 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm going for a boot fitting at Pro Feet in a week or so. What sort of socks should I wear? Or should I get new socks?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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TwistBarbie, Take the ski socks you normally use, and ask them. I really like the (very) thin Smartwool ones - but Profeet will be able to advise.
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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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Wear whatever socks you normally wear when skiing. Last season Profeet were selling ski socks in their shop, which I think were X-Socks.
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X-socks are great, although purely synthetic and they come up short in the leg. Be careful if your long/large in the lower leg. Smartwool make a natural version. I wear both and care not which one, however i might plump for the smartwool if it were slightly cooler.
Let the guys at Pro-Ski advise which one, as socks are the last important part of the fitting process to regulate volume. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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TwistBarbie, Ooh, I'm at Profeet on the 15th good luck. Please post up your bootfitting experience. I was worried that Profeet would laugh at my ski socks 
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TwistBarbie, and Snowbunny-I'm going down on the 19th Nov for a fitting with Lith at Profeet. Can you both post how you get on so I know what I'm in for. Takes me back to my CB days with names like yours! I'll have to make one up hmmm....... 'mogulmaster' springs to mind.
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Just checked my diary and see that my appointment is for 10 Nov. I'll post a note afterwards.
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Mines the 16th! Will do the same 
ScottyDog
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I reckon they should be paying towards the upkeep of this site, given the number of referrals they get from it!
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I rather like Barts...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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X-socks and Therlos -snowboarder version - are good.
Tried some Salomon Ski Race ones the other day and seem a cheaper alternative
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scottydog, My mistake, my appointment at Profeet is next Wednesday (9th). I guess I'll just have to trust them! I'll let you know what happens.
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You know it makes sense.
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I've been to Profeet today. They made me wear their own socks and fitted me into my new boots. They said you should wear them. I don't know if this is right but I'm following their advice. As far as the boot fitting goes it was very informative and they only gave me two options after looking at my feet. I would have liked to try more but they said there was no point and again I felt inclined to go along with them. The most important thing seemed to be the footbeds which I've now got a very modified pair of.
Hopefully all will be well now but I'll have to go to X-scape a couple of times to test them and maybe go back again. The one thing I would say is that they do seem to know what they are talking about. Will be interesting to see what others think after they have gone as well.
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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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Jack Hallam, please let us know how you get on! Good luck!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Jack Hallam,
Not entirely sure about this, I wouldn't be buying if I wasn't completely happy.
If I really liked a boot I would have insisted I try it just to check out the prognosis, I think.
A friend of mine paid £240...!!! he says, on boot mods and thats more than the boot was worth but he has never been happier with a fit. He has awful feet due to too many judo injuries so he thinks this is justified
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Jack Hallam,
Not entirely sure about this, I wouldn't be buying if I wasn't completely happy.
If I really liked a boot I would have insisted I try it just to check out the prognosis, I think.
A friend of mine paid £240...!!! he says, on boot mods and thats more than the boot was worth but he has never been happier with a fit. He has awful feet due to too many judo injuries so he thinks this is justified |
JT, I'm happy at this stage but I'm just a doubting Thomas and can't wait too get on a slope to see the results. Just got to wait for my back to recover from ahaving a disc removed then I'm off (or finished!!!).
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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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Jack Hallam,
Disc removed....!!! Couldn't they just fuse it...?
I have a prolapsed disc which impinges on a nerve but it doesn't stop me doing too much.
I've cut out running very far and don't do jumps anymore but I don't like the sound of a removed disc...!!
I don't know what the shop charge but I would be doubtingl until I knew it worked, as well
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JT, I totally lost the use of my right leg! I guess they thought I needed something drastic doing. To be exact I prolapsed a disc and they have removed the central spongey bit and managed to put the outer bit back. I showed them a video of me skiing as well. Their advice was to have both legs removed as the problems I have in the skiing department are incurable!
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Jack Hallam,
Sounds awful, did it work?
Did the prolapsed disc degenerate..?
Do I have this to look forward to as I still have pins and needles in my foot which seems to move around a bit..??
The specialist says this is a dead nerve which might re-route itself..!!!
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Jack Hallam - When I went for my boots I had done plenty of research on the net as I have narrow feet and had 'narrowed hehehe' it down to maybe two models. After measuring my feet the store produced the two very styles that I had in mind, and one pair (the one I had thought would fit the best) did indeed fit fantastically.
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Went to Profeet today as sleazy jet lost my boots earlier the year. Profeet are indeed very good, professional and very friendly. Started with the usual questions of skiing ability, what type of skiing and so on.
Went onto a foot scanner which confirmed that I have “normal” feet with no real problems.
After I was measured up for size I tried the shells of a few boots on while Jimmy checked everything and asked me to move my feet to the front and from side to side. After much consideration we narrowed it down to Head or Nordica. Head on right foot and Nordica on left foot. Swapped them over after 10 min. I couldn’t tell the difference so Jimmy suggested that I go for the Nordicas for various reasons.
We then spent ages doing a specialised footbed up. After the footbed was reconstructed it was back on the foot scanner for some more scanning and more adjustments to the footbeds.
Canting and alignment was also checked and adjusted and finally it was onto the skiers-edge machine for final fine-tuning.
The staff are very knowledgeable and very informative. Going to try them over the weekend at MK but so far I can only highly recommend Profeet. Thanks Jimmy at Profeet.
