Member of the Month

je_t.aime_canard
January, 2025

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Boots...

profile picture
sullivano*b
Posts: 1234 - Karma: 8,139
1) would there really be a difference between the full tilt kicker and drop kick, (let’s pretend they both fit me fine)

2) will boots that fit me paired with wets help me nosebutter? i like to think the reason i can’t is because my boots are too big and they suck but i have edollos and my nose bud is like half an inch off the ground
May 1 2021 10:24AM
3 3
profile picture
WoFlowz
Posts: 8043 - Karma: 63,873
Do your feet move around. When you butter and specifically your ankles? Is it a little is it a lot? Also edollos aren’t super soft skis you will need to put some effort into buttering them
May 1 2021 11:17AM
0 0
profile picture
sullivano*b
Posts: 1234 - Karma: 8,139
WoFlowzDo your feet move around. When you butter and specifically your ankles? Is it a little is it a lot? Also edollos aren’t super soft skis you will need to put some effort into buttering them


i always have to double sock and my heels and ankles lift a lot. and yeah armada lied about how soft they are
May 1 2021 11:18AM
1 0
profile picture
WoFlowz
Posts: 8043 - Karma: 63,873
sullivanobrien_i always have to double sock and my heels and ankles lift a lot. and yeah armada lied about how soft they are


Yeah man you should definitely see a boot fitter. A bad ski with good fitting boots will ski a lot better than a good ski with bad boots. Not saying the wet or edollos are bad skis. And the wet will help with how easy it’ll be to butter
May 1 2021 11:51AM
4 0
profile picture
migidimigi
Posts: 448 - Karma: 3,242
sullivanobrien_i always have to double sock and my heels and ankles lift a lot. and yeah armada lied about how soft they are


Damn man! Get boots that fit you!


Also dollos were supersoft when they first came out, noodly park skis exploded after that.
May 1 2021 11:53AM
3 0
profile picture
RyanWhitdog
Posts: 201 - Karma: 1,169
sullivanobrien_i always have to double sock and my heels and ankles lift a lot. and yeah armada lied about how soft they are


I used to have to do this until I sized down and got a smaller waisted boot. Get better fitting boots and break them in it will help a ton with your confidence
May 1 2021 12:03PM
0 0
profile picture
sullivano*b
Posts: 1234 - Karma: 8,139
RyanWhitdogI used to have to do this until I sized down and got a smaller waisted boot. Get better fitting boots and break them in it will help a ton with your confidence


any tips on breaking them in? i won’t be buying boots until the end of summer but might as well ask now
May 1 2021 1:05PM
3 0
profile picture
keagan.karstens
Posts: 1621 - Karma: 35,143
I hate being that guy cuz I don’t like it even when people say it to me but go to a boot fitter
May 1 2021 1:21PM
3 0
profile picture
RyanWhitdog
Posts: 201 - Karma: 1,169
sullivanobrien_any tips on breaking them in? i won’t be buying boots until the end of summer but might as well ask now


Throw them on sit there and watch every SLVSH video ever made. Jk but not all that kidding if you don’t heat mold them you just have to use them until they’re your boot dude. Some of my friends don’t heat mold and just deal with the pain until they’re broken in.
May 1 2021 2:09PM
1 0
profile picture
RyanWhitdog
Posts: 201 - Karma: 1,169
keagan.karstensI hate being that guy cuz I don’t like it even when people say it to me but go to a boot fitter


Sometimes its tough so many people don’t live near a good fitter and most bootfitters not in big markets right now have zero inventory so it’s near impossible for some to go to a good fitter or find boots in person right now
May 1 2021 2:10PM
4 0
profile picture
keagan.karstens
Posts: 1621 - Karma: 35,143
RyanWhitdogSometimes its tough so many people don’t live near a good fitter and most bootfitters not in big markets right now have zero inventory so it’s near impossible for some to go to a good fitter or find boots in person right now


That’s why I dont go to a boot fitter ever, I’m from the Chicago suburbs, really isn’t much out here
May 1 2021 5:01PM
2 0
profile picture
animator
Posts: 4567 - Karma: 26,341
sullivanobrien_i always have to double sock and my heels and ankles lift a lot. and yeah armada lied about how soft they are


They definitely didn’t lie because they are soft skis. It’s probably your technique. We’ve all seen the ON3P team butter the Magnus and the Jeffrey and those are stiff as hell compared to the Dollo. Boots that actually fit will help a little bit but 90% of doing proper butters is either technique or owning Blends. I skied a Blend for a week and could do sick nosebutters but I got back on my CT 3.0 and couldn’t do it for shit because I don’t have the technique down. Wets will help too since they’re soft and light but once you get the body movement you can pretty much do it on any ski.
May 1 2021 5:38PM
4 0
profile picture
skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7887 - Karma: 22,459
You definitely could need smaller boots. I wear a size 11/11.5 shoe depending on the brand, which is a 29/29.5 in mondo sizes.
Fitted ski boots though are 27.5.
May 1 2021 5:41PM
2 0
profile picture
bbw.enthusiast
Posts: 265 - Karma: 771
animatorThey definitely didn’t lie because they are soft skis. It’s probably your technique. We’ve all seen the ON3P team butter the Magnus and the Jeffrey and those are stiff as hell compared to the Dollo. Boots that actually fit will help a little bit but 90% of doing proper butters is either technique or owning Blends. I skied a Blend for a week and could do sick nosebutters but I got back on my CT 3.0 and couldn’t do it for shit because I don’t have the technique down. Wets will help too since they’re soft and light but once you get the body movement you can pretty much do it on any ski.


this, i ride stiff ass pipe skis and can get the fuck onto my noses because im not a lightweight pussy. boots dont matter and never will its weight distrobution
May 1 2021 11:38PM
0 5
profile picture
piss.boy
Posts: 1491 - Karma: 10,622
WoFlowzDo your feet move around. When you butter and specifically your ankles? Is it a little is it a lot? Also edollos aren’t super soft skis you will need to put some effort into buttering them


Whenever I do a tail butter for more then like 2 feet my boots loosen massivley
May 1 2021 11:44PM
1 0
profile picture
sullivano*b
Posts: 1234 - Karma: 8,139
lilpremethis, i ride stiff ass pipe skis and can get the fuck onto my noses because im not a lightweight pussy. boots dont matter and never will its weight distrobution


congratulations you’re not a 14 year old with a high metabolism stfu
May 2 2021 10:22AM
2 2
profile picture
KCoCM
Posts: 963 - Karma: 8,787
!!!!!!!!!
sullivanobrien_congratulations you’re not a 14 year old with a high metabolism stfu
May 2 2021 4:43PM
2 0
All times are Eastern (-5)