MissySki
Angel Diva
I’ve had my current boots for around 5 years now, they are Lange RS 110 SC. Warmer days are better, colder days more difficult to flex obviously. I’m feeling a lot of trouble pressuring my tips this year, regardless of the ski I’m on unless I’m going fast and skiing aggressively. This isn’t how I ski most of the time, I’m more finesse than hard charging. I lost around 12lbs. since last season, so I’m not sure if that could be contributing to the issue I’m feeling?? Seems like it shouldn’t make such a difference, but I’m not sure what else has changed.
I wasn’t really thinking about my boots being my issue. I always assume it’s something I’m doing versus equipment if I’m having some problem with my skiing. However, my instructor brought it up yesterday asking what my boot’s flex is. He thinks it’s possible they are too stiff for my size and skiing style. I can flex them when standing still outside, but not all that much. The group I’m in right now is focusing on a lot of technical skiing like firm bumps and will get into a lot more ungroomed stuff and steep tree areas once there is more snow. We’ll be in a lot of hairy places I haven’t skied at Sunday River yet (a lot I’m being told about isn’t on the trail map, and some are but I haven’t ventured into them previously) which is exciting and also a little scary haha. It’s the all mountain group whose mantra is to ski all terrain regardless of conditions. This is my goal so right up my alley, though I’m still a little apprehensive about it. The instructor says I’m very technically sound and a strong enough skier to go anywhere they’ll go (we’ll see when he sees me in trees lol), but I’d like to feel like I can flex and absorb the terrain better than I am right now before we start adventuring too much.
Anyway, I’m wondering what I can do to experiment with trying to soften my boots some without it being permanent. I’m planning on new boots next season because my bootfitter is in VT and I don’t want to deal with travel restrictions etc to go there right now, so hoping I can make due this year without getting completely sucked into a new boot saga.
I know I can take a bolt out of the back of my boots to try and soften them some, does it matter if it is the top or bottom screw that you remove though? Would a Booster strap help at all? I’ve even thought perhaps I could try some small heel lifts I have to give myself more leverage to flex, but I hesitate to go that route because heel lifts are usually quite disastrous for just putting me in the backseat anytime I’ve tried them in the past. Any other ideas or thoughts on what I can try myself on this?
I wasn’t really thinking about my boots being my issue. I always assume it’s something I’m doing versus equipment if I’m having some problem with my skiing. However, my instructor brought it up yesterday asking what my boot’s flex is. He thinks it’s possible they are too stiff for my size and skiing style. I can flex them when standing still outside, but not all that much. The group I’m in right now is focusing on a lot of technical skiing like firm bumps and will get into a lot more ungroomed stuff and steep tree areas once there is more snow. We’ll be in a lot of hairy places I haven’t skied at Sunday River yet (a lot I’m being told about isn’t on the trail map, and some are but I haven’t ventured into them previously) which is exciting and also a little scary haha. It’s the all mountain group whose mantra is to ski all terrain regardless of conditions. This is my goal so right up my alley, though I’m still a little apprehensive about it. The instructor says I’m very technically sound and a strong enough skier to go anywhere they’ll go (we’ll see when he sees me in trees lol), but I’d like to feel like I can flex and absorb the terrain better than I am right now before we start adventuring too much.
Anyway, I’m wondering what I can do to experiment with trying to soften my boots some without it being permanent. I’m planning on new boots next season because my bootfitter is in VT and I don’t want to deal with travel restrictions etc to go there right now, so hoping I can make due this year without getting completely sucked into a new boot saga.
I know I can take a bolt out of the back of my boots to try and soften them some, does it matter if it is the top or bottom screw that you remove though? Would a Booster strap help at all? I’ve even thought perhaps I could try some small heel lifts I have to give myself more leverage to flex, but I hesitate to go that route because heel lifts are usually quite disastrous for just putting me in the backseat anytime I’ve tried them in the past. Any other ideas or thoughts on what I can try myself on this?
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