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Shin Bang?

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Sleet
Posts: 327 - Karma: 13

I just got some new boots and was trying them out today and noticed that when i landed off of a jump, shin bang occured and it hurt like a bitch.

How do i make it so shin bang happens less often or not at all or simply just not hurt as much?

Jan 6 2008 10:03PM
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invader7
Posts: 5756 - Karma: 49
buy boots that fit and dont land backseat
Jan 6 2008 10:03PM
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skier24
Posts: 1216 - Karma: 11
tighten your boots...
landing backseat will also cause shin bang
Jan 6 2008 10:04PM
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Sleet
Posts: 327 - Karma: 13
Any other way? I just got the boots as a gift and cant take them back.
Jan 6 2008 10:05PM
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Powdered_Donuts
Posts: 2180 - Karma: 187
pull your socks up, tuck in your bottom layer but make sure its not bunched up that will make it worse
tighten the second buckle down a little more than the top
thats all i got
Jan 6 2008 10:08PM
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[Toby]
Posts: 766 - Karma: 10
i've been having horrible shin bang recently, but its because i've been landing really backseat.
Jan 6 2008 10:12PM
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ktollefson_1080
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 183
u have to experiment sometimes.

i like to have my boots just snug. and not to tight that i cant flex the boot. if u can flex and its snug that should help
Jan 6 2008 10:13PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14484 - Karma: 10,586
ive gotten it so bad that sometimes when i landed my legs started shaking uncontrolably and it hurt so much. i had to go in and just wait it out . im gonna try the sponge, i think it would work
Jan 8 2008 7:12PM
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General_Shredgnar
Posts: 3024 - Karma: 34
I got it last year, it sucked deez. What I did was wear thick socks, use thin socks to pad my leg between my boot and my shins, as well as tighten my boots a ton. If you tighten your boots a lot and it persists, pad it some how. If you wanna drop some cash get booster straps, my friend has them and he says they work wonders.

Personally I'm so glad I have salomon boots, I kissed shinbang goodbye when I got them.
Jan 8 2008 7:16PM
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slaydave
Posts: 1697 - Karma: 62

i have the scratch boots and i havent gotten it yet... *knock on wood*

Jan 8 2008 7:20PM
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Upgrayedd
Posts: 620 - Karma: 25
Two words - Booster Straps

http://www.skimetrix.com/

You're welcome
Jan 8 2008 7:32PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14484 - Karma: 10,586
i have the rampage and the strap is rivited on so i couldnt put the booster straps on.
Jan 8 2008 7:34PM
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fsscott
Posts: 4684 - Karma: 114
Try searching for this, there are many threads already on this, and I have even made one of em.
Jan 8 2008 7:37PM
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ButteredToast.
Posts: 6459 - Karma: 2,570
I can't figure my booster straps out.

CUNT.
Jan 8 2008 7:42PM
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mike11
Posts: 150 - Karma: 65

My friend had shin pads from soccer and you could take the pad out to wash and stuff, and he said he tried it in his boot and it worked

Jan 8 2008 7:50PM
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Alex_thedroog
Posts: 3433 - Karma: 2
I have stupid shin bang. it sucks sooo bad

especially over christmas break when you get to ski every day.
Jan 8 2008 7:57PM
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Dobies.
Posts: 1835 - Karma: 205
Yea, I have padded shin socks, those work very well. Just some sort of padding between your boots and the shins would help significantly. Tighten up your boots too.
Jan 8 2008 8:01PM
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davar6
Posts: 555 - Karma: 24
me too. i almost made this thread cus its pissing me off so much. one thing that did help me alot though was i got these inserts and theyre perty soft. i still land backseat and it still hurts alot but whatever
Jan 8 2008 8:19PM
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breckfreeskier
Posts: 1541 - Karma: 22

God help us if you are not joking

Jan 8 2008 8:20PM
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BrightonFridays
Posts: 952 - Karma: 2,314
go get some like shin protecters from the drug store and cut out the part that hurts so its takes the presure of the place u usual get it
Jan 8 2008 8:42PM
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ScrappyJoeYoung
Posts: 1407 - Karma: 1,277
SHIN SOCKS! greatest invention ever, ive never had shin bangs since i bought them
Jan 8 2008 8:45PM
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stingfire
Posts: 315 - Karma: 13
land switch
Jan 8 2008 10:06PM
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ButteredToast.
Posts: 6459 - Karma: 2,570
My boots are POS so they just fit weird on my boots.
Jan 9 2008 3:01PM
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efritzz
Posts: 114 - Karma: 10
I get it no matter how tight my boots are.
I always have, even last year with different boots, and with rentals.
Jan 9 2008 3:20PM
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Sophia_Schwartz
Posts: 96 - Karma: 50
StartFragment

If youwalk on your heals for a while you develop your shin muscles. Alsoyou can buy this stuff called Arnica Gel, which is just a homeopathic gel thathelps with pain. Other than that ice your shins after skiing.

