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Shin Bang Ruining My Season

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teflon66
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As the title says, I've been getting horrible shin bang in two pairs of boots so far. I'm currently using some Full Tilt Classics with Booster Straps, and after just a few laps in the park, my shins hurt so bad just to touch.
Is there anything I can do? What is the problem?
Help would be much appreciated, I'm soooooo pissed!
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270on420out
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Either youre skiing backseat, or your boots are not fitting properly. Play around with the tightness, and try buckling them in different ways. If the problem persists, see a bootfitter.
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teflon66
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THEDIRTYBUBBLEEither youre skiing backseat, or your boots are not fitting properly. Play around with the tightness, and try buckling them in different ways. If the problem persists, see a bootfitter.


How tight should I tighten them?
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270on420out
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teflon66How tight should I tighten them?


Cant answer that for you
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L0gic
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teflon66How tight should I tighten them?


As tight as possible
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Dddsz
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teflon66How tight should I tighten them?


Just crank them. That fixed my shin-bang problem. I had terrible shin-bang last year until I realized that my boots were too loose.
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shin-bang
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L0gicAs tight as possible


Sorry I'm ruining your season op :/

also for the tight as possible response. No. For me it almost amplified the problem. What I've found to be the best is to ratchet them down all the way, as tight as possible, then back them off a couple clicks so they're tight but cutting off circulation. Over tightening will cause other problems and can compound with your shin bang.

Also, calf/shin stretches and workouts are key and have helped me a
ton this season. That and stiffer wider skis have nearly cured my
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The.Fish
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shin-bang

Also, calf/shin stretches and workouts are key and have helped me a
ton this season.[/QUOTEThis is key. I am a serious runner and we call shin bang "shin splints". It is a pain to get rid of, in fact I threw away my cross country season because of it. I went to Physical Therapy and I just got assigned lots of stretches like heel raises and putting resistance with a band. Oh, ICE ICE ICE. Ice will bring down the swelling as well as taking an ibuprofen but you don't have to go that far. I wear a supportive shoe when I run so my doctor told me to wear my running shoes around everywhere because I needed the support (because it was my inner shin which has a band that connects to the arch of your foot). Hope this helps.
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shin-bang
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shin-bangcouple clicks but NOT cutting off circulation.


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Fagel
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I've found that putting can coolies in the inside of your boot where you shin goes really helps, I have always had terrible shin bang until I tried this trick. It really works for me.
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NE.
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get full tilts.

Actually tho, try to think about pushing your shins to the front of your boots when you ski. Skiing back seat often causes shin bang.
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dyer
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Make sure you wrap the line all the way around your leg before tightening so there's as little as a gap between you leg and liner. Keep them tight but not too tight.
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mikeystark
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Make sure the cuff of the boot is tight around your calf without any gaps. Ive also heard that shaving your lower legs can help.
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eheath
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Don't land/ski backseat, easy fix. Keep that pressure forward on your shins as much as you can.
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Negromancer
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eheathDon't land/ski backseat, easy fix.


That's not helpful for OP at all, when you're learning new things you're guaranteed to land backseat a few times.

OP did you get your boots fitted by a good boot fitter?
Do you have custom made footbeds? Without good footbeds your feet won't be supported properly and this can lead to shin bang.
Did you get your liners heat molded?
Are you sure your boots are the right size - if you do a shell check do you have 3cm or more space between your heel and the shell?

If you're getting sore shins after just a few laps your boot probably don't fit properly and I'd take them to a good boot fitter and let them have a look just to ensure the boots are actually suitable for you.
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freestyler540
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NegromancerThat's not helpful for OP at all, when you're learning new things you're guaranteed to land backseat a few times.

OP did you get your boots fitted by a good boot fitter?
Do you have custom made footbeds? Without good footbeds your feet won't be supported properly and this can lead to shin bang.
Did you get your liners heat molded?
Are you sure your boots are the right size - if you do a shell check do you have 3cm or more space between your heel and the shell?

If you're getting sore shins after just a few laps your boot probably don't fit properly and I'd take them to a good boot fitter and let them have a look just to ensure the boots are actually suitable for you.

Shin bang is rarely a boot issue. Its always about bad position while skiing. The reason why gear isnt much of a problem; if it doesnt fit right the first day, you wont want to wear it or it hurts too much too keep them on for a long time. If the your foot does numb after wearing them for 3-4hrs at home; then the boot is a problem. Even a 1000$ boot wont eliminate shin bang.


