DIN for Park Skis?

I'm 6'2" 240 with a 29.5 boot and the shop sets my DINs at 8 but I bumped it up to 8.5 because I kept prereleasing and now they're fine.
 
i dunno wats the deal with this tanaka kid. he said he was releasing on simple mute grabs at a 10 DIN on look p12's. he must get disfunctional bindings
 
depends alot on what type of binding it is... they are all a bit different... I have the fks, am 5'7, 140, and set mine at 11 in the front and 12 in the back
 
correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that mine are too low i'm 6' 150 and they're at 6. I release whenever i hit the inside edges on flat ground threes
 
no. I think it is because mostly I charge chopped up Ak shit. Plus Im kinda stubby and I am an ex racer. I rocked an 8 DIN when I was in 4th grade and it was perfect, I never pre-released and I never stayed in when I was ragdolling or something. Why is that so hard to understand?
 
you shouldnt be messing with your din if you cant figure it out...but there will be screws for a flathead in the front and back of the binding and you can see a dail if you click the boot into the binding in the back
 
I am 6' and 165 lbs and i have mine set to 8 and before mine was set to like 6.5 and it kept on ejecting when i would do switch 3's and 5's so i suggest 8 as your setting
 
i have mojo 20 bindings and the din dosnt start until 10 and goes to 20 so i ride 11 but on my p12 ti's i have set at 9 im 5'10'' 160lbs
 
im like 5'7" or so and 125...i got mine at 5.5 and cranked em up to around 7 theyre basically perfect they come out when i really need tjem to but besides that stay on
 
they set it at 5 for me... and im 5'6", 145 lbs. basically it should be whatever the shop sets it at +2 or 3
 
Terrible advice, don't try to show off by having your DIN set too high, especially for park.

I'm 150lbs, 5'11, ride at 9 and hardly ever in the park, and it's just fine, although it does not release where it sometimes would before. Depends on what type of skier you are, if you are an "expert" skier you should be able to adjust it yourself knowing your abilities. Falling down a 50 degree slope will put more force on your body than underrotating a 3, so lower DIN is better for the park.
 
a longer boot sole length doesn't need as high of a din. so if you have short boots, you actually need a higher din. counter intuitive. that, combined with weight, and skiing style, makes it hard to generalize what din you should have. Telling people you don't know all that about to put their din on 13 is bad advice.
 
well all I know is that they work for me. I just think its crazy that some huge people on here have their DIN at 6. I am scared to do anything big on my skis with the p12 bindings because I pre-release so much.
 
well the shop put mine at 6 but at that if i did a good butter they would prereleast now its at 8-9 im 115 lbs and yes they still release when i need them to
 
go to the shop where you got your binding and ask them. then maybe turn it up a little if your gonna be riding hard. just make sure its not too high, cause my dad was racing last year and his were set wayy too high cause he's a crazy bastard, and he crashed going 60 and spiral fractured his tib and fib in 3 places, broke two ribs, and a finger. he's 46. last thing you want if you fall is for your skis to stay on.
 
id be scared if i was you. it seems that your knee would go before your binding does which defeats the purpose of the company's efforts to make the binding safe and effective.
 
I generally agree with Tanakaskier. I've always found the danger of prereleasing at least as bad as twisting a knee. (1) I sommersaulted over some cliff bands once because one of my skis prereleased, which led to a 20-stich gash to my head. (It was 1994 and no one wore helmets.) (2) I landed switch off a small-to-medium-sized jump, had one of my skis prerelease, pop up, and smack me in the mouth. 7 stiches under my lip and 5 stiches inside my mouth. It was kind of a freak event, but still. (3) Losing a ski in steep powder fucking sucks. I'd much rather roll out of a fall and ski on than tumble down and maybe lose a ski.

Of course, I've never fucked up my ACL, and so maybe I'd sing a different tune if I did. Still, my bindings have always released when needed.
 
of to further prove my point:

I just got back from a railjam and 2 slopestyle comps. I double ejected when I did a strait grind to fakie! I was soo pissed. On like a small 15 foot table I would do a 5, just fine, but I kept double ejecting. When I grab mute, and I try to tweak it, I pull my ski off my foot. If anyone says Im going to tear my ACL then its bullshit. Im officially never using a 12 din binding again.
 
eh, do what feels right but just be careful. mine were set at 7 i think, and it was fine for park (release to easy sometimes even) but then i caught and edge in the bumps and it didnt release. i tore my acl/mcl. my season is over.
 
it may just be that your particular binding is messed up. unless you pump mundo iron and reallllly tweek your mutes
 
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