Pro skiers din

13954145:Rum_Ham said:
This isn't David Wise's run and a completely different type and level of skiing. I don't see how this applies.
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It applies to setting your frickin' DIN! I don't care how bitchin' one thinks they are.

Live to ski another day!
 
13954164:DominatorJacques said:
It applies to setting your frickin' DIN! I don't care how bitchin' one thinks they are.

Live to ski another day!
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I’m not cranking my dins as I’m not a pro skier. This thread is about pros not average joes
 
13953399:bueno said:
I’d guess somethin like 17-18 for someone like henrik on that nosebutter flex an shit but prolly like 4 for Jesper
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13953623:VinnieF said:
He's like 130 lbs or something. No way he's riding at 18.
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I've always been curious about his because I'm about the same size. Relatively shorter skis and smaller BSL would let yo get lower values no?. I'm about as tall if not a tiny bit taller than my 166cm chronics, and my 171cm Magnus are taller than me. My 178 SFBs are quite a bit taller than me. I have sth13s on everything. BSL is 285.
 
13954185:DominatorJacques said:
Okay, consider the guy in my example a pro. And consider me one as well. ;-)
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Jacques, just to clarify I mean no disrespect to you and appreciate the fact that you are always giving out good info on this forum. I’m just disagreeing with your assessment that bad form was causing those pre-releases when there was a clear clip of his crew guy cranking his dins up.
 
13954197:DrZoidberg said:
I've always been curious about his because I'm about the same size. Relatively shorter skis and smaller BSL would let yo get lower values no?. I'm about as tall if not a tiny bit taller than my 166cm chronics, and my 171cm Magnus are taller than me. My 178 SFBs are quite a bit taller than me. I have sth13s on everything. BSL is 285.
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The shorter the Boot Sole Length, the higher the DIN all things being equal. Ski length is not part of the equation.

13 is looking for a broken leg.

**This post was edited on Oct 30th 2018 at 4:10:25pm
 
13954221:Rum_Ham said:
Jacques, just to clarify I mean no disrespect to you and appreciate the fact that you are always giving out good info on this forum. I’m just disagreeing with your assessment that bad form was causing those pre-releases when there was a clear clip of his crew guy cranking his dins up.
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No diss taken! It's all good. We can agree to disagree.

I still say if one is a really good skier (pro) they don't need to over crank up DIN springs.
 
13954225:DominatorJacques said:
The shorter the Boot Sole Length, the higher the DIN all things being equal. Ski length is not part of the equation. Height is not part of the equation.

13 is looking for a broken leg.
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Ha I don't run 13, I just meant I have STH13s on all my skis. 13 would be crazy. I was running 6 last season, which is fine as long as all my landings are decent.
 
13954348:DrZoidberg said:
Ha I don't run 13, I just meant I have STH13s on all my skis. 13 would be crazy. I was running 6 last season, which is fine as long as all my landings are decent.
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Sounds good to me. Bindings work best around the middle of the scale. 6+6=12 so your right in there where it should work the best.
 
13953945:eheath said:
If your bindings are loose, adjusting your din will do absolutely nothing except cause injury. If your bindings are adjusted property (and your boots aren't 10 yrs old) then you will feel solid. Also, anyone putting duct tape or cardboard in place of an afd or boot soles is a moron.
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Like Adam Delorme in his Welcome to the Team Edit? where he stacks a few cardboard coffee cup insulators lol
 
13954403:Denseclouds said:
Like Adam Delorme in his Welcome to the Team Edit? where he stacks a few cardboard coffee cup insulators lol
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Yes that is a terrible idea and you're taking a huge risk, some people choose too but no one should.
 

start with what the chart recommends, then go up a half din every time you prerelease until you get it right. don't use your ego with your din, use your experience. pretty sure the guy in this video had to have his leg amputated
 
13954405:karlmarx said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj-N9n6esuQ

start with what the chart recommends, then go up a half din every time you prerelease until you get it right. don't use your ego with your din, use your experience. pretty sure the guy in this video had to have his leg amputated
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Again, releasing doesn't necessarily mean you need to tighten your din.
 
