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Shin bang, need help

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n.a.towery
Posts: 43 - Karma: 41
I got killer shin bang last season and after 2 days of skiing this year theyre back. I have spk boots and theyre probably a big asset to it. i need suggestions on what to do. new boots maybe?
Dec 12 2010 9:05PM
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iggyziggy
Posts: 21 - Karma: 12
Full tilt boots no dought
Dec 12 2010 9:05PM
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RAEL
Posts: 252 - Karma: 23
make sure the top buckle is the tightest, youre getting shin bang becuase they are not tight enough
Dec 12 2010 9:07PM
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i.ski.NC
Posts: 572 - Karma: 18
OMG LIEK FULL TILTS N00B.

Naw, haha. It's normally caused by landing backseat or having too much space between your shin and you boot. I've also heard of people shaving their legs to help stop it, but I'm honestly not willing to go that far. Haha.
Dec 12 2010 9:11PM
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pattyPsteez
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had the same prob... got full tilt boots no more shin bang :)

Dec 12 2010 9:18PM
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n.a.towery
Posts: 43 - Karma: 41
i have a wide foot and full tilts have a norrow fit
Dec 12 2010 9:18PM
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alexat955
Posts: 2732 - Karma: 112
Booster strap
Dec 12 2010 9:20PM
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smltownjibba
Posts: 246 - Karma: 7
they just came out with a wider fit
dalbello will save your shins as well
Dec 12 2010 9:22PM
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smltownjibba
Posts: 246 - Karma: 7
sorry for the dub post but it's called the full tilt "booter" new for 2011 for wider feet. Evo has it for 379 right now.
Dec 12 2010 9:28PM
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i.ski.NC
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I'm considering getting the Booter. Are they comfortable?
Dec 12 2010 9:34PM
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.AR6rider.
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There is no magic boot that will cure shinbang, I don't care what anyone says about Full Tilts.  If you have a boot that fits properly and you don't land backseat on every hit, you won't get shinbang.  Get booster straps if it's bad.
Dec 12 2010 9:36PM
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zahava
Posts: 7791 - Karma: 12,039
Take the power strap on your boot, and wrap it underneath the shell touching the liner. Then buckle your boots up starting with the middle buckle, then the top, then the bottom ones. This helped me a ton. Make sure all your buckles are done up really tight.
Dec 12 2010 9:36PM
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JahJahBinks
Posts: 3567 - Karma: 461
I have fulltilts. My shins are throbbing. They fit. Shut the fuck up.
Dec 12 2010 9:37PM
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smltownjibba
Posts: 246 - Karma: 7
I'm actually riding dalbello il moros right now but I can tell you that there is nothing better than an intuition liner
Dec 12 2010 9:38PM
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A.Eberhard
Posts: 4426 - Karma: 415
Just don't land back seat and stomp your tricks clean...
Just kidding man, got spk myself and I get it especially when you can't stomp your jumps centered. Best thing making sure your cuff is up high. Pull the draws string tight and put the strap right over the top of the boot. Helps a bit.
Dec 12 2010 9:40PM
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simon44
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 1,185
I had the same problem with my spks. I found that the 2 buckle system wasnt giving me enough support. this year I went to a bootfitter and got fitted with dabellos which i find give me way more support. But everyone has different feet so go ask the experts
Dec 12 2010 9:40PM
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JeremyH
Posts: 2283 - Karma: 275
go to a boot fitter and get boots that fit correctly. you can't be a brand whore when it comes to boots. i have atomic hawx and they are the most comfortable boot i have ever had + shin bang free.
Dec 12 2010 9:44PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
go to a surefoot, or a bootfitter that actually takes the time to measure the exact width of your foot and matches it to a shell. Don't get a boot that is too big, too small is better for shin bang, but that tends to destroy your toes.

Invest in some booster straps, they definitely help.


Give your shins some time to heal, avoid jumps for a few days.

