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Hi all
So im fairly new to skiing and have just bought my first pair of boots which were custom fitted with inner soles as i have a high instep.
Obviously the hire ski boots were quite loose and i felt i moved about alot in them, but today when i tried to ski using my new boots i just felt like i was a total beginner again and couldnt even snowplough properly as i couldnt turn my foot, let alone parralel ski.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
The boots are a lovely fit and dont hurt, but i had real trouble makin the ski's turn - perhaps i am doing it all wrong???
It is the first time i have worn them and i only managed 30 mins in them then had to go and get hire boots so i could actually get some skiing out of my time........
Thanks for any help in advance 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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alana2503, I would have a lesson and get an instructor to check my technique.
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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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Flex the ankles, get on the cuff of the boot, keep the hips forward, turn the inside ski first, voila
Where did you get the boots from?
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| Cynic wrote: |
Where did you get the boots from? |
You're getting so predictable. 
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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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geepee, You read too many of my posts
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Cynic, Agreed.
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They were fitted and bought from snow and rock, i am still quite new to skiing but was getting quite confident on the main slope after all my lessons and can parallel ski etc but literally felt i couldnt do anything- maybe i will get a lesson just to see what they think???
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When you say get on the cuff of the boot do you mean so my shins are pressing against the tongue?
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sounds as though there is something strange going on, what model of boot are they? it could be the cuff setting in terms of "canting" this adjustment lines the boot shaft up with your leg, it is not designed to correct anything but purely to accommodate the shape which is in your leg, this needs to be set up with your foot on the footbed and in the empty shell, you can do this at ho9me with the help of a friend...... stand on the footbed in the empty shell with your feet in a neutral stance there should be an equal gap either side of the leg, the adjustment either side of the ankle can move the cuff to get as close as you can to central, if you are way out then it may be an issue with the footbed or you may need more specialist canting services
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They are Salomon Divine RS7. I ha them fitted at snow and rock and they are snug, he did loads of tests woth me stood in just the shell etc..... I just cant seem to flex to turn but then have read that perhaps i shouldnt be doing that anyway??
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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ok for simplicity there is a big rivet looking thing on the outside ankle bone, take a 5mm allen key and turn it until the extra section on it is at the bottom, this will tilt the cuff inwards slightly...if it is already down try turning it till it is up, this is not the accurate techy way but it may just be something as simple as it needs to be the opposite of what it is, may be worth a try
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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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cran
cran
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What CEM said... I had to do that on my Salomon xwave's and my gf had to do it on hers (can't remember the model but they are also salomons) apparently it's a design/manufacturing fault on them (so the bloke in the ski shop said, and he must know what he's talking about as he works in a ski shop, and they are much better since I did that).
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks guys will defo give this a try......
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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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cran, He ust know what he's talking about because he works in a ski shop?
You are having a laugh. All you can reasonably assume is that he can get himself to work in the morning...
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Poster: A snowHead
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under a new name,
Smallzookeeper said the same thing about the X-Waves and it solved the problem that I had with them. I can't find the actual post but I kept a copy of his advice, just in case, amd here it is
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5mm allen key on the outside(lateral) cant rivet, turn through 180° and your set.
Salomon X-Wave had the coller mountings set at 4°, twice as much as needed for the average Joe.
We spent years widening boots in this problem area often without sucsess, then Salomon let it slip |
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jtr, If it sounded like I was talking about either CEM or SZK or their colleagues, well I apologise to the extent that I was not clear.
To be quote clear, SZK (in my personal experience) and CEM (by recognised repute) know very, very well what they are talking about.
However, "the random bloke in the ski boot shop" probably does not.
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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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Ok so i canted my boots as discussed previously and also removed my customer foot beds ad found i could ski again (!!!??) would it be wrong to ski without the custome foot bed in, i did find my foot kept slipping forward slightly and i ended up with numb toes after 30 mins on the slope........
Any advice would be great
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| alana2503 wrote: |
Ok so i canted my boots as discussed previously and also removed my customer foot beds ad found i could ski again (!!!??) would it be wrong to ski without the custome foot bed in, i did find my foot kept slipping forward slightly and i ended up with numb toes after 30 mins on the slope........
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By changing 2 things at once you don't know which helped. My guess is the canting change helped, so I'd replace the footbeds and try again. That way you'll know what made the difference.
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yeah good point!
cheers
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you may or may not need a custom footbed, depends on your feet, so i would try that back in as Tom Doc suggested, if it all goes to pot again then chances are it hasn't been made well for YOUR feet, each foot is unique and has different needs in terms of shape, support and flexibility
if the footbeds you have are not working and you cannot get to somewhere to get a set well made, then try and off the peg one, something like a superfeet green or blue product will give some support and reduce the foot sliding (although that does may it sound as though the boot may be a touch big or at least have too much volume for your foot)...you may be able to counter this by clipping the boot correctly (top clips first and the ankle clip as snug as you can get it without pain)
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Make sure you put the footbads in the correct boot. 
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