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Shin bang cure

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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
so my friend who basically has residual shin bang because he fucked his shins up so bad last year, has told me his way of helping the pain go away.  He told me to wrap medical tape around my leg from the top of where the pain is to about your ankle.  So the last few weeks i have been trying this and it actually works great.  every time i have a bad landing where i would usually get horrible shinbang on i just get some pain for about five seconds but then it just goes away and doesnt come back at all.

so im just letting all you newschoolers know that this actually helps a lot and you should try it.
Jan 27 2009 12:29PM
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griffon
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thats so sick if it works!! im gonna try this when im going skiing next time
Jan 27 2009 12:35PM
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rob123
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yea except when u take the tape off and it rips all of your hair out!
Jan 27 2009 12:37PM
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cool.
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or you could buy Full Tilts... either way, either way


Jan 27 2009 12:38PM
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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
well thats why i put the tape on over my socks...
Jan 27 2009 12:40PM
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rob123
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man shut up, its really not funny!
Jan 27 2009 12:41PM
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dylansiggers
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Dude its totally funny!
Jan 27 2009 12:47PM
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gh0s7_r1d3r
Posts: 160 - Karma: 19
Man I ride full tilts and their amazing and all...but from time 2 time I get shin bang it is just part of skiing in my eyes
Jan 27 2009 12:50PM
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i.ski.troll.
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i got two mousepads  and cut a shap that fits the shape of the tongue on my SPKs, and that has significantly helped!(i got the idea here on NS, i cant remember who was doing it but thank you)   before that though i would rap my calf area to my ankle in medical tape shit that helped alot too.  another idea is if you dont have mousepads laying around or you dont have medical tape get two socks and put it between your shin and the tongue of your ski boot and that has helped me alot too,

anything that can minimize the gap between your ski boot and your shin will help(aslong as its soft)

Jan 27 2009 12:57PM
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eheath
Posts: 61155 - Karma: 118,791
Don't land/ski backseat. Fixes everything, unfortunately a lot of kids on this site are very poor at skiing fundamentals and get terrible shin bang. Just keep pressure on the front of your boots as much as possible, it will do wonders.
Jan 27 2009 12:59PM
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MayorWest
Posts: 1596 - Karma: 160

or, you could just put pre wrap on your legs.. thats what athelets do when the wrap there ankles and what not.. not pain, all gain

Jan 27 2009 1:07PM
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eheath
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You obviously have no idea what shin bang is or how its caused, you can't just wrap your leg and BOOM no shin bang. It's not from impact, its from leaning back and pulling the muscles in your shins and they can separate from the bone, aka shin splints.
Jan 27 2009 1:11PM
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dorikin
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You just had to be this guy didn't you? You know, not everyone that has horrible shin bang is a bad skier. Sometimes shit happens, you know? You are skiing through the trees and then a catwalk comes out of nowhere and you fall 10 feet to  icy flat and your shins are fucked. One little accident like that, or a flat cliff drop and you are nursing your shins all season. You could be the best skier in the world, and one back seat landing and your shins are torn to shit. Any ideas with the potential to cure shin bang are ok in my book. Keep 'em coming.
Jan 27 2009 1:16PM
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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
well I dont mean to argue for the other person, but wrapping your leg tightly helps i think because it helps stop the muscles from pulling away from each other, by putting resistance all the way around them and keeping the muscles intact(sp?).
Jan 27 2009 1:18PM
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*Nickdel*
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or you just buy BOOSTER straps
Jan 27 2009 1:57PM
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JEWbacca
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Dude just buy fult tilt.....
Jan 27 2009 2:17PM
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Skiing_Is_Fun
Posts: 1463 - Karma: 91
wet feet
Jan 27 2009 2:34PM
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cool.
Posts: 3457 - Karma: 1,724
i also have full tilts. the booters to be specific. i usually get really bad shinbang (raceboots) but i haven't gotten any with my booters.

everyone gets shinbang from different reasons.
Jan 27 2009 2:44PM
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doitbig
Posts: 4818 - Karma: 315
tongue eliminators...look it up
Jan 27 2009 2:48PM
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3ski6guy0
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just stop landing backseat
Jan 27 2009 2:57PM
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cobra_commander
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naw the tape works for that. do you really think half a mm of athletic tape is gonna give any real padding.
It keeps the shin muscle from stretching as much.
the idea of wrapping your shins with tape came from athletes doing it to stop shin splints.

or you guys could just get boots that fit.
Jan 27 2009 2:58PM
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aka_cheech
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all season rental boots are where its at.
Jan 27 2009 3:08PM
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oldskewl
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shave yer calves
Jan 27 2009 3:25PM
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WeK
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Like people have said shinbang can come from a variety of factors. I have a pair of rampages I was fit at a shop to, even had them blown out a bit this year to adjust to my foot, I have intution in them, and booster straps, still get shinbang time to time. Still, for 99% of people progression = bad falls, and sketchy landings  aka backseat landings. Nothing to do with bad skiing, just learning new shit usually results in weird landings until you dial it down.