Dec 12 2010 9:46PM
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*Dos*Planker*
Posts: 2983 - Karma: 168
tighten your boots correctly
Dec 12 2010 9:47PM
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WaterBottle
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well then there is something obviously wrong cameron
Dec 12 2010 9:47PM
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LARd.
Posts: 117 - Karma: 281
same here i got fitted with some dabellos and loveing them but in the mean time a quick fix is beer coozies in your boots
Dec 12 2010 9:52PM
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Simmo
Posts: 512 - Karma: 28
I suffer real bad too, doesn't matter how much money i spend in properly fitted boots with custom insoles and booster straps, a few backseat landings and i'm struggling again.

Honestly I think its because outside of skiing I don't do much sport anymore and I think my lower leg muscles arn't man enough to take the backseat landings and so its stressing the tendon in the front of my shin or maybe even its the beginning of shin splints.

If thats the case the solution is conditioning, stretching and building of the lower leg muscles. Take a good look at yourself, if like me you have a case of 'chicken legs' then get working out. Lookup exercises for building the tibialais anterior in particular.

Dec 12 2010 9:54PM
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antwone
Posts: 1352 - Karma: 157
my 2 cents,
if you are going to land back seat dont try to land it just try to make yourself fall to the side to save your shins
works great
Dec 12 2010 10:01PM
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Jordyn
Posts: 123 - Karma: 81
You could try a couple things with your spks before trading them in...a booster strap, custom liner, foot bed with a heel lift to keep you more forward on landings, making a couple vertical cut-outs and putting them parallel to each other on the inside tongue of the boot on either side of your shin so that pressure will be displaced to the outside of your leg and not directly on your shins. Also, wrapping your leg with medical tape 3 or 4 times on a diagonal line will keep the pain down a lot. Sometimes you'll get it on a bad landing with even the best fitting boots but these things have helped me a lot. If I see or think of anything else, I'll let you know.
Dec 12 2010 10:11PM
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JahJahBinks
Posts: 3567 - Karma: 461
oh.
Dec 12 2010 10:14PM
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STEEZUS_CHRI5T
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Are these the boots that you have? : http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bswake.com/images/P/33933.Image.1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bswake.com/product.php%3Fproductid%3D17668&usg=__7xrvYr05Ki0x2fOMaGgBvM1lc0E=&h=750&w=750&sz=70&hl=en&start=29&sig2=mPgu19nfV4akbD-tOUDO4Q&zoom=1&tbnid=FRHzpdYt--zKdM:&tbnh=165&tbnw=166&ei=upkFTYjXNIKglAfFj9XmCg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsalomon%2Bspk%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D681%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10,1200&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=758&vpy=213&dur=2801&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=112&ty=112&oei=qpkFTa3mBMX7lwfF1rTbDQ&esq=3&page=3&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:29&biw=1024&bih=681
For Christmas i was going to get these to prevent toe and shin bang but if your having problems with them i need to know if they are worth buying or not.
Dec 12 2010 11:00PM
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Mr_Orange
Posts: 1024 - Karma: 154
i got tilts and I still get shinbang.. got it today pretty bad actually cause I over shot a trany and landed pretty flat. it sucks.. skiing with shin bang is a skill in itself haha

anyways just try to always stomp your shit and stay forward in your boots and land with your landings, landing back seat even off little stuff can lead the shinbang really fast
Dec 13 2010 4:54AM
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gaku
Posts: 225 - Karma: 64
make sure you have only one layer of socks underneath your ski boot!
Dec 13 2010 11:11AM
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doitbig
Posts: 4818 - Karma: 315
landing backseat is inevitable if you're pushing your skiing. the only things i've had work were a combo of boosterstraps and "the shin eliminator" insert. best 40$ i've ever spent.
Dec 13 2010 11:26AM
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ReedSkis~
Posts: 2122 - Karma: 98
I got really bad shinbang two years ago and I tried everything and thought that there was nothing that I could do about it. I was pretty much right, I just grew out of it eventually...
Dec 13 2010 11:28AM
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pow_pow2
Posts: 161 - Karma: 19
FULLTILTS
Dec 13 2010 11:38AM
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AmplidSteez
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definetly get some full tilts man. i got a wide foot and the new twalls fit great
Dec 13 2010 11:42AM
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.jersey
Posts: 1925 - Karma: 9
The last time i had killer shin bang was because the boots i got were defective. There was something messed up with the tongue of the boot. Try pulling the tongue all the way up when its tightened and loosen the buckles where its hurting but adjust it a little tighter on other buckles so you still have enough support and you dont bull a t-hall and break your fucking ankles
Dec 13 2010 11:54AM
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rickroller
Posts: 2468 - Karma: 483

