Northeast Custom Boot Fitter Thread

DEVO · Sep 23, 2005, 9:44 AM

OK two questions regarding boot fit/performance

1. Who has used "Booster Straps" on thier boots for all around skiing (not racing). How do you like them and do you notice a big difference?

2. I have a pair of Lange GX8 that I love. They fit good, but I have never had boots custom fit. Who has had their boots fit and was it worth it? Anyone know of a good fitter in the North Shore MA area? How about "Sports Stop" in Wenham?

Thanks!

smootharc · Sep 23, 2005, 11:33 AM

....where I mentioned how I love my 1) custom footbed inserts which work along with 2) my ZipFit custom moulded liners. From the tips of my toesies to the top of any boot shell I've owned, I have 100% custom coverage - snug and sweet. The set up goes in any shell I've tried so far.

Marc · Sep 23, 2005, 12:20 PM

My pair of boots I have now, Nordica 9.X-2 something or other... basically all I know is that they're Nordica's, graphite with orange/silver buckles, came with heat fit liners.

And they are superbly comfortable. Worth every single penny. Highly recommend it. I had some pretty uncomfortable boots when I started skiing, and when they'd get bad that was all I could think about. Now I just don't think about it.

riverc0il · Sep 23, 2005, 4:06 PM

custom footbeds are pretty sweet. having lived on the northshore for a few years, i can't recommend any shop worth much in that area. bob smiths wilderness house in boston did my boots and footbeds and they did a fantastic job. probably the closest place to you. i can't comment on the booster strap issue, the boot straps have always held my leg right.

Charlie Schuessler · Sep 26, 2005, 11:58 AM

Customized footbeds and boots are worth every $ TENFOLD.

If you spend $400-$600 on boots and they don't fit right you'll spend that again to buy another pair to do the same thing...between the footbeds and boot customizing with a professional you'll probably spend another $125-$175 more...any more than that and you selected the wrong boots again...

Charlie Schuessler · Oct 1, 2005, 8:32 PM

My recommendation for professional ski booting fitting is the

Profile Orthotic Center @ S&W Sports

Jeff Bokum, C-PED
email skiiboot@aol.com

* Certified Pedorthist
* Master Bootfitter
* Ski Press Boot Test Team
* Masterfit Instructor

Professional fitting for all sports and prescription Orthotics

S&W Sports
238 South Main Street
Concord NH
Mon-Wed 9-6
Thursday & Friday 9-8
Sat 9-5 Sun 10-3
603.228.1441
http://www.swsports.net/

Right off Route 93 - Take Exit 12N Proceed 1 1/2 to 2 miles right to the shop.

ga2ski · Oct 2, 2005, 6:27 PM

custom boot liners are totally worth the money.

I had mine made at Ski Haus in Salem, NH.

**thetrailboss** · Oct 2, 2005, 8:28 PM

Think this one belongs in gear...

ctenidae · Oct 3, 2005, 8:13 AM

I was looking over my boots the other day, (Salomon X-Wave

,and noticed (not for the first time) that there is a "Cuff Height Adjustment" on the back. Then I read a review of the '06 X-Waves, and they mentioned that the cuff adjustment will let the boot grow with your abilities. How, and in which direction? It's set in the middle now, and looks like it'll move about 1/2 an inch up or down.

bigbog · Oct 11, 2005, 3:14 PM

ct,
A lot of that stuff is just marketing hype from the manufacturer. It's just plain matching up everything with your calf-makeup, but that area IS important though...

DEVO: Ditto everything said...footbeds help to stabilize your foot in the boot...a must.

New_footbed_session this coming Saturday!!!

Sep 23, 2005, 9:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
DEVO Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beverly, MA Posts: 234	Northeast Custom Boot Fitter Thread OK two questions regarding boot fit/performance 1. Who has used "Booster Straps" on thier boots for all around skiing (not racing). How do you like them and do you notice a big difference? 2. I have a pair of Lange GX8 that I love. They fit good, but I have never had boots custom fit. Who has had their boots fit and was it worth it? Anyone know of a good fitter in the North Shore MA area? How about "Sports Stop" in Wenham? Thanks!

