Frenchy714
Member
Hi im a park skier and i weigh 135lbs and i am 5 10 and 15 years old. I have my din settings on 7 is that too low cause they fall out sometimes when i dont want them to. how high should i go? btw my bindings are salomon z12ti 's
Din settings
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HWW
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it depends on your:
• weight
• height
• ability
if you are a very aggressive skier then it's reasonable to have a high din setting. what you need to know is that risk of injury is also increased when your din is higher, so don't change any settings yourself unless you know absolutely 100% what you're doing.
your best bet is to take your skis (and boots) to a professional ski shop, tell them your situation, and see what they recommend. remember, it's better to come out of a binding and take a fall instead of staying in a binding, twisting your leg past its limits, and needing knee surgery.
• weight
• height
• ability
if you are a very aggressive skier then it's reasonable to have a high din setting. what you need to know is that risk of injury is also increased when your din is higher, so don't change any settings yourself unless you know absolutely 100% what you're doing.
your best bet is to take your skis (and boots) to a professional ski shop, tell them your situation, and see what they recommend. remember, it's better to come out of a binding and take a fall instead of staying in a binding, twisting your leg past its limits, and needing knee surgery.
VD.
Active member
Just ran your details through a DIN chart with you as a level 3 skier, and 7 sounds about reasonable. However if you feel you need more or less then you can go changing the DIN yourself, but I don't want to go telling you what to crank your DIN to as I don't know how or what you ski.
Dirty.Harry.
Active member
Don't forget about checking the forward pressure of the binders. If there's not enough then you are also likely to lose skis spontaneously. If that's the problem, cranking the DIN won't help.
Additionally, asking about DIN settings online usually won't result in straight answers because none of us want to be responsible for telling you to set your DIN too high and causing you to destroy your knee because your ski didn't release in a fall. The best option is always taking your skis to a shop and let the techs do it.
Additionally, asking about DIN settings online usually won't result in straight answers because none of us want to be responsible for telling you to set your DIN too high and causing you to destroy your knee because your ski didn't release in a fall. The best option is always taking your skis to a shop and let the techs do it.
If they pop off every now and then, i wouldnt worry about it, but if they always pop off on that same rail trick (for example), you can try and tighten them up 0.5 or less and see if they pop off again. If not stay there, if yes, you can try and tighten them a bit more, and if they still pop off, take them to a shop. Dont tighten them too much, or you will hurt yourself.
Frenchy714
Member
thanks guys