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Hard vs. Soft Boot Board

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tgildea
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I'm currently in a pair of SPKs, which fit terribly. The one thing they have going for them is that landing big jumps is a breeze compared to my old boots. I assume this is due to the shock absorber under the heel. A fitter put me in a pair of Fischer all-mountain boots that fit worlds better than the SPKs, but I'm concerned about the rigid boot board in these. I definitely don't want to go back to the heel pain I was getting when landing. Unfortunately I have no way of trying these boots before buying them and potentially finding out that landing jumps is a lot more painful than with the SPKs.

Can anyone with experience in more boots than me help me out with this dilemma? Am I correct in assuming that the shock absorbing heel is what makes landing in SPKs so painless? I live on the east coast where landings are like concrete for most of the year.
Dec 24 2010 12:13PM
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onenerdykid
Posts: 6657 - Karma: 10,889
Fischer makes boots that have rubber boot boards. Ask if they fit the same as the one you are looking at or at least if you can order up a rubber boot board for that boot.
Dec 24 2010 12:21PM
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teamdummy
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see if the spk footboards are close in size to the fishers. maybe with a little cutting or trimming you can fit them to your old boots.  i put a ten year old raichle flexon tongue on brand new full tilt morrisons because the flex just "feels" better and works for me better than stock.
Dec 24 2010 12:30PM
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MEGAZORD
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I took the rigid race bootboard out of my inferno130s and put the soft foam out of a blaze into it. Instant awesome freeride boot.
Dec 24 2010 12:32PM
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onenerdykid
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old Raichles and Original FTs are identical so parts are interchangeable. The SPKs have an inset heel insert only, the Fischers have a full length boot board so it unfortunately wouldn't work.
Dec 24 2010 12:38PM
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