Sep 23, 2005, 11:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
smootharc Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: CNY & MRV Posts: 535	Think boot fitting related stuff was in another thread.... ....where I mentioned how I love my 1) custom footbed inserts which work along with 2) my ZipFit custom moulded liners. From the tips of my toesies to the top of any boot shell I've owned, I have 100% custom coverage - snug and sweet. The set up goes in any shell I've tried so far. __________________ I'm just a slow emotion replay Of somebody I used to be... TheThe (Slow Emotion Replay - Dusk, 1993)

Sep 23, 2005, 12:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Marc I'm with psycho --> Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dudley, MA Posts: 5,505	My pair of boots I have now, Nordica 9.X-2 something or other... basically all I know is that they're Nordica's, graphite with orange/silver buckles, came with heat fit liners. And they are superbly comfortable. Worth every single penny. Highly recommend it. I had some pretty uncomfortable boots when I started skiing, and when they'd get bad that was all I could think about. Now I just don't think about it. __________________ Making sanity obsolete since 1982...

Sep 23, 2005, 4:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
riverc0il Ari Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ashland, NH Posts: 6,836	custom footbeds are pretty sweet. having lived on the northshore for a few years, i can't recommend any shop worth much in that area. bob smiths wilderness house in boston did my boots and footbeds and they did a fantastic job. probably the closest place to you. i can't comment on the booster strap issue, the boot straps have always held my leg right. __________________ -Steve TheSnowWay.com featuring Big Jay Coverage "Skiing is not a sport, it is a way of life." - Otto Schniebs 52

Sep 26, 2005, 11:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
Charlie Schuessler Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mont Vernon NH Posts: 1,101	Customized footbeds and boots are worth every $ TENFOLD. If you spend $400-$600 on boots and they don't fit right you'll spend that again to buy another pair to do the same thing...between the footbeds and boot customizing with a professional you'll probably spend another $125-$175 more...any more than that and you selected the wrong boots again... __________________ "Whenever our affairs go obviously wrong, the good sense of the people will interpose and set them to rights." - Thomas Jefferson

Oct 1, 2005, 8:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
Charlie Schuessler Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mont Vernon NH Posts: 1,101	My recommendation for professional ski booting fitting is the Profile Orthotic Center @ S&W Sports Jeff Bokum, C-PED email skiiboot@aol.com * Certified Pedorthist * Master Bootfitter * Ski Press Boot Test Team * Masterfit Instructor Professional fitting for all sports and prescription Orthotics S&W Sports 238 South Main Street Concord NH Mon-Wed 9-6 Thursday & Friday 9-8 Sat 9-5 Sun 10-3 603.228.1441 http://www.swsports.net/ Right off Route 93 - Take Exit 12N Proceed 1 1/2 to 2 miles right to the shop. __________________ "Whenever our affairs go obviously wrong, the good sense of the people will interpose and set them to rights." - Thomas Jefferson

Oct 2, 2005, 6:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
ga2ski Sunday River December 3, 2007 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern NH, work or in the Mountains Posts: 1,062	custom boot liners are totally worth the money. I had mine made at Ski Haus in Salem, NH.

Oct 2, 2005, 8:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
thetrailboss Paddling...... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Now Playing at Sugarbush and Burke. Posts: 10,564	Think this one belongs in gear... __________________ Live, Ski, or Die! Trailboss' Ski Videos now on YouTube! Trailboss' Photo Albums. 66 days for the 2007-2008 ski season!!!! 40 of the 48 New Hampshire 4,000 Footers Completed and Counting!

Oct 3, 2005, 8:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
ctenidae Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 4,796	I was looking over my boots the other day, (Salomon X-Wave ,and noticed (not for the first time) that there is a "Cuff Height Adjustment" on the back. Then I read a review of the '06 X-Waves, and they mentioned that the cuff adjustment will let the boot grow with your abilities. How, and in which direction? It's set in the middle now, and looks like it'll move about 1/2 an inch up or down. __________________ "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the vote."- Benjamin Franklin

Oct 11, 2005, 3:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
bigbog You're now FAR away from #128 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: maine Posts: 1,165	..... ct, A lot of that stuff is just marketing hype from the manufacturer. It's just plain matching up everything with your calf-makeup, but that area IS important though... DEVO: Ditto everything said...footbeds help to stabilize your foot in the boot...a must. New_footbed_session this coming Saturday!!!

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