My shins

my shins kill me after a day of skiing. i dont know if this is shin bang or whatever (?) but like right around where the top of my boots are my shins hurt like a mother, even the sides of my calves give me grief. anyone know what might be goin on and if i can do anything to stop this? or are my boots too tight or too loose or something? because they feel comfortable until my shins start screaming at me...
 
yea its shin bang, i get it really bad too. i cant ski more then twice a week, if that. i need new boots, but im a poor college kid who cant afford it. so my only advise for you is get boosterstraps. ice, and searchbar
 
sore shins = your doing it right

:D

i dont know how hard you close your boots but try perhaps a bit looser, therell flow more blood through your feet/legs and youll have less pain+warmer feet :D

dont know what boot you have but perhaps you can switch between hard and soft flex ( my technicas have a bolt on the back that gives it race flex or soft flex and i like it very much :D

also be sure to have good fitting socks, definately not too big.....

 
Shin bang is typically caused by badly fitted boots, bad technique / repeatedly landing backseat or a combination of them all. Once it is there, then the best thing you can do is crank the ice so it repairs itself and try not to aggravate it too much.

Try to keep the pressure forward in your boots and don't land backseat as it puts strain on the muscles down your shin, this is why booster straps are useful.

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there have been a massive # of threads on this. normally a nice "searchbar" would work but in this case you could just scroll down the page in sg.
that being said, FULL TILT woohoo
 
"Young Pilgrims"

A cold and wet November dawn
And there are no barking sparrows
Just emptiness to dwell upon.

I fell into a winter slide
And ended up the kind of kid who goes down chutes too narrow
Just eking out my measly pies.

But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
Know there is this side of me that
Wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
Fly the whole mess into the sea.

Another slow train to the coast
Some brand new gory art from way on high
I sink and then I swim all night.

I watch the ice melt on the glass
While the eloquent young pilgrims pass
And leave behind their trail
Imploring us not to fail.

Of course I was raised to gather courage from those
Lofty tales so tried and true and
If you're able I'd suggest it 'cause this
Modern thought can get the best of you.

This rather simple epitaph can save your hide your falling mind
Fate isn't what we're up against there's no design no flaws to find
There's no design no flaws to find.

But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
Know I got this side of me that
Wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
Fly the whole mess into the sea.
By- The Shins
 
my bad on the searchbar thing but i've seen tons of threads on shinbang but for the life of me i didnt know what it was, so i kinda had to ask. now that i do i can look at all 800 shin bang threads and get advice from them. thanks for the help
 
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