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Toe Bang.. Help! +K for good advice

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Twig
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Ok first up. I did searchbar but i found only a couple of old threads and people just said.. "your boots don't fit." etc.. Anyway my boots do fit and they feel perfect.. I am not asking how to stop toe bang.. I know why I have it.. I landed backseat 360ing off a 15 ft cliff.. the situation was made worse because i didn't trim my big toenails properly..
Anyway, my question is this. What should I do to make skiing as comfortable as possible, given that i have toe bang? Padding around said toe? Pain killers? Ice it now?
Jan 6 2009 12:45PM
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titsLOL
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One pair of boots I had a while ago had enough extra room to put little pads in the toes and that helped, although I think it really just helps because it makes them fit tighter so you can't move around so if your boots already fit snug I don't think that would help much.
Jan 6 2009 12:56PM
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charmander
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do you have a blood blister under your nail?

if so, take a dremel tool and dril a hole in the nail, just enough to relieve the pressure though
Jan 6 2009 12:58PM
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Twig
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nah its just a big fuckoff purple bruise under the nail!
Jan 6 2009 1:01PM
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ryanwar6
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Do you think you could fit some padding up near your toe region?
Jan 6 2009 1:06PM
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luke8
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get spk pro 2010 model, they have something against toe bang!
Jan 6 2009 1:26PM
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InfernoHits
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you probably have toe bang if you ride any of the spk's up to this point. The toe box is ENORMOUS, so new boots? New Liners? I just bought some intuition liners that should be amazing.
Jan 6 2009 1:42PM
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R.Fahey
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To my knowledge you get toe bang from your boots being a tad too big.  When you land backseat or hard your foot has room to slide forward and bang into the front.  If you can do something to fill in that gap so your toe is snug that would work.  Some high density memory foam stuff, sorta like in those Sleep  Number beds should work.  something that your toes can form into while you ride so they're snug, but on a softer(er) material instead of the regular liner.  Go to a fabric store or something experiment with some stuff.
Jan 6 2009 1:58PM
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Twig
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no i ride head mojos.. toebox is pretty big though..gona try and put some foam above it.. take some pain killers and never forget to cut my nails again!
Jan 6 2009 1:59PM
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charmander
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drill that motherfucker out, thats the only way to go
Jan 6 2009 3:24PM
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afarrell
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If your boots fit at all on the snug side better arch support might help. Pressure on the arch of the foot shortens the overall length which can take pressure off of the toes. Possibly try to contact a boot fitter about a cork arch or footbed
Jan 6 2009 6:18PM
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FUUUCK
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I got terrible toe bang at the begining of the season because my boots are a tiny bit small in the toe box.

my right toe swelled up a lot.

I took a pin, steralized it and poked my swollen toe to get rid of the excess fluid.

wrapped it up in tape for a couple days.

took the tape off.

put the tape back on and went skiing.

took the tape off and went skiing.





eventually my toes have gotten used too it, theyre still super black and purple, but they dont swell anymore and dont hurt.

I tapped them up because I hears that prevents youre toe nail from coming off (I couldve ripped it out easily if I wanted too), so I'd just try what I did and wait a week or two.
Jan 6 2009 6:29PM
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Gr33nThumb
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toe bang sucks

i have a blister on my left pinkie toe, and my boot pushes against it every time i carve... sucksss

i need to get new boots mine are like 4 years old
Jan 6 2009 6:33PM
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mattwalker
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next years SPK pro model and kaos boots have soft rubber on the front of the boot so there is no toe bang and your toes can flex a bit. such a sick idea and it works so well
Jan 6 2009 6:56PM
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thomas_dube
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full tilt boots
Jan 6 2009 6:59PM
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attitashfreestyle29
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put band aids or a small amount of athletic tape around your toenails while your skiing and trim the nails that are banged as short as you can, toe bang just causes pressure under your toe nail so you can try to make a hole in your nail with a needle to release all the pressure but that might hurt, the nails should eventually fall off, but when they get loose tape them
Jan 6 2009 7:06PM
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.Asain-Skiier
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extra socks

and inserts those help my feet
Jan 6 2009 7:07PM
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landonn
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tighten your toe adjustment as much as you can.
Jan 6 2009 7:21PM
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FUUUCK
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that can actually be detramental, if you tighten the toe buckle too tight it can push the shell into your toe nail even more.
Jan 6 2009 7:35PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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bad bad bad advice right there.
Jan 6 2009 7:58PM
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GOODER
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you might have an ingrown toenail that could get reall ugly but yeah drill a hole to drain the blood from under your nail.
Jan 6 2009 10:15PM
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charmander
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drill it.