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Dec 13 2010 12:00PM
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Mestenberg
Posts: 164 - Karma: 10
get som 3 piece boots!
Dec 13 2010 12:01PM
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onenerdykid
Posts: 6674 - Karma: 10,977
this comes up a lot....
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

do any of those sound familiar or describe your set up? this is what you need to address, not what brand of boot you buy.
Dec 13 2010 12:07PM
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Thatdp
Posts: 500 - Karma: 168
a shit ton of advil!
Dec 13 2010 12:33PM
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MAPLE_SYRUP
Posts: 1910 - Karma: 68
I am asking for Booster Straps for Christmas, i really need them
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Dec 13 2010 1:03PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Do you wear knee-high wool ski socks?
Dec 13 2010 1:06PM
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MAPLE_SYRUP
Posts: 1910 - Karma: 68
I normally wear thin socks that extend past my boots, but this is part result from only packing short socks in a hung-over haze.

idk why this only happened to one leg though, i have never had it this badly :(
Dec 13 2010 1:10PM
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L.U.P.E.
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Shin bang is caused by landing backseat and having wiggle room in you boot where you calf and shin is. The best way to avoid shin bang is dont land back seat. I no its easier said then done tho haha. I got these foam inserts called the Eliminators from Lahouts in NH, you put them in the front of your boots and they are nice pading and make it so there is no wiggle room. They baiscly saved my season you get ZERO shin bang when wearing them . I highly recomend them!
Dec 13 2010 1:45PM
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onenerdykid
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wow man, are you in the correct size boot?
Dec 13 2010 1:53PM
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GayWolf420
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This joke is getting old.



What I suggest is either your boots don't properly fit, you aren't buckling them tight enough or your the tissues and muscles on your tibs are all bunched up. You will need to smooth them out with a wooden spoon. It hurts like a bitch but it will be relieving.
Dec 13 2010 2:01PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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The socks are the reason for that.
Dec 13 2010 3:17PM
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stickerman
Posts: 2043 - Karma: 147
would like to bump this thread because i put some beer cozzies in my tongue of the boot and the top of my shins are feeling awsome. although, about 2-3 inches above my ankle i have shinbang, im thinking about maybe putting the cozzies in the bottom of the boot aswell?

good idea? any body else have this problem?
Dec 13 2010 4:03PM
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Cincher
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I have really bushy leg hair so when my shins move about it really tugs at my hair follicles. I only shave the front of my shins as that's the only place it hurts.

But that was last year with my improperly fitted Salomon boots, this year I bought some Dalbello NX 7.6 boots, they're nice and snug with a very soft tongue so I haven't really gotten any shinbang.
Dec 13 2010 4:39PM
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willy_baller
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get a boot that fits properly, and dont land backseat if you can help it.... also make sure you arent skiing in the backseat..
Dec 13 2010 4:46PM
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Stewie4
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When I jib I wear my SPKs like skate shoes, loose/floppy. But when I plan on doing anything with air time i'll strap up tight. Just keep em tight if you think you might be landing with a bang
Dec 13 2010 5:12PM
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T.DUDE
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damn, that looks terrible!
Dec 13 2010 6:10PM
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@tlas
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ummmmm thts not totally true... i get shin bang and massive blisters and i got the o9 high fives
Dec 13 2010 6:14PM
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pigglywiggly
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really?

Dec 13 2010 6:15PM
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