 Poster: A snowHead
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Need a bit of help finding some new boots, ive currently got a pair of Lange boots that ive been skiing on for about 8 years, theyre very stiff race boots. The problem is i find myself doing more and more moguls & jumps and theyre just too stiff, they have absolutly no give and on high speed moguls the impact is just too much on my feet/ankles/knees.
I dont want to lose too much of the fast on piste performance but i would like some sort of shock absorbing footbed.
Any ideas on makes and models i could try would be greatly appreciated as im a bit out of touch!
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Buy some full tilts and let your ankles flex 
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dansmith, And if your ankles don't flex?
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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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| dansmith wrote: |
| Buy some full tilts and let your ankles flex |
Funnily enough i was looking at the full tilt Konflict but there doesnt seem to be any indication on their website of how stiff the boot is.
I don't normally have any problems with the fit of boots, so i don't really need a fitting specialist, just a few ideas on whats available that might be suitable.
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stu-pid, please don't be stupid get the ones that fit your feet, some people are just lucky but normally it is because the boot they have is too big, no body on line can recommend a boot for you, we can't see your feet
pretty much every company who makes ski boots will have something in their range which will suit the skiing you are doing, but not all of them will make something which will fit your feet.....they may all have something close which needs to be customized to your feet.
what SMALLZOOKEEPER, says about ankle flex is very important, if you have a tight calf muscle or an ankle which generally does not flex to the degree required then a soft flexing boot is not the direction to be going in, it can cause more problems as the boot wants to flex and your ankle doesn't... a shock absorbing footbed will not do much for the comfort or performance of a boot, the correct shape boot in the right size with a well built custom footbed and the correct set up in terms of canting and fore aft balance will do much more to protect your joints
take a read through some of the articles ad threads on boot fitting and then get to a recommended fitter rather than a salesman be it in this country or at your chosen resort and get it right, they the new boots should last as long as the old ones
good luck
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Ok, point taken but i still would like some help on what is available, i have a couple of ski shops locally & i'd like to be able to ring up and say "do you have any of the following boots available?" I asked at one of the shops last year but the chap who owns the shop couldn't think of anything suitable from his range of boots.
Once ive found a shop that stocks some suitable boots i will of course go and try some on to get a good fit.
Ive looked online but there are just so many boots available now days that its like finding a needle in a haystack!!
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| stu-pid wrote: |
Ive looked online but there are just so many boots available now days that its like finding a needle in a haystack!! |
So take the advice offered above -
Solved every known snowhead's boot buying conundrum - ok so it's a bit of a way from Kent (so phone for an appt) and turn it into a day out too the outlet village and get togged up in some great gear too..
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