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Toebang solution

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lluscho
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I've been getting crazy toebang recently, no other pressure anywhere, shins, nowhere, nothing. I got some heel inserts to give my toes a little extra room, but have yet to try those out. I tried relieving the pent up blood in my toes using a paperclip/needle and a lighter, but my toenails are literally too thick to penetrate with anything, and the pain is pretty damn bad.

Anyone have a short+long term solution?

I will show my feet for money.
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stokedelic
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buy k2s
2 years ago
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switchlip2
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Go to a bootfitter and get boots that correctly fit you
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lluscho
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switchlip2Go to a bootfitter and get boots that correctly fit you


They fit me perfectly, the people who fitted them said the next step would be to punch the boots in a little
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CantCork
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Only time I get toebang is when I land stuff of decent size jumps backseat, and I feel like that's normal. Is that when it's happening for you? With that amount of backseat impact it makes sense, but if you're getting toebang just coming off rails or even skiing normally your boots or your skiing is messed up. Your boot might not have enough room back to front?
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lluscho
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CantCorkOnly time I get toebang is when I land stuff of decent size jumps backseat, and I feel like that's normal. Is that when it's happening for you? With that amount of backseat impact it makes sense, but if you're getting toebang just coming off rails or even skiing normally your boots or your skiing is messed up. Your boot might not have enough room back to front?


Honestly, it doesn't happen very often. It's when I'm stomping hard on and off of rails and or landing a little wonky. Maybe I'll focus on landing cleaner and see whether that makes the difference I'm really looking for
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Gourd
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Get your nails removed and cauterized
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snowpig
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trim the toes 5 mm and you are good
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Rparr
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Remove the toe entirely


I almost went the route of having one of my big toenails permanently removed last season. However there is a risk of nerve damage with that procedure and I was unwilling to risk having nerve pain in my toes

Just land switch all the time, can't get toebang landing switch
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PimpChimpin
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What purpose do toes serve anyways? Keep getting toe bang and just let them fall off
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junior1derful
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solution that fixed toebang for me is getting custom insoles, keeps your foot planted so when you land backseat your foot stays in place rather than your toes slamming into the front of your boot. not a 100% fix for big slams in the backseat, but like 75% imo backseat landings my toes wont slam into the front of my boot.

as my buddy would say, "stop skiing in the trunk bud" (fully in the backseat)
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Neihartcatshart1
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I need to see a pic first😏
2 years ago
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Vish-shoe
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If only there were an over the counter drug that one could buy to help with pain 🤔
2 years ago
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SmokedGouda
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Nail clippers are a good investment, but really there’s nothing wrong with losing toenails all the time. They’ll grow back.
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lluscho
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Update: it’s been two days since I ripped a chunk of most of my toenails out. Feel like a god now though let’s hope they don’t grow back
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GayWolf420
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You land and/or ski back seat shooting the pressure forward to the front of your feet, and maybe you're swimming in your boot a bit. Go get them worked on and work on technique
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muffMan.
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gorpfiendUpdate: it’s been two days since I ripped a chunk of most of my toenails out. Feel like a god now though let’s hope they don’t grow back


Yeah dude when it got bad for me, just did this.

Toenails serve no purpose to skiing
2 years ago
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jompcock
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My boots are tight as fuck and my toes are pretty much always pressing the front unless my shins are pressed foreword. I did get my toe box punched to fit the shape of my foot better. I only get toe bang if I hit a jump with my boots unbuckled and I overshoot or knuckle.
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