BlizzardBabe
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I had an interesting chat w/a ski buddy yesterday about ankle flexion and boot softness/stiffness. He tends to think that many, many skiers these days are skiing with too little ankle flexion and he believes that skiing in too stiff a boot contributes to that. We aren't talking about competitive skiers here, just ordinary recreational skiers. He has high end boots, but has the shop tweak them to get the max flex he can out of them. I, on the other hand, am moving in the opposite direction. I felt like I was squashing my boots (confirmed by a couple of instructors), and have just purchased a stiffer pair (I'm not throwing out numbers 'cause I know that every boot manufacturer is different and that the numbers are not always meaningful). During my boot fitting I could feel the increased stiffness in the new boots but I had no problem fully flexing them. My boot fitter believes that the added stiffness will help enhance/fine-tune my control and feel.
I'd just like your thoughts on the subject. Yesterday's chat was fun, but there were only two of us and you know how it goes - two skiers, three opinions.
I'd just like your thoughts on the subject. Yesterday's chat was fun, but there were only two of us and you know how it goes - two skiers, three opinions.