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Full Tilt Booters or the Drop Kicks?

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kelley1012
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which boot is better the booters or the drop kicks?

i need new boots and im not sure which one to go with if anyone can help please reply

Oct 23 2011 11:55AM
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/311248/
Oct 23 2011 12:21PM
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snook55
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what a coincidence... i just got home from trying these on.

so what i thought was... the booters are obviously wider than the drop kicks and therefore much more comfortable for me.

the drop kicks feel pretty much the same as the doggers so if you are looking for a skinnier boot go with the drop kicks or doggers.

in my opinion comfort wise the booters are by far the most comfortable boot i have EVER tried on and they look sick too. i compared them with a buch of other spk's head and the new ace of spades boots THEY WERE BY FAR THE BEST AND MOST COMFORTABLE.

hope this helps. i usually ski a 28.5 spk and the 29.5 booter, dropkick. and dogger were much better than the 28.5 version
Oct 23 2011 12:29PM
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hollygrove
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It's interesting how everyone bitches about getting boots properly fit then go on to say that they like one because it was comfortable. I've had many pairs of boots fit to the dime, and never once have they been comfortable so to speak. In my experience a boot that fits you well is not supposed to be comfortable.
Oct 23 2011 12:50PM
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Session
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At least not in the store.
Oct 23 2011 1:29PM
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hollygrove
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exactly, first three days skiing in a new boot = agony
Oct 23 2011 2:00PM
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parkskierjb
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well it depends on if u have a wider foot or not bootrs are deff wider if u can use either...id go with the drop kicks cause there dope looking but a nother thing to think about is drop kicks are really soft ( you can change tonges) but stock there alot softer....if u are looking for looks go for the doggers there soooo dope
Oct 23 2011 5:34PM
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Balto
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so much this
Oct 23 2011 5:37PM
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Skiingsnow
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i lol'd
Oct 23 2011 7:05PM
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Goku
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No way. Custom footbeds and a Heat mold make them feel amazing right from the start
Oct 23 2011 7:43PM
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Session
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You clearly don't know your ass from a hole in the ground.
Oct 23 2011 9:24PM
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Goku
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As someone who works in a ski shop as a bootfitter who has gotten new boots for the past 2 years and heatmolded them before the first ride, I can say yes, yes I do.
Oct 23 2011 9:26PM
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Session
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In Detroit....Just saying.

If a bootfitter sends me out the door in a boot that feels GREAT without me skiing it, they are no longer my bootfitter. Even with heat molding a liner will pack out. I know that's what the Joey's bombing 300 feet of vert in Michigan for 2 months might want. You're not a real bootfitter. You just sell boots to gapers.
Oct 24 2011 12:42AM
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Chaunceyskis
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two totally different boots...find the best one to fit your foot...and just my opinion but i absolutely loved my booters on the first day of riding after i got heat molded and a custom foot bed put in...so there ya go
Oct 24 2011 3:20AM
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Chaunceyskis
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two totally different boots...find the best one to fit your foot...and just my opinion but i absolutely loved my booters on the first day of riding after i got heat molded and a custom foot bed put in...so there ya go
Oct 24 2011 3:20AM
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Goku
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Right because location changes the product and how it works. Its all relative. You are an idiot. You should either talk to a boot rep or learn some shit about how liners work nowadays. Burton has had this technology for about 2 years... and thats a snowboard boot.
Oct 24 2011 6:46AM
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Session
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Are you saying that Snowboard liners don't pack out? Please say you are so I can die laughing. EVERYTHING packs out. Even heatmolded Intuitions. There are varying degree's but it takes just a little bit to make a boot that fit great in the shop a sloppy piece of shit.

Sorry I'll trust the experience of true boot fitters over some kid who probably does 2 finger shell measurements and calls himself a boot fitter.
Oct 24 2011 10:46AM
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hollygrove
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There's a huge difference between a real bootfitter and someone who sells boots. One is looking for profits while one is genuine. I've gone to bootfitters and had them recommend me to not buy a product that their shop sells.
Oct 24 2011 10:53AM
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Goku
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yep you caught me. you are an idiot.
Oct 24 2011 3:34PM
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Goku
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Special Order?
Oct 24 2011 3:34PM
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Session
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I know.
Oct 24 2011 4:02PM
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