WJenness
Active member
I spent most of Saturday trying on boots (thank god I have a patient girlfriend who was happy to browse gear all day)... ended up with a pair of Atomic B-Tech 70s...
What made a big difference in boots working for me vs. not was adding the footbed.
My flat feet caused issues with several boots that I tried on where the inside of my ankle / heel would get squished by the boot and it was painful after 5 minutes or so wearing the boot.
The inserts I ended up with were these: http://www.aline.com/Default.aspx?Page=sFootBed
They're really nifty. They can be customized by adding 2 or 4 mm 'risers' to different parts on the bottom of the footbed. My left foot needed the 4mm risers and my right needed the 2mm ones...
Ski Market had this cool rig where you stand in it and there's a little red laser light (kind of like on those laser levels you can get to hang a shelf straight) that goes up your leg and you can see the difference it makes on the alignment of your knee.
It was really cool and I recommend checking it out.
I might get a pair for my sneakers.
They were only $50, not a bad investment at all.
-w
What made a big difference in boots working for me vs. not was adding the footbed.
My flat feet caused issues with several boots that I tried on where the inside of my ankle / heel would get squished by the boot and it was painful after 5 minutes or so wearing the boot.
The inserts I ended up with were these: http://www.aline.com/Default.aspx?Page=sFootBed
They're really nifty. They can be customized by adding 2 or 4 mm 'risers' to different parts on the bottom of the footbed. My left foot needed the 4mm risers and my right needed the 2mm ones...
Ski Market had this cool rig where you stand in it and there's a little red laser light (kind of like on those laser levels you can get to hang a shelf straight) that goes up your leg and you can see the difference it makes on the alignment of your knee.
It was really cool and I recommend checking it out.
I might get a pair for my sneakers.
They were only $50, not a bad investment at all.
-w