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SPKs... still got shinbang

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DopeSauce
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I'm not riding backseat, but i'm still getting shinbang. What's wrong with me!?!?!
May 25 2007 5:04PM
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eheath
Posts: 61603 - Karma: 123,096
You're landing back seat or riding back seat. Or you're boots are too loose.
May 25 2007 5:05PM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
boots arent tight enough, calves too small for the boot. Adjust the rear spoiler, other than that, i have no idea.
May 25 2007 5:16PM
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Joan
Posts: 2944 - Karma: 1,305
yeah tighten those bitches up or maybe they dont fit you properly
May 25 2007 6:55PM
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invader7
Posts: 5756 - Karma: 49
nah he bought them because they look cool
May 25 2007 6:57PM
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japollner
Posts: 1699 - Karma: 459
Sweet SPK's dood.

Blame it on the jumps or rails. Or the groomers, or the skis or bindings. Nuthin wrong with the boots mannnnn.
May 25 2007 7:32PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
they never said it stops shin bang...they said "prevent" but yeh still listen to the peoples that answerd above me
May 25 2007 7:49PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
You may think you're not riding backseat, but you are. You don't get shinbang from leaning forward.
May 25 2007 8:13PM
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Triple_Strum
Posts: 6384 - Karma: 953
yeah, unfortunately he is right. Shinbang occurs exactly how it sounds: your shin loses contact with the tongue or your boot and then bangs back into it, which causes bruising and soreness. Work on skiing more aggressively in a forward stance and landing forward.
May 25 2007 8:26PM
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fuckyocouch
Posts: 965 - Karma: 501
your boots are too big
May 25 2007 8:55PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
I get shin problems because my calfs are wide at the top but get thin fast so if I get it tight enough at the bottom, I have no circulation, but it I can still feel my foot its too loose, but my boot fitter told me he would get me those rubber tongue inserts to take up some room, and I'm thinking about getting smaller liners
May 25 2007 9:56PM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
Tighten the strap
May 25 2007 10:08PM
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13stripes
Posts: 3795 - Karma: 273
pretty much your best bet is to work out your legs and get them bigger, me and my brother both have the same size foot but he has skinny little legs and he gets shin bang alot worse then me because i have pretty thick legs

but booster straps are pretty much amazing as well and have really stoped alot of the shin bang problem he was having so you may want to invest in some booster straps if you plan on keeping your SPKs
May 26 2007 7:14PM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
i got a bit if bang last year in my foils. Ive grown alot, and my legs are bigger. We shall see this season what happens.
May 26 2007 7:16PM
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396222687862
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yeah i have the same problem
May 26 2007 7:40PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
you seem to be the local boot expert, so do you know what aftermarket liners fit best with salomon x waves
May 26 2007 10:21PM
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Riley.
Posts: 2214 - Karma: 259
TOO SOFTA FLEX OMIE
May 26 2007 10:31PM
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ct
Posts: 2076 - Karma: 99
i think that may be my problem too cuz if i tighten my boot up, my foot gets numb, so i cant tighten it all the way, hence my boot being too loose in the bottom section, therefore shinbang
what is the resolution for this?
May 26 2007 10:46PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
my boot fitter said to give the rubber tongue inserts a try and if that doesn't work then il try booster straps, and if that doesn't work il try shintronics and if all else fails il get new boots
May 26 2007 11:03PM
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ct
Posts: 2076 - Karma: 99
how would getting new boots make a difference unless the there was a boot that was thicker in the ankle area and/or bigger in the calf
May 26 2007 11:18PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
yeah, I'm sure there some boot out there in the wide world of boots that fits people like us
May 26 2007 11:21PM
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jca
Posts: 4171 - Karma: 6,311
get boots that fit with foot beds
May 27 2007 1:35AM
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