new boots... but mommy and daddy dont hand me money and im not old enough for a job so ..... my boots hurt my shins and calfs right at the top of the boot... any suggestions?
Feb 28 2006 6:18PM
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Galin
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it's probly shin bang and there isnt much u can do about it i have the same problems. It hurts to walk and touch my shin.
Feb 28 2006 6:20PM
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Vicious
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Boots are a never-ending process. They can feel perfect one day and shitty the next.
Feb 28 2006 6:21PM
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B.Cox
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try making them super tight,like uncomfortably tight. it might hurt at first but once you get used to it, it helps a shitload or at lease that helped me alot.
Feb 28 2006 6:26PM
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=nick=
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good call. i tightened mine up so much it hurt for an hour, then after that it was money
Feb 28 2006 6:27PM
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pnsski
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isnt that just no blood to your feet so you can feel them
Feb 28 2006 6:32PM
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EClay46
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dude i tightend mine and i got know circulation, it was so bad
Feb 28 2006 6:37PM
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johanblaze
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if it hurts the skin right around the top of the boot, i would look to your socks for the answer. if your socks are too short, the may may being ripped out of your legs. if your socks all tall enough but super thin, you might want to look into thicker socks.

if it is hurting the muscle in your calf and the bone in your shin, your boots are probably buckled way too damn tight.

if the problem is just due to pain from backseat landings, try booster straps and buckling your boots a bit tighter.
Feb 28 2006 6:37PM
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C.R.420
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i think im getting some of these

http://www.proctorjones.com/pjonline/dept.asp?s_id=0&dept_id=3678
Feb 28 2006 7:25PM
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mattster
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i wear ankle socks and i dont have that problem
Feb 28 2006 7:37PM
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=nick=
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wierd...
Feb 28 2006 7:37PM
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johanblaze
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you might have no hair on your legs.
Feb 28 2006 7:38PM
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J.D.
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Shave your shins. I'm actually not kidding.
Feb 28 2006 7:52PM
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garrett.
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do not crash backseat on big natrual jumps were the landings is like forever, i did that and ragdolled for like 200 feet at like 30 miles an hour, it hurt like a bitch and now my whole right leg is greenish/redish...but tight boots helps alot, also soft boots help too
Feb 28 2006 8:01PM
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rockymountainmilitia
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booster straps and a good set of ski socks should help you out. also take your boots to your local shop. sometimes they can make your shell softer by adjusting your canting. check it out. booster straps help alot though.
Feb 28 2006 8:07PM
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Grimace.
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i have columbia socks that costed me like 20 bucks per a pair but they ahve like elastics around the foot and shin so that u dont get wrinkles and my nordica beasts came with booster straps so this year my feet have been prime
Feb 28 2006 8:13PM
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Tulley.
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dude everyone gets this problem,its called shin bang, i either use icy/hot patches or icy/hot cream, doesnt make it perfect but it helps...it also helps to get some smart wool socks with padding in the front
Feb 28 2006 9:47PM
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nickwm21
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i used to get shin bang but i got new boots last year.... they are alot better but now sometimes my arches hurt... ive tried insoles but they never work any other ideas??
Feb 28 2006 9:55PM
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jvvaulter
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my shins hurt at the base of them like close to my ankles... why?
Mar 1 2006 2:27AM
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tito_skier
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i have those they help a lot to get your boots really tight and you get better performance
Mar 1 2006 8:59AM
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Pipe_Munky
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along with booster straps and good socks take them to a shop and get a heel lifter made for them. this is going to raise your calf past the pinching point so you'll be nice and comfy
Mar 1 2006 9:17AM
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Schoening
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boostah straps
Mar 1 2006 9:25AM
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skir216
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heel lifts will do the job aswell, but first try buckeling ur boots so ur calf just touches the liner when you flex foward
Mar 25 2006 8:42PM
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jayamait
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god old shin-bang.
Mar 25 2006 8:43PM
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III
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https://newschoolers.com/ns3/web/forums/readthread.php?thread_id=203323&
Mar 25 2006 9:10PM
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HiTz
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u can shave ur legs...which ive never done but i hear it works quite well or invest in some booster straps, they work pretty well
Mar 25 2006 9:23PM
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kabozo101
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wear thicker socks..trust me it'll help cuz the same thing happened to me
Mar 25 2006 9:24PM
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kabozo101
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thicker and longer socks*
Mar 25 2006 9:25PM
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LittleJibber16
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yea my racer friends older brother who is ranked like 7th nationally for downhill had to shave his lower legs because his boots were so tight that the hair on his legs would cut his skin, that's for a different reason obviously but still i hear that it works well
Mar 25 2006 10:10PM
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mattster
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nope
Mar 25 2006 10:32PM
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theORANGEshovel
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i actually make them super loose..not loose enough to fall off the land makes it so nice and i can have room too land off balance but i dunno what to tell you
Mar 26 2006 11:29AM
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FUUUCK
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what worked for me was undo the top two buckles completely then do up the powerstrap really tight

if you have the funds though invest in some shin tronics, i got a pair and they seriously changed my life
http://www.manoove.com/shintronic_info.pp
Mar 26 2006 11:53AM
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Ski-dawg
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Yah thats what i did to mine
Mar 26 2006 12:16PM
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wev-skis
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I wear really short ankle socks it helps alot
dont wear socks like smartwool they killthe only problem with wearing ankle socks is that ur boots smell like shit
Mar 26 2006 7:06PM
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WONTON
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uhhh....good luck buddy
Mar 26 2006 7:37PM
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boxskier
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Booster straps
Mar 26 2006 7:45PM
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