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Tail butters hurting = too large of boots?

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Skiblade420
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What the title says.

do tail butters always kind of hurt regardless? Or less in smaller boots?
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Hello, backseat riding (tailbutters included) will put tons of strain on your shins, and the musculature around them, leading to shin bang.
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SHROG_THE_GOAT
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Dry land exercise is the only way i’ve found to alleviate the pain of a tail butter. Full tilts allowed me to nose butter no problem but tail butter was a little more tricky to figure out the boot pain issue.
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TRVP_ANGEL
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bad boot. they dont hurt for me
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Mackaroni_space
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I hate to be that guy but it’s mostly the way you do it, i was the same way for a while but i started using more of my core to be doing the butter
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Skiblade420
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Max.broI hate to be that guy but it’s mostly the way you do it, i was the same way for a while but i started using more of my core to be doing the butter

Interesting, def gonna try that! Thx
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Mackaroni_space
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Skiblade420Interesting, def gonna try that! Thx


I know it sounds vague at first but if you take a look at anyone on the bunch they all have a good body shape which i personally credit to all the butters they do
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armchair_skier
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op send clip of your butter for diagnosis
4 years ago
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jompcock
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A stiff ski with camber will hurt a lot more to tail butter than something soft and rockered.
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Skiblade420
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jompcockA stiff ski with camber will hurt a lot more to tail butter than something soft and rockered.


I got nomad 95s 191 / Vishnu wide 189 on the way. Wondering which will be easier…. Possibly the wides and sell the nomads? Idk mayne
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Skiblade420
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armchair_skierop send clip of your butter for diagnosis


When there’s snow yes
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Raf.Diaz.
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Put something soft behind yours calves like sponges mittens or whatever you found and you’ll be good

Soft ski helps too
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deadhead420
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TRVP_ANGELbad boot. they dont hurt for me


this guy probably has full tilts
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TRVP_ANGEL
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Day 53 of asking for @switchlip2 's moms number
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lil.Boye
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having a nice snug boot helped me tons. I hike a lot before the season and work on my leg muscles which is always gonna help.
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skierman
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hahahahaha I've never seen so much idiocy in one thread before.
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SkiPigeon123
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Skiblade420What the title says.

do tail butters always kind of hurt regardless? Or less in smaller boots?


calves just not thicc enough homie
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jompcock
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Skiblade420I got nomad 95s 191 / Vishnu wide 189 on the way. Wondering which will be easier…. Possibly the wides and sell the nomads? Idk mayne


Idk I’ve had zero pain tail pressing wet +. Never ridden Icelantics so I can’t offer a fair comparison.
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SteezeBallsMcGee
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TRVP_ANGELbad boot. they dont hurt for me


if your shins aren't burning then the butter wasn't big enough
4 years ago
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sullivano*b
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pretty sure its not the boots they just hurt. when i first learned them i did them all weekend and my shins were beyond fucked for a week or so
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sheddd
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I have a similar issue; Trying to get stronger this summer (tibias anterior, glutes, hamstrings), gonna try a boot fitter again when I can (I'm ready; toenail just fell off!). Hoping to get good tail butters this season. In the past it hurt bad enough that I couldn't force myself to practice it more than a few times a day.

**This post was edited on Sep 25th 2021 at 8:17:36am
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piss.boy
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Skiblade420What the title says.

do tail butters always kind of hurt regardless? Or less in smaller boots?


I get hurt from it by my knees more then anything
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