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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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maybe loosen the bindings off, i find when i am out on the hill i rarely have my toe clips done up unless i am hammering it
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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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jwhiteley1, Thanks for the reply; I see I should may be have posted this in the buying boots sticky. The toe clips are on minimum, and ankles done up nice and firm. The numbness is on my sole.
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Could just need a little bit of a stretch across the foot to take the pressure off, try and locate the main area of pressure then go in to your local and let them know! they should be able stretch the shell for you.
Also sounds stupid but if it is a custom sidas foot bed make sure the toes are really flat. If it bends up takes volume out around the toe box which never feels good!
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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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101 possible causes, could be the shell beign too big, too small, the footbed not working correctly, get ack to the store and get them to take a look
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dansmith, CEM, Thanks for your time in replying. There`s no pressure points on the shell, which was blown to accommodate my wide off the scale size 10 feet.The boots are 28.5 . Doing a shell test ( learnt from your earlier threads, thanks ) I`ve got about 20 to 25 mm clearance. When the footbeds were moulded, I did feel that my toes were not pushed down like they would if I was standing on a hard surface. Once the ankle clips are done up firmly I have no heel lift. My fitter on the last visit said that I`ve just got to bed them in, and that he`d rather they were tight now, than I come back in a year saying that they are lose; seems fair enough from what you guys have said previously.
They have only been worn at home for about 3 hours, which is probably not enough, and I could easily put up with the numbness. The numbness did seem to start as I sat down having got bored with standing so I will whack them on again. I wonder if wearing massive shapeless steely work boots all week has any bearing on this ? You are all really good to take the time bothering replying on your wk end . Cheers
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after I wrote this I got up and felt a very mild pins and needles from sitting, so perhaps it is my 44 yr old landscapers body which is at fault !! I will go to the dry slope tomorrow. 
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cstreat, Sitting down in your ski boots your toes are more than likely to go numb as your foot is slipping forward out of the heal pocket of the boot and toes are slipping forward into the front. Get stood up flexing into the ski boot to judge it!
(and I have to work weekends  so its an escape out the shop to sit here on my computer and try and look busy!)
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dansmith, I am over at Lymington ! Ringwood best !
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remove spoilers, try a 10mm heel lift, if there is enough room (between liner and shell) and see if the problem reduces, disappears or take's longer to arrive. Then fill your gloves with chocolate, your hood with oatmeal and go dancing naked in the rain.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Haha this is when I found out I fitted the boots isn't it!
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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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Did your wife have the rediculously high spec for a beginner Tecnica boots as well that we stretched? no names mentioned of the selling shop...
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dansmith, Can open, worms all over the floor, what is too a high spec boot for a beginner?????????
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You know it makes sense.
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my ski boots fit fine, but I get that same numbness in walking boots. It becomes really painful, usually after about 2 hours walking. I just have to stop, get the boots off, massage the toes etc and it's fine, but then it's less than 2 hours before I have to do it again.
They're definitely not too small - and the same thing has happened in a variety of footwear recently, including a pair of very ordinary Clarks trainers. I'm beginning to think it's my feet. I shall just have to live on Crocs or ski boots.
ACtually, I think the same thing might happen in my ski boots if I spent any time walking in them, which I don't.
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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 have had similar problems in the past - see this thread.
Went to CEM in December who made me new footbeds and put in some heel lifts and told me to stretch calves 3 times a day. My feet were almost perfect - except the last day when they went numb again - I put that down to poor technique as my skiing had gone to pot and I kept leaning back (despite constant mantra of "lean forward, lean forward".
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Poster: A snowHead
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, Can't remember the boot model as I don't deal with tecnica (could of been a dragon? is that what replaced the diablos?)but it really was over kill for someone that was coming for there first ski lessons on dry slopes, At the end of the day they were killing the woman and the wrong shape for her and an aggressive fit that she didn't want or need. I could be wrong as to what person cstreat, but the story sounds similar...If I remember correctly he would of been alot better of in a 27 wider last (head edge/atomic b tech also)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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dansmith, You are safe there, I am afraid that I went to a competitor- sorry; does sound like my wife though !! I may well pop down if I have no luck.
Zwee, Interesting thread, that`s quite alot of people with numb feet who have gone to Havant; it all sounds very familiar. I also have a tendancy to lean back.
SMALLZOOKEEPER, I already have heel lifters in my running shoes; does that link up ?Married to a sports massuese, so I think my calves are good, but she will soon tell me and use it as an excuse to inflict torture. Dumb ass question, but what is the spoiler?; I`ve got a car with one. Lastly, it`s my mouth that is usually full of chocolate, so that`s where I have been going wrong all these years. Thanks for all your comments 
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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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just stretched my calves off; they were a bit tight. put my 7mm heel inserts from my trainers in, and found out what a boot spoiler is. After 25 mins my shins are a bit sore( no big deal) and I can feel the ball of my foot, but no numbness at mo. I`ll give you a ring in the morningdansmith, to see about a paid second opinion
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no worries can see what we can do!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Actually, the heel lifts destroyed my shins; they were still hurting an hour later. I think Zwee via Cem may have hit the nail on the head about tight calves; a neighbour of mine had exactly the same problem, and easing the calves off solved it. I think the boots were well fitted, and liking value for money( I only went in to the ski shop for a helmet) I am just having a last moment panic that I have wasted money. Many thanks for all the advice.
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Big thank you to Andy at Snowtrax for confirming my boots are good; it`s just me with the bad posture. What was even better was that he corrected my wife`s footbeds, which he noted were men`s ones cut down. I`m a bit shocked that another reccommended fitter elsewhere did this, after spending several 100 £ at his shop. Andy gave us good advice on a range of matters and prevented the dragon from having an uncomfortable 8 days skiing, for the sake of £ 40. TOP MARKS
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