How do pros not get shin bang?

A.Haydenluck

A.Haydenluck

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They are constantly competing/training/jibbing how can they possibly not can horrible shin bang? like i know theres things like booster straps and stuff like that but for me i get it really bad whenever i land backseat which special straps don't do anything for.., and obviously pros land backseat ATLEAST every once in awhile but their schedule is jammed packed that i know if that was me i would have to take a week off until its fully healed or else it just keeps on getting worse ya know? so my question is this... How do they do it? icing? massages? some sort of super power?......
 
he was a fatypus am before they stopped distributing to Canada…. but yeah Alex this is kinda a dumb thread go get fitted at Fresh
 
ok thanks, i figure its allot to do with the boots cause i land backseat maybe once everytime i ski and its constantly killing me
 
Get a pair of these:

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Put them in any and all footwear you use on a daily basis and never take them out.

I had a friend with horrible shin bang many years ago, he went to his doctor for a solution, the doctor said get arch supports. It cured him in a few weeks. I also had horrible shin bang and he told me to try this, I thought no fucking way. Sure enough two weeks max even skiing few times a week my shin bang was completely gone. This was about ten years ago, I have been through a handful of salomon boots since and would not even be able to remember what shin bang feels like.

They're like $10 dollars a piece, its worth a try.
 
They do get shin bang, badly and often. Everybody I know who competes full time has to deal with shin bang at some point. icing, ibuprofen, and rolling them out help but when it gets too bad you just have to take some days off.
 
Pro skiers always have boots that fit and sometimes they'll get special shells or have things molded especially for them, and I'm not just talking about liners.
 
I used to get shin bang like a motherfucker, but now I don't get it as frequently. I figure it has to do with the fit of the boot, whether or not you land back seat and biomechanics (IE how your body is engaging various muscles in your leg and which ones are compensating etc)
 
Also shinbang kind of stops after a while of getting it. Your shins form calluses on the bone (at least what I've been told). This may not be true at all, but I know a ton of guys who said they got it for a few years and after a while it just sort of stops.
 
I never have gotten shin bang since i got properly fitted boots. ski boots are actually really comfortable if you get a nice setup, granted i have full tilts but i haven't felt pain in my shins ever or my toes
 
Shin bang has nothing to do with your boots. The major cause is landing backseat - and you can cure 99% of cases by simply getting your landings more forward.

Pros don't get it because they are stable and properly balanced on their feet.
 
This, I noticed this a long time ago. Only when I landed backseat or tried to press really hard did my shins ever give me any problems.
 
They buy Full Tilts, obviously... See, if Mr. Walnuts himself can play B-Ball in them, they must have to be anti-shinbang. Duh

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Shin bang has a lot to do with your boots. Didn't you used to say you didn't get shin bang anyways?
 
I generally don't get shin bang, but I'm telling you so much of it is caused by leaning back. I've had it periodically, but its always because I'm in the back seat.

I wish I had all the science on this... but if you're getting shin bang trust me - try really focusing on flexing forward, working on your takeoff on jumps and ensuring that you're always up forwards and balanced on your skis. Like magic.
 
I'd challenge you to wear super shitty boots but never land backseat and see if that argument holds up.
 
Bishop doesn't get shin bag cause he 4 point lands everything. Unless he's no poles... Oh my
 
I don't know how the pros do it but I have pretty much completely eliminated all my shin bang.

The way I did it was firstly I got good fitting boots with custom footbeds made by an excellent boot fitter and got any boot work that I needed done. Then I bought Shin-shields which made a huge difference here's the link to their website: http://shinshields.com/index.php/home/en. Lastly I bought a firm foam exercise rolling pin. I just roll my shins over it everyday for a minute and before I go skiing, it helps a huge amount, it's painful at first but the more you roll on it the better it gets and the stronger/less sensitive to pain your shins become.

 
A few years ago I had super shitty boots and only got shin bang when I landed back seat (which happened quite a lot back then). When I got it I got it really fucking bad but that was the only time I got it. Shin bang is literally stressing your shin like a bow so I don't see how else you'd get it besides just leaning really far back in your boots.
 
...Shin bang has a lot to do with your boots. It has more to do with how you land, but even landing gnarly backseat, if your boots fit and you aren't a stick-thin with negative-% muscle mass you shouldn't get shin bang.

Get boots that fit your foot/leg and do some toe lifts.
 
i used to get them really bad at like the age of 13 , 14. there is a way of strengthening them you can use an elastic band or if your lucky you can find a weight machine like this in the youtube video, it really helps.
 
THE SECRET TO ENDING SHINBANG

Wrap power strap around liner, THEN close the tongue and buckle cables. Oh did I forget to mention...buy f'n Full Tilts!
 
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