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I’ve been experiencing shin bang for the past couple years but lately mines been so bad I can’t even touch the tongue of my boots and has made skiing miserable. I have no clue how to help it I lock my boots down super tight but idk. Please help for the sake of my shins!!!!
WJSkier09I’ve been experiencing shin bang for the past couple years but lately mines been so bad I can’t even touch the tongue of my boots and has made skiing miserable. I have no clue how to help it I lock my boots down super tight but idk. Please help for the sake of my shins!!!!
Booster straps make a hell of a difference, but make sure you get the right one.
If you don’t want to spend money try putting the strap of your boot inside the shell, which can help a bit.
Alright dude, here's the deal for me. I don't know anything about your height/weight/whatever, but the biggest cause of non backseat skiing shin bang is that your ski boot does not fit your lower leg/instep. Ski boots as a whole are often made with the idea of trying to fit as many people as possible. Most people who want to enjoy skiing are wealthy tourists. Wealthy tourists are usually not the most skinny of people. Obviously when you go to try on boots, or shoes, or really anything it won't fit just right. My personal issue was that most boots are not very skinny/narrower through the lower leg, and I have a tall shinbone where my calf muscle sits mostly above the boot with a skinnier lower leg. I used to get terrible shin bang because everyone said your shin should be pressed into the front of your boot and didn't tell me anything about how I should be making the liner consistently be touching my shinbone/lower leg. You have to protect your shinbone from the trauma of slamming into the front of your boot. In addition, most liners will pack out more quickly when used by your average Newschooler because they put more force through their boot than your average tourist. For me, that meant buying a low volume boot like the Smax 130 from Salomon, putting a foam eliminator pad in it and also a little foam foot riser under my footbed. This puts the liner right up against my shin and instep, while padding it effectively. Here are some pictures showing what I mean. Not everything I've done would necessarily work for you, but this same concept does work in terms of protecting against shin bang. Unless you're skiing in the backseat, then you're putting to much strain on your dorsiflexor muscles which is the cause of your pain. Also, the reality is once shin bang sets in, you need to give it some time to rest, preferably a week or more if you can.
