 Poster: A snowHead
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Got a new pair of boots with custom footbeds, generally felt good but I have worn them around the house for 30-60 minutes a few times to bed them in. One problem I've noticed is that the right foot feels a little bit sore on the outside of the foot about an inch back from the knuckle (if that's what it's called), this is the widest part of the foot. It's not a sharp pain but I can feel it. Also I kinda feel like the footbed might be giving too much support to the arch and supinating the foot too much so that the weight is on the outside of the foot. This might not be the case and I'm jumping to a wrong conclusion.
I wasn't too bothered about going back to the shop (EB) straight away because I know that the liner pack out a bit anyway and I didn't want to get the shell stretched and then after a week's skiing feel that they're too loose!
Anyway I was planning to give them a test run in a week or two at MK. So, should I do that first and then see what happens, or it is this something that is unlikely to go away without some adjustment?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Give them a test run or two, wear them around the house for a couple of weeks, and see what happens.
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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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zebedee, I agree with Kramer. Don't judge them till you have skied a day or two on snow. It is a very different situation from being around the house. My (perfectly fitting) boots were hurting me in the same area when wearing them around the house a few weeks back. No problems on the piste.
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| stoatsbrother wrote: |
| zebedee, I agree with Kramer. Don't judge them till you have skied a day or two on snow. It is a very different situation from being around the house. My (perfectly fitting) boots were hurting me in the same area when wearing them around the house a few weeks back. No problems on the piste. |
Thanks for that, that's reassuring.
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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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Also I kinda feel like the footbed might be giving too much support to the arch and supinating the foot too much so that the weight is on the outside of the foot. This might not be the case and I'm jumping to a wrong conclusion
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zebedee, I fe;t the same way about my new boots and footbeds when wearing around the house. They were fantastic though when on the snow.
Still rubbish for walking in though
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zebedee - I got some new boots recently and I know that specific pain.
Give the boots a chance first - because I had that a number of other problems when the boots were brand new. 3-4 days into wearing the boots the other issues went away as the liner started to pack.
Have a look at the footbeds and have a look if there are pronounced toe ridges. In my case the ridges were pushing my foot back a little too much and causing that part of my foot to cramp. I bought the boots from SMALLZOOKEEPER, but he'd reused my existing footbed as it looked ok and he wanted to save me the cost of new one. The toe ridges, which weren't a problem in the old boots because they'd packed, caused a problem in the new boots.
I took a small blow torch to the footbed, carefully heated the area and pushed out the toe ridge. I've not had the problem since. (Do be careful if you decide to do this at home!).
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| zebedee wrote: |
| Also I kinda feel like the footbed might be giving too much support to the arch and supinating the foot too much so that the weight is on the outside of the foot. This might not be the case and I'm jumping to a wrong conclusion. |
I felt this specific feeling when i got my last new set of boots, but when i started to use them the feeling went away. I think its purely because none of my other shoes support the arch properly.
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