westcoast21
Certified Ski Diva
thank you kindly!! darn the shipping costs though >_<
thank you kindly!! darn the shipping costs though >_<
Lots of places sell boot fitting pads…if shipping is super high for the one posted, here’s another option that I’ve used: https://bootfittingsupply.com/thank you kindly!! darn the shipping costs though >_<
no, I am in Canada, southwestern BC Thanks for checking.Are you in the US? For the heck of it I just put in my shipping info, and 1st class mail was only $2.95. Alternatively, if you live close to a boot fitter, they likely have them in stock and you can purchase there.
I checked there, thank you for that! It comes to almost the same price with shipping. HOWEVER, good news: I called a local ski/board/cycling shop and they have the J style (or baninis) :D as well as the full ankle wrap style, around $5 and $10 a pair, CAD. For anyone else in the Lower Mainland of BC the store is Mad Dog's Ski & Board. So eventually I will find the time to get out there and buy 'em there THANK YOU EVERYONE for your replies and your ideas...so, so very helpful and I am truly grateful for this forum and community :DLots of places sell boot fitting pads…if shipping is super high for the one posted, here’s another option that I’ve used: https://bootfittingsupply.com/
May I ask where you got the sticky pads that help lock your heel down and/or what brand they are? Thank you!!!I tried heel lifts last year, mostly to take up space, and it threw me completely off. This year I have a different foot bed to take up the space and some of those sticky pads on the outside of the liner to lock my heel down. Much better. Now I need to be careful which socks I grab, most of my ski socks are too thick.
100% this!I just got new ski boots, and they have a much more upright stance than my previous boots. I tried w/out heel lifts as suggested by my my boot fitter… yikes! I felt like I was riding my tails and could not get forward enough to pressure my tips. Nothing I tried helped and it was such a relief to ski the next day with heel lifts again. It was a 1000 x better. If you need them, you’ll know.
However, heel lifts are not a good solution to “take up room” to make a boot fit better. In fact be careful what type of pads you use to secure your heel. I’ve had so many different placements of pads- none of which worked. @SnowHot put some L shaped pads in my old boots and, for the first time in my life, my heel stayed secure and I didn’t slide forward in my boot. If I have the same problem in my new boots, we’ll do the same thing.
the long and the short of it is this … if you have lousy dorsiflexion and slide forward in your boot, a pad behind the heel will make that worse, not better.
I also have long size 10.5/11 AAA feet and wear Dalbello DRS110 in 25.5. originally was fitted in Nordica Pro Machine 110 (mens). The plastic was too stiff for me to even get them on once we left the store. I like my boots.I'm struggling with quads being completely shot quickly, ever since I got my new boot fitted boots a few years ago (it's so bad I've barely skied since then.) I admit I'm not strong but I've been squatting and deadlifting for a year and a half and can do quite a lot of weight. So can someone explain the mechanics of this issue in more detail? I had lifts in my previous boots and thought that really helped me stay forward, but you're saying lifts cause you to be too far back, causing the quad pain...
note: I am horrible to fit for boots because of long, low volume foot with high instep. Both times I've been bootfitted I ended up with jr racing boots.