Need DIN advice (Type 3 all mountain but beginner in park)

DudeSweetDude

DudeSweetDude

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I am looking for bindings to mount to my whipits that are appropriate for my type and size. I read the sticky about binding recommendation and it recommends 12 for someone below 175 and 14s for someone heavier. As I am 205 Ibs, I am thinking of getting 14s but I plan on using these skis to learn park (still trying to land a 360). I would like to ride these skis 25/75 allmtn/park so a heavier DIN would work for how I ride outside the park, but at the same time I want to save my kneea from a bad falling the park w those same bindings. Basically is a 12/13 type DIN too small for my 205 pound body (I don't want to come out of the bindings on landings) or would these work ok for a beginner park skiier that is over 200 pounds? Also, would the Look Pivot 14s be too large for a beginner park skiier that is heavy or would my weight allow me to break out if needed?

Thanks
 
My current DIN is a 14 now, but it's for an all mtn ski that I haven't taken to the park or attempted anything greater than a 360.

**This post was edited on Feb 24th 2019 at 2:52:58am
 
14003361:DudeSweetDude said:
My current DIN is a 14 now, but it's for an all mtn ski that I haven't taken to the park or attempted anything greater than a 360.

**This post was edited on Feb 24th 2019 at 2:52:58am
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The phrases you used in this and the original post are confusing me. Is your DIN actually set at 14 or do you mean you have bindings that can adjust up to 14? Because if they're set at 14, then getting a 12 seems kind of counterintuitive as they won't be as applicable once you improve.

Here's my very non-expert opinion: if you're starting out in the park, unless you're hitting everything hard, you're gonna be having a lot of low speed falls. Low speed falls in a lateral release direction, combined with a din of 14 could be a recipe for disaster, regardless of your weight. Having a binding with a max range of 14 isn't a bad idea as it has a low enough range for starting out and high enough range for later on.
 
Agree this is a confusing post as you are mixing up a binding DIN capability with what you are setting your DIN at it seems.

A 13/14 DIN binding should be great for your size and the “sticky” you’re referring to is just saying that higher DIN bindings are usually made beefier along with their higher DIN to be able to support heavier skier weight and ability. So a Pivot 14 is a great binding for you, as are many other 13/14 DIN options.

Now that you have a 13/14 DIN binding, you then look at a DIN calculator for your height/weight/boot size/ABILITY ALL MOUNTAIN and set the DIN. A binding does not care if you fall in powder, a mogul field, a grooomer or in a terrain park. If it senses a force that it should release, it will regardless of where it is on the hill. So if you’re a 205 lbs/type 3 adjust for that and it will release if you fall in the terrain park and not release when you’re charging a groomer.
 
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