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This shinbang can't be normal...

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.SteezusChrist.
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So yesterday, I was messing around, just throwing some frontflips at Park City. I was stomping most of them, so I varied them up a little and started doing some slow ones. After a few slow ones, I did another, but kinda messed up when I was hucking it. I landed very backseat, and instantly felt the shinbang. This shinbang was easily the worst I have ever had. So i took off my skis and hobbled to the side of the slope. One of my buddies helped me down and I was in a ton of pain. I got back home and it was very swollen and killed, so I went to the hospital. Turns out I have a fractured tibia (shin bone) from all the pressure of landing backseat. I was not using any boots made for freestyle. Is this normal that I fractured my tibia from a backseat landing? And anything I should do next year (ski season is over for me this year) to prevent fracturing anything from backseat landings? I am definitely due for some new boots, but just looking for any advice.
Feb 20 2008 4:45PM
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deezy.
Posts: 2538 - Karma: 26
what boots are they
there is a thread that has ways to prevent it somewhere
Feb 20 2008 4:48PM
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eastchris
Posts: 674 - Karma: 16
I did the exact same thing to one of my shins at Whistler one year. For me it was a one off thing I didnt change boots the rest of that year and next and I never had the problem again. Just bad landing
Feb 20 2008 4:48PM
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KellyK
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yeah, i was doing kangaroo flips once, and i was stomping most of them so i tried doing them slower and the same exact thing happened to me, weird!!

just kidding, bro, had to give u some shit, but in all seriousness, you just get a ton of momentum coming from a front flip and that's a lot of pressure to put on your leg, if you get shingbang a lot, then its just a matter of time until something happens.....good luck tho, heal up and get back out there......
Feb 20 2008 4:49PM
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Freezeskier
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well it normal, if your skier who hit jumps and skis hard...but.. yeah front flips can give to you hard though.. i have felt bad shinbang from fronts when you land backseat..
Feb 20 2008 4:57PM
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.SteezusChrist.
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i am aware that it is easy to get shinbang, but it just seems a little abnormal that my tibia is fractured from it
Feb 20 2008 5:00PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Dude I swear to god get a pair of these:

http://www.shintronic.com/

They're expensive but they rule for shinbang!


Feb 20 2008 5:01PM
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Freezeskier
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^yeah that sucks dude...

Feb 20 2008 5:02PM
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Ryanvdonk
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drink some milk, wont help with the shinbang, but you wont break the bone
Feb 20 2008 5:04PM
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Microcosm
Posts: 4765 - Karma: 153
boot top fracture? or is that something else..? hope it heals up soon.
Feb 20 2008 5:07PM
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lotsoffun
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oh man, that sounds painful, dude, get well
Feb 20 2008 6:06PM
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TOAST.
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thats why i dont do front flips
Feb 20 2008 6:24PM
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powderdrunkie
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i had shin bang REALLY bad at the beginning of this year. got new boots problem solved.
Feb 20 2008 6:49PM
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BIG_SALTY
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Thats crazy that it fractured your tibia, sorry bro that sucks
Feb 20 2008 7:01PM
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FUUUCK
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no matter what you do, if you land that far backseat youre going to destroy your shins.
Feb 20 2008 7:03PM
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bikerocker
Posts: 1427 - Karma: 461
yeah, i used to rock those too, but i switched to full tilt and don't even close to need them now.
Feb 20 2008 7:05PM
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Rez4frederick
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I've done the same type of thing, but on a rail, but I didnt completely fracture my tibia, just had like a fracture of the outer layer of my tibia, not the whole thing.  It fucking hurt at the time., could barely put weight on my leg.  Getting taller boots has seemed to help, but it seems like that pain never quite goes away if I start riding park alot.  I got some Raichle boots (like the Full tilt ones) and I like them alot better because they are taller on my leg, I have long legs, but I still get bad pain if I land backseat alot.  Only way to cure it is to stay out of the park for awhile lol, the pain usually comes right back though with one bad backseat landing.
Feb 20 2008 7:08PM
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SlickRick.
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rear entry rental boots is the answer to all your questions
Feb 20 2008 8:04PM
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notomatoplz
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that sucks, atleast it was a little later in the season

Feb 20 2008 8:12PM
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skiEER
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lol
Feb 20 2008 9:09PM
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eheath
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Uh yeah not shinbang after you break a bone...
Feb 20 2008 9:12PM
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Blackmer
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that same thing happened to me in wolf creek where i landed back seat on a flip and i went to the doctor and it ended up being a little fracture on the smaller bone in my leg

Feb 20 2008 9:16PM
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yeahitsdave
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so true, then when he lands in the backseat, he justs snaps the buckle and falls out the back of the boot. id pay to see that
Feb 20 2008 9:35PM
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Squirrel_Murphy
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Same here.  Full Tilts baby.

Feb 20 2008 9:43PM
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1080_grinder
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whenever i get shinbang, it only hurts real bad when i am on the lift or walking around at the bottom of the hill with my ski boots on. It will be really sore when i am just skiing around but when i am droping into a jump line or getting on to a rail, the shinbang just goes away like i forget about it or something, do you think it is because i am so focused on what i am doing that it goes away? Does anyone else get this???
Feb 20 2008 11:00PM
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YT.SKEEZE
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stomp yo shit=no
 injury
Feb 20 2008 11:09PM
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