2011: You might be "for the culture," but you're not "freestyle for an entire work day without a lunch break-for the culture." That distinction belongs to Chiddy Bang (then known as Chiddy, one-half of the duo, Chiddy Bang), who broke the Guinness World Record for the longest freestyle ever at the inaugural O Music Awards in Las Vegas seven years ago today (April 28).
Now it is time for the good stuff. Lets discuss the tech behind the BangGOD. First some background into why we created this miracle of FPV freestyle and long range. After releasing the Smooth Operator back in the summer of 2018 our engineering department immediately started gathering pilot feedback. That informational repository has grown over the past year and we have gathered enough valuable pilot inspired info to bring our solutions to the market. The BangGOD is a continuation of the fundamental design aspects of the Smooth Operator with a number of improvements and new features built in. So what changed from the Smooth Operator?
ugh... Shin bang doesn't come from butters or big hits. Shin bang comes from shitty fitting boots. Want to fix it? Get boots that fit properly. There is no other way.\r\n\r\nDid you have shin bang in your race boots? ","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang"},"@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"GBS","image":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/images\/defaulticon.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/GBS.148733\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 16:52:57","text":"Get Full tilts (Booter)
\r\nPump your leg muscles
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\r\nThats what I did, and NO MORE SHINBANG FOR ME >:D
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","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"GNARwalls","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/44\/96\/38\/449638_50w_50h_zc.gif","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/GNARwalls.143077\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 17:14:20","text":"2 words... Full Tilts","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"ButterItOut","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/52\/88\/51\/528851_50w_50h_zc.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/ButterItOut.158262\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 17:14:23","text":"No, i ski really aggressive sometime, and thats were i get the shin splits. and i work out daily so my calf's are jacks(i also having been longboaridng and biking for a couple years) and I am saying when i do butter i can FEEL my shin bending. that's something different and don't know what it is. but i ice to and massage it now and it feels better. and i had two years of the shittyest race boots that where terrible. and i have already spent enough money buying, new 200 dollar bindings, 2012 Atomic Punx, Poc receptor, EG2 goggles, beanies, new jacket from saga, I bought super soft boots but there NEW rentals, so technically new boots. and i paid for the skis to be drilled too. so i am kinda out of cash. i also had to get all new tall tees because I was wearing all of them which was 3 or 4 when i got into a accident and the EMTs cut them all off. that was including my jacket.
","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"Danoo","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/36\/78\/38\/367838_50w_50h_zc.gif","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/Danoo.155886\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 17:17:16","text":" \tFrom what I hear Full TIlt boots are the solution but if you are poor or lately sunk $400 onto a pair of boots like me you might have to just treat the symptoms.
\t For a while I thought I had shin bang, but it was actually shin splints from track. If that is the case two minutes a day stretching each calf and shin usually does the trick. Icing your shins helps with shin bang and shin splints","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"andstuff","image":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/images\/defaulticon.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/andstuff.172626\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 17:32:07","text":"The only way to \"fix\" shin bang is to learn how to ski correctly. No boot is without shin bang if you ski like a backseat gomer.","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"rankstank","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/36\/71\/81\/367181_50w_50h_zc.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/rankstank.148863\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 18:39:16","text":"Well half of this is correct...the other half is just plain wrong. 1-shin bang is not caused by slamming into the front of your boot, it is caused from being backseat and putting strain on your shin muscles\/tearing them from the bone. The pain can be exaggerated when leaning forward because of the pressure, but this isn't the cause in most cases. Also ARE YOU SERIOUS? You are not supposed to be able to stick two fingers down the front of your boot in between your tounge and shin, that is waaaay too loose. If anything you want to crank those suckers down so that you aren't putting as much strain on your shins when leaning back. Icing and stuff will help, but will not solve your problem. 1. Get boots that fit well. Said multiple times because it is the most important. 2.Don't exaggerate your skiing backseat (it's inevitable in freestyle skiing that you will land backseat, if you are trying to progress). 3. Strengthen leg muscles. Try all of these, then just hope for the best. Remember, no matter what you do you are always going to be putting a hell of a lot of strain on your legs, so don't expect it to go away\/be completely solved. Sometimes it is but it more about managing it.","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"array.","image":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/images\/defaulticon.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/array-.151041\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 18:43:05","text":"sorry for being 13, and getting my information from a certified ski coach...","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"ParkisFun","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/36\/81\/83\/368183_50w_50h_zc.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/ParkisFun.160852\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 18:52:42","text":"rental boots are horrible, i thought there was actually a piece of wood above my toenails. which gave my mad hard shin\/toe bang. This was a while ago tho...then i tried to jib a tire and i failed and in the next couple of months my toenails came off :) that would of been a great picture for the show us your boots competition","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"rankstank","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/36\/71\/81\/367181_50w_50h_zc.