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It is at the end of my big toe, line the boot is too short. He expected that, but wanted me to ski them more before we do a stretch.
I am already in the thinnest wool sock I have. Could probably try those panty hose socks and see if that helps for the first few days.
The performance was better! I had more control, but I almost didn't know what to do with that much control lol. The first two runs I had to just feel it out because I could be much more subtle with my movement.
It kinda sucks that I was so focused on the discomfort though. If they break in a bit more and the pain spots get a little better, this will be awesome. I still may need a bit of padding on the foam tongue though. The poor thing is as full as it gets around my ankle and i still have a bit of heel lift on my left boot. But don't get me wrong, it is waaaaaayyy better in the sense that I'm certainly not swimming in this boot.
You will LOVE them! And I wouldn't sweat a tiny bit of heel lift just yet. Just go SKI them and try to not think about it. I'd definitely try panty hose socks even for a bit. And while the liners don't really pack out, I too am finding they do a wee bit, which is just enough. The tongue I put in last week was REALLY tight on Friday, skied a full day, not as tight Saturday, and felt almost perfect yesterday. I had a sore spot on my right shin that was gone yesterday. So, give them some time for sure, and again, mitigate the tightness with an uber thin sock if you can.
The tongues have literally transformed my skiing in three days. But day one and two, they definitely had some hot spots.