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Full Tilt: Booter or Classic?

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just.a.kid
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I'm looking to buy some full tilts soon due to severe shin bang in my SPKs. I know....go to a boot fitter, but all my friends have solved their shin bang thru full tilts, so I'm doing the same. Question is, Booter or Classic?

I ski about 80% park, 20% All Mountain. Ski more rails than kickers but improving my kicker game this season.

What are the differences apart from the flex where the booter is 5 and classic is 6, not much difference.

All opinions welcome... Thanks!!
Jan 8 2013 1:49PM
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YUNG_milksteAk
Posts: 1437 - Karma: 4,328
If possible go to a store that carries both and try them both on. Booters are a little wider, and a little heavier because of metal buckles and the bottom strap. Classics are the way to go IMO the current boosters are also extremely ugly.
Jan 8 2013 1:54PM
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doitbig
Posts: 4818 - Karma: 315
two completely different boots in terms of fit, with a very similar flex. booters = 4 flex/102 last classic = 6/99 last i believe. you'd be much better off in a shell that fits your foot (aka bootfitter) and if you need a softer/harder tongue buying that separate.
Jan 8 2013 2:23PM
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Caucasian_Asian
Posts: 2447 - Karma: 1,665
Wow.  Just wow.
Jan 8 2013 2:27PM
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BlackcountryBill
Posts: 955 - Karma: 576
No, go to a boot fitter.
Jan 8 2013 2:52PM
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BirtDike
Posts: 1258 - Karma: 514
Haha
Jan 8 2013 2:57PM
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DosasNMimosas
Posts: 1701 - Karma: 664
try booster straps on ur SPKs resolved the issue of shinbang in his SPKs
Jan 8 2013 4:33PM
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JWeinstock
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just go to a bootfitter. its a lot easier and classics and booters are a really different boot. booter is much wider and heavier as sadi before
Jan 8 2013 4:42PM
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CorbettLindsey
Posts: 88 - Karma: 32
I would try other cheaper methods first, but if nothing works and you do get full tilts go with the classics. Everyone I know that has booters says they still get shin bang (just not as bad as with other boots) so definetly go with the classics
Jan 8 2013 11:53PM
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Ksteez666
Posts: 227 - Karma: 123
booters if you have wider feet, classics if not. booter have better straps (metal)
Jan 14 2013 1:02AM
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