 Poster: A snowHead
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I have only skied on piste so far, for about 4/5 weeks roughly. I often find my right foot gets tired and when I become aware of it I notice that I am curling my toes up on that foot. My boots are a snug fit and I have moulded footbeds.
Is there someting in my technique that would cause this ?
Or is it just nerves ?
Mike
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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micky, you're probably trying too hard, learn to relax.
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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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micky, I sometimes curl my toes when I'm leaning back and trying to bring myself forward.
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I have always curled my toes when tense as if it operates "toe brakes"! I didn't even realise it until an instructor told me to stop doing it - apparently he could see it written on my face. I have to keep reminding myself to relax them.
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micky, I do the exact same thing, only on my right foot. I put it down to overuse of my dominant right foot (I'll always pick a left turn if I have a choice...), which then tires it out more quickly compared to my left, and I think I curl/flex the toes instinctively to try and un-cramp it.
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I was told by a very good instructor to focus not only on uncurling the toes, but on curling them upwards rather than downwards, especially in powder.
One other thing I noticed is that, since I padded out the inners of my boots so the heel doesn't slide up anymore, I tend to curl my toes far less as I 'control' the boot better. So perhaps you may have too much space in the right boot?
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micky, How do your boots feel?
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I have this problem with both feet and it's clearly tension that causes it. I have been wondering, just this week, whether to take my boots (which seem snug enough otherwise) to a bootfitter, to see if the psychological problem can be alleviated by some physical help. Would be interested to know what the bootfitter  s think.
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Hurtle, I think it's a balance issue, or the boots/footbed may not be doing their job.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, Hmmm. Maybe I shall, finally, have to get my ar$e over to Bicester. Profeet are much, much nearer for me, though. Is there anyone in particular there that you'd be able to recommend? (Sorry, a bit off topic.)
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Hurtle, I'm sure there are great people all over the world. Some talk, some work. I don't know anything anymore, i'm going to hang up my apron i think.
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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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SMALLZOOKEEPER, don't do that. If it were cost-effective for me to pop over to Chamonix for a boot-fitting, I would do it INSTANTLY! 
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Hurtle, That's nice to hear. I think it's 'SKI-SATURATION', time for a break.
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You know it makes sense.
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| Hurtle, I think it's a balance issue, or the boots/footbed may not be doing their job. |
Yes a fit issue, boots too large, too small ? Or maybe a fitness issue - muscle fatigue and whatnot.
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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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I used to do this - but once I got new that at fitted, and felt secure on my foot it stopped - now I don't have room to curl my toes even if I wanted to!
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Poster: A snowHead
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micky, sounds like you should get a board - you are half way there with the toes! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hurtle, Hamish is the main man at profeet. The OH had very good experiences with Leith there a couple of years back and can't praise enough what she did with his boots, having always had really bad boot problems.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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cathy, thanks!
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micky, my baby son clenches both his fists when I feed him his last bottle of milk at night. I think it's a combination of excitement and concentration and perhaps a little fear that he can lose his bottle at any time!
I actually uncurl his fists for him and then he relaxes. Maybe you should stop and mentally uncurl everything, relax, then go again!
Just a thought.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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