non-release bindings injury

[hansenbi]

Hey guys I just got my BWP w/bomber elite bindings TODAY and I got to say, it was pouring with snow over here and I rushed out with nothing but shorts and a tshirt on. I was exhilarated. anyway,
non release bindings. i'm 6'1 and 140 pounds. i'm 16, so excuse me for my weight difference.

is it true that the younger you are the more injury-prone you are? especially with my case?
Thanks,
hb

[tyberesk]

youll be fine on nonreleasables as long as you ski within your own limits and know how to fall.

[hansenbi]

sweet thanks.
oh and are helmets a def? cause I really can't be bothered to wear them, get in the way too much.

[tyberesk]

you dont need...but i reccomend, ive hit my head alot lol

[c-smithy]

thats up to u, i never wore one but started to last season and now it dosnt bother me too much . its all ways a good idea if u are going to ride park though

[SkaFreak]

There's another post about this, but I would personally say that wearing a brain bucket is a good idea. Even if you're confident enough in your riding to not wear one, are you confident in every single other person on the mountain to not come barreling into you?

[zapmeister64]

I wear one because it keeps my ears warm and it's a great place to put stickers.

[hansenbi]

haha alright thanks guys.
any good suggestions for boots?
for bomber elite bindings :D

[Kirk S]

Well i was just told today about Dalbello boots you might wanna check out their website and then see what you can find in your local shops or online

http://www.dalbellosports.com/

[hansenbi]

whoa nice. thanks alot.
what's the worst injury you guys've gotten?

[zapmeister64]

I've dislocated my knee before. Basically my leg went behind my head.

[hansenbi]

Originally posted by Kirk S
Well i was just told today about Dalbello boots you might wanna check out their website and then see what you can find in your local shops or online

http://www.dalbellosports.com/

haha I'd love to but problem is I live all the way out in china and skiboarding is practically non-existant over here. wherever I go with my new babies all the locals are checkin them out. feels good I must admit.

[Manlenium]

Originally posted by hansenbi
Hey guys I just got my BWP w/bomber elite bindings TODAY and I got to say, it was pouring with snow over here and I rushed out with nothing but shorts and a tshirt on. I was exhilarated. anyway,
non release bindings. i'm 6'1 and 140 pounds. i'm 16, so excuse me for my weight difference.

is it true that the younger you are the more injury-prone you are? especially with my case?
Thanks,
hb

I think the older you are, the longer your recovery time....:p

[hansenbi]

...50 foot jumps here I come!

[tyberesk]

Originally posted by hansenbi
whoa nice. thanks alot.
what's the worst injury you guys've gotten?

i got hit in the head with a baseball bat
and my finger bone was sticking out of my finger.


Those are 2 of my favorites although they both happened during a baseball game lol.

[Manlenium]

Skiboarding or non skiboarding????

I sliced my finger to the bone with an apple juice can.....

I have had nothing but thigh bruises and sprained wrists from skiboarding

[hansenbi]

haha skiboarding of course.
but bone...out of finger...
yeah that's pretty bad too no doubt.

[dutch girl]

I did a lot of research on the non-releaseable bindings before I committed to buying skiboards with them for myself and my kids. The lower leg/ankle injuries for skiboards with non-releasables and skis with releasables is comparable...HOWEVER, the ACL (knee) injuries with skiboards and non-releasables compared to traditional skis is considerably less, making skiboards much better for knee injury prone people.

With the data that I found, it seems surprising that there aren't more skiboard injuries because I find myself doing crazy things that I would never attempt on regular skis.

[Manlenium]

Its just skiing within your limits. Once you cross over that line and do some new stuff thats when you hurt yourself.:(