J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by cem

Zwee wrote:I had some advice -

"It sounds like the calf is tight and is causing the foot to go numb. The solution is a heel lift [needs to be a large one] stretching exercises and possibly some other boot adjustments. If you have a large calf then stretching the boot backwards in the cuff will help, the other thing is the B tech boots from atomic are pretty soft for their level, it may be that you are over flexing the boot and this is causing the problem. The solution here is to have the cuff of the boot fixed in an upright position, thus allowing you to transmit pressure to the ski but not run out of available range of motion at the ankle joint."

And

"Heel lift first, then flair the cuff, and if required bolt to hold the cuff in a more upright position."

Going to try the Heel Lifts first - as my preferred bootfitter is away til after my holiday I'm hoping someone in Ellmau,Austria can sort me out with this - if anyone can recommend anyone there please let me know.
Thanks.

there you go, saved me writing it in two places :lol:

frostbite,

sorry i have not been around recently...skiing and working

it sounds very much as you say that the boots are too big, or at least have too much volume in them, blisters are caused by movement rather than pressure so we can assume that the boot is not too tight in the area where the blister occurs the first approach [asuming a new boot is not the answer] is to put a heel gripper into the boot, this can come in two forms, either a plastic frame which goes around the back of the liner or a wrap made of either foam or leather, i prefer leather as it does not compress as much nd therfore lasts longer, layers of 2mm leather can be added together if required...... alternatives could be an aftermarket liner such as intuition or to take up a bit of volume zip fit...but this is only a viable option if the boot is the correct size


there is lots of talk about how much space there should be behind your heel in the shell of the boot with the liner out and toes just brushing the end....... a lot of it depends on your tolerence, the quality of the footbed, and the shape of your foot....if your toe shape is a very accurate match to the shell shape at the front then you can get a way with a much smaller boot...but as a rule

8-10mm world cup fit, up to 15mm performance fit up to 20mm comfort fit, up to 25mm extreme comfort [exceptional circumstances] any more ...plant pot

hope this helps a bit, if you need any more info feel free to ask, if a don't come back to you quickly, ping me a PM and i will respond....i just don't get on here that often at this time of year

apologies for the delay, been busy and skiing...... heating the shells will help them to mould quickly if not just wearing them will do the trick

liner has been skied in so it probably will make no difference

xt600 wrote:I have just taken delivery of my new footbeds. However, when i took the lining out of my salomon cf mission boots, i found there to be some blue heelpads stuck to the black plastic base of the boots inside. Can anyone tell me whether these are standard fit or is it likely that they were added by the previous owner of the boots? I'm just not sure wether or not to remove them...

they are not standard they are an additional heel lift added by a fitter for the previous tenant.... and i could probably narrow the shop down as to were it was fitted if i saw the pad :wink: [which is very worrying]

you may need a heel lift in the boot for any number of reasons but i would try without first

the recall is on specific products from 1998 til 2002 anyone with a binding from that era should take it to their retialer who will check if it is in the recall and arrange a replacement heel unit free of charge. detailed information on the models concerned can be found at www.atomicsnow.com

Admin wrote:

cem wrote:the tools are pretty specialist and expensive...

Ah... you'd not recommend a hotel-room hairdryer and a tumbler stuffed into a pair of ski socks then? :oops: :oops: :lol:

believe me i have used worse tools in an emergency :lol:

it doesn't suprize me if this was the first days in the boot this season, most people wear loose fitting shoes for 50 weeks of the yearthen put their ski boots on and the feet need to get used to the feel, wearing them round the house can help to aclimatise the foot but the true solution is to spend much much more time skiing