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What should I set my din to?

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s-hand
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Where should I set my din.  I am 5 6" and weigh 120. I spend around 25% in the park and 75% all mountain.   thanks
Oct 24 2009 7:01PM
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GNARBARSTAR
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the cool thing to do now is to use bear traps instead of bindings, that way there is no chance of pre-release. go see a ski tech.
Oct 24 2009 8:22PM
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pigglywiggly
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do this. and just adding in, i just got my stuff back today from getting adjusted and mounted and im 5 foot 5, 110 pounds, advanced skier, 50% park and 50% all mountain and im at a din of 5
Oct 24 2009 8:25PM
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WVskiing
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http:// www.dinsetting.com/
Oct 24 2009 8:29PM
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Slinger1x1
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just set them really high if you're a real skier.
and your not a true skier unless you have busted a knee or two.
Oct 24 2009 8:32PM
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Atypical
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have a tech set it. Then try it out. Adjust as needed.


Oct 24 2009 8:35PM
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californiagrown
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bindings? BSL?   or you could just max them out and man up.  CR Johnson says he doesn't like to ever come out of his skis, so if you want to be a pro, don't ever eject...ever
Oct 24 2009 8:37PM
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Slinger1x1
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ski techs have a machine (i donno if they are all the same, but ours its called the Huber) the test the binding release. all types of releases too.
Oct 24 2009 8:46PM
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PaleCelery
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1 million
Oct 24 2009 8:59PM
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DR.SHRED
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my local shop put mine at 7 im 5 3 110lbs and ski 75% jumps and 25% chutes
Oct 24 2009 9:04PM
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wintersway
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well it depends mostly on weight, skier type, and boot size... and they also ask for height. so bring them to a shop, and then if you need them adjusted, bring them to the shop again and explain the situation.
Oct 24 2009 9:17PM
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B.Aussie
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Get them shop set, or as someone said 
www.dinsetting.com
Is pretty accurate, just set them low and if you keep coming out go higher.  It's better to have them too low than too high.

Oct 25 2009 3:45AM
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Squid.
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Jesus you guys are gonna get his knees killed.

NEVER set your own din. At a shop, they have machines to test whether it's set correctly. For instance I just got my Jesters mounted yesterday and the chart said I should have my DIN at around 8. But for some reason, in order for the toe to release at the actual value of 8, they had to set the DIN to 6. Without their test I wouldn't have known, and might not have released when I should have in a fall.
Oct 25 2009 9:22AM
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Squid.
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AND don't be giving DIN advice without knowing his BSL.

Oct 25 2009 9:25AM
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GNARBARSTAR
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bear traps or ski tech, final answers
Oct 25 2009 3:12PM
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CTD
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thats kinda the idea. anyone silly enough to blindly ask this kinda question deserves to learn the hard way, ESPECIALLY if they take that kinda advice seriously.


OP- you obviously dont know enough to do this yourself, so save your knees, pay the 10-20 bucks for a release check, and get the lowdown on how and what to do if you prerelease from a professional, not kids on the internet. and yea, like oliver said, they actually test to make sure they are set appropriately, and it does change sometimes.
Oct 25 2009 6:05PM
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Casey
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this thread should just be deleted. there's a sticky thread on this bullshit for a reason
Oct 25 2009 7:03PM
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