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edaiNordica Ace of Spades boot from a few years ago went extra high up the leg, was really good for tall skiers because it shifts that shin pressure up to closer by the knee vs. right in the lower shin where it fucking hurts. Also not sure what you mean by shims but I had my boot fitter glue stiff 1/2cm foam pads to the front of my full tilt liner at the shin, which filled in some space and helped me a bit.
eheathDon't land backseat, ski with pressure on your shins, you're probably trying to overcompensate for your shins as well which probably makes it even worse.
KCoCMpeople have said that filler b/w shin and liner help ( foam something) and people also say that the patriot tru strap 2.0 helps b/c it has the liner strap that’s intended to keep the liner on your shin not allowing it to separate
SteezMaster68My boot fitter did that and also put shin in the back. Just a little piece to help take up more space. I really think my issues is because of how long my leg is. I feel so much pressure on my lower shin and I can never flex right. I might look into those boots
BradFiAusNzCoCaDid you see Eric pollards latest story with his boot at evo? He put in some plastic and another strap to raise the height of the cuff on his shins
NotTooSteezySamMaybe not an immediate fix, but in the off season you should do some strength and conditioning of your calves and the muscle used to pull your toes up (idk the name but it’s on the outside of your shinbone) or just all lower leg muscles. Personally i get brutal shinbang, bad enough that i haven’t been able to ski for a day or so but i find that if i use a foam roller to roll out all my lower leg muscles after a day of skiing, no matter how bad the shin bang is from that day i usually roll it out enough to be able to ski the next day. But long term in your situation i’d 100% say strength and conditioning of your lower leg muscles
SteezMaster68Your right I do overcompensate and end up skiing back seat which makes them even worse. But I cant flex boots right and whenever I try and keep pressure on my shins it’s always uncomfortable/painful and feels like all the pressure is in one point
eheathI feel like this needs to be said, shin bang doesn't come from physical contact with your shin, its from leaning back and your shin muscles being strained. Not the most scientific description, but putting a pad on your shin or trying random boots with different cuff heights isn't going to eliminate shinbang.
BradFiAusNzCoCaYou can still bruise the shin from impact. Shin bang is from muscle pulling from the bone, just like shin splints in track and field. But there is also the cuff slamming into the shin. I’ve gotten that at times before I had booster straps and I wasn’t skiing back seat. I mentioned cuff height because he mentioned it
eheathI feel like this needs to be said, shin bang doesn't come from physical contact with your shin, its from leaning back and your shin muscles being strained. Not the most scientific description, but putting a pad on your shin or trying random boots with different cuff heights isn't going to eliminate shinbang.
SteezMaster68Well the doctor told me he didn’t think my issues where with the muscle but with the bone. I had x rays and they showed significant stress on the bone and stress fractures starting to develop. But I’m not sure it could be a combination of both muscle and bone
eheathYou "can" bruise your shin, but thats not shin bang...
eheathProbably from your overcompensation/a different issue. Shin bang is muscle pain, not bone pain.
SteezMaster68Then I guess it’s not shin-bang since it’s a bone pain. Not sure what it would be then? Doc classified it as shin splints
eheathDon't land backseat, ski with pressure on your shins, you're probably trying to overcompensate for your shins as well which probably makes it even worse.
SteezMaster68Then I guess it’s not shin-bang since it’s a bone pain. Not sure what it would be then? Doc classified it as shin splints
eheathDon't land backseat, ski with pressure on your shins, you're probably trying to overcompensate for your shins as well which probably makes it even worse.
