Good boot fitter / modifier - Manchester area

A snowHead

Hello All

I bought some new boots at the end of last season and recently got back from my first ski trip with them.

Whilst the boots themselves seem to be a pretty good fit (i posted on here when i first got the boots as i was worried i had been fitted with the wrong size) there are a couple of things i think would benefit from some expert advice.

Obviously I know of snow & rock and ellis brigham, but i was thinking more of going somewhere a bit more specialist (such as smallzookeeper or cem) but they all seem to be located too far away. Does anyone know of any specialists in the north west of england?

My problems are a slight tight spot on the left boot that i think might need a slight stretch, but the main problem i have is that i am quite flat footed and years of walking round without any special soles in my shoes has caused me to suffer from knee problems. I now wear special insoles in all my shoes and this has improved my knee pain. I think i would probably benefit from having some boot insoles custom made. This flat footededness means that my knees turn inwards slightly which causes me to be unable to ski completely flat on the skis. I'm always kind of on the inside edge which causes me to loose speed when skiing straight. A correct fitting insole might correct this, but i'm also led to believe that this can be corrected on the boot itself if not solved by the insole.

Anyway, enough of my woes - anyone know of any NW boot experts that could give my boots the once over and make recommendations?

Thanks.

A snowHead

Try Speaking to Dave at Sail and Ski in Chester. He's been doing this for 25 years and we have all the equipment to sort these out for you. Try him on 01244 344580 (not thursday or sunday). I could help but am further south. Hope this helps

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magic_hat, The other possibility in the North is Andy at Anything Technical in Kendal.

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Lockwoods in Leamington - not very close but you can do it in an hour and a half from Manchester - potentially a little quicker if you take the M6 Toll. 01926 339 388.

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magic_hat, can confirm dave at sail and ski chester is good and very experienced

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Thank you to everybody who had posted.. much appreciated.
Will check out the options suggested and hopefully get something sorted.
Cheers!

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Good boot fitter / modifier - Manchester area

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