13954405:karlmarx said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj-N9n6esuQ

start with what the chart recommends, then go up a half din every time you prerelease until you get it right. don't use your ego with your din, use your experience. pretty sure the guy in this video had to have his leg amputated
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Please don't do this. If you don't know how to properly set up a binding, have someone who knows exactly what they're doing set up your bindings for you. Increasing the din until you don't pre-release is just asking for a torn knee.

As eheath keeps repeating, pre-releasing isn't going to be fixed by a higher din, it's going to be fixed by properly setting up your bindings for your specific height, weight and skier ability.
 
13954405:karlmarx said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj-N9n6esuQ

start with what the chart recommends, then go up a half din every time you prerelease until you get it right. don't use your ego with your din, use your experience. pretty sure the guy in this video had to have his leg amputated
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It happens when you take that kind of risk having the DIN set so high. Great example of what happens.

It's all about how much risk one is willing to accept. The higher you set them the higher the risk. The risk is yours.
 
13954408:hot.pocket said:
Please don't do this. If you don't know how to properly set up a binding, have someone who knows exactly what they're doing set up your bindings for you. Increasing the din until you don't pre-release is just asking for a torn knee.

As eheath keeps repeating, pre-releasing isn't going to be fixed by a higher din, it's going to be fixed by properly setting up your bindings for your specific height, weight and skier ability.
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I should clarify that i was assuming forward pressure, toe height, boot compatibility, the wings on the toepiece if its an older STH, and skier information all check out and the binding passes a test. you're right, if you prerelease you should check everything else first, but a lot of people ride different settings than what the chart initially recommends at type 3. I'm 6'3, 180-185lbs, bsl 317, so at type 3, my recommended din is 8.5, at 3+ its a 10, which is where i usually ski (sometimes i'll put the heel up to a 10.5 or 11, but almost never). i got to these settings by starting at an 8.5 out of high school, and slowly over the course of 4 years or so increasing it as i got bigger and better. I've had it the same for about 5 years now, and its exactly where i need it to be.

My point is that if you prerelease, take it to a shop, and they say everything is good but you can adjust the din after signing a waiver and they ask you "where do you want your din set?" Then just start by adjusting it up just a half a din. Don't get angry that you prereleased and were forced to dig for your ski for hours on a powder day, or than it ruined your race run, or whatever, and crank the din down super far. you can literally lose a leg. I work in a shop, and i always tell people that if they're unsure about their skier type or din setting, start low, it can be fixed a lot easier than an acl
 
13954123:Rum_Ham said:
When I saw it it looked like he landed on the proper inside and outside edges for the direction he was trying to go but the forces were just so high from how big he was going that he ejected.
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Can someone find a vid and post it here?
 
This is the juiciest ski-related thread we've seen in a while. Loving it. So much knowledge being dropped. And for what it's worth, my DIN is set at 5...although I do suck
 
13954429:karlmarx said:
I should clarify that i was assuming forward pressure, toe height, boot compatibility, the wings on the toepiece if its an older STH, and skier information all check out and the binding passes a test. you're right, if you prerelease you should check everything else first, but a lot of people ride different settings than what the chart initially recommends at type 3. I'm 6'3, 180-185lbs, bsl 317, so at type 3, my recommended din is 8.5, at 3+ its a 10, which is where i usually ski (sometimes i'll put the heel up to a 10.5 or 11, but almost never). i got to these settings by starting at an 8.5 out of high school, and slowly over the course of 4 years or so increasing it as i got bigger and better. I've had it the same for about 5 years now, and its exactly where i need it to be.

My point is that if you prerelease, take it to a shop, and they say everything is good but you can adjust the din after signing a waiver and they ask you "where do you want your din set?" Then just start by adjusting it up just a half a din. Don't get angry that you prereleased and were forced to dig for your ski for hours on a powder day, or than it ruined your race run, or whatever, and crank the din down super far. you can literally lose a leg. I work in a shop, and i always tell people that if they're unsure about their skier type or din setting, start low, it can be fixed a lot easier than an acl
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Well said.

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Love this thread right now so ill add to it.. I'm 6'0 150 and ski an 8 big mtn.. It used to be 420 as well, but as I grew older... Wiser.. The number has become more reasonable
 
Im 5’10” i weigh 150 and i keep my pivot 12s at 6 and never pop out when i dont need to but always when i should
 
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