Poster: A snowHead
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I am taking my level 2 psia exam in a few weeks and I have been told I need a stiffer boot. I currently wear tecnica Cochise 100 and weigh around 235. Anything I can do to stiffen the upper boot without buying new boots or breaking the bank? My budget is 50 bucks. Thanks!
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Very difficult to do. Buy a used pair of the same model Cochise but in 130 flex on ebay/craiglist and then swap your liner/footbed.
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spyderjon wrote: |
Very difficult to do. Buy a used pair of the same model Cochise but in 130 flex on ebay/craiglist and then swap your liner/footbed. |
Great recommendation. By the way, this is a great excuse to try out some things that you haven't tried before. And then, if you wish, you can buy a new pair of the same shoes.
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@nvossoug, why would you need a stiffer boot? I mean, I am all in favour of stiffer boots ... but ... they aren't going to improve your skiing ...
An old chum of mine, ex-Olympian downhiller, loved really soft boots. He could ski, quite passably.
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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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you can add boosters straps. This increases stiffness i believe. Not sure how much though.
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This is amazing feedback. Where would I buy.straps.per chance?
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I'll comment on this. Booters are AWESOME. The first thing I do with new boots is change the strap to my booster one..Well worth the investment!
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....or a roll of gorilla tape.
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under a new name wrote: |
@nvossoug, why would you need a stiffer boot? I mean, I am all in favour of stiffer boots ... but ... they aren't going to improve your skiing ........ |
A 235lb guy will fold a Cochise 100 in half, especially as it isn't a true 100 flex due the the walk mode etc. And if he's tall then that'll make things worse.
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spyderjon wrote: |
Very difficult to do. Buy a used pair of the same model Cochise but in 130 flex on ebay/craiglist and then swap your liner/footbed. |
Or rent/beg/borrow via a local FB group or similar?
Never tried the Cochise but the Zero-G fits me out if the box and I ski Nordica Speedmachine 130’s (100mm last). I think they’re quite popular in case you can’t find a pair of Cochise in the right size.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@spyderjon, I think you're exagerating for effect, but anyway, whatever, I still question the advice. If a stiffer boot was going to make the difference to passing the exam, it's not the problem, is it?
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@under a new name, Ski instructor exams are not just about being able to make the skis do particular things, you also have to be able to demonstrate stuff in a way that a student watching you can see what is going on.
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You know it makes sense.
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@rjs, and a stiffer boot helps with that how exactly?
But, please, do bear in mind that I reckon the majority of the great unwashed skiing public are in boots that are too big ... and ... too soft ... and ... not very comfortable.
(But mostly they can't ski very well anyway...)
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under a new name wrote: |
@rjs, and a stiffer boot helps with that how exactly? |
Hold the guy up properly so the ski will actually do what his legs are telling it to! For example if he’s demoing GS style carving turns an uber soft boot is going to result in him collapsing the turns. Same problem in variable snow. Doubt it makes much difference if he’s snowploughing
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Poster: A snowHead
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@BobinCH, I am going to disagree with you (inside certain limits). Having tried it, I can ski more or less as usual in the incredibly crap* boots they rent at Braehead. I am guessing they'd scale out at around a "70". Did I like it? nooooooo. Could I ski? Yessssss. Would I go for a level 2 exam in them (if that was the only - or easiest - option?) ... Yesssss ...
* crap to the point that I had to go down 3 nominal sizes before I touched the sides. luckily only for an hour. hideous. can't imagine how anyone learns to ski in them.
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@under a new name, perhaps you are just an amazing skier and can ski all conditions perfectly on any boot/ski combo?
I can’t ski variable off piste conditions as confidently on touring boots as Alpine so boots make a difference for me.
I would want my alpine boots if being tested.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@under a new name, The OP has been told to get stiffer boots, I take that as meaning that their SSD feels that there are problems with how their demos look.
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@rjs, and ... workpeople, tools, ...
@BobinCH, not in the slightest am I
although my first boots had laces ... and I still don't believe going from a 100 to a 120 boot will make that much difference. On which I will refer you to SZK's rigidity thread ...
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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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@under a new name, you're short and weight f'all. What'll work for you won't work for big guys.
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I am 6'2" and 200lbs and I have fitted booster straps to my Atomic Redster 130's as I had problems with them 'folding' if I hit a bit of a bump when carving short turns. It was pretty painful. The boosters allow the boot to flex more without getting the hard stop at the end of the power straps range. Well worth the money - which isn't a lot.
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@spyderjon, good point!
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