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Jan 9 2008 3:41PM
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miroz
Posts: 10333 - Karma: 3,945
Bootfitter.  He'll tell you what YOU can do, or he'll give you inserts and stuff to help
Jan 9 2008 4:12PM
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gordie.
Posts: 2014 - Karma: 84
booster straps, tighten your boots, take the screw out in the back if possible, take them to a boot specialist, hell know what to do to get them more flex

Jan 9 2008 4:17PM
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Bodeau.
Posts: 1637 - Karma: 48

X2

Jan 9 2008 4:25PM
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Sleet
Posts: 327 - Karma: 13
ight thanks niggaz
Jan 9 2008 4:29PM
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Sleet
Posts: 327 - Karma: 13
no seriously thouhg...thanks.
Jan 9 2008 4:29PM
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KeithB.
Posts: 608 - Karma: 12
The walking on your heals thing really works. Do it all the time, you won't be sorry.
Jan 9 2008 4:56PM
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GangstaKid
Posts: 464 - Karma: 3
shin bangs nothing,you should see the pain i have to go through with my boots. every time i going skiing my fucking right toe swells up,and it dose`int help that i`ve got a screw missing from the side of my boot eather.
Jan 9 2008 5:02PM
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SMOOTHOPR8TR
Posts: 377 - Karma: 31
have some custom insoles made at your local shop and then have the liner heat formed as well. tighten your buckles down snug and secure the power strap until you cant pull it any harder. if those dont work, get a booster strap!
Jan 9 2008 5:08PM
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t_walker
Posts: 934 - Karma: 37
shin bang happens most not because of impact with your boot but because of overstretching ur shin muscles whatever they are by landing backseat, land jumps right and get


BOOSTER STRAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^boosters = no shin bang. end of story.
Jan 10 2008 12:40AM
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PhaedeD
Posts: 11498 - Karma: 327
i just got nordica superchargers or whatever and they are amazing.
Jan 10 2008 12:47AM
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ButteredToast.
Posts: 6459 - Karma: 2,570
^unrelated?
Jan 13 2008 1:32PM
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skitoggrob
Posts: 1249 - Karma: 22
good to hear
Jan 13 2008 1:56PM
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Alex_G
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Don't land backseat that helped me a lot.
Jan 13 2008 1:57PM
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steezyjibber
Posts: 15967 - Karma: 11,026
wrong
i still get shin bang in booster straps
actually they make it worse
Jan 13 2008 2:12PM
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ButteredToast.
Posts: 6459 - Karma: 2,570
i went skiing yesterday and friday with booster straps, i landed backseat a lot. My shins hurt so bad it hurts a lot to walk
Jan 13 2008 2:52PM
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DieHardskiier
Posts: 78 - Karma: 11
let them break in n wear em tight
Jan 13 2008 4:32PM
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Nati513
Posts: 679 - Karma: 25
Shin Bangers Suck soo muchh
Jan 13 2008 4:57PM
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leone
Posts: 2663 - Karma: 1,121
booster straps help but landing backseat will always hurt no matter what, unless we go back to soft shell boots
Jan 13 2008 5:17PM
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caucasian_chad
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In fact, there's another one on the first page right now.
Jan 13 2008 5:40PM
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klay
Posts: 283 - Karma: 18
shave your legs!
Jan 13 2008 5:46PM
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skibumbmx
Posts: 355 - Karma: 14
this sounds  crazy but shaveing ur shines is wut get rid of shine bang.... i had shine bang the first day of skiing this year and i was sooo pist of becus it wouldent go away, then i got told to shave my shines and its gloyious results..     its somthing to do with the hair being rubbed again the front of ur boot ware ur shines rest against them..   so try this out and PM me with the results it does.. and dont land backseat and tighten ur boots!
Jan 13 2008 6:43PM
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TonyTheTiger
Posts: 863 - Karma: 68
I'd never buy an homeopathic product.
Jan 13 2008 7:19PM
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D-HAWK
Posts: 890 - Karma: 10
i disagree i ride my boots tight on the bottm loose at the top
it helps aton and dont land back seat haha
Jan 13 2008 7:22PM
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treesmann
Posts: 2675 - Karma: 49
so then girls in theory should never get shinbang... unless...
Jan 13 2008 7:25PM
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ButteredToast.
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Your Mistakes-
shaveing=shaving
shines=shins
pist=pissed
of=off
becus=because
wouldent=wouldn't
gloyious=glorious
somthing=something
ware=where

Jan 13 2008 10:29PM
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stingfire
Posts: 315 - Karma: 13
ur=your
Jan 13 2008 10:33PM
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