"shin bite"

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thedutchmayn

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i searched around and i couldnt find anything on this specific problem. last year my shins always hurt and they still hurt this year. it doesn't feel like shin bang cause my boots are tight and my shins aren't moving around and hitting the cuff. my hair gets ripped out into my socks. its a weird feeling but when i flex my boots its really uncomfortable and like a bunch of little pins sticking me and rubbing. just general discomfort and after a while it really starts to hurt and i can't pressure my boots forward. obviously i need to be able to flex my boots hard to ski well. so i was reading up online trying to figure out why my shins hurt so much and i came across the term "shin bite." it comes from the boots tongue not distributing all the pressure correctly. thats why the pain is real intense in certain spots and spreads around a little. supposedly i'm supposed to change my boots tongue so it distributes all the pressure better all over my shins, not just at the top and in certain spots. my question is how do i do this? do i need new boots? have any of you guys had this before and what did you do? what worked and what didn't? oh yeah and i was reading that shaving your shins helps, and since my hair was getting ripped out i went ahead and shaved my shins. im stilling getting the same discomfort and prickly, sharp pain. i just want to be able to flex my boots forward with comfort and apply as much pressure as i can without pain.
 
you clearly didnt read my whole post. i shaved my shins, didnt really help. my boots tongues arent distributing the pressure correctly. im wodnering how i can fix that.
 
I used to chronically have this problem a few years back. Here's my ghetto solution.

# 1. Obtain either some volleyball knee pads or cut from the knee down off an old wetsuit.

# 2. Cut a small rectangle out of the pad/wetsuit leg where the sore is persisting over your shin. Do not make it any larger than an 1" X 1" because if the hole is too large the tongue will still make contact with the sore area.

# 3. Wear it over your shin and buckle your boots down over it. You might need to make new ones if it packs out.

The point is to keep contact off the area while filling the space that would normally allow your legs to move freely in the boot giving you a snug fit.

Also the best thing you can do to curb this is to avoid being in the back seat while riding/landing. The shin bite your experiencing is most likely from boots that are too large that allow your shin to hinge in a weird way when your backseat causing tiny stress fractures on your shin bones.
 
hes right. if you have ever read a thread here on buying boots (dime a dozen) the common theme is to see a professional boot fitter. and not to mention he will save you time and money so you dont have to do stupid shit to get your boots to work and fit properly
 
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