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Jack Hallam,
Sounds awful, did it work?
Did the prolapsed disc degenerate..?
Do I have this to look forward to as I still have pins and needles in my foot which seems to move around a bit..??
The specialist says this is a dead nerve which might re-route itself..!!! |
Yep, it did degenerate!
I had pins and needles and massive cramps in my calf muscles, and I don't mean when I was skiing.
The pins and needles did move around and varied in intensity from day to day. My disc was as a result of years of rugby. The specialist I went to does a lot of work for Sale RUFC and Wigan RLFC. He said that my prolapse was pressing against the central nerve and needed operating on straight away. He said I could leave it but it would just die down and not go away and that I would need it doing eventually as it would never go right and I may end upp using control of certain bodily functions! I thought it was only 15 Stellas that caused that but obviously not.
My advice is see how it goes but if the problem keeps occuring then cut it out!
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Jack Hallam,
Scary..my guy didn't say anything like and I've seen the MRI. I've been stable for a couple of years now and the only tangible problem I think I have is the pins and needles in the ball of the foot which moves around abit from time to time but does not impede anything I do....I think.
If it gets worse I will go back to the Dr
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JT, With you on the Therlos - seems a ridiculas price to pay for a pair of socks but they are seriously worth it and now they have a huge range for snowboarders, ulta thin, for 'sweaty feet' etc etc...!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I would love to get hold of some silk socks - I suffer really badly with cold feet and thought this might help when skiing. Does anyone know a reasonably priced supplier/brand?
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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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Lorraine, what do you wear on your head?
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What ever the fashion police (aka - my kids) allow me to! Personally I think my blue silk balaclava and orange woolly hat are perfectly fine (they haven't lost me yet!).
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You know it makes sense.
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Lorraine, OK, good call, then go silk!
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Lorraine, From my days in a shop here we don't advise silk socks. They do tend to make you perspire which is a killer if you suffer from cold feet. Try ODLO under socks and a decent pair of Therlos for those that suffer with cold feet.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I had my Profeet fitting today. I already had new boots, so I was quite relieved when I was re-measured and they were the correct size. I was checked with the foot scanner, and I was surprised that there was pretty well no weight through one heel, when standing in a neutral stance.
My footbeds were made up with me sitting down, 1st time I have experienced this method, and wedges were placed under the footbed to sort my alignment when I flex. My weight distribution was rechecked and my heatfit inners were ...er heated to fit. I also had a minor adjustment made on a boot tight spot on one foot. Comfort and fit were checked out on the Skiers Edge, and I was advised to ski the boot to check for final tune up req. My fitter DID laugh at my Thor-Lo's as predicted  , and she recommended Falke Thermolite SK2, a midweight sock. My thanks to Leith at Profeet for fitting my boots, next stop MK.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I had my Profeet fitting today. I already had new boots, so I was quite relieved when I was re-measured and they were the correct size. I was checked with the foot scanner, and I was surprised that there was pretty well no weight through one heel, when standing in a neutral stance.
My footbeds were made up with me sitting down, 1st time I have experienced this method, and wedges were placed under the footbed to sort my alignment when I flex. My weight distribution was rechecked and my heatfit inners were ...er heated to fit. I also had a minor adjustment made on a boot tight spot on one foot. Comfort and fit were checked out on the Skiers Edge, and I was advised to ski the boot to check for final tune up req. My fitter DID laugh at my Thor-Lo's as predicted , and she recommended Falke Thermolite SK2, a midweight sock. My thanks to Leith at Profeet for fitting my boots, next stop MK. |
They fitted mine last week and they felt OK. Not been to a slope yet. Tried them on again today and noticed that the ridge in the insole which is supposed to be under the cavity between the ball of your foot and your toes feels too far back i.e behind the ridge. Is this normal? Will my feet slip back into position when I ski?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Jack Hallam,
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Tried them on again today and noticed that the ridge in the insole which is supposed to be under the cavity between the ball of your foot and your toes feels too far back i.e behind the ridge. Is this normal? Will my feet slip back into position when I ski
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When I read this, I thought.....
Are you using the same ski sock, that you were fitted with?
It may also be worth leaving the bottom two clips lightly fastened, clipping up the top two and levering your shin forward on the boot cuff. This will push the heel back into the heelcup.
Additionally our feet can be different sizes, depending on what we have been doing. If you are trying on your boots at home, when you walk around, try to relax your shin on the cuff, which is close to the skiing position. If all that fails, call Profeet, I'm no bootfitter
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Silk doesnt breathe does it? So not only might a silky sock make your feet sweat more, it also will trap the moisture in. I have to say that i find the warmest part of my footwear is actually the boot, having socks on makes precious little difference to the heat of my toes, so I use the thinnest socks I can find now.
Just a ponderance..... ALOT of part time skiers (presumably not snowheads!) see to advise using big heavy socks and some go as far as suggesting there should be no heels. Where has this come from? Everyone who should know anything has told me it is total nonsense!
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From my days in a shop here we don't advise silk socks. They do tend to make you perspire which is a killer if you suffer from cold feet. Try ODLO under socks and a decent pair of Therlos for those that suffer with cold feet.
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Sorry to be thick Sarah but what do you mean by ODLO? I will give it a try what ever it is! If my feet stay warm I will be forever greatful!
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Don't know about their socks but their micro fleeces are good, OLDO, that is..
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