There’s good info here, but fails to address Zeppa angle and amount of material in front of the shin (such as with an Intuition wrap liner) - not saying this is an issue that you run into. But I find it problematic to discuss forward lean without talking about zeppa and footbeds, let alone without discussing bindings and toe/heel height. I get that 99% of skiers probably have no idea how impactful each of these pieces are, but I would hope you would be informing the public about all aspects of “forward lean” and not just the amount of rear spoiler that you are testing
They did not tell us the difference between raising the heel with an insert or pushing the rear calf forward with an insert. What kind of "incomplete" half hazard, video is this?
These "geniuses" made a video and did not tell us where to buy these spoilers? where to get them? do they come in different sizes? nothing. We are supposed to be mind readers.
I have a Head Raptor 120 SRS. The inclination of the boot shaft is 16 degrees. This is not enough for me and I have to reduce the stiffness of the boot to 110 units in order to be able to bend it forward... I need a boot angle of 17...18 degrees because I ride exclusively in the front stance.
Probably long legged? When you lean, more of your weight is in the rear. Had this problem, modded my boot to lean more forward; and everything was balanced lol Great explanation here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-90RChr1otpQ.htmlsi=FUZNfiAwAGkU00oc&t=189
last year i went skiing for the first time and playing hockey for 7 years helped,it only took 15 mins to get used to it and then i was keeping up with my friends who have been skiing for as long as ive been playing hockey
except for the fact that the binding they are holding is not a traditional tech binding. It has an alpine heel and is DIN certified. The Kingpin doesn't release like a normal tech binding, and the fact that they are using as an example makes me skeptical of their claims on tech bindings altogether.
Chad. If you have been trying to learn to ski for 35 years and this is new to you ,then you must understand there are a lack of knowledge out there.The first time I increased my edge angle was in 1951- some years ago. If you need some degree of alignment changes you will get a totally different feedback from your skis,I see people try to force the old moves on to their skis and it look terrible.After you get a perfect alignment you need coaching. It is like learning new moves all together. Have fun out there!
Most skiers, even most pro-boot fitters would be shocked at how much forward lean FIS, World Cup and even elite freestyle skiers use. Virtually all of them are 17 degrees+ and Marcel Hirscher was pushing 20 degrees. When you crank up the forward lean, just STANDING gets much more physically demanding. When you crank up the forward lean, you have to then bend your knee more, and bend at the femur-hip socket more to stay in balance. Lower level skiers who increase forward lean and find themselves feeling too far forward because they do not know to readjust the rest of their body to stay centered on the ski. And if they do adjust their body, they may be quickly worn out. Forward lean changes require changes in EVERYTHING ELSE. So if you up your forward lean, and you feel out of balance, your ski technique may need to be adjusted. And once you do that, you may also be tired out by noon.
Almost broke my leg on the Marker King Pin (which is what the gentlemen are holding in the video). Immediately sold them and went back to Marker Tour F 12.
I mean, it's just a little ridiculous to expect people to buy multiple ski setups. If you ever go touring, you should just get a touring setup. It's fine for the resort. Sure, you shouldn't go quite as fast downhill, but the difference is negligible
4 Years too late, but this is 50% wrong is it not? That is, the extra torque on the foot from a force at the front of the ski make sense. The lesser force required for release if the force is at the back of the ski does not make sense?
This could have been a good discussion about the defficencies of low tech (pin) bindings, but there was no discussion of how the bindings work compared to alpine bindings and what the deficencies are. After watching this, I have not gained any information other than Dave thinks they are dangerous. The Kingpin/Dynafit and others release is all done in the heal piece. There are two adjustment screws. One adjusts the forward fall release tension of the heel, the other adjusts the twist release which also happens at the heel. once you twist out of the heel, the boot levers itself out of the toe (provided you havn't locked out the toe release by leaving it in tour mode). These screws are not really calibrated. You should start out loose and tighten as needed. I myself have been using Dynafit Speedturns for several years in and out of the ski area. While I am sure they are not as safe as alpine binding I have never had any problems.
Wish I watched this before I fractured my femur, rib and vertebra when my tech binding pre-released while hauling a$$ in a wide-open remote bowl. While waiting for evac I had time to think and suspected that I had been going way too fast for a pair of 200g bindings to handle. Didn’t expect the result to be so catastrophic though.
Carbon makes no sense; possibly in a rear entry design, but just an expensive non-solution to anything. They keep talking temperature effects, its negligible with the new plastics, unless you are skiing on Pluto.
Exactly. Totally unnecessary, environmentally worse than plastic boots and less durable against impacts and abrasion. It's like making a cooking pot out of silver because "it conducts heat well".
If your toes are cold nobody gives a crap about rigidity. And of a 100 skiers on the mountain on any given day only 3 of them would feel the difference in a rigid boot. Also heat treated bump out of sore spots is impossible. Going back to the fitter is impossible , trying on 3 different pairs like Apex boots is impossible. No thanks
I sent this video to my boot fitter. I've been struggling with severe pain in the tissues surrounding my fifth metatarsal. I'm wondering if that's related. My feet also get very cold when skiing, even on not so the warmer days.
Me too! And the boot shops have no idea what the actual problem is. They blame my current boots and then try and sell me more and like an idiot, I buy them because I’m so desperate to try and fix the problem. I’ve had 5 pairs of boots, over 5 seasons 😢
Blardone! His little village is 1 mile away from my home: next time I see him, I'll ask him about this hilarious situation and I'll tell I use Dodge, too ;-)
This is a classic case of too much bookworm, not enough practical experience. I wore out my kingpins, in asumably faaaaar more technical terrain than that ol bugger has ever seen, and never had much of an issue. I will not buy them again, since there are now better bindings available, but they work just fine.
@@blade1535 shifts are the binding many of us have been waiting for for a long, long time. We even built hybrid tech/alpine setups around 2000 ish. Light tech for the long hauls, shifts for stompin around.
@@colincarver893 have you tried Marker Duke PTs yet? Getting my first pair of touring skis and trying to decide what to buy. I’m happy to spend money if it means they perform well and I don’t have to think too much about equipment whilst skiing.
I'v been having trouble finding fitting ski boots for my weird ass lower extremities, and all the ones iv tried put huge stress on my foot after just a few runs, the relief i feel in my foot after skiing and wearing regular shoes is honestly better than sex. Wanted to make my own carbon fibre custom fit boots so it wont be an issue and found you guys, AMAZING! and made in america none the less, even better. Will definitely get one next season!
You watch this and then sees a guy like Chris bent chetler rocking this binding, dropping cliffs, sending massive lines and not having any problem with the bindings not releasing when they should.
