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Breaking in Boots (+k)

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Jibasaurus
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You might of heard this before, so sorry if you have. (+k for anyone that helps)

Anyways, I recently converted to skiing, so I decided to by some ski gear.
Of course this would include boots, and I ended up buying a pair of full tilt dropkick's.
The guy at my proshop insisted that it should fit really tight all around, and be uncomfortable. He kept on saying that the boot will break in, and with a heatmold it can be adjusted further.

Today I did some urban jibbing in my neighboor (so sick, first time doing jibs too!) and after the 2 hour sesh my feet were killing me..

I know its average for feet to hurt, but it was so painful that I couldn't walk for 5 minutes. The boot was so tight width-wise, that my entire foot ended up compressing and arching to fit. This sounds a lot worse than normal..

So basically I'm curious if I just need to break em in and stop being a pussy, or if I need to go back to my proshop and heat mold em or even cut a bit of the lining. Hopefully they arn't the wrong size and i'd have to buy a new pair.

Thanks!
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schism
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heat mold them
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rudager
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Have them molded for sure, the liner will fit better around your foot. And then just keep skiing, they'll break in shortly after. If the pain is still there /
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rudager
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Then maybe they might not fully fitnpropey
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Blake.P
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you want it to be consistantly tight when you try them on, without any pressure points. you should also get them heat molded so they fit your foot better, and possibly get footbeds to support your arch so there arent any problems like what you are having. if they are still too tight, you could get them grounded out, but they can only do so much with ft's thin shell, if thats the case you bought boots that are too narrow for you
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vectorized
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I would recommend getting Booters instead if you are having a "width-wise" issue.
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Casey
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This is pretty normal. Most people I know go through the 'chines foot-binding my boots hurt like a mother fucker' before they get broken in and really like them. Although because you are new to this, its hard to say if your problems are the kind that are going to work themselves out or if you need some work done on your boots. Wear them around your house and stuff in between skiing, you just gotta put hours in. If that doesn't work, go with what was said before.
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onenerdykid
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It baffles me that some boot-fitters still think that a boot should hurt you at first... This is ridiculous.

True, a brand-new boot should be comfortably snug like a firm handshake, but it should not cause you pain. Especially if the boot has a heat moldable liner which most are these days.

Proper shell size/width/volume + supportive footbed + heat moldable liner = very comfortable boot that skis very well


OP, granted none of us have seen what your foot looks like in the shell, but it sounds like this is not the correct boot for your foot. Go back to your shop and ask for the head boot-fitter to assess your situation.
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Jibasaurus
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Aight thanks, I'll try wearing them one more time, see if it gets better. If not, I'll heatmold them. If that doesn't work, I'll get the Booters
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skifiend
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wear them around the house, helps break the liner in and "shape" them to your feet.  but yes, it's common for brand new boots to take a little while to feel good.
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Session
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The fact that hey sent you out the door without molding the intuition liner is fucking dumb. That's the whole point of using intuition in the first place. Go get them heat molded. then ski them. If you still have issue with some spots have them heated again, and try padding the problem areas.
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TheGrudge
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I don't see how heatmolding would fix an issue where his foot is arching.

From what I can tell, you were sold the wrong boot. Sorry dude.
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lakser
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I am not an expert but i kind of agree that the boot shouldent hurt when you first try it on.

I went to a bootfitter and he kept telling me it was normal for my calf to hurt or feel pinced. but after getting boots that fit properly i think he was just trying to sell me what he had in stock.

A good boot fitter is prob also a salesmen so you gotta watch out for that I suppose..
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Session
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Do you realize how much a difference something like properly molding liners can make in a boot? My Solly Ghosts feel completely different than they did 20 days on the snow later.

A proper molding of the liner can change the boot for him completely.
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Shlobby
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I just got new rossi boots and it took me about 3-4 days to break them in. It takes time but but it'll go away
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Jibasaurus
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Got it heat molded, now it fits fine. So problems solved! Thanks guys :)
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