Howell Test Fixture (sm)
Optional — to provide bespoke additional lateral-heel release-settings for Howell Ski Bindings.
Available now.
Howell Test Fixture (sm) can be used to validate, demonstrate and calibrate bespoke, additional lateral-heel release settings for Howell Ski Bindings.
Lateral-heel release is not rotational-heel release: no boot can pass laterally thru the side-lugs of a turntable / pivot heel. This is why turntable / pivot heels can cause ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibial-plateau, and femoral-condyle injury.
Lateral-heel release together with lateral-heel release-settings that are generated through the use of the Howell Test Fixture — can provide enhanced, personalized ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibial-plateau, and femoral-condyle integrity during alpine skiing. No binding, including Howell Ski Bindings, can completely eliminate ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibial-plateau, femoral-condyle injury. Detailed instructions included.
Photo 1. Howell Test Fixture bolted to bench. Bolts not supplied.
Photo 2. Howell Test Fixture firmly holding an alpine ski-boot upside down.
Photo 3. Ski held only by the binding. Boot held only by the Howell Test Fixture.
➡️ Made of 303 stainless-steel — Howell Test Fixture also includes 2 stainless-steel fiddle-V-blocks and 2 high-strength sailing lines. Bench and mounting-bolts not included. Total shipping weight including sturdy wooden shipping container: 12 pounds. FOB Granby, Québec, Canada.
Available now.
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Howell Venus DIN 3-8 For smooth recreational female skiers. Extra ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibia - integrity - expressly for women. 4-modes of release. Additional lateral-heel release. Additional vertical-toe release. Excellent edge control. Easy step-in even in deep powder with short boot soles. Lite.
Howell Mars DIN 4-12 For strong, smooth recreational skiers. ACL, MCL, meniscus, tibia - integrity. Anti-pre-release. Powerful edge-control. Low stand-height. Decisive balance of release and anti-pre-release.
Howell Planet-B DIN 8-22 Only for strong adult racers and extreme skiers. High strength aluminum alloy housings. Super-wide 8-point boot-contact for ultra max edge control. Wide off-center release-pivots provide max anti-pre-release. Low 21.5mm standheight allows race-plates conforming to FIS standheight regulations (race plates not included). Floating Mounting System mitigates binding pull-out’s from skis. 1, 2, 3 - degree cant kit, including longer mounting screws for the cants. Adjustable toe-height for solid boot interface. CAUTION: PLANET-B IS FOR EXTREME SKIERS & RACERS ONLY.
Howell Ski Bindings (sm)
PO Box 1274 • Stowe, Vermont 05672 USA
1.802.793.4849 • rick.howell@howellskibindings.com
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