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Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:17:23 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voLroDUnY4Q&feature=relmfu

The guy in this vid seems to advocate replaceing the "cardboard" insoles your boots were sold with. Is this in reality a standard decent purchase?

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 01:03:22 GMT

For most people, yes. But You can do this in degrees, An off the shelf orthodic foot bed designed for skiing is a step up. But even these may require some expert advice, as what feels OK in the store maybe too much (or in the wrong place) arch support in a ski boot (read pain).

Best to do a lot of research, or bite the bullet and go see a good boot fitter.

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 07:25:55 GMT

the best thing I ever bought was some properly moulded footbeds

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:14:56 GMT

Not everyone needs them. That said I did and as above prob the best thing I've spent money on for skiing, all I would say is make sure the guy making them knows what he's doing and uses heel stabilisers etc

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:42:50 GMT

I use these - Sorbothane Sorbo-Pro Total Control Insoles
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00296N866/ref=ox_ya_os_product
In my ski boots, walking boots, work boots and things.
I have a funny problem on the ball of my left foot that means it needs some support and these work brilliantly.
Very supportive foot bed and a sensible price too.

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 11:41:11 GMT

putting something in the boot rather than the stock "cardboard" is the best way to ensure a great fit, the footbed is the foundation of the fit, you wouldn't buy a house that had no foundations so why ski without a foundation under your foot..... as you ski you apply pressure form edge to edge, your feet roll to do this, if there is no support then the arch of the foot has to collapse until it either hits the bottom of the boot or the muscles reach the end of their elastic travel before you can edge the ski, the footbed will fill the gaps and allow a much more dynamic transition from edge to edge and reduce a load of the fatigue that can come from skiing without.... the key is not how much or little you can pay for them, but if they are off the shelf that they are the best ones for YOU and if they are custom made that the guy/gal making them really knows the foot and the product and can select the correct thing for you, for example avoid 1 product fits all, in my store we have 5 custom products from one brand and an infinitely adaptable (in terms of density) product form another brand....different feet need different solutions

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 12:51:02 GMT

I have moulded foot beds in my boots and they are an amazing fit. But I have problems with shin splints in the last 2 years and also I've torn ligaments in my left ankle twice in the last few years through sport, so I've used orthotics and various different supports. The best ones that I've found are from this site http://www.drfoot.co.uk/ they a are a little pricey but well worth the money if you have an injury or for general support. I couldn't recommend this site enough as you can find what your after by looking by injury or problem.

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 14:54:03 GMT

Have you really got cardboard insoles in your boots?

Or have the stock insoles been removed and not replaced?

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:07:23 GMT

Lots of the footbeds supplied with the boots are, unbelievably, made of cardboard - or cardboard with a thin veneer of other material!

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 17:47:18 GMT

more like carpet tile than cardboard,(on offence to carper tiles) but mostly unsupportive cheap soft mush which gives little or no support

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 17:59:01 GMT

cem wrote:more like carpet tile than cardboard,(on offence to carper tiles) but mostly unsupportive cheap soft mush which gives little or no support

Wait till DaveMac turns up !! He had great success with carpet tiles as boot foot beds when a poor and penniless something or other. Or maybe just being a Scot. :lol:

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 22:01:39 GMT

OldAndy wrote:

cem wrote:more like carpet tile than cardboard,(on offence to carper tiles) but mostly unsupportive cheap soft mush which gives little or no support

Wait till DaveMac turns up !! He had great success with carpet tiles as boot foot beds when a poor and penniless something or other. Or maybe just being a Scot. :lol:

Tis all true, Andy, (apart from being just a naturalised Scot) Long before footbeds or orthotics were invented, and my boots had bedded down. I was in Niederau for my second season, and had no spare gelt. I found a way to resolve the boot issue, but when the house frau came to move the bed at the end of the season, she found a carpet tile with two size 10 cut-outs under the bed area!
I remain a very good friend of the haus frau..... We visit the family every year. She also used to give me a row for spilling hot wax onto the kitchen floor. I told her it was Lancashire soup......

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:10:21 GMT

When I had my boots fitted, they did that thing where they heat up the inside of the boots then make you wear them for 10 mins or so while it hardens again.
When people talk about cheap cardboard insoles, do they mean ones you don't even heat up and set during fitting? Or is it assumed all boots come with heat-and-reset soles, and by saying carboard they are just referring to the material on top of the metal-like base?

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:20:42 GMT

The footbeds that most boots are supplied with are not very supportive of your feet. As part of the fitting process some proper footbeds will have been made for you.

The common brands are Sidas, Conformable, Instaprint or Superfeet. The process usually involves standing or sitting with your feet on a moulded platform. Some Superfeet models involve sitting in a really tall chair whilst your feet dangle, then the footbeds are sucked into place by a vacuum bag on each foot *

*Totally non technical explanation :D

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:25:06 GMT

I was in Verbia two years ago and had problems with burning in my feet. Paid a visit to a shop called sure foot and it was the best thing I have ever done!! take a look online!

Andrew

Re:Ski Boot Insoles

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:09:13 GMT

fitting ski boots is like parenting you slowly work on them till they fit perfect then its time for them to move on.
do your boots fit good? are they nice to where? is so dont change a thing! if they hurt on the other hand your best bet is a good boot fitter who can help you get what you want out of a boot. ski boots are on a sliding scale of comfort and performance. if you want that crazy 150 flex wc boot i promis it will take a week of crying on the chair lift because more then any thing you are training your foot to like that boot. i cant even give advice on the subject untill i know the make, modle, size and your shoe size and the shape of your foot what weight of sock you where. then i would be happy to help.