Ski Boot Booster Straps

[tjf67]

a lot of the boots come with them. They relace the velcro strap with an elastic one. You can stretch it then set the velcro. I like them you dont have to bend in funny position to get the tork on the straps. You just stretch them set them and forget them. BAM

[skibum9995]

Originally Posted by GrilledSteezeSandwich

I've been skiing for 17 years and I never even heard of booster straps until recently on Teton Gravity...So what are they? How much do they cost? Do most of you guys use them? When I bought my boots they weren't offered to me.

http://www.skimetrix.com/Home.html

[SkiDog]

Originally Posted by highpeaksdrifter

I have Booster straps, they are great, but they won't keep your heel down. It sounds to me like you have boots too big for you.

I have this same problem and have gone from a 28.5 to a 29 and found that I had the same heel movement in both, but found the 28.5 too tight in the forefoot to be comfortable. I have narrow heels...i have really yet to find a boot that fits right in the heel without being WAY TOO TIGHT somewhere else in the boot.

I dont know the answer, but i wouldnt necessarily say its the boots are too big....maybe packed out liners....however both my 28.5 and 29's were both thermo molded professionally and I still have the same issues.

good luck.

M

[wa-loaf]

Originally Posted by SkiDog

I have this same problem and have gone from a 28.5 to a 29 and found that I had the same heel movement in both, but found the 28.5 too tight in the forefoot to be comfortable. I have narrow heels...i have really yet to find a boot that fits right in the heel without being WAY TOO TIGHT somewhere else in the boot.

Sounds like you just need to get the boot stretched. It's much easier to do that than to make something that's too big work for you. I have narrow heels too, my Nordica's are pretty low volume and have the tight heel pocked I need, but they really needed to have the forefoot stretched. Now they fit like a glove.

[highpeaksdrifter]

Originally Posted by wa-loaf

Sounds like you just need to get the boot stretched. It's much easier to do that than to make something that's too big work for you. I have narrow heels too, my Nordica's are pretty low volume and have the tight heel pocked I need, but they really needed to have the forefoot stretched. Now they fit like a glove.

Yep, you can't take the easy way out if you want confort and proformance. You need to get to a fitter and then keep bringing them back to be tweaked till you get them just right.

[ckofer]

Originally Posted by skibum9995

http://www.skimetrix.com/Home.html

[severine]

Originally Posted by ckofer

Those are pretty cool! I could use something like that... the strap on my boots never seems to tighten as much as I'd like it to.

[uphillklimber]

One thing I have noticed, it is that my leg tends to pack down. I keep snugging the boots up and by the end of the day, my leg muscles are a bit squished. In an hour or so out of the boots, they are puffed back up.

There, I guess I just admitted that my muscles are not sculpted granite......

[ironwalker]

love mine. just remember they go over the back of the shell and over the liner in front ,between liner and shell. just don't over tighten.can lead to COLDFEET. sure do improve responsivness