All beginner to advanced skiers ski backseat. Most wont complain because they ski 1 day a week, for a few hours. But, if you riding more than 2 times a week with less than 2 days between for a month, all aggressive backseat position, shin bang will develop and persist until you change your position of take a long break. Being in denial about errors in technique resulting to body damage wont help anything. Eheath is right, ski instructors will tell you the same; skiing doesnt depend on gear.
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pastysmasher
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Im pretty sure a well fitted boot will help, as a badly fitted boot could encourage bad positioning. I haven't had a problem with shin bang for years which I owe to my boots fitting right, skiing with good technique and also the realisation that if I do land backseat and my shins start hurting that I should take it easy for a few runs. Your shins are only going to start to hurt more if you keep skiing in pain. Next time, just take it easy or take a short break until the pain goes away.
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tris10radeka
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if your boots aren't fitting well you can get insoles that will make it a tighter fit. I usually have to do that t fit in my boots correctly
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uturn
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your probably skiing/ landing in the back seat
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teflon66
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dogardIm pretty sure a well fitted boot will help, as a badly fitted boot could encourage bad positioning. I haven't had a problem with shin bang for years which I owe to my boots fitting right, skiing with good technique and also the realisation that if I do land backseat and my shins start hurting that I should take it easy for a few runs. Your shins are only going to start to hurt more if you keep skiing in pain. Next time, just take it easy or take a short break until the pain goes away.


I guess I have been pushing myself, but it just sucks not to be able to ski for a few days :/

As for landing backseat, I guess I'll try to just put a lot more pressure on my tongues to make my landing better.
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FridgeBangers
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teflon66As the title says, I've been getting horrible shin bang in two pairs of boots so far. I'm currently using some Full Tilt Classics with Booster Straps, and after just a few laps in the park, my shins hurt so bad just to touch.
Is there anything I can do? What is the problem?
Help would be much appreciated, I'm soooooo pissed!

You probably should read this article; https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/Shin-Bang-Explained
It explains what shin bang is and the solutions for it.
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teflon66
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I just don't get it. I had shitty rental boots last year, did 3's, 5's, and tried some 7's, and no shin bang at all.
This year, buying my own boots, doing 3's on the smallest jumps destroys my shins.
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FrenchFry
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Shin bang honestly just means you're a shiitty skier haha. Thats what Colby west told me 7 years ago lol. means you lean back when you ski lol
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eheath
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NegromancerThat's not helpful for OP at all, when you're learning new things you're guaranteed to land backseat a few times.

OP did you get your boots fitted by a good boot fitter?
Do you have custom made footbeds? Without good footbeds your feet won't be supported properly and this can lead to shin bang.
Did you get your liners heat molded?
Are you sure your boots are the right size - if you do a shell check do you have 3cm or more space between your heel and the shell?

If you're getting sore shins after just a few laps your boot probably don't fit properly and I'd take them to a good boot fitter and let them have a look just to ensure the boots are actually suitable for you.


It doesn't matter how well your gear fits you if you land backseat or ski backseat. If op focuses on leaning forward and keeping pressure on his shins while he skis and lands, it will eliminate shin bang. I've been skiing since I was 2 years old and sure when I first started doing tricks id get shin bang from landing backseat and as soon as I stopped landing backseat I never got shin bang again.

If op is having this much of a problem, it could be an issue with gear as well but skiing propererly would help a ton. Just my two cents, id rather encourage kids to ski better then to just rely on better gear to fix their problems.
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KravtZ
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Yea OP...sorry to break it to you. If your gear fits you well and you still get it it could be a gear problem...chances are you suck at skiing man. Sorry to break it to you.
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Negromancer
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freestyler540Shin bang is rarely a boot issue. Its always about bad position while skiing.


That is simply not true. If your boots are too big or are a sloppy fit then they will definitely cause a lot more shin bang than properly fitting boots. Just think if you're in boots that are too big or have too much space when you land with your weight even a little bit back it takes a lot more effort and pressure on your shins to get back into a proper skiing position because you're not being supported properly.
Also without proper fitting boots you're more likely to have a bad skiing position which will cause shin bang due to the fact that you're not being held in place by the boot.

I used to ski in 25.5 ski boots which were to big for me and even though I very rarely landed very backseat I still used to end up with terrible shin bang. I dropped down to 24.5 and got custom footbeds, heat molded liners, and a booster strap and now I only get shin bang if I land very backseat. So properly fitting boots definitely do make a huge difference in preventing shin bang.
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Aparker
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I had horrible shin bang early this season. I fixed it by only landing switch.
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FrenchFry
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KravtZYea OP...sorry to break it to you. If your gear fits you well and you still get it it could be a gear problem...chances are you suck at skiing man. Sorry to break it to you.


This is honestly true.
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Mr_Orange
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Land with your shins against the front of your boots. you're probably getting shin bang from skiing in the back seat, which is actually poor mechanics. It's a vicious cycle.. you get shin bang from skiing back seat.. and then you ski back seat more and more because it hurst to drive your shins into the front of your boots like you're supposed to.

my advice: take it easy, let it heal. Once it heals focus on NEVER landing back seat/ skiing back seat. Always put pressure on the fronts your boots. Squish the marshmellow as they say.
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