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Binding Problem - Help

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westcoast1
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Okay here are my stats:
5'4"
14 years old
100 pounds
Advanced skiier

What setting should my bindings be at? Half the time I land switch my skis come off its retarded and i want it to stop...
Thanks for your help

Mar 28 2008 11:14PM
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987321654hgfd
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/353082/
Read
Mar 28 2008 11:16PM
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Silence
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What bindings are they?
Mar 28 2008 11:17PM
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Silence
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And whats the sole length on your boot.
Mar 28 2008 11:17PM
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westcoast1
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they are rossignol bindings and i don't know the sole length, how do i check?
Mar 28 2008 11:23PM
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Silence
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On the side of the heel there will be a number (i'm guessing something around 295mm)
Mar 28 2008 11:29PM
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westcoast1
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It says 305mm
Mar 28 2008 11:58PM
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Silence
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According to the Rossignol chart, as a level 3 skier you should be set at 4.5

Combination of low weight and relatively large sole length = low DIN.

What are you set at now?
Mar 29 2008 12:03AM
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DwreckRoy
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Wow big feet for 5'4". If you're coming out of your bindings too much, try moving your heel piece up a bit. And if you're riding a lot of jumps any bigger than 30 feet or so, you'll want your DIN a little higher than normal. Apart from that it's a matter of personal preference. Mine are set at 10 on the toe and heel, and I still come out sometimes, but only when they should.
Mar 29 2008 12:05AM
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Silence
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And bear in mind - it may not be your DIN - could be other issues with the bindings, not to mention that the upward pressure put on the heel of bindings under a switch landing, is probably not a criteria that a binding manufacturer would include when recommending release settings.
Mar 29 2008 12:05AM
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Silence
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please read
https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/353082/
Mar 29 2008 12:06AM
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westcoast1
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They are set at about 4.5 , maybe a little more. But the thing is, 90% of the time its my right ski that pops off, and the front part of the binding is set at like 4.25, where as the left ski and the back part of the right ski are at about 4.75. Could that difference be enough to make just one ski pop off? ANd the jumps im hitting are 30 - 40ft according to the website, but they seem smaller than that, maybe 20 - 30 ft. I haven't actually measured though.
Mar 29 2008 12:12AM
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Silence
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It sounds like it could be a forward pressure issue
Mar 29 2008 12:15AM
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westcoast1
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ANd what does he mean "big feet for 5'4"?" i wear size 9 or 9.5 mens .... are my boots like size 13 or something? they feel fine to me
Mar 29 2008 12:25AM
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Silence
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Nothing wrong with it - but at 100lb, 5'4" - Size 9.5 feet are relatively big!
Mar 29 2008 12:29AM
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I would take it in to a shop tech.  You don't sound like you know much about the bindings and the only way to learn how to maintain them safely is to go into a shop and have the tech show you if he's cool with it.  Even if your DIN is correct, if your forward pressure is messed up we won't be able to see it and help you.
Mar 29 2008 12:29AM
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Silence
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Which year and model rossignol bindings are they?
Mar 29 2008 12:30AM
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westcoast1
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I don't know, exactly... i bought them brand new from my local ski shop in may 2007 though... know anywhere on the binding or anywhere else i can find out (without having to drive down to the shop?)
Mar 29 2008 12:36AM
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Clifford996
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just take it to a shop with your boots and talk to them about it. if you have to ask people on here where to set your din then you shouldnt be doing it, half the people on here dont know what they are talking about anyways. just take it to a shop and you cant go wrong
Mar 29 2008 12:36AM
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