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Toe-bang vs. Shin-bang?

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RawrRawrRob
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Which do you seem to get more/hate getting? I seem to get toe-bang quite a bit, never shin-bang though!
Jan 4 2012 5:37PM
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bangarangmules
Posts: 5065 - Karma: 84
I never really get either, however I get toe bang every once in a while when i really need to trim the toe nails.
Jan 4 2012 5:38PM
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abathinggrape
Posts: 1228 - Karma: 236
Shin bang a lot, never toe bang...... I need full tilts.....
Jan 4 2012 5:39PM
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NotGhood
Posts: 2809 - Karma: 1,255
shin bang
especially if i ski two or three days in a row
its a bitch.
Jan 4 2012 5:39PM
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Logey.
Posts: 2996 - Karma: 457
I really really really hope this is sarcasm.
Jan 4 2012 6:07PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
I never get either. Guess I don't ski/land backseat like a bitch.
Jan 4 2012 6:12PM
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smeeze
Posts: 879 - Karma: 126
full tilt you potato
Jan 4 2012 6:13PM
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J.M
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Jan 4 2012 6:18PM
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stickski
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 1,529
shin bangs so much worse if you get it.. do you have to press your toes against your boots to ski? no, do you have to press your shins against your boots to ski? yes
Jan 4 2012 6:25PM
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abathinggrape
Posts: 1228 - Karma: 236
I rode my friends FT classics and they were 10x more comfortable then my boots (dalbello vodoos). I never get toe bang but I get a shit load of shin bang
Jan 4 2012 6:26PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
you just need a properly fitted boot and if you are still getting shin bang then you need to not land so backseat
Jan 4 2012 6:28PM
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pelle_munch
Posts: 4110 - Karma: 503
you're still a bitch

but toe bang when i land really hard or knuckle a jump
Jan 4 2012 6:34PM
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.AR6rider.
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Jan 4 2012 6:37PM
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pelle_munch
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Jan 4 2012 6:44PM
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ZachMcCarthy1
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Jan 4 2012 6:52PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14503 - Karma: 10,732
I got Fulltilt's this year and have been getting toe bang quite a bit, I have never had toe bang in my 16 years of skiing until I got full tilts. That being said, it is now an even mix of toe and shin bang. I get calf bang the most #yungchickenlegs
Jan 4 2012 7:01PM
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POWDER.RANGER
Posts: 1698 - Karma: -24
neither
Jan 4 2012 7:07PM
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613.
Posts: 827 - Karma: 164
just got SPK 90s. still get the occasional shin bang but never had toe bang.
Jan 4 2012 7:08PM
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ZachMcCarthy1
Posts: 469 - Karma: 432
to bang so hard it ripped off my toe nail
Jan 4 2012 7:08PM
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Deluge
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i have never had either. but my toes hurt more.
Jan 4 2012 7:09PM
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RawrRawrRob
Posts: 1841 - Karma: 685
Ouch, I keep my nails trimmed now all the time!
Jan 4 2012 7:30PM
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Wheaty214
Posts: 1687 - Karma: 841
I'm rocking some old Raichle's and I barely ever get both, that being said I'm not the most advanced skier right now haha. I get toe bang occasionally if I land too hard and I've had shin bang once or twice trying some hard core butters.
Jan 4 2012 7:36PM
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OhioDreams
Posts: 444 - Karma: 918
Neither one is fun. Shin bang IMO is a little easier to fight through the pain and to heal up, toe bang is just miserable and seems to last forever.
Jan 4 2012 7:38PM
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kstanz
Posts: 3058 - Karma: 477
I've never really had either, I imagine shin bang would be a lot more painfull.... keep the toenails short!!
Jan 4 2012 7:39PM
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Steeze_Minister
Posts: 1432 - Karma: 240
Got toe bang for the first time a couple weeks ago, my big toe nail is still completely black
Jan 4 2012 8:13PM
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butter.cup
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Anyone get fingernail bang from wearing ill-fitting gloves? I've been getting that a lot lately...
Jan 4 2012 9:42PM
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feihlination
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wat
Jan 4 2012 9:43PM
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GORILLA.
Posts: 1112 - Karma: 70
full tilts dont magically fix shinbang. my feet are size 32.5 but i have skinny calves, so even if i tighten my boots all the way i still get shinbang because my leg moves around. i have to shove a slipper in my boot to keep things tight.

i only get toebang if i cut my big nail too short, which is rare
Jan 4 2012 9:48PM
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ZachMcCarthy1
Posts: 469 - Karma: 432
the boots were to small :/ it was durning the summer for a rail jam and didnt have new boots yet
Jan 4 2012 9:58PM
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@fUkdApOliCe
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Ive got full tilts and they don't give me either
Jan 4 2012 10:08PM
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Flacko
Posts: 1495 - Karma: 788
this exactly my feet are wide and my calf's are skinny and my ankles are different it make finding a good boot so hard, but i rarely get eater im only a mediocre skier
Jan 4 2012 10:29PM
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RawrRawrRob
Posts: 1841 - Karma: 685
Yeah, mines been black for a couple weeks now too
Jan 4 2012 11:24PM
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