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jib_kid_01
Posts: 248 - Karma: 10
is there anything i can use to prevent tearing ligaments in my thumb? i seem to do it every year and its getting rather annoying...
Feb 6 2005 5:51PM
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tmo80
Posts: 25 - Karma: 10
how did you tear a ligiment in your thumb?
Feb 6 2005 6:24PM
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ESB
Posts: 9274 - Karma: 10,648
fucking pipe thumb, i hate that shit. I do it every day that I ski pipe.


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Feb 6 2005 6:26PM
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patrickcowan
Posts: 3713 - Karma: 218
same^
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Feb 6 2005 6:27PM
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00Snowball
Posts: 163 - Karma: 10
Wait, so someone else also hurts their thumb? Cool, cause I still can only bend it 50% of the way, and every time I go I will just fall on it and get hurt.
Feb 6 2005 6:28PM
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skirbrt88
Posts: 1090 - Karma: 23
whenever u eat shit keep ur hands in a fist i stopped hurting my thumb when someone told me that



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Feb 6 2005 6:39PM
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LPT_311
Posts: 2239 - Karma: 12
yeah almost every year i fuck him up. Its usually all blue on the top. this year i've been lucky so far, knock on wood








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Feb 6 2005 6:45PM
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MattMcGinnis
Posts: 2396 - Karma: 73
yea, ive got that too. just this week though it has started hurting throughout the day when i am not skiing. like actually right now.... i think i did something somewhat serious to it. oh well.





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Feb 6 2005 7:41PM
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michiganjibber
Posts: 587 - Karma: 61
It's skier's thumb, it's all because of your pole. It happens to me like once a week.





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Feb 6 2005 7:44PM
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MattMcGinnis
Posts: 2396 - Karma: 73
^wrist strap more specifically





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Feb 6 2005 7:48PM
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FULLBLOWNAIDS
Posts: 125 - Karma: 10
ive never had that problem
Feb 6 2005 8:05PM
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rocktheLPs
Posts: 2095 - Karma: 14
i was sliding a rail yesterday and my thumb got all fucked up cause of my pole it has a bruise under the skin now
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Feb 6 2005 8:22PM
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Freestyla_01
Posts: 8586 - Karma: 34
Skiers thumb sucks.
I haven't gotten it this year.
Maybe because I have smaller poles.
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Feb 6 2005 8:36PM
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michiganjibber
Posts: 587 - Karma: 61
'^wrist strap more specifically' - I don't use pole straps and I still get it.





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Feb 6 2005 11:24PM
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Mustafa
Posts: 91 - Karma: 10
i always get skiers thumb and even when i make a fist i just end up punching the ground with my thumb and it kills

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Feb 6 2005 11:51PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
I try to put my thumb in the top of my pole handles to prevent it from ripping back if I bail. You could try ductaping your gloves (around the thumb, that works a bit). I have a permanently fucked up thumb from bailed early this season. It sucks. I can't put it in certain positions without getting some really irritating pain.



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Feb 7 2005 1:44AM
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SmoKinSkier
Posts: 5501 - Karma: 20
EEE as minor as it may seem it is so damn annoying!!




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Feb 7 2005 3:07AM
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aclsarescary
Posts: 4010 - Karma: 31
my chriopracter said that is how you get arthritis when you're older.









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Feb 7 2005 3:10AM
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JackBach
Posts: 4155 - Karma: -5
Only time I hurt my thumb is if I bang it on the snow landing switch, which usually doesn't happen but when it does I usually end up losing my thumb nail.
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Feb 7 2005 10:08AM
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guddgulf17
Posts: 3037 - Karma: 10
you could stop using poles, or get over it and just accept it as a sacrifice to the snow god
Rubber Ducky steeze, awwwwww!

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Feb 7 2005 10:20AM
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ajsml
Posts: 20 - Karma: 18
grandoe makes a glove with a thumb splint, they are really gay though.


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Feb 7 2005 10:30AM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 730
yea i just fucked my thumb too landing backseat in the flats of this small jump. dont think it's broken but it still hurts even after a week.
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Feb 7 2005 12:33PM
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Utahpowderskier
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why were you jumping on a small jump onto a flat?
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Feb 7 2005 12:34PM
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00Snowball
Posts: 163 - Karma: 10
OK OK I found out exactly kinda
So, you can do it either jamming your thumb really bad, like shoving it into the snow when you fall. Or, when you are holdin onto your poll, when you fall on your thumb, or you try to release from your poll but the poll stays around the palm area. The best way to have it not happen is to be able to lose your pole completely and fall on your palm. The only probelm with this is that someone like me will be doin a lot of hikin to get their poll.
Feb 7 2005 1:21PM
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jib_kid_01
Posts: 248 - Karma: 10
the putting your thumb on the top of your pole seems to be working.
Feb 7 2005 5:46PM
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grubix2
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Well i was told the proper way to hold your poles was to bring your hands up through the loop then bring your hand down and clasp the loop between your palm and the handle. This is so the the pole falls away from you.

But even if you aren't using pole straps or anything, best thing i can say is fall on your palms with your thumbs back. That risks breaking your wrist though.

