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ktollefson_1080
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 183
thought i would give a little update of my exploration of finding a shin bang cure. (no such thing except dont ever land back seat.) but i found best thing to do otherwise i found is buy two heavy duty ace bandanges. wrap ice on each shin right after skiing all day .

when sleeping have your legs elevated too. then just wrap the ace bandanges around ur shin while u ski by them selves. this worked really good for me after that and some pain killers..

just though i would share.
(dont land backseat either.)
Jan 21 2008 10:12PM
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colin13
Posts: 2201 - Karma: 216
i had horrible shin bang/splints (no clue what the difference is) last year. this year i got some spks that fit me real well and i have skied twice as much but have not experienced any pain. i guess i got lucky? and to be fair i did land REALLY backseat this weekend and my lower shins are soft to the touch but i couldnt feel it while i was skiing.
Jan 21 2008 10:16PM
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alexL
Posts: 512 - Karma: 28
i dunno i tend to think people who get really bad shin bang all the time just dont have properly fitted boots, ive never had more then a bit of bruising and sometimes i land backseat to the point where my arms get stuck behind me and i double joint my elbows
Jan 21 2008 10:29PM
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ktollefson_1080
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 183
do u guys crank your boots really tight? i leave it just snug so i can flex the boot..
Jan 21 2008 10:34PM
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fsscott
Posts: 4684 - Karma: 114
I crank em,
But on the spks i leave the top strap 100% loose so it doesn't constrict the flex of ma boot.

I'm also looking at cutting them off and getting booster straps...
Jan 21 2008 10:43PM
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Wis_Skier_23
Posts: 2263 - Karma: 245
how do the pros never get really bad shin bang if they ski almost every day or at least 3 times a week
Jan 21 2008 11:09PM
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Pippin
Posts: 4846 - Karma: 661
I figure that they were made to be worn tight...not uncomfortable tight but snugly, after all the point is to support you ankle and leg
Jan 21 2008 11:24PM
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joly.sp
Posts: 2305 - Karma: 585
I think they get mad shin bang, they just dont tell NS.
Jan 21 2008 11:27PM
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Jwalk
Posts: 4647 - Karma: 134
i got foils and i rarely get it the one time i got it really bad from landin backseat
Jan 21 2008 11:29PM
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InfernoHits
Posts: 4755 - Karma: 192
I have it bad right now. Taking 3 days off and icing and using icy hot a lot. Hopefully it works, sometimes its so painful that I stop skiing. It sucks. I have spk's and they fit real well too. Dont really land backseat very often either.
Jan 21 2008 11:32PM
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ktollefson_1080
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 183
so who is gonna invent the ski boot that is like a snowboard boot/wakeboard boot/ ski boot. and some leather....

i would buy em...
Jan 21 2008 11:54PM
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LivinOuttaBounZ
Posts: 949 - Karma: 382
ace bandanges is what I use too. It works if they are tight, but not completely. Better then thin socks, and thick socks have been the worst. Something about the compression around my shins and calfs. Pluse I got pressure plates in the front of my SPK's. When I ride those boots it was the worst, but its better now. The flex on those(90 flex) isn't pivoted flex, its just plastic on the white plastic part and that combined with the single top buckle made me bruse so bad. Thats all I got. Cheers.
Jan 23 2008 2:00AM
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three6steeze
Posts: 484 - Karma: -3
I ski 3-5 times a week and never get shin bang too bad

all you have to do is tighten down your boots powerstrap so that there is no gap in between the front of your boot and your shin.

other then that as long as your not swimming gin your boots they don't have to be too tight
Jan 23 2008 2:23AM
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edmonton_skier
Posts: 3210 - Karma: 110
i found, or rather "made" the cure to shin bang as a result of back seat landings and have eliminated it for my 6 foot 4 self
Jan 23 2008 2:25AM
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unchyll
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or if your really lazy you can just buy new boots every year?
Jan 23 2008 4:33AM
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