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canting ski boots (thats canting!! you at the back)
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

was at braehead snozone the other day and was messing about with the canting of my ski boots to see what the affect would be.

totally shocked, didn't appreciate the differance and dangers. could feel one of my knees get quite sore when in a particular position.

anyone know a good boot fitter in central belt of scotland.. or as i like to call it north britian..
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

mugen, for boot fitters you could speak to Karla st craigdon in Perth or blues in edinburgh/glasgow

the "canting" adjustment that you talk about is not true canting it is shaft alignment, it is there to help the upper cuff of the boot accomodate the shape of your lower leg, if you adjust it to try and push the leg in a direction then it can [as you found out] hurt

the first part of canting is the footbed, must be stable and help to align the foot, the next is the shaft alignment on the boot you can adjust this yourself or with a friend, remove the liner and stand in the shell on the footbed with the bed centralised looking straight ahead you want equal space between either side of your leg and the shell, if there is more space on the outside move the cuff in if more on the inside then move the cuff out.next stage is to look at dynamic balance and possibly chnage the angle of the base board insiode the boot, if this is done the cuff adjuster is reset. then comes true canting which is done under the boot either by planing the sole of the boot or by placing wedges under the bindings
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

CEM wrote:
mugen, for boot fitters you could speak to Karla st craigdon in Perth or blues in edinburgh/glasgow

the "canting" adjustment that you talk about is not true canting it is shaft alignment, it is there to help the upper cuff of the boot accomodate the shape of your lower leg, if you adjust it to try and push the leg in a direction then it can [as you found out] hurt

the first part of canting is the footbed, must be stable and help to align the foot, the next is the shaft alignment on the boot you can adjust this yourself or with a friend, remove the liner and stand in the shell on the footbed with the bed centralised looking straight ahead you want equal space between either side of your leg and the shell, if there is more space on the outside move the cuff in if more on the inside then move the cuff out.next stage is to look at dynamic balance and possibly chnage the angle of the base board insiode the boot, if this is done the cuff adjuster is reset. then comes true canting which is done under the boot either by planing the sole of the boot or by placing wedges under the bindings


thanks for that,
i've read a fair bit about it and having an engineering background in a previous life (and being a bit thick) i thought i' try and understand the processes and affects of the changes first hand.

have tried the diy route but think i will prefer getting someone else to do the job properly considering the importance of getting it right.

i think a few of us just dont appreciate the forces we are dealing with when skiing.

i'll give the place in perth a call.
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