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/rankstank.148863\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 19:17:34","text":"It doesn't matter how old you are, don't use your age as an excuse if you are giving wrong advice. As for your ski coach, he has an interesting strategy for how to wear ski boots, keeping your boots tight is anti-shin bang 101","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"themightyquinn","image":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/images\/defaulticon.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/themightyquinn.162468\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 20:18:49","text":"I don't know if this has been said already but my local ski shop has pads that Velcro to the tounge of your boot and fill the gap\/ provides cushion where shinbang happens. There only like $15.","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"andstuff","image":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/images\/defaulticon.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/andstuff.172626\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 20:33:10","text":"This only treats the symptom instead of the problem. Any variation of soothing the pressure on your shins makes it worse. Loose\/soft boots, gel, all that shit does nothing if you are skiing the same way that gave you shin bang in the first place. Ever wonder why comp racers never get shin bang despite using the stiffest boots imaginable?\r
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\n1. Give it a rest and let your shins heal.\r
\n2. Get stiffer boots, and tighten the shit out of the booster strap. This should feel tighter than the shin buckles, which should be VERY snug.\r
\n3. Ski with your weight over the balls of your feet and hands in front of your knees. If you ever feel the cuff of your ski boot digging into your calves, you're doing it wrong.","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"ButterItOut","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/52\/88\/51\/528851_50w_50h_zc.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/ButterItOut.158262\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 20:49:20","text":"I'll say it again, i do not even ski backseat... ever. ive been skiing a long time and haven't ski like a backseat retard since i was 7. js. But iceing and i guess massaging it works. but how do you stretch your calfs??
","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"afterbang_me","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/36\/71\/17\/367117_50w_50h_zc.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/afterbang-me.148399\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 21:04:22","text":"Stand on a step or a curb. Let your heels hang off the end of the step\/curb. Drop your heels to the ground and it will stretch your foot and calves pretty well.
","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"steezeeepolizeee","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/36\/27\/06\/362706_50w_50h_zc.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/steezeeepolizeee.105181\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 21:18:04","text":"i have said this for years now on the site. Wear a high sock and then duct tape around your shin from the top (about 2 inches above your boot) down to about 3 inches above your ankle. While taping your shin flex your toe towards the ceiling so that your calf becomes flexed. This will cause the muscle to be forced over your bone dramatically helping with the shin bang. It is not a fix but I ski around 120 days a year and has been helping me like crazy. If you want to be proactive you can also use this method before you get shinbang to help it from occurring.
","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"Kreech","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/49\/55\/29\/495529_50w_50h_zc.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/Kreech.134237\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 21:28:21","text":"Get some boots that fit to help in the future, but to actually treat the shinbang you have now, ice, but also check out this cream:
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I'm fairly sure it's an aspirin derivitive, and it goes in through your pores and fixes shit on the inside. Putting it on every night on the area of an injury, I've healed pulled severely pulled muscles in a day. It's really nice. It's also great for swollen\/damaged\/rolled out joints, and it really helped to relieve the shinbang I had last year as well. It's not too expensive, and it's worth a try.","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"2L208","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/68\/74\/34\/687434_50w_50h_zc.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/2L208.147006\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 21:54:38","text":"[IMG]http:\/\/www.treatyourskin.com\/product_images\/y\/798\/vagisil_creme___66483_zoom.jpg[\/IMG]\r
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\nfixing shin bang is really easy. lean forward. its not the boots, skis, snow, or any other outside element. YOU ARE TO BLAME FOR SHIN BANG. shin bang is when you lean back your tibia splinters and thats where the pain comes from. it won't heal until you stop skiing for a while.","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"BmoChop","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/65\/46\/78\/654678_50w_50h_zc.gif","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/BmoChop.162788\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 22:18:07","text":"I dunno how old you are, but if you still live with your parents see if you can get them to spot you some cash for good boots, point out that shitty fitting boots can lead to long term injuries and surgeries (I don't really know if they can, Im basically talking out of my ass here, but parents like to save money.)","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"ButterItOut","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/52\/88\/51\/528851_50w_50h_zc.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/ButterItOut.158262\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-16 23:43:36","text":"i would, but i bought all my stuff this year, and my boots are really nice(not amazing). There older model spk. super flexy though. they don't want to spend money on boots. shin bang though isn't from me skiing bad, its from me taking a couple a really bad hits to them. and once wrecking them, after skiing on them very week they got worse but i kept skiing because i was traveling to resorts. and would miss out on going up to Stowe or Mount Tremblant. I've been coached on my skiing so its not from leaning back and i stretch my calf and heel most of the time. i figured the only way to treat it is like bone repairing cream stuff, or wait until enough calcium builds up but that probably wont happen till another year.
