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| | Hello all, I'm sure this must come a lot on hither, merely I'm new and thought I'd put the question out in that location. Starting time a flake of groundwork: I've just got dorsum from my first snowboarding holiday in Flaine. I really enjoyed it and, despite the pain, definitely plan to go once again. However, I fright that the boots I bought (Vans Encore from a few years agone) are slightly too big. I found this out the painful way. Past the second to last 24-hour interval of the trip I was getting fairly confident and getting some make clean runs in downward some of the long blues back into Flaine. Boarding dorsum to the hotel I was heading down an easy green carrying quite a bit of speed, so tried to pause slightly on my toe edge. The inevitable happened (luckily this happened where information technology wasn't besides steep) and I caught my heel edge on a lump of hard ice, sending me flight backwards. Fortunately I was wearing a helmet (now cracked) or it could have been much worse. The last day of the trip wasn't fun at all. I was nonetheless nursing a headache from my fall, and my nerves were gone with the consequence that I was falling every bit much as I had been on my first day. I also noticed that I was having to really push my shin into my boot to get a response on my toe edge. I hadn't noticed the heel lift until I found out the difficult way what it's consequences could be. And then - my question. Is there any remedy for this? Any way to pack out the finish of the kick - it'south merely nearly 1/2 a size too big. Or would y'all advise I bite the bullet, sell my boots, and invest in a new pair that are a perfect fit. At the moment I'grand thinking of giving them another go, every bit I'd removed the insole thinking that it fabricated the boots too tight. Now I've put the sole back in, I don't find the lift so much when I've got the boots on. However, there's however a gap of 5mm or so from my toe to the end of the boot. Whatever advice gladly received. |  |
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| Where did yous buy the boots and what kind of advice did they give you?
Exit the insole in, it's meant to exist in that location, every bit you said yourself it stops the heel lift.
Did you lot get the boots oestrus fitted?
You should have a small gap at the front of the kicking, the pressure should exist on the shin not the toes otherwise you lot'll end upward with hobbling toes, numb toes and possibly frostbite due to restricted circulation.
Might sound dizzy but make sure you do the boots upwardly tight enough, both inner and outer.
Finally, what socks do you lot wear? They can be played effectually with to help become a snug only not restrictive fit.
Hope some of that helps, I'yard certain others will take plenty to add. | |
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| | I was having the same issue with my Burton boots merely information technology was caused by them being well worn, over seventy days, I went to a kick fitter in La Tania and he made a foam insert which he taped to the back of the boot, information technology helped a lot, just in my instance it got me through the week and I got a new pair for my next trip. It felt better to spend Euro 12 on the fitting than lash out Euro 250 or so for new boots without many choices. | |
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| | timmychimp, given how easy it is to take hold of an edge on a snowboard, are you sure this is a boot issue? | |
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| | rggdxb wrote: | | I was having the same issue with my Burton boots but information technology was caused past them beingness well worn, over lxx days, I went to a kicking fitter ... and he made a foam insert which he taped to the back of the boot, |
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I started to accept/or feel the heel lift in my Salomon boots after most 2 weeks using them. They are the beginning boots I accept bought and so I might have got them besides big and realise equally I progress, or the lining packed up a bit. So took them to a local ski store (Skeetex in Essex, they deserved the large up..). They took the liner out, made me stand in it, checked where my heel was (and achilles..), checked the inside of the kicking, and then the girl there just cut some cream inserts to shape and stuck them on the liner before putting the boots back together. Made a huge difference. And they charged me an outrageous.... £5!  | |
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| Are the Encores using the Boa lacing arrangement or the normal lacing?
Kind of with FlyingStantoni here, an icy true cat-rails tin paw you your a*se to wear as a chapeau, good boots or not...
Are yous experiencing any other issues riding with the boots - are you getting heel lift, are you having problems initiating turns etc, are you getting blisters/friction sores on your anxiety? | |
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| | Rob - I bought the boots from ebay (I tried them on before I finalised the deal though). They haven't been heat fitted, but I think they can be. I was wearing salomon merino wool socks which are pretty comfy. All the same, on the day this happened I was wearing two pairs of socks, which I recollect I won't do again - seems to subtract the amount of friction between foot and boot. rggdxb and kruisler - thanks for the tip. FlyingStantoni - I remember in that location'south definitely an element of inexperience involved hither, and information technology was later in the day and starting to go a little icey, so I can't lay all the arraign on my boots. Richard_Sideways - they're BOA. I'k haven't noticed any other problems. My feet were getting a little cold, just that could have been to do with having removed the insole. There is a little heel elevator, but I think I was much more enlightened of it in one case I'd had my crunch of confidence. Re-inserting the sole has improved this slightly. I've got 3 days booked in Davos for the start of March so I'll persevere I remember. Hopefully information technology should be time enough to become my confidence back. Thanks all for the aid. | |
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| | timmychimp, as you've found out - one sock good, 2 socks bad. I use Vans Encores with the boa too, mine are at present suitably ancient - possibly time for new boots onetime shortly... anyhow something yous may want to try to practice to see if it helps is a fob someone told me when I bought them virtually how to tighten them. If y'all tighten them up standing 'normally' they tin tighten unevenly (grab around the cuff of the boot before the cable across the top of the pes is tight enough).
Try and apply some forwards lean pressure (like in a toe-side turn) while you tighten up. This'll tighten beyond the top of your foot. Once their tightened up, relax back a bit and finish winding them up. It gives a more even tighten to the kick and may help with the lift you're feeling. Promise that made some sense. | |
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| | Likewise bear in mind that we all have off days. Can be whatsoever time in the week and make you lot slide like a muppet no matter what you do. The odd matter is you leave the next day and it all seems to be perfect. Mayhap yours just happened to be the last day. | |
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| | robapplegate wrote: | | Also comport in mind that we all have off days. Can be whatever time in the calendar week and make yous slide like a muppet no matter what you do. The odd matter is you go out the next day and it all seems to be perfect. Maybe yours merely happened to be the last twenty-four hours. | So true, had a couple of hours of this on my contempo trip, one minute I blasting downward looking for any bump to pop an ollie off. The next I could bearly brand information technology down an easy bluish, it really felt similar I'd forgotten how to board. | |
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| | Thanks once more for all the helpful comments gents. I'm feeling much ameliorate about the boots at present, and I'm happy to put this down to inexperience and the difficulty of boarding on narrow icey cat tracks. Already looking forward to my next bout of concussion. | |
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| | I got a flake of heel lift in my boots. Cured it past putting volume reducers (couple of quid at a hiking boot shop) under the insole in the bottom of the boot. I also vesture two pairs of socks notwithstanding all the communication to the contrary because i prefer it. | |
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