Poster: A snowHead
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my boots are quite comfortable, but i do feel there could be more feedback (although i've not been skiing all that long so maybe i'm just rubbish!)...
i've heard mixed opinions on custom footbeds, what do you lot reckon?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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SooTyLaD, a good idea if your bootfitter says so.
Get to CEM in Bicester, he'll sort you out.
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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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I was very slow adopting footbeds. Now I am a complete convert, even have them in my hiking boots, my feet are now good for an extra ten miles , or is it ten miles altogether!
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Made my feet hurt.
Would have done better to shred the large quantity of £5 notes and use those to line my boots.
About as useful as those stupid blades on your gloves supposedly for cleaning goggles
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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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hobbiteater, A badly cooked chicken will make your stomach hurt. Open your mind.
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They made a reasonable difference when I started using them. My foot felt more secure in the boot, more stable. For my girlfriend they made a huge difference, not just to comfort but also to performance. She now wears orthotics in her regular shoes.
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I used to have Comformable ones, now I have Superfeet Full Cork courtesy of CEM, I feel the Full Cork are much more comfortable and supportive than the Comformable's, they just feel like my foot is being held in a more natural neutral position.
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I'm only a beginner, and don't have them in mine - I tried a pair at the time of buying my boots, but felt that they did not add to the comfort of the boot - as a beginner I wanted comfortable boots. However, as I understand things I may find myself revisiting this decision when I reach the stage of needing more performance out of my boots.
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For what it's worth, I had a pair of custom footbeds made by EB before buying a pair of boots at Lockwoods; unfortunately every time I tried to ski in the boot/footbed combo I had excruitiating pain in my instep, akin to having a golf ball placed under my foot! Said footbedS seem to work well now they have been "deposted" (ie all the solidified foam removed from under the "heel" half of the footbed) although whether I am actually now getting any benefit from said "deposted" footbeds I'm not qualified to say.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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i suppose footbeds are like glasses
i am short sighted so i wear glasses, if i had normal vision i wouldnt
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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johnnyboy, different people require differnt levels of support, for you it may be that the reduced support in your footbed is right for you, there is no absolutes when you are dealing with feet
one near certainty is that skiing by the nature of the sport is one of the few sports where most of not all people will benefit in some way from a footbed, be it for supporting a pronated foot or distributing the load over a stable high arched foot
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Really don't see the point buying boots if you're not going to get a custom footbed with them.
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You know it makes sense.
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Megamum wrote: |
I'm only a beginner, and don't have them in mine - I tried a pair at the time of buying my boots, but felt that they did not add to the comfort of the boot - as a beginner I wanted comfortable boots. However, as I understand things I may find myself revisiting this decision when I reach the stage of needing more performance out of my boots. |
This makes no sense. We all want comfortable boots regardless of our ability.
Whilst custom footbeds may appear to feel uncomfortable at first, that's only because people are used to having little or no support, they actually make one's boots more comfortable in the long run (IMHO). YMMV.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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May i point out, that while Spyderman, is now having greater success with his Superfeet cork footbeds, this should not mean Superfeet are a superior product to Conform'able. Simply that the moulding process is more difficult to get right with conform'able and can often therefore be poorly made.
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Poster: A snowHead
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, I quite agree. I used Comform'able footbeds made by Precision in Val D'Isere for years and was very happy with them. They were worn out, CEM made me some Full Cork ones and I just found them better. There were issues with fitting them in my new Head boots as the Full Corks take up more room than the Comform'able one's and space was a big issue. CEM made some new Comform'able ones to try and give me a bit more room, but I still felt that for my feet, that the Superfeet Full Cork were better. The space issue was solved by grinding the base of the footbed and also the Baseboard.
The feel of each Footbed is quite different and is obviously a personal taste issue. Both products are obviously excellent, if well made. I can say though that having a direct comparison between the two, as both types were made by the same expert, I just prefer the Superfeet ones for my feet.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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levart wrote: |
Really don't see the point buying boots if you're not going to get a custom footbed with them. |
Not everyone needs them. It all depends on the foot. eg: a few WC racers don't.
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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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SooTyLaD, I was in a similar position a few years ago (comfortable boots and thinking about extra feeling through the soles) and I think you should have a go at some good ones (like CEM does), or you'll never know. I can't say I've had a tremendous benefit from them but do prefer to have them in. I've spoken to lots of decent experienced skiers who swear by them and lots who don't think they're worth any bother.
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SooTyLaD, They work for me too. CEM, can sort you out. If I'm going away for a weekend - and taking my boots is a problem, I just take the footbeds. Makes hire boots bearable
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