 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
I have recently decided to bite the bullet and invest in a good pair of ski boots. They seemed to fit very well in the shop but after a week of skiing i developed an issue. I have a problem in that one of my ankles and forefoot is wider than the other due to a previous injury (left). The wider left foot fits perfectly on the runs but I have trouble with some movement of the right foot in the boot on parallel turns. The shop I bought them from provide a guarantee to replace with store credit up to 1 year after purchase, however they want to try and pad the liner first with a butterfly and/or custom insole. I have heard mixed reviews about this method that it is a short term fix rather than a solution and given the costly and recent investment I was hoping for some advice. Am I wasting my time with padding the liner or is this to be expected with asymmetrical feet? Or would I be better trying to go the route of store credit and a smaller pair?
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@tpadders,
My (uneducated) response would be : You can't make a 'too big' boot smaller ; However, you can make a 'too small' boot bigger..
The experts will be along shortly !!
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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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Hi,
Thank you appreciate the response
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@tpadders, -- wot @albob, said. It's possible to make the shell a bit bigger (grinding away the inside, pushing it out). Adding padding to the inner boot may work for a while, but as the materials are compressable, not forever. So in the ideal world, go to bootfitter - Solutions4Feet for example(he posts here as CEM), but as you have some sunk costs, go back to the shop you got them from and see what they can do.
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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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@tpadders, a "good" fit in the shop, unfortunately, as you have discovered, doesn't necessarily translate into a good fit for skiing.
Store credit and a smaller pair would be my suggestion but maybe from a store staffer who actually knows what they're doing? (This may not be possible).
I don't imagine you can get a refund and go somewhere else?
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Sun 7-05-23 11:22; edited 1 time in total
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You do have "special" feet and any solution is bound to be a compromise. But I'd agree with previous posters that you probably need smaller boots. I had ski boots altered by CEM to accommodate my bunions - worked a treat. I'd be inclined to take the store credit and go to Solutions4Feet, if you're anywhere within a few hours drive.
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@pam w, ah of course, the store credit doesn't necessarily need to be for ski boots, does it?
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@under a new name, I don't think she understand what "store credit" means.
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@zikomo, what an odd comment...the OP can take the store credit and use it to buy something else leaving him free to buy boots somewhere else
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I don't think she understand what "store credit" means
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Fair comment, @zikomo, she is a bit thick......
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