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Rubbing inside my boots

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skifreakaspen
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I have a pair of langes with 70 flex and when i ski i get a rubbing on my ankle. I feel like its going to cause extreme pain this winter. Anybody got andy good ideas on what to do. THANKS
Nov 19 2012 11:23AM
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ejm
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go to bootfitter!
Nov 19 2012 11:25AM
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drumbumocdp
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shave your leg hair, tighten your boots more, and prey
Nov 19 2012 11:34AM
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Bateman
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this thread is now about prey(s)

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Nov 19 2012 11:39AM
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weiler
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your boots are to big
Nov 19 2012 11:46AM
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skifreakaspen
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the booots fit
good
Nov 19 2012 11:48AM
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HWW
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Nov 19 2012 12:25PM
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YouAllSuck
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Tighten your boots more, if that doesn't help your boots are to big
Nov 19 2012 12:39PM
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DanThrax
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Is on the inside ankle? Sounds like a byproduct of pronation to me. You need a footbed mate.
Nov 19 2012 3:06PM
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tomPietrowski
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^yep thats what it sounds like. Your foot is probably pronating causing your ankle bone to press on the inner shell. A good custom footed with possibly a stretch to the ankle may help. Dont get any stretching done without a footbed though as your foot may just pronate more into the extra space.

Best bet is to go find a good bootfitter, have him look at the fit of the boots and see what he recommends. Without seeing you in the boots we are all just guessing.
Nov 19 2012 3:16PM
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ninthwardCAD
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your boots are likely to big.

If you cant afford new boots you could try replacing the liners with new ones, or add a "booster strap" to them, or add "super feet" insoles to them.

Nov 19 2012 3:17PM
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tomPietrowski
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Its not actually lickly that his boots are too big. If they were too big there would be extra space inside the boot and his problem may not be as bad, but he would have many other problems.

Its much more lickly to be a support issue, but as I said, he needs to take them to a shop, not just spend money on new liners or boosters. And defiantly dont get Superfeet, get a good custom footbed, not a premade insole.
Nov 19 2012 3:24PM
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andrewblackie
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Get boots that fit/Custom insert mould. I had a pair of Lange racing boots, and the inners were really unforgiving in those, I think Lange's need to be exactly the right size otherwise they can be really uncomfortable.
Nov 19 2012 3:33PM
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