Wrapping the top fo your boot in a thin layer of wrap also helps to move the pressure to the top part of your boot, but really should be used as a last resort if you really need to go out.
Jan 27 2009 3:29PM
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TheQuailman
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shin bang occurs from your foot sliding in your boot and hitting the front.  It can be solved by getting a boot that fits correctly (usually smaller).  However sizing down in boots isn't always the best option because it may lead to other pains in your foot from the boot being too small.

So other options include getting custom footbeds (stop foot from moving as much), tightening your top buckles more (keep boots buckled when your not using them), adding in 'tongue eliminator thingys' on the inside of the tongue, pulling the strap on the top harder, and getting a booster strap.

And obviously you can also go with the home-made double upping on socks (can be harmful if it causes your foot to slide more or just folding down your sock to get more padding.

And saying not to land backseat or learn to ski better is retarded.  If your a good skier and your pushing yourself you will inevitably and should land backseat when learning new tricks.  If you can land every new trick you try, then good job you should go to the x games. 

Jan 27 2009 3:32PM
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MayorWest
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i know what it is d bag.. i currently have it real bad.... i was just saying that about how to not rip your leg hair off
chill
Jan 27 2009 4:44PM
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theblacktaco
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starting at racing helped me so i alway have my weight on my toes ...and for landing if u no ur gonna land back seat throw a quick 180 in haha

Jan 27 2009 4:50PM
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Motes
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true
Jan 27 2009 4:53PM
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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
do you have full tilts...probably not, which means you should shut up
Jan 30 2009 4:37PM
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Ham.and.Cheese
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or you could just use that stuff that you normally put on under, when i had a bad ankle during football i had the medical tape with this styrofoamy stuff under
Jan 30 2009 4:45PM
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ski-plastic
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Booster straps are a big help
Jan 30 2009 4:48PM
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jonkreation
Posts: 197 - Karma: 18
Ok so when I ride I get a big swollen lump on my shin. If it's bad enough it bruises and always hurts like hell. So this is officially not called shin bang  though right? It's just shin bruising or something, because I don't think its caused by my muscles pulling off my shin, I think its from impact.
Jan 30 2009 4:52PM
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ski-plastic
Posts: 311 - Karma: 64
If muscles are pulling off your shin then its called shin splints and theyre fuckin brutal. Shin splints pretty much mean youre not getting a ski boot on for ages never mind skiing!
Jan 30 2009 5:03PM
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mackinnon
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actually impact does have an effect on shinbang (aka shinsplints). when i was in gymnastics tons of my friends got shinsplints from vaulting (from the impact of hitting the springboard so hard) and the best thing for shinsplints/strained muscles is to tape them.

i was going to make a thread about this the other day haha. there's a specific way to tape from the ankle up. in a chevron pattern....i had pics somewhere
Jan 30 2009 5:11PM
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kantnerner24
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so i have dalbellos and i get massive shinbang. I got new power straps and everything. im stuck with them for the rest of the year but next year im thinking about getting full tilts. are they that good? from what im hearing they are....
Jan 30 2009 6:15PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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technica agent
Jan 30 2009 6:17PM
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Malcolm
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thats so sick! if it actually works ill mail you a teddy bear
Jan 30 2009 6:19PM
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freestyler540
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Something I can agree with!
Jan 30 2009 10:14PM
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nathanielstyza
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i have been privileged enough to have only gotten shin bang once in my entire life
Jan 30 2009 10:24PM
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s.bishop
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i sold mine cause they got too small, and decided to get a diff new boot, worst decision ive made, constant shinbang now, getting custom work/fitting done though hope it actually help
Jan 30 2009 10:31PM
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Smuffy
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hahaha pwned

i would be interested in those pics. im trying everything i can to get rid of this shinbang problem.
Jan 30 2009 10:36PM
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Tucks
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booster straps
Jan 30 2009 10:38PM
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Steezasaurus
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sex is a good cure too
Jan 31 2009 12:54AM
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TGdude
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i have some full tilts that i love and i can honestly say that i've never gotten shin bang with them.  my toes on the other hand are another story.  maybe its my fault but i seem to smash my toes alllll the time.
Jan 31 2009 1:45AM
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hartig
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i wear a regular, basic ankle sock and keep my boots really loose. somehow it works.
and by loose, i mean on the very first setting for every single buckle.. and the strap strapped down very loosely as well.

how it works? no idea. it is amazing though. i had a horrible shin bang problem the past few years, and now i do this and i havent gotten it once this year.

ALSO,
the pain from buttering is COMPLETELY gone too. i could do them for hours on end without pain
Jan 31 2009 1:51AM
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[Toby]
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used to get horrible shin band, so i ditched my dallebello's bought cheap rossi's loosened the top buckles and tighten the booster strap. Now i'm skiing pain free!!
Jan 31 2009 1:57AM
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Kelly-Goosecock
Posts: 117 - Karma: 24
this guy knows his stuff
Jan 31 2009 4:00AM
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michael_bc
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this is very true.

but what I never understood is that for me shinbang goes away after 2-3 days... while for other people (especially girls) it lasts weeks and even months..
Jan 31 2009 6:56AM
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LOVEPOW
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shave your shins, it works great...
Jan 31 2009 1:25PM
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