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Permanent shinbang? (super sensitive shins)

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shin-bang
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ok so i my last day skiing was probly mid april or may, and have been fighting bad fitting boots all season. i had massive shinbang all season and was just miserable. i eventually had to ski with none of the top buckles buttoned up. (the boots were atomic hawx 90 btw) so after 5 months off ( today which is october 5th) i decide to try on my boots and flex them. about half way through the full flex of the boot my shins start to hurt in the same spot on both legs. is this due to the improper fitting boot? or do i just have a case of permanent shinbang (or super sensitive shins) . the main reason for the boot fitting wrong is because its a 28.5 and i should be in a 27.5.
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Oct 5 2014 2:52PM
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.realski
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Have you got shinbang before with proper fitting boots? Have you ever had proper fitting boots? If you have never had good fitting boots that may be why you have bang. If you had proper fitting boots and you still got bang you might have sensitive shins
Oct 5 2014 3:02PM
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.realski
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Also sorry for the dub post but also it you haven't used your shins or put pressure on them in A while that could be why they are sensitive as well
Oct 5 2014 3:08PM
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a_burger
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a_shaky_gifi eventually had to ski with none of the top buckles buttoned up.


this is probably the worst thing you can do to fix shinbang
Oct 5 2014 3:08PM
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shin-bang
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A_Burgerthis is probably the worst thing you can do to fix shinbang


this was really my only option, and i had went to my shop and had gotten fitted. this year im getting new boots and going to a better boot fitter. hopefully this year i will be able to actually ski to my potential.
Oct 5 2014 3:21PM
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shin-bang
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.realskiAlso sorry for the dub post but also it you haven't used your shins or put pressure on them in A while that could be why they are sensitive as well


thanks for the response, and i honestly have not had a boot that his fit well. thats why this time im going to spend extra money and get fitted and get custom footbeds.
Oct 5 2014 3:23PM
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shin-bang
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.realskiAlso sorry for the dub post but also it you haven't used your shins or put pressure on them in A while that could be why they are sensitive as well


thanks for the response, and i honestly have not had a boot that his fit well. thats why this time im going to spend extra money and get fitted and get custom footbeds.
Oct 5 2014 3:24PM
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tomPietrowski
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I would put money on the act the boots are too big for you. Shin problems like your getting usually occur from a mismatch in your foot/leg profile an te boot. When this happens you are not really flexin the cuff so much as leaning onto it which can cause some bad pain I the shin. For example I had exactly the same thin last season. I was testing some waymaker 130's and they only had a 27 on test. I'm a 26 so I figured I could ski them for a day. They killed my shins. I then got mine in 26 and day one they were fine no shin issues at all. So like I say I would goes it's mainly to do with the size. But the hawx are prett high over the instep and if you don't have any footbeds these both those things could be having an impact too.
Oct 5 2014 3:57PM
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joriza.ski
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try rolling your shins out with a foam roller. it will hurt like a bitch, but it will help so much
Oct 5 2014 3:58PM
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shin-bang
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tomPietrowskiI would put money on the act the boots are too big for you. Shin problems like your getting usually occur from a mismatch in your foot/leg profile an te boot. When this happens you are not really flexin the cuff so much as leaning onto it which can cause some bad pain I the shin. For example I had exactly the same thin last season. I was testing some waymaker 130's and they only had a 27 on test. I'm a 26 so I figured I could ski them for a day. They killed my shins. I then got mine in 26 and day one they were fine no shin issues at all. So like I say I would goes it's mainly to do with the size. But the hawx are prett high over the instep and if you don't have any footbeds these both those things could be having an impact too.


alright, thanks tom
Oct 5 2014 5:25PM
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Negromancer
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joriza.skitry rolling your shins out with a foam roller. it will hurt like a bitch, but it will help so much


This.

I was in a similar situation to you last year. I was skiing in boots to big and this really screwed my shins and made them sensitive. I got a foam roller and rolled on my shins for at least a minute everyday. For the first week or so it hurt so much but now it doesn't hurt at all.

They're also great for cracking your back, just roll over it on your back and it cracks it really nicely. Feels great.
Oct 5 2014 6:41PM
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shin-bang
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NegromancerThis.

I was in a similar situation to you last year. I was skiing in boots to big and this really screwed my shins and made them sensitive. I got a foam roller and rolled on my shins for at least a minute everyday. For the first week or so it hurt so much but now it doesn't hurt at all.

