J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by PAUL CNG

bandit
Apologies - Profeet modified a pair of boots for me. Previous to having these made, I had tried every make and many sizes of boots supplied by the Intersport in Zell where I first tried to ski 4 years ago. All these boots (with forward lean angles of approx 15 -20 degrees) made my feet numb within 5 - 15 mins of putting them on. I payed around 3 grand for the ski hol (with my wife and daughter)and spent the majority of the week up and down the ski lifts to try on more boots. The chap in the shop took to hiding in the tech area towards the end of the week (can't blame him).
All's fine with the boots now - I just wan't to get better.

RossF
Yes it does give my knees a bit of grief - but if there is no technical reason for my awkward posture/gait getting in the way of the craving I'll be as happy as a *** in ****. Thanks for the support.

Superduke_Chris
Cheers for the comment. Biker myelf so appreciate the problem. The skiboots I have had made for me, almost (90%)remove the problem of numb feet so I'm hoping to avoid steroids and eventual surgery. All I really wanted to know was whether or not my skiing 'could' improve past my present linked parallel skid turns to classy sweeping or rapid carvers that look to me like they may generate feelings very close to "getting your knee down".

Thanks to both Bandit and RossF for your replys. My condition basically means that the tendons that run through the heal of my feet get trapped if I lean forward much past 90 degs for any length of time, so my boots have been fixed at 90 degrees (so when I'm on the lifts and standing around - my feet don't go numb). My boots have got raised inserts inside the heals and I set my ski 2cm forwards of the usual position. I had the boots altered by a Co. in Chelsea (Pro Feet). I could not ski before having this done.

Hi all (newbe)
I have been diagnosed as suffering from Tarsel Tunnel Syndrome. This has meant that I have had to have my ski boots fixed at 90 degs to stop my feet going numb. I can sort of parallel turn and am fairly confident on blues and reds. However I know I ski awkwardly as I cannot get over the front of my skis as much as most. There is a fair bit of give in my boots, but obviously not as much as normal ones. I would love to be able to progress to tougher runs and eventually be able to carve. Lenghty runs give me back ache too. Any advice as to how I can adapt my technique would be appreciated. If your advice is that I will never be able to carve proprly due to my condition then please don't hold back.

Paul C