Running heel DIN higher then toe

[laseranimal]

Any problems running your heels at a higher DIN setting then your toe? I normally run both at 9 but was thinking of bumping the heels up to 10

[marshalolson]

generally, you only adjust your din if you need it, ie. if you prerelease out of a heel, then turn that heel piece up a shade.

[Meathelmet]

Why on earth would you have any problems with that??


I run my toes 6-8 and heels 8-10 on my looks/rossis. No probs whatsoever.

I have logic behind that too.

[marshalolson]

Why on earth would you have any problems with that??


I run my toes 6-8 and heels 8-10 on my looks/rossis. No probs whatsoever.

I have logic behind that too.

my point was that you shouldn't just arbitrarily decide to increase your din.
i also run a bit higher in the heel

[KANUTTEN]

I tend to do the same thing, just based on experience. Do what suits you, kind of thing. One problem with low din on the toebinding, is prereleases in speed: Typically it is the toe-binding that prereleases if you ski with speed in icy/sketchy conditions. So you certainly want to have the toebindings tight enough to avoid that.

[yesIsaidyes]

But its also the toe that generally saves your knees...

[Ski Monkey]

I run my heels a little higher than my toes regardless of the binding.

[summit]

On my Looks, toes at 7.5 heels at 10.5.
Naxos toes at 9 heels at 12.

[Sphinx]

Thanks to this thread, I managed to find the courage to crank my Freerides up to 8.5 toe, 9-9.5 heel.

I popped out of a heel yesterday in really deep heavy snow, where I would have preferred to stay in. Toes have been just fine.

[weibo]

With an avatar like that I amazed that you admitted toowning freerides

[Sphinx]

You're right. Since backcountry.com screwed me out of new boots, I'll be Freerided this winter. Oh well.

[flip]

If you're tall with small feet, then it's a good idea to run your heel higher (or your toe lower, depending on how you look at it).

[MeatPuppet]

I know it's typical to run more in the heels, but I've never done it except on a set of atomics. Interestingly, I've never ever released out of the heels on race stock salomons once I started sking them, set to 13 or 14.....just the toes at the same din.

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