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.GaperMan.
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I only skied for like 2-3 hours today, hit only a few features, and I'm now sitting at home with the worst shin bang I have eve had in my life. At the end of the season last year I hand som e shin bangin problems but today, it hurt a lot. Someone a while ago told me that when you have shin bang to actually make your boots tighter. Is that true?

Bottom line: Does anyone have any tips on how to reduce or completely remove shin bang when I ski? Thanks +k to whomever helps
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Deforestation
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.GaperMan.Does anyone have any tips on how to completely remove shin bang when I ski? Thanks +k to whomever helps


Easy, cut off your shins. No shins, no shin bang.
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freeskibum82
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your boots are too big


(get full tilts)

in all seriousness. your boots are too big.
9 years ago
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Dddsz
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Google "shinbang Newschoolers" and you will find a ton of threads. Also shin-bang's profile.
9 years ago
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NewEscuelers
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All the other replies are helpful and have negative votes so I'm seeing if a reply that isn't helpful gets positive votes




fuck u op
9 years ago
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Krotchs_Brother
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NewEscuelersAll the other replies are helpful and have negative votes so I'm seeing if a reply that isn't helpful gets positive votes




fuck u op


I shall lead the charge
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patrickbrown
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Just don't ski back seat and you won't get shin bang. Shin bang is when your shin bones bend a little bit because your skiing back seat
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Aparker
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freeskibum82your boots are too big


(get full tilts)

in all seriousness. your boots are too big.


My full tilts are the perfect fit, if not a little small and shinbang is still a huge problem
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freestyler540
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You are landing backseat. Give it some time to regain your balance
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roach1324
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get fulltilts and stop skiing----nomoreshinbang
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Skier-Jon
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Idk how many times it has to be said, you can do whatever you want to try to prevent shinbang but until you learn how to ski correctly your shins will still hurt at the end of the day
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freeskibum82
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AparkerMy full tilts are the perfect fit, if not a little small and shinbang is still a huge problem


my get fill tilts comment was a joke.. horrible fitting boots that need a lot of fitting up front to be right. nice thing is that intuition liner can be molded for you. only FT id consider is the descendant.
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bait
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full tilts and land switch or at least not backseat
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Lbird
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freeskibum82horrible fitting boots that need a lot of fitting up front to be right.


They might not fit your feet but my classics fit me really well, I wouldn't consider another boot.
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nickgrazioso
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Try not to land as backseat and also skiing switch reduces shinbang. Tightening your boots may help so your shins can't move as much when you're backseat.
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DBack1321
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patrickbrownJust don't ski back seat and you won't get shin bang. Shin bang is when your shin bones bend a little bit because your skiing back seat


You're right that he gets shin bang because he's backseat, but your shin bones don't bend lol. When you ski backseat, you strain the muscles on the front of your shins (think shin splints). This causes pain when they are overused/over exerted.

OP, it's simply you're skiing/landing in the backseat. Try and always keep your ankle joints closed or try and push your hips forward. Which ever way works best for you. You should be beating your skis in a race down the mountain, not your skis beating you.

Your boots could also be too big, which doesn't help in the least bit.
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shin-bang
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Op.Google "shinbang Newschoolers" and you will find a ton of threads. Also shin-bang's profile.


lol hahah

here op,

heres a post from another shin bang thread

Steps to cure shinbang if your skiing form is already decent. We all have the occasional back seat landing, overshoot, ect, it happens to everyone.

1. Custom footbeds
2. Tight/proper fitting boots
3. Booster straps
4. Calf raises, toe lifts, shin strengthening exercises
5. Stretch calves and shins every night
6. (optional lol) wider, stiffer, more supportive skis. I get horrendous bang on my park sticks, and then virtually none when doing the same type of skiing on the pow sticks
7. if you get shin bang, always stretch both calves and shins, along with getting all the crunchies (muscle tea and knots) with a good foam roller


hope that helps :D this is the first year I've skied with little to no shin bang after doing all these steps :)
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Deepskier
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Get full tilts (jk go to a boot fiter and what feels best or go to a boot fiter with your current boots and have him mold them) Then tighten them and dont ski back seat
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CHORIZO
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Just deal with it pu$$y. I get shinbang all the time and then i work out my calves apres. Like 6 calf raises really help and then a massive protein shake to get those gainzzz
9 years ago
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BianKarrett
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Get full tilts
9 years ago
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marrows
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Lean forward cunt
9 years ago
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addie.
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I'm bout to be the only serious reply here but if you know your boots aren't too big and you aren't landing backseat af, another possibility is that your socks are too thick... for me it makes a huge difference idk op id try it
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Hoodliving
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Ride with poles and do the reading a newspaper position for a few days feel what forward pressure should feel like. And with my full tilts even with forward lean shims and super tight id still get shin bang/ bruised shins. As soon as I got booster straps problem solved. Only time I get shin bang is when I land massively back seat.
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THEE_wizard
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Here's what I've noticed recently about shinbang.

I will admit I have boots that are too big because at the time I didn't know what to look for. I have really bad shinbang because of this.

The front of the boot is supposed to be tight against your shin the whole length of the tongue piece. When your boots are too big just the top of the tongue will hit causing shinbang at the top of the boot. Boots that are too big will not be able to tighten properly along the curved part of your foot from instep to shin, not allowing pressure to be spread down your whole shin. All the forward force is concentrated to one small area at the top of your boot on the middle of your shin causing the pain in that section.

I am not a boot fitter and have no experience other that my own observations on my own boots and shins

I would recommend that you keep your boots tight, but tighten your instep buckles more to keep that part of your leg tight against the boot. I've found this to help me but it doesn't eliminate shin bang. The only way to do that is to get professional help in getting well fitting boots and tightening them correctly.
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