CHAPTER XII

THE MECHANICS OF SKI-BINDINGS 282

The shoe--The original bindings--The modern bindings--The foot--The hinge in the foot--Different functions of the toe-strap and heel-band--The parts of the binding--Faulty fasteners--Sketches of faulty and correct leverage--A schematic binding--_Critique_ of bindings in use--Suggestions--Cheeks and plates--A whole blade--Cause of strained feet--Steel wire in bindings.