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Pro tips for getting boots to fit better.

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So Im having a major issue.. My boots are too big for my feet, not super big but big enough that it makes skiing difficult. It giving me real anger issues but unfortunately atm, I have absolutely no money to buy a new or used pair of boots.

Do you guys have any Ideas of how I could get em to fit better? Ive tried 3 pairs of socks but still seem to have quite a bit of room by my toes and around my shins.
Jan 25 2012 12:22AM
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majesticunicorn
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shove a bunch of napkins in them
Jan 25 2012 12:24AM
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skithesprings
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find boots that fit.
Jan 25 2012 12:27AM
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not possible atm :(
Jan 25 2012 12:30AM
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eheath
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Why did you buy boots that didnt fit in the first place?
Jan 25 2012 12:38AM
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Hand me downs. Ive spent all my money paying for a pass and new skis.. Sometimes you gotta make compromises in life.
Jan 25 2012 12:41AM
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Jibbidy
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Do up your power strap behind the shell and buckles if you can, that really helps, especially for shin bang.
Jan 25 2012 12:42AM
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Karma_Police
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Buying new skis before buying new boots is your problem.
Jan 25 2012 12:44AM
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Haha sometimes you gotta learn things the hard way.. The boots seemed to fit ok on flat ground, and I couldnt say no to my first pair of legit powpow skis
Jan 25 2012 12:48AM
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aaron@summit
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either sell the ones that dont fit and buy ones that do or go to goodwill and try and find some until you get the cash
Jan 25 2012 1:02AM
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keenan.
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What is size and shape is your foot?  You can get some ghetto pads that fit down the front of your boots to fill in the shin area from most ski shops...
Jan 25 2012 1:09AM
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Casual.
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derp gear talk.
and its quite possible that your completely fucked. boots are tricky business
Jan 25 2012 1:27AM
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californiagrown
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damn youre stupid. you bought not one, but two pairs of skis before you got boots that remotly fit? sell your fucking pow sticks NOW and go get fitted. Jesus, why is thinking so difficult for you?
Jan 25 2012 1:32AM
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Casey
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not much you can really do. Lesson learned I guess. Boots are the most important equipment by far.
Jan 25 2012 2:01AM
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onenerdykid
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A boot that is too big is more of a problem than a boot that is too small... There is no proper fix. And your boot sounds like it is at least one or two sizes too big.

There are however some band-aid fixes that a local boot-fitter can do for you. First, get a footbed. It will at the very least stabilize your foot in the boot, and can be transfered to your next boot once you get the funds. Second, the fitter can put volume reducing shims underneath your liner which will help take up some of the top to bottom slop you are experiencing. Third, the fitter can make volume reducing pads for your liner to help hold your heel down and take up space side to side.

This will probably cost you in the area of around $100, depending on what footbed you get, it could be more. It will be much better than stuffing napkins into your toe box.
Jan 25 2012 9:44AM
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MachChicken
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You can do this all yourself for minimal money.  Go and buy a sheet of thicker, stiff, high density, black, closed cell foam and a roll of super sticky double sided tape.

Take out your liner and trace the bottom (slightly larger) on the foam and cut out new boot beds.  These go under the boot liner.  Next trace out the shape of the top of the boot liner. make it a large oblong U shape so that you dont have material at the point where the tongue contacts your arch (this will make pressure on your arch if you dont and you want a little bit of a pocket there to provide space) the end product should wrap up both sides of your foot and be absent or thinner where the tongue covers the beginning of your arch. Next cut a strip or two for the front of your toes.

Use the two sided tape to stick the upper and toe pieces to your liner so it wont shift. Put it all in and do up buckles. if there are any hot/tight spots take a dremel or snippers and trim it down. If it is still loose add more.

I have been a ski tech for years and this is what I would do for you and charge you $100+ for it.  You could do it for $10-15.

Hope this helps

Jan 25 2012 10:48AM
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Squashit
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push some tightly fitting insoles in your boots... like Dr. Scholls or whatever. Ski shops sell them too, but they cost way more- it sounds like pricing/budget is a concern.

Best of luck to you mang

Jan 25 2012 1:42PM
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skithesprings
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A gel insert in a ski boot?

Don't ever post in a boot thread again.
Jan 26 2012 12:00PM
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Squashit
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thank you for the correction Skithespring$....

Go to your local ski shop and ask them for the specialty insole they make for ski-boots. Mine costed 45 bucks- i was just giving you a low budget idea that the tech had given me. Hope I didn't hurt anyone's feelings, I hope I don't get banished lmao.

Jan 26 2012 2:31PM
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steezenskis
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the shop where i work has butterfly pads that you can put on the heels of your liners. they take up a little uf the room.
Jan 26 2012 4:31PM
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