When learning new tricks should I turn my din down?

Nixx

Nixx

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Just looking for some opinions on this, normally my din is 5.5, but I usually rock it at 6 because I was getting prerelease. I've broken a spx toe piece so I bought pivot 15's for the metal toe even though I'm on the bottom of the spectrum, but am still learning new tricks and am not the type of person who wants my ski's to stay on no matter what (I used to be until I broke my leg). I'm a type 3 or 3+ skier, on type 3 I'm 5.5, at 3+ am 6.5 so I went to 6 just to be in the middle. Yall think I should rock it at 5 or 5.5 and downgrade to 14s cause I'm learning new tricks or am I chilling, I'm willing to go down even if I prerelease if it protects me while learning.
 
14352140:Piss_Boy said:
Idk you should be good either setting you choose. I like to just set it and forget it
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Honestly that’s prolly what I’m gonna do, but since I broke my leg I’ve been overthinking everything when it comes to bindings and din I think I’m just freaking myself out.
 
14352146:Nixx said:
Honestly that’s prolly what I’m gonna do, but since I broke my leg I’ve been overthinking everything when it comes to bindings and din I think I’m just freaking myself out.
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I mean there could be a merit to turning them down but a 6 is already redicilously low for park stuff imo. I ride at 11
 
I got in the shower and realized I could've told you something that may influence you to ride a higher din then normal. Pick a setting that your comfortable with and don't stress it to much
 
14352152:Piss_Boy said:
I got in the shower and realized I could've told you something that may influence you to ride a higher din then normal. Pick a setting that your comfortable with and don't stress it to much
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Don’t worry I’m not gonna crank my din up like crazy just bc someone on NS told me too, ur good bro just wanna get afew opinions. I’m pretty stubborn even if abunch of people were super against it It probably wouldn’t change my opinion.
 
14352157:KCoCM said:
what was the din at when you broke your leg?
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At 6 but I’m 99% sure it wasn’t a din problem. I had bought used skis (2009 volkl mantra) that had very old jester 16’s (I think 2011)on them. The shop I had them mounted on put me at 11 for some reason and set my fwd pressure wrong (too tight) but I still had Afew occasions where my toe released after a fall but my boot stayed in the binding (my heel was still in the binding but my toe had released but got stuck on the corner of the binding. I got new boots and went to a different shop and they told me the other shop fucked up my mount and din so they adjusted it and put my din back to 6. First day back on the skis after they got fixed broke my leg, but was a freak accident as I fell in a really awkward way while not even going too fast. If u want I can get more into detail on the mechanics of the fall, just too lazy to add it to this one.

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If your recommended DIN is a 6, that should be fine, provided that the binding was adjusted and tested at a reputable shop.

If you are worried, drop it to a 5 and see what happens. Not many people get hurt by prerelease over no release. You can always keep a screwdriver in your ski bag to adjust midday if it’s an issue
 
Go with whatever gives you more confidence as long as it's not cranking the DINs stupid high.

topic:Nixx said:
Just looking for some opinions on this, normally my din is 5.5, but I usually rock it at 6 because I was getting prerelease. I've broken a spx toe piece so I bought pivot 15's for the metal toe even though I'm on the bottom of the spectrum, but am still learning new tricks and am not the type of person who wants my ski's to stay on no matter what (I used to be until I broke my leg). I'm a type 3 or 3+ skier, on type 3 I'm 5.5, at 3+ am 6.5 so I went to 6 just to be in the middle. Yall think I should rock it at 5 or 5.5 and downgrade to 14s cause I'm learning new tricks or am I chilling, I'm willing to go down even if I prerelease if it protects me while learning.
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As long as you are at or under the setting for 3+ you should be okay I run mine a 3+ and even when I get twisted up I haven't torn or broken anything I have deffinetly sprained my knee and been out for a week or 2 thou I believe 3+ I meant to be the max of what you can run without breaking anything also don't let kids make you feel lame for low dins you'll realize they are whack when they tear their ACL and are out for the season I see kids like I'm 140lbs and run a 13 din that best tricks are spinning 3s and doing 270s on rails that's just ridiculous imo I weigh 180lbs and run a 8.5 and butter without release
 
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