","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"Kreech","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/49\/55\/29\/495529_50w_50h_zc.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/Kreech.134237\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-17 00:04:32","text":"Yeah, but it doesn't matter how nice your boots are, if they don't fit you properly, you'll get shinbang a lot more easily. Talk to onenerdykid about boots if you have any questions. I believe he's the boot tech dude for the atomic team, and he's always giving fantastic advice around here. Hit him up.","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"Montana_Hoodrat","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/74\/21\/88\/742188_50w_50h_zc.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/Montana-Hoodrat.175047\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-17 00:10:58","text":"this helps if you get shin bang from friction. With softer boots, your shin slides up and down the boot more. Duct tape is one way to treat it. The other way is to wear ankle socks and shave your lower leg. (:o)
\r\n\r\nThere are several causes of shin bang:\r\n
\r\n\r\n1. Friction (lubricate with duct tape or maybe slippery socks?)\r\n2. Splints caused from landing backseat. (don't land backseat. and ice after every session.)\r\n3. Boots that are too big or buckled too loose. (get boot that fit. Full tilts if you can afford them!)","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"2L208","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/68\/74\/34\/687434_50w_50h_zc.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/2L208.147006\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-17 02:33:13","text":"lol you listen to all these other jokesters i'm sure you will, its how you ski. no matter what you do its still how you ski. lean forward thats it, its your back lean that causes shin bang, i had it so bad i couldn't walk. but take it from all these richy rich bitches whose mommy's and daddy's buy them everything. or take it from me who came from dirt and taught myself to ski, bought my own gear and learned the facts myself. LEAN FORWARD. don't do all the faggy tricks that don't work","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"juicedrummer11","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/37\/02\/85\/370285_50w_50h_zc.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/juicedrummer11.164231\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-17 04:07:12","text":"1 - ski better2 - don't ski on anything with more than 4 buckles tops cuz chances are they are not meant for shredding\r\n3 - the ace of spades are the most comfortable thing my feet have ever skied with and no more shin bang","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"razors-chaz","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/36\/95\/91\/369591_50w_50h_zc.gif","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/razors-chaz.146033\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-17 05:33:56","text":"As well as everything good that has been said here, look into these http:\/\/www.shintronic.com\/ they are a reasonavle substitute for buying new boots. These basically fill the gap between your shins and the top of the boot, like having custom moulded liners.","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/forum\/thread\/657201\/Fixing-Shin-Bang","@type":"Comment","author":"@type":"Person","name":"onenerdykid","image":"https:\/\/images.newschoolers.com\/images\/17\/00\/36\/57\/13\/365713_50w_50h_zc.png","url":"https:\/\/www.newschoolers.com\/member\/onenerdykid.134699\/Profile","dateCreated":"2011-11-17 06:48:35","text":"Ok, you need to understand that a poor fitting boot (no matter how expensive or fancy) is mainly the cause of shinbang.\r
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\nThese are the main causes of shinbang. You need to know that not only 1 thing causes it. \r
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\n-not having a footbed \r
\n-boot is wrong size (usually too big than too small) \r
\n-continually landing backseat \r
\n-having a gap between the tongue of the b