Or try not to fall...






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Feb 7 2005 6:13PM
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Drunkenmaster
Posts: 435 - Karma: 9
Saw the doc last night cuz it was really badhe said I am not allowed to ski and it will take 6 weeks..fuck that..I got a nice plastic splint from the hospital which I will use now and I hope it helps...no I just gotta convince my hostmum cuz I am a freakin exchange student and she is too careful...IT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME



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Feb 7 2005 6:42PM
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jib_kid_01
Posts: 248 - Karma: 10
^my hand doesn't look to good but im not going to the doctor becasue i don't anna be told i cant ski
Feb 7 2005 7:19PM
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winterkid33
Posts: 2267 - Karma: 52
its def not because of your pole strap cause I cut mine off. Its when you fall on your thumb and it gets crushed between the ground and your pole. I figured this out if you are going to take a spill just open your hand and it doesnt happen.

sometimes I can, like, read peoples minds... its like I have Espn or something...

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Feb 7 2005 8:10PM
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gambino500014
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i fell last tuesday, on wendsay i went to the doctors for x rays, i had a impact fracture from smashing my hand into the ground with my pole in it, so now i have this stpid cast on my hand, and to ski i have to ductape the pole into my glove, its anal, and my thumb fucking hurts....
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Feb 7 2005 9:59PM
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LostCarKeys
Posts: 2553 - Karma: 20
Use a thumbguard





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Feb 7 2005 10:00PM
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Freestyla_01
Posts: 8586 - Karma: 34
drunkenmaster, construct a fake brace and tell the host mom that it will protect your thumb so you can ski again.
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Feb 7 2005 10:24PM
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Rapt0r
Posts: 2041 - Karma: 10
Yeah, I've broken both of my thumbs 3 times each because of pole straps. I finally just ripped them off, they aren't really necessary anyways.
Feb 7 2005 10:30PM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 730
ripped off your thumbs or pole straps?!
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Feb 7 2005 10:33PM
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jc_dunn
Posts: 1014 - Karma: 25
I understand your problem. I constructed a thumbguard out of ductape and a pen lid, than made it look cool with safety pins. havn't tried it out yet though. i have some fine tuning to do.
Feb 7 2005 10:37PM
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Aseets
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 17
we have a small hip jump at my resort and its super icy, everytime i land switch i bang my thumb on it


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Feb 7 2005 10:38PM
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Drunkenmaster
Posts: 435 - Karma: 9
I got a really nice plastic splint now that would protect it perfect..but she wants to see another doc before i can go skiing so I tell the doc I am fine and then I wear the splint and my gloves and I am fine...thanks for the advice though..why are americans so careful????ahhh!



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Feb 7 2005 11:49PM
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Freestyla_01
Posts: 8586 - Karma: 34
RAPTOR IS BACK?!!?! I remember him from the olllllllllllllllllllllld Newschoolers.
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Feb 8 2005 3:42AM
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skieveryday
Posts: 660 - Karma: 19
fuck, I had no idea this happens to other people



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Feb 8 2005 4:07AM
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pales
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 25
mine's all black from getting hit in the pipe and on rails. i feel so much better about myself now that i'm not the only one that does this


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Feb 8 2005 7:59AM
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mikee
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this is nto my idea, but there shoudl be a glove with a built in support for your thumb...

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Feb 8 2005 8:11AM
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*cowboy*
Posts: 8830 - Karma: 214
Yah... it seems as though I can't ski a day of pipe without hurting my thumb. It really sucks!

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Feb 8 2005 8:43AM
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Ar5Mada~Skier
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yo man i fucked my thumb up like 108293008 times doin rails n shit so now i use a thumb guard n wrist guard i bought online fuckers so use dat n u wont get hurt n dont strap ur poles on ur wrist BITCH
Feb 8 2005 9:45AM
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nothanks
Posts: 13551 - Karma: 31
it happens to me a bunch i hate it



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Feb 8 2005 9:50AM
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JackBach
Posts: 4155 - Karma: -5
I've ripped both my thumbs off. Sucks to have them reattached.
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Feb 8 2005 10:38AM
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newschooler7
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maby im a dumbass, but how do u fuck ur thumb up in the pipe
(i dont ride pipe since two years ago a almost went into a coma}


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Feb 8 2005 10:54AM
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Drunkenmaster
Posts: 435 - Karma: 9
ive done that too trying to break my fall on the wall



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Feb 8 2005 5:00PM
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Audio
Posts: 307 - Karma: 11
lol, me and my bro fucked up our thumb, i fell on a box and then i though the nail fell off my thumb somehow, but it just hurt like a fucker
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Feb 8 2005 5:18PM
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lanks
Posts: 12544 - Karma: 73
maybe joystick should make deep contours in pole grips to minimize damage to your thumb on impact...

and has anybody else seen 'tim's thumbs' in the strike 3 special features??

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Feb 8 2005 5:21PM
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johnnypsunami
Posts: 5024 - Karma: 221
actually, those gloves with the built in thumb protector sound like a good idea. I have been thinking about that for a long time now. I would definetly use them if they work...









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Feb 8 2005 5:23PM
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