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SPK kreation 09 / 10 shinbang issues?

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Emills_
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good price but i have had really bad shin bang in the past even with booter straps? advice?



Aug 17 2010 9:39PM
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Chompo.
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i didnt, probably just a boot that doesnt fit you right, because shinbang can be avoided in pretty much every boot if it fits you properly.
Aug 17 2010 9:45PM
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FREEskiLINE
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Hes right. And dont get a boot cause its cheap, get the boot thats right for you. The most money of your setup should be put into your boots. They are more important than your skis dont overlook them
Aug 17 2010 9:53PM
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VCharette
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To answer your question, no you haven't.
Aug 17 2010 9:55PM
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Brock.
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they should put this as a permanent banner on the top on gear talk

SHIN BANG IS CAUSED BY POOR/INACCURATE BOOT SIZING AND NOT WEARING THEM TIGHLY.
Aug 17 2010 11:22PM
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natty.
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yeah eric, dont buy boots that are cheap or that other people have had success with. you gotta try the boots on for yourself and make sure they fit.
Aug 31 2010 11:18PM
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rupert_pupkin
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In my experience shinbang is mostly caused by backseated riding / landing
Sep 1 2010 7:02AM
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Sherpa
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your gonna get shin bang as long as your still growing
Sep 1 2010 7:04AM
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onenerdykid
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here's a general list of the main causes of shinbang (in no particular order):

-no footbed
-boot is wrong size (usually too big than too small)
-continually landing backseat
-having a gap between the tongue of the boot and your shin, either because you have chicken legs or simply because the tongue just doesn't match up to your leg
-boots that are too soft for you
-boots that are too stiff for you
-boots that are too low on your leg

so, if you do the opposite of what I just wrote, shinbang is most likely not going to happen to you.
Sep 1 2010 1:50PM
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LAME.
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too short on your leg? asian allen cuts the tops off his boots to make them shorter. i guess that would make sense.
Sep 1 2010 1:57PM
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onenerdykid
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there's always going to be a subjective aspect of something out of the ordinary working for someone, but generally speaking the lower your cuff is, the less support the boot gives, and the more stress that is put on your leg.

think of it this way too... let's say your tongue comes up super high on your leg with only a bit of your shin sticking out the top. Because the top of the boot almost the same height as your shin, your shin can't really flex over the tongue. If your tongue were too low on your leg, your leg would have more potential to flex over the the tongue because it isn't supported as well. That would be rather painful.
Sep 1 2010 2:14PM
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Dustin.
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He also doesn't really do anything other than rails.
Sep 1 2010 3:36PM
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FerrisBueller
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lies, i wore my boots super tight and they fit perfect and i have horrible shinbang. landing backseat is my main cause but your logic is wrong, it may help but is not the cause,
Dec 20 2010 3:32PM
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