If someone has a limited or an excessive ankle ROM you put them in a stiffer boot.
Of course!
That’s like going to a car lot and letting someone who’s knowledgable about cars tell you what to buy… and of course they’ll make adjustments for free when you’re paying 2-300 more for the initial pair. Boot fitters didn’t go to a literal school ha and aren’t magical, half are literally just working in a ski shop as a second job….. but that’s cool if you prefer to only buy from them and put all your faith in them. Also I never said Nordicas were for groomers those are known for being good all around the mountain, I said technica mach 1 105’s are reviewed by experts (people who I trust most then your local bootfitter) as being better on groomers then in powder. It’s not memorizing facts it’s reading about ‘experts’ -experiences and descriptions combined with real life personal use. I’ve had 2 boot fitters at the same location recommend total different flex ratings for me ha. Trial and error is the best method
I am 64years old and this is the first time I have ever been happy in a ski boot. it's also the first time that I can comfortably go ski after a lunch break. I rarely do ski after lunch, but it is super nice to have the option. Not to mention that numerous people that I have skied with for years pointed out how well I am skiing. Oh ... and I skied a warm up run on Cornice ( Mammoth) with Wayne Wong. Both skiing with Wayne and skiing first run on Cornice were previously unheard of!
Sorry sweetie, but you just have no clue what you are talking about. This just tells me that you have never actually met a boot fitter. No. Salespeople are not boot fitters. Those "experts" you trust are likely visiting boot fitters. There is not a single professional skier in the world who doesn't depend on a world class boot fitter.
Yea that was in the review. And again people who enjoy boot fitters power to them but I prefer spending less buying online, going for the top rated low volume narrow foot, then planning to spend on any modifications needed and still come out ahead financially.
I don't know about financial wins. I do know that fun on the slopes is worth it's weight in gold.
The whole point of reviews and 10 paragraph long description is to explain what foot shapes and types they do well on….. so no quite the opposite of “if you have a standard foot shape then reviews are any good”. And I guess I have more of a suck it up and break it in type attitude… like with climbing shoes… some pain is needed to maintain that tightness that allows feeling the edges and being precise, and most often the pain goes away after use… my current ski boots took me 30 min to get on my feet when trying on in my living room, and were a little painful to buckle. Now they feel great. Getting needed modification's if needed can still be done without buying directly from a boot fitter
With lift ticket prices the only way to have fun on the slopes
Don’t call me sweetie? And boot fitter isn’t a standard person or set education is my point, I’m talking about “boot fitters” near ski resorts etc. They are not the same people that are fitting high end athletes.
My point exactly is that you need to find a good boot fitter. There are a number of highly renowned ( master boot fitter trained) fitters around the country. You just have to choose to want it. You haven't met one or you would know it.
I mean, that's the thing. Back in the day, I tried buying boots because the literature and reviews said they sounded right for me. They were intolerable, and it was a total waste of money, and ski days finding out how terrible they were. It wasn't possible to modify them to work for me, as it turned out, and they just got sold at a swap at a near total loss. I learned the hard way that any extra money spent on bootfitting is way more likely money saved than money wasted.
Whew, its the difference between a ski boot salesperson and ski bootfitter.
Yes I’ve been measured and been fitted and know what it’s about. All boot fitters end up having opinions based on their own experience and beliefs which may or not be accurate with your needs. For example most boot fitters would probably recommend softer flex based on my experience and size but I bought 115’s and do great. Mach 1 105’s. They seem too specialized them for what I need but def interested in trying one day. I would rather save money from not buying in store and have more fun in trying multiple boots with the money saved than being stuck with 1 pair. Same goes for running shoes… when I started trusting my own intuition and watching reviews and trying multiple shoes I finally found new favorites and still have multiple for depending what type of run I want to do
Well back in the day it seems like options and technology were limited so I’m sure there were plenty sh**ty boots. Along with the fact online shopping wasn’t so popular or easy to save money with even 5 years ago. I’d rather kick myself than want to kick a boot fitter over some boots I don’t like. Reselling youre still likely to get a fair price on eBay
Thank you for offering… I just feel like as a nurse and athletic person I’m pretty good on judgement and adaptive enough to make boots work for myself, I don’t have anything against the process of boot fitting, I just have too many expensive hobbies to want to spend a ton extra on a pair of boots by buying in store. And again would rather just try multiple models even if I hate half and end up reselling just so that I don’t miss something that ends up working great for me
So you’re calling me “this”, how inhumane are you? People here just don’t like someone who’s beliefs and LIFE EXPERIENCE aren’t identical to their own.
