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Hi anyone know the best tape to use (or any other ideas) to prevent bruising on front of shin bone at top of boot.
thanks
Mike
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There is a solution to this, address the cause, not the symptom 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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fuego, You can get gel pads that stick to the shins... but as SZK put it... better to avoid the problem in the first place. Your ski control will also increase.
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Get yer boots to fit properly and take lessons to improve yer technique 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Shave your legs.
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I have quite a sharp shin bone, and as we are always told to keeep weight forward in boot, how can bruising and a pressure point be avoided. Boots will always be roundish at the front, where as thw front of my shin is more of a sharp inverted "V" shape, if you see what i mean.
mike
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fuego, You will only generally get bruising if the tongue of the boot is too loose, or the flex is far too soft.
The relative shape of your shin (which is almost certainly not significantly different from most) and the front of the boot are almost irrelevant, so long as the shin is in constant contact with the front of the boot.
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if you have hairy legs, they can rub at the front on the shins and cause the bruising. A boot technician told me this.
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The hairs on my shins are usually rubbed away by day 2.... now thats what i call "contact" !!!
On a serious note, if it happens on both shins it probably is the flex of the boot or the technique.... if it happens on one shin then it might be fault with the tongue of the boot... this happened to a friend of mine who had a job proving it by the retailer eventually swapped the boots for same size same model and they were fine... QED!
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FAQ
) and although it felt wrong at the time - it certainly helps 
Haven't bothered the last few times, hopefully my technique has improved to help avoid.
's boot fitting day at Lockwoods, had new boots (which were a whole size smaller than my previous ones) fitted by a certain keeper of small wild animals 
, and have NEVER had the problem since.