They're also great for cracking your back, just roll over it on your back and it cracks it really nicely. Feels great.

sweet! k+
Oct 5 2014 7:41PM
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itod910
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I had the same problem and getting properly fitting boots didn't help the problem because my shins were already fucked. If you really want to get it fixed you should roll them on a foam roller like someone said earlier, ice them every day and stretch your calves out many times a day. Usually a big part of the problem is your calves get extremely tight and that pulls on your shins. I've also been going to physio and they are finally getting good enough that I'm confident for the season. It takes a bit but you can fix it
Oct 6 2014 12:23AM
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~Turquoise
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I think I used to have the same boots and I had the worst shin bang ever. With my boots the top buckle hit the foot piece and stops it from flexing properly. I tried cutting it to fix it and it got a little better. but the main Problem was that my legs are too skinny and don't fit properly. My legs just bashed around inside my boots the whole time. I bought new Full Tilt Drop Kicks and it went away eventually.
Oct 6 2014 1:32AM
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El.
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itod910ice them every day


keep a bunch of dixie cups filled with ice in your freezer for apres ski shin ice massage. magical stuff. Also worth looking into whether you are having issues with bone bruising or if it is just beating up your dorsiflexors (muscles on your shins). Bone bruises could still be sore from last season depending on how late you skied and although im not sure i dont think rolling them out would be a good idea. your best bet would be to have a a physician take a look because bone bruises arent to be played with. I got two bone bruises on my shin from downhill mtb without shingaurds and i couldnt wear shingaurds for months. if its purely muscular though then the foam roller is your savior.
Oct 6 2014 1:37AM
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johnblaze
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boots too big+riding back seat= shin bang.
Oct 6 2014 1:11PM
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Migo
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It's simple, don't ski park with a 90 boot flex you dingus
Oct 6 2014 2:10PM
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.lencon
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CHEEZEIt's simple, don't ski park with a 90 boot flex you dingus


Where does he ride park? And what does 90 flex have to do with that?
Oct 6 2014 2:35PM
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tomPietrowski
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CHEEZEIt's simple, don't ski park with a 90 boot flex you dingus


Why would the fact he is in a 90 flex be the cause of his issue?
Oct 6 2014 2:44PM
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kung_powpow
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Bootfitter in Aspen fitted me for a 27.5 full tilt. It felt way too tight and terrible, so I told him to fuck off. I ended up getting 29.5 full tilts instead. I've gotten toebang probably twice in the 3 years I've had these boots and shinbang NEVER. I got them heat molded and it's so comfy
Oct 6 2014 3:39PM
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tomPietrowski
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kung_powpowBootfitter in Aspen fitted me for a 27.5 full tilt. It felt way too tight and terrible, so I told him to fuck off. I ended up getting 29.5 full tilts instead. I've gotten toebang probably twice in the 3 years I've had these boots and shinbang NEVER. I got them heat molded and it's so comfy


Those 27 would ski so much better though. If you measure a 27 an your wearing a 29 those boot must be so loose on you. Boots should feel tight when you first try them, in general they will get around a size bigger when they be in. Add footbeds to that and you woul have most luckily been fine in a 27. You may think your boots are ok now but I garentee you, you would get better performance in the correct size boot.
Oct 6 2014 4:05PM
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grifrowl
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They don't seem to get a whole lot of love in the park community, but Booster straps have solved my shin bang issues in the past. You might give a set of those a try.
Oct 7 2014 2:35AM
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shin-bang
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tomPietrowskiI would put money on the act the boots are too big for you. Shin problems like your getting usually occur from a mismatch in your foot/leg profile an te boot. When this happens you are not really flexin the cuff so much as leaning onto it which can cause some bad pain I the shin. For example I had exactly the same thin last season. I was testing some waymaker 130's and they only had a 27 on test. I'm a 26 so I figured I could ski them for a day. They killed my shins. I then got mine in 26 and day one they were fine no shin issues at all. So like I say I would goes it's mainly to do with the size. But the hawx are prett high over the instep and if you don't have any footbeds these both those things could be having an impact too.


and it turns out tom is right, so i tried on my friends full tilts and didnt seem to hurt my shins.my atomic boots just didnt line up right with my shins.
Oct 7 2014 9:39PM
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