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DIN help

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the.cheat
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hey NS, so i got some skis online and i also got them mounted online. i need to set the din, and before you go telling me to go to a shop, im pretty sure there's no open shops around my area this summer after ski market closed. i do plan on taking it to a shop once the other shop (red door) opens in the fall, but for now i need a quick fix so i can hit snowpark niagara/backyard set ups. anyways, on to my information. i'm pretty short, like 5'4" or so and around 110 lbs. i ski aggressively i guess but i'm kinda new to park, going on my second year. if you need to know for some reason, i have 161 anthems. that's all the info i can think of that you would want, so thanks in advance, +k and please don't give me ridiculous things like i need my din cranked to 12. i'm not stupid, i'm just not a binding tech and i don't want to hurt myself.
Aug 5 2010 4:52PM
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mmallender.
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type 1 2 3 or 3+ skier? bsl? those will help get your din also
Aug 5 2010 5:23PM
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the.cheat
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my bad. type 3 or 3+ and bsl 307 mm
Aug 5 2010 5:31PM
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SupaHotFire
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Im 5'6 and 145 pounds and skied 159 k2 disorderlys last season and had my dins at around 7-8 and liked it there. I never pre-released once when I didnt want to.
Aug 5 2010 6:16PM
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Chaka
Posts: 424 - Karma: 79
You shouldn't ask for DIN help over the internet. Most people won't answer because of liability. Your best bet (if your are not able to read a DIN chart and not able to get to a shop) is to call a shop and talk to a certified ski tech. They will be able to make professional recommendations based on experience rather than being kids basing their opinions on what their bindings say.
Aug 5 2010 6:41PM
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the.cheat
Posts: 2859 - Karma: 171
did you read my post? i said i just needed it temporarily, no shops here are open.
Aug 5 2010 8:23PM
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bt@509
Posts: 327 - Karma: 30
you're recommended din through the marker din chart is about 6.5 but have your bindings tested. You need to have that done because you never know how a binding will test out. ALSO you're forward pressure needs to be correct or your din setting will not be accurate. and if you can adjust the toe height of the bindings you need to get that right too. if you don't know how to set up bindings correctly you prolly don't wanna mess with it. Remember without testing those bindings a setting of 8 could be more like a ten or twelve so be careful about how you set these up. I am 5'2" 115 pounds, with a bsl of 266 and a level 3 skiier and i ride my bindings at 8. But i also know that my bindings test out properly and are adjusted properly.
Aug 5 2010 9:30PM
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bt@509
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keep in mind 6.5 is only if you are actually a level 3 skiier. if you are one of those kids that wants to be good and calls himself a level three skiier this could get you in trouble. you may want to start at 4.5 and work your way up in half din increments. but you can get hurt testing out bindings that are too loose as well so you really need to make sure you do this right. you should learn how to adjust your own bindings but make sure you have a knowledge of how the bindings work as well as a din chart for reference.
Aug 5 2010 9:32PM
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Chaka
Posts: 424 - Karma: 79
Yes I did... but there is this wonderful new invention called a telephone and believe it or not there is more than one ski tech in the world who would probably be better at answering your questions than an internet site.
Aug 5 2010 9:36PM
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Lemuel
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This. You are tiny dude, you don't need your dins up too high. When I was your size, I probably had my dins at 4 or 5.

I am 5'11", 155 lb, 326 bsl, a real level 3 skier, and I like my dins at a 6 or 7. That may seem low to some people, but hey, I would rather have my skis fall off than have knee surgery again. My skis have never fallen off when they shouldn't, yet I see kids on here complaining that their skis fall off when their din is at 12 and they are half my size.
Aug 5 2010 9:42PM
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the.cheat
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i'll\ have to look into this "telephone" you speak of
Aug 5 2010 9:43PM
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Balto
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https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/353082/
Aug 5 2010 9:44PM
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Kev-Hal
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You need to tell us your age too
Aug 6 2010 12:40AM
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