Okay, so I just finished playing with my boots.. it was way harder than I thought it would be from the online instructions I had read elsewhere that also lined up with what
@elemmac posted btw! We tried to do it that way with boots on and buckled, all the bolts loosened and flexing then tightening.. nothing changed in the setting. So then I’m like hmmmm is this why I have this alignment, maybe this is right?? Or maybe the boot is stuck in this configuration since that’s how it’s been for years. So I take the boots off, and I cannot for the life of me get anything to move. So then I take my liners out, bingo I was able to get them as negative as possible I believe. I’m not too worried about doing it this way rather than the more precise flex method because my fitter had said to go as far as I could as the shell can’t move enough to fully match my legs anyway. So I put my boots back on, not knowing what to expect, and it felt REALLY good! (This could maybe be a placebo effect though!? Lol).
The specifics I felt so far are:
1) I just felt like I was standing flat without something pushing into the insides of my legs. I guess I didn’t realize how they felt kind of wrong before. Walking even felt way less awkward than usual. It felt more balanced than when I had just been standing in them the other way. Wow, can that small movement really improve how my balance feels standing flat? I hope so, but it’s so hard to know if that will translate onto my skis and snow.. And, maybe it’s just wishful thinking..
2) My inner calves are not getting completely squeezed where they actually blob up a bit over the the top of my boot on the inside. There is still a tiny pinch (visual, not painful), but it’s much much less.
3) Then I went and looked in the mirror, hopping upstairs in my boots feeling all balanced and great still! Lol They are not moved enough to follow my leg, but it is noticeably better visually as well than the other day. I wish I’d taken a before and after picture!
4). Tried some edging side to side in my boots, felt much more fluid than it was previously where it was noticeably harder to tip onto my right pinkie toe.
I also have some questions:
1) How tight do I need to make all of the screws? I went pretty tight, where things certainly don’t move either way easily. I just know I have a tendency of over tightening things in general, and don’t want to strip these screw heads.
2) The outside screws had red goop on them, presumably lock tight? Not a ton, but a little. Should I add more?
3) Should I go see a fitter to make sure I am on the right track and everything is now set safely before skiing, or should I be good to go?
Anything I’m missing besides snow????