Molding my Full tilts???

Willy_The_KidHi guys!

About a year ago I really started investing in skiing as a hobby, and i got myself a pair of Full tilt descendant 6's! Although they looked cool and i had heard that Full tilts are great boots, they might not have been the best option for my feet. Although I have used them (quite a lot) for one whole season, I have to unbuckle them every time I get on the lift; if not, my feet hurt to much... Could it help to mold the "case" or the liner in any way, if so, what type of molding should i use?

Thanks in advance! Any response is greatly appreciated :)

Best regards from a dude with uncofortable feet.

Sounds like they might be too narrow or you might have a high arch. full tilts are usually a 99mm last but the B&E’s go up to a 102 for wider feet. If your boots are wide enough, you could have a high arch that the boot is compressing on and also causing that discomfort. Hard to say without going to a boot fitter.

Willy_The_KidHi guys!

About a year ago I really started investing in skiing as a hobby, and i got myself a pair of Full tilt descendant 6's! Although they looked cool and i had heard that Full tilts are great boots, they might not have been the best option for my feet. Although I have used them (quite a lot) for one whole season, I have to unbuckle them every time I get on the lift; if not, my feet hurt to much... Could it help to mold the "case" or the liner in any way, if so, what type of molding should i use?

Thanks in advance! Any response is greatly appreciated :)

Best regards from a dude with uncofortable feet.

Where exactly do your feet hurt? It sounds like you bought a boot based entirely on reading forums from idiots like us and didn’t visit a good fitter. That being said, you can most likely make the boot work for you. The liner should be heat molded because they use Intuition liners, and those feel best when heat molded rather than broken in the traditional way in my experience. I’ve owned 4 Full Tilts and heat molded all of the liners. I would try and do some research, and visit a shop in your area with a good fitter. The heat mold is the first step.

If your arches feel sore, you need a footbeds (which honestly you should have regardless). If your arches hurt it means that you pronate and don’t have the proper support or structure underneath your foot. A footbed will provide good support and prevent your arches from becoming fatigued (tired arches very often lead to pain). Hope this help, feel free to ask any more questions. I’m a bootfitter myself, and there are a couple others here @tomPietrowski and @onenerdykid are heads of their respective brands boot departments, Tom for FT/K2 and Matt for Atomic! They can definitely chime in with anything I missed.

This absolutely a case for someone who can see you foot, which is a boot-fitter.

1. You will need him/her to check to see if you are in the right size and shape boot for your foot.
2. You will need a supportive footbed to stabilize your flexible foot inside the boot.
3. If 1 and 2 are done, then you will need to heat mold the liner and have any shell work performed.

There are about a 1000 variables that cause the pain you described. If shops are open in your area, the fastest way to get this solved is to see a boot-fitter who can see your foot and do the above.

animatorWhere exactly do your feet hurt? It sounds like you bought a boot based entirely on reading forums from idiots like us and didn’t visit a good fitter. That being said, you can most likely make the boot work for you. The liner should be heat molded because they use Intuition liners, and those feel best when heat molded rather than broken in the traditional way in my experience. I’ve owned 4 Full Tilts and heat molded all of the liners. I would try and do some research, and visit a shop in your area with a good fitter. The heat mold is the first step.

If your arches feel sore, you need a footbeds (which honestly you should have regardless). If your arches hurt it means that you pronate and don’t have the proper support or structure underneath your foot. A footbed will provide good support and prevent your arches from becoming fatigued (tired arches very often lead to pain). Hope this help, feel free to ask any more questions. I’m a bootfitter myself, and there are a couple others here @tomPietrowski and @onenerdykid are heads of their respective brands boot departments, Tom for FT/K2 and Matt for Atomic! They can definitely chime in with anything I missed.

Hi, sorry for the late response, i just now saw your comment!

Thank you so much for putting in the time and giving me such a thorough response, I will visit a shoefitter asap and look into getting a footbed. I intend to do a lot of skiing this year, and thanks to you my days in the slope will probably be a bit more comfortable!

onenerdykidThis absolutely a case for someone who can see you foot, which is a boot-fitter.

1. You will need him/her to check to see if you are in the right size and shape boot for your foot.
2. You will need a supportive footbed to stabilize your flexible foot inside the boot.
3. If 1 and 2 are done, then you will need to heat mold the liner and have any shell work performed.

There are about a 1000 variables that cause the pain you described. If shops are open in your area, the fastest way to get this solved is to see a boot-fitter who can see your foot and do the above.

Thank you for your response! I will visit a boot-fitter as soon as possible (granted that i find one hehe), and look into bying a pair of footbeds. I am amazed that you guys take the time to respond to silly questions such as my own!