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I hate shin bang!!

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ChanchoVelez.
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its only been a couple weeks into the season and ive already got horrible shin bang. i know the only cure for shin bang is to stop skiing but i was just wondering if any of you have tricks to help prevent/help shin bang cuz basically it sucks.

Dec 14 2008 7:27PM
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JstHuckIt
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God I wish I new....I was told a tongue that fits your shine better was the best prevention...
Dec 14 2008 7:29PM
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GoonSkwad
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i had terrible shin bang last season and i bought these things i forget what there called but there blue thong things that velcrow your boot. most  ski shops should have them.... they work
Dec 14 2008 7:31PM
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crunkasfuck
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you got to get soft boots like it or not, lots more peoples options in that search bar
Dec 14 2008 7:32PM
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Calb3rt
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stand on the edge of step and do as many calf raises as you can. i try to do them whenever i have some time to kill because i get pretty bad shin bang and it helps mine alot.
Dec 14 2008 7:34PM
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cashdebt
Posts: 2383 - Karma: 349
i get massive shinbang in my left shin because its a half size smaller than my right foot. Anyway, got some nice shinbang from hiking jumps yesterday and it hurt like no other. So this morning i had a mousepad and decided to use it. I put it on my shin and took a sharpie to where i had my shin bang. Then i cut that part out with scizzors. Went up today, 12 inches pow. MM, no shinbang whatsoever. I'm using this the rest of the year. It works by putting pressure on everything else except the place your get shinbang. mousepads ftw
Dec 14 2008 7:54PM
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ButteredToast.
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i totally made a thread on that last year
Dec 14 2008 8:08PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
hot tub
Dec 14 2008 8:09PM
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DouglasFRESH
Posts: 164 - Karma: 329
get spk boots. seriously.
Dec 14 2008 8:13PM
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cashdebt
Posts: 2383 - Karma: 349
i know i learned about from NS. Might have been your thread. Thanks then
Dec 14 2008 8:19PM
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ilikeplants
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I sometimes get horrible shin bang in my left leg, it gets so bad sometimes that I can't even ski on it (this is coming from a kid who can dislocate his shoulder and pull it back in on his own). The best solution i found was to tighten my boots as much as possible. I have to get them so tight that i usually have to have a friend or someone in the lodge pull the buckles in. I havent had shin bang since i started doing that.
Dec 14 2008 8:29PM
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Dukeybrains
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Do those elastic racer straps for your boots help?
What are those called?
Dec 14 2008 8:32PM
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Willard
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Booster strap
Dec 14 2008 8:34PM
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Dukeybrains
Posts: 1030 - Karma: 11
Yeah those
Do they help shin bang??
Dec 14 2008 9:12PM
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angrygiant
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look into maybe getting a heel lift in ur boot it shuld raise ur heel and keep ur shin forward pressed on teh front of ur boot preventing it from slammin up on the fromt of the boot man...either do that or put them gel heel cups in the boot theyll to basicly the same thing...and STRETCH the muscles around ur shins shuld help a lil bit

Dec 14 2008 10:22PM
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+[wall.e]+
Posts: 1928 - Karma: 18
Booster Straps are seriously the best $30 you will ever spend. No more shin bang ever. Period.
Dec 14 2008 10:24PM
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shoenice22
Posts: 646 - Karma: 11
you CAN ski. just land switch DOOOOD
Dec 14 2008 10:29PM
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Alex_G
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massage your shins so you break up any bloodclots so you allow blood to flow to the area and ice so you give it a chance to heal. do calf raises that can help you too and walk on your heels around the house so you build some muscle around your tibia.
Dec 14 2008 10:30PM
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Dukeybrains
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Word, I think I'm gonna ask for some for christmas.
Dec 14 2008 10:37PM
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.SimonB.
Posts: 1959 - Karma: 713
The Searchbar is a great way to cure any pains or problems you have from skiing, no sarcasm
Dec 14 2008 10:48PM
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ChanchoVelez.
Posts: 1029 - Karma: 11
word...thanks for the help ill try some of those out and see if they help
Dec 15 2008 1:36AM
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SK1ERDUDE
Posts: 1365 - Karma: 51
were they shin eliminators?
if so i use them and they help alot. they are meant to use up some of the space in between your shin and the tungue of the boot so that there is better control and less irritation and impact on your shin.
Dec 15 2008 10:48AM
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spudz
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Damn man, tell me about it! Last year my shins got fucked right up

now i got Spk's and yesterday was the first day i got some bang, but damn, get some SPK's
Dec 15 2008 11:05AM
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JsNeagle
Posts: 1405 - Karma: 1,576
Buckle the top buckles real tight... do the strap as tight as you can, get booster traps... oh, and stop landing backseat. I used to get shin bang a lot cause i'd land tricks backseat a lot... then i tore my acl... now i dont land backseat, now i dont get shin bang
Dec 15 2008 12:02PM
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mnjib
Posts: 5592 - Karma: 362
all of you need the rossi sas fs1 boot. soooooooooooooooooooooooo much padding in the front. its got a rap around liner plus a tongue its basically shin bang proof.
Dec 15 2008 12:17PM
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skiblandford
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use some frickin buble wrap as a coushin for ur shins
Dec 15 2008 1:17PM
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Steezius_Maximus
Posts: 1152 - Karma: 22
me too just came back from skiing and i think im going to rip my legs off
Dec 15 2008 2:34PM
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JstHuckIt
Posts: 422 - Karma: 16
yeah, bode uses them for that reason...they also supposedly give you more ski response

Dec 16 2008 10:07PM
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SICKYGNARGNAR
Posts: 402 - Karma: 31
Plain and simple your boots are too loose or you blow at skiing or both.

I see so many kids skiing around with their boots WAY too loose/big also.
Dec 16 2008 10:24PM
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cool.
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i got it really bad last year, and the year before that. so i recently decided to invest in some FT Booters but i haven't skied on them yet... not until friday

but, what i've found helpful is massaging your shin then icing it. doing calf raises helps too, pretty much what Alex_G said and some other people. im just fuckin excited to use my new boots because ive heard they help prevent shinbang quite a bit
Dec 16 2008 10:36PM
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UNREAL
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umm... no
Dec 16 2008 10:39PM
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ginty
Posts: 1073 - Karma: 163
word i mastered the art of cork 1's during my month of shin bang last year
Dec 16 2008 10:50PM
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ChanchoVelez.
Posts: 1029 - Karma: 11
sounds good
Dec 16 2008 11:44PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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I was up at keystone yesterday and i got some really really bad shinbang. It hurt so bad. I could barely walk. So, i got home and sat down. Then, i used the searchbar. Problem solved.
Dec 16 2008 11:50PM
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