 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone has tried and or knows of this product for reducing heel volume and lift??
No matter what I just seem to have very slim heels and suffer from too much lateral movement and lift in the heel. Just back from a week's skiing in brand new boots which were super comfortable in every way except the heel movement.
Cheers
Adam
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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expensive bits of foam
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@under a new name, haha - yes indeed, hence the question really - wondered if there's something special about it that I'm missing! Would just be interested to know if anyone had tried and found success with it as to be honest if it really did work then I'd view the £20 as a total bargain in the scheme of things.
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search boot fitting foam, lots of way cheaper options!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Adamski,
probably not what you want to hear but if you were buying new boots I'd point out that the classic Raichle last (as used now by Full Tilt and Dalbello in some of their models) is marked by a narrow and deep heel pocket and a middle (of 3) buckle that goes diagonally across your instep (correct term?) and pulls your ankle back and down into that pocket. I have medium width forefeet but narrow heels/ankles and these boots hold my heels down better than anything else.
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@Adamski, unless your boots were “properly” fitted “super comfortable” + “heel lift” sounds remarkably indicative of “too big” or “wrong shape” (or both...) to me...
It must be admitted that until I heard of boot fitting, my boots either were extremely uncomfortable or I had a very mobile heel...
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Hi @Adamski I tried them in a boot that I had way too much room in (size too big) and they did help but just not enough. Ended up changing to smaller boots and all is now well (with the heel lift anyhow). One point to note is that possibly one of the drivers for heel lift is ankle flex, I have tight calves and CEM has showed me that this is a big thing I need to fix. In bigger boots I think this showed as heel lift (my diagnosis).
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@Adamski, as others have said a bit pricey for some bits of foam, maybe if they fitted hem for you then ok
If you get some dence foam or 2.5/3mm leather then you can make your own, I would make them a bit more banana shaped rather than 90 degree, sometimes adding foam like this around the Achilles can push you forward in the boot, if this is the case then it is possible to retain the heel by putting a pad on the tongue to push the foot back further into the heel, usegood double sided tape until you are sure things are in the right place, champher the edges and then glue them in place with contact cement
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