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Gel in boots?

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K2_Pubz_360
Posts: 906 - Karma: 10
i was wonderin if anyone who has horrible boots like me puts some kind of gel or something in their boot. early in the season i hit a table and fractured my heel from the impact on landing...

i dunno i was just wonderin
Apr 3 2006 4:09PM
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free]dumb[skier
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
i bet that would be pretty comfy, but i dont do it... i need something on the tongue so i dont get shin bash anymore... i want new boots!!
Apr 3 2006 4:54PM
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ragadytrees
Posts: 551 - Karma: 27
get boustewr straps or put your straps on ypour boots on the soft toung of your boots and that will act like a boster strap
Apr 3 2006 5:00PM
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free]dumb[skier
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
i have no idea what u just said...
Apr 3 2006 5:37PM
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Swick825
Posts: 1798 - Karma: 11
yea what the fuck do booster straps do? i always see em advertised or someone talking about them but they never say what the hell they do.
Apr 3 2006 5:44PM
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free]dumb[skier
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
my boots are too stiff anyways...they're practically race boots... im intrigued to kno what booster straps are and what they do also tho... hahaha...intrigued...
Apr 3 2006 5:46PM
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III
Posts: 2041 - Karma: 22
search in forums for shintronic, i made a thread about them a while ago. They work wonders.
Apr 3 2006 6:11PM
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qazplm341
Posts: 196 - Karma: 10
ya, i got some random foam pads from my shop. I formed them into shin pads and also put some under the heel to lift my heel, making my boot more snug, as well as providng shock absorbtion. So far, i havnt had as much problems with shin bang or sore ankles. looking at it, my boot set-up looks pretty ghetto, but it has done wonders.
Apr 3 2006 6:41PM
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traer
Posts: 690 - Karma: 12
i use gel heel inserts, love em.
Apr 3 2006 7:30PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,540
get shock absorbing insoles those super feet ones thay have saved my feet about five times this season
Apr 3 2006 9:30PM
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CabDoctor
Posts: 602 - Karma: 9
I have a friend that can make custom insoles and they do wonders. When you land the pressure is spread across the whole of your feet. Very nice.
Apr 3 2006 9:38PM
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bdubs
Posts: 117 - Karma: 28
I have jell heels under my stock footbeds. Put them in after bruising my heel last year, it helped when it was tender and I think it has help when I land in the flats...
Apr 3 2006 11:53PM
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Burrito
Posts: 1864 - Karma: 930
There's a company called Sole Custom Footbeds that sells relatively cheap footbeds that you heat up and mold yourself. They make one with extra cushioning. I have them and they're great. My feet hardly ever hurt.
Apr 4 2006 8:43AM
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RastaSkier9
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Are you gellin.....im gellin like magellin
Apr 4 2006 1:49PM
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