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IHOP
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So i have really flat feet, will the green superfeet help me a lot? Also for those of you with flatfeet, is it a bit more challenging for you to look over your shoulder when riding switch? Cuz my back hurts when i look over for a long time, but my friend who has normal feet can look over forever. Thanks!
Dec 8 2004 11:43PM
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Kev
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i use superfeet in my ski boots and all my shoes. there sweet, and shoudl support your arch a little more, but you may need to go see a foot specialist and get some orthatics (sp) to fix that flat foot shit if it bothers you. And as for skiing switch.... ummm stop slouching and keep practicing?
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Dec 8 2004 11:53PM
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Ghost82nd
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super feet will help you a lot if your flat footed. it should relieve some of the pain with flat feet. i got them because they were free with my boots; however, i used them and they were not confortable on my feet. it all depends on how your feet are shaped. if they are not expensive, pick em up and use em one day on the hill. if they hurt, take em back. its never hurts to try it out. i tried it...didnt like it, so i went back to my regular boots.
Dec 8 2004 11:55PM
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aclsarescary
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if your back hurts work out your abs and do a lot of twisting stretches at home. Or watch tv like your skiing switch and just do that for ten minutes on each side. You'll be fixed up no problem.
Dec 9 2004 12:24AM
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IHOP
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^^are you serious about the TV thing?? Cuz if you are id prolly try it, along with the twists.
Dec 9 2004 12:44AM
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Sactown83
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according to the manufacturer the blue superfeet are better for flat feet, and if you don't like them superfeet has a moneyback guarantee.
Dec 9 2004 1:05AM
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powwrangler
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I've got the green ones in my teleboots and they do me great. You can also get custom footbeds made at some fine ski shops and bottfitters. Good luck.
Dec 9 2004 3:59PM
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Kev
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if superfeet are uncomfortable at first give them a couple more days, there like birkenstocks, the first couple days your like WTF? then it just heaven.....once you break them in and get used to actually having arch support.
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Dec 9 2004 4:56PM
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PowderCanuck
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Sole orthodics are way better than superfeet. You pop em in the oven for 2 minutes, throw em in your boots, strap on and feel em mold directly to your feet. Not quite as good as the high end custom done superfeet, but much better than the blue/green ect. ones that are just a generic shape. And the Sole orthodics are still only $45 CAD



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Dec 9 2004 7:46PM
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dspin7x
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Just go get a custom footbed done, they are like 100 bucks and you can use them forever....Im sure you spent that much on jackets and other stuff this year, so buy somethign that will actually improve your skiing and not just look cool.
Dec 9 2004 7:57PM
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Jib_This
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Sole, superfeet non customs, and the rest of them are all bandaid solutions. They work, kinda, they help some, but if you need them, you might as well have them done properly, which means custom made superfeet at a minimum, and properly made ski boot orthotics, by a podiatrist(if I'm not mistaken) at the high end.







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Dec 9 2004 8:04PM
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IHOP
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i just dont want to spend a lot of money cuz X-Mas is coming. Ill look into some of the custom mold stuff though. Thanks for all the feedback!
Dec 10 2004 12:18AM
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IHOP
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I guess ill prolly go get some custom molded at the shop then. What is a good price to pay for them? And is there a certain brand or do all shops use the same?
Dec 10 2004 12:33AM
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spinks
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SUREFOOT!

surefoot insoles are the best you can get. Trust me.


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Dec 10 2004 3:02PM
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Jib_This
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Conformable has always worked well for me, and I've seen great work done with superfeet cork footbeds.







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Dec 10 2004 8:13PM
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PocketRocketRipper
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I am a bow-legged, flat-footed wide-toebox having freak, so orthodics are essential for me. I had superfeet for one season a couple years ago, and my race coach told me that my skiing was being greatly hindered because my orthodics weren't doing anything more than making my feet a little more comfortable. He told me to go to Surefoot to get some real footbeds made, and it was some damn good advice. First of all, the Surefoot guys make you stand on a weird foot scanner thing, and they make you stand in a skiing position with your ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders all aligned properly. Once they do this, these little pegs come up from the scanner that you are standing on and they graph out a 3D model of your foot on a computer. They then make your custom footbed, and you proceed to ski with better balance and form and everything like that. They are a little expensive, but if you buy them when you are still growing they will make new ones for free when you outgrow them.

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Dec 10 2004 8:36PM
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Emperoryder
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Hey,
I have never used Superfeet that was cut out for
my size which is for size 9. Let me know if that
would work.
Dec 10 2004 10:59PM
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IHOP
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So i just went to my local shop and droped 90 bones for custom footbeds. It wasnt hightek like scanners and stuff but they heat molded it and grinded it for my feet/boots; and i also had to stand on them with knees aligned and all that. Anyways they feel really really nice, im gonna wear them all night so my feet get used to them. Hopefully theyll feel good when i go up sunday.
Dec 11 2004 12:51AM
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strode
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^^^wow that technology is cool.....when i had mine custom made they did it with this vacuum sealed bag around my foot. they really helped my shit when i was a stumbling little kid, but now i'm grown up and don't need them anymore



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Dec 11 2004 12:55AM
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