i have a pic on my profile of what it looks like.

so much better

and your nail will fall off either way
Jan 6 2009 10:17PM
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GoonThug
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It could be infected too. the infection would lead to a lot of pain. you may wanna se a doctor or just try waiting it out and letting your toe "breathe" as much as possible.
Jan 6 2009 11:09PM
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NWFlow
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Sounds like a good time to work on landing switch.
Jan 7 2009 12:53AM
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Twig
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that is the plan! no i wont rest it. I have 8 more days here and then i have to go back to uni to sit some exams. so rest is a no.
Jan 7 2009 2:27AM
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Nakas
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usually the problem for toe bang is not that the boots are to big but there not tight enough so the toe moves in the toe when you land. i find if you tighten it up alot the movement is eliminated and toe bang goes away
Jan 7 2009 8:51AM
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[BRI]noceros
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word. those suck. i would suggest going to the doctor, seeing what they say
Jan 7 2009 9:51AM
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Twig
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for all those who helped thank you! I drained my toe and took some pain killers and it was fine to ski. until i overshot a hand drag three of a cliff, landed flat and very very backseat and added shinbang and calf bang to my list of ailments!.. so bummed! and to top it off, i was filming and when we got back the camera footage had black stripes across it! end rant. good shinbang advice appreciated!
Jan 7 2009 10:09AM
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Mike34113
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i have the same problem
Jan 7 2009 11:17AM
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B.Snow
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charmander= gnar bar but he's right. It'll definitely help
Jan 7 2009 1:50PM
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Atypical
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Try tightening your top buckle / power strap too. Not sure about other people, but I only get toebang when my buckles aren't tight enough.
Jan 7 2009 2:10PM
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C.R.E.A.M
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Hahaha

i knew someone would do it
Jan 7 2009 2:13PM
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charmander
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im gnar bar?? what the hell is that?
Jan 7 2009 2:13PM
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Soundgarden
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i have the same problem as the thread creater, my toes are mad purple and blue and like for an hour after skiing my toes burn soo bad it absolutely kills. its weird tho becasue i dont feel the toe bang when im actually skiing, jsut after. ive never had toe bang before, but i jsut got spk pros, so idk thats prob a reason i just dont know why.

It seems like drilling into my toe is the way to go according to you guys, but just how exactly do i do that?


Jan 14 2009 9:33PM
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skifree179
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dude you prolly have an ingrown toe-nail go to the foot doctor and they will hook you up ther process to heal takes about 2 weeks but if you do it you will be so relieved in the long run
Jan 15 2009 9:17AM
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C.J.
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Dead on. Your boots DON'T FIT properly.
Jan 15 2009 12:45PM
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M+M
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word UP im all over that, saw it the other day and flipped because of salomons innovation, seriously, props to them

i have had toe bang for the last 4 years, toe nails fall off every spring, and re grow every summer, same thing happened this year, toes have bled through already, and i plan to lose them in about a month, my advise


buckle your two toe buckles as tight as they can go, or one before that, that will stop it, it has helped me
Jan 15 2009 12:51PM
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PhaedeD
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i didnt get toe bang with a larger boot, i got the exact same boot in a smaller size and now i get toe bang.
Feb 7 2009 11:30PM
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theblacktaco
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tape up ur toe
Feb 7 2009 11:43PM
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C.J.
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You can still have improper fit in a smaller boot. Fit is not just about your foot length, but more foot shape and boot shape. And who is to say your smaller boot is still not too big(length)?

Feb 7 2009 11:46PM
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PhaedeD
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i dunno man the boot fits like it should but my to nails hurt!
Feb 8 2009 12:31AM
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