J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Trencher

When you are standing in your boots and skis, there is a very small place in space where you are in a good skiing position. The combination of binding ramp (the angle the bindings tip you forward), foot board ramp (the angle of the inside bottom of your boots), and cuff lean (the angle of the cuff) combine to put you either in this balanced position, or most likely not in it. A foot stabilised by a footbed makes a difference too.

Strangely, the factors above that tip you forward do not necessarily help you stay forward while skiing. If you feel tipped forward, you will counter-balance by leaning back. Generally, an upright cuff, and less ramp will have the effect of helping you exert pressure forward. The only way us mere mortals can come close to having the perfect set up, is by having our boots fitted by a boot fitter.

Haven't read all the way through this thread, so maybe someone else has mentioned this...

Can the default "e-mail me when a reply is posted" be changed. I'm sure it's only the occasional user who benefits from this option.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/132058-Zag-Skis

Doesn't sound too promising to me

An alternative would be braces - seriously. A good ski shop should stock braces for ski pants.

Tony_H wrote:
Also, you're saying you made a diagnosis about me from a video posted last year...........???????

Believe me, I've met people who can do that.

Along the lines of SB's post, it could be the the liner had been preventing your arch from collapsing before, but packing in allows the pronation now. If the boots had been a better overall fit to your feet, this may not have happened (or you may have developed some hot spots.

And it may be none of the above (except maybe getting custom footbeds). Having a bootfitter punch out for my inside ankle bone, allows my feet to sit properly in the boots. Without the punching, I would need canting.

I think you will know when it's time to go up a notch in performance. It's really not how much you have skied, but rather has your technique reached the stage where you are over flexing your boots, by getting your body mass forward enough. If when initiating a turn, you feel your boots have no resistance to your forward movement, it's time to go stiffer.

Head Edge 8.8 is (I read) a flex rating of 70. That's quite soft for an average size male with some experience. Different manufacturers and model lines will be very different despite the flex number.

It's so hard to get the complimentary colours right when mixing brands. I used to mix it up a lot, but trying to accessorize with a helmet and gloves makes getting dressed to ski in the mornings so stressful.