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onenerdykidSmaller, lighter, shorter, weaker, less athletic, etc. people will want a softer boot. What feels soft for one person can be too stiff for someone else.
Get the flex that is appropriate/supportive enough for your weight, height, strength, ankle flexibility, and other forces you will be exerting on the boot. That might be 100, that might be 130.
onenerdykidSmaller, lighter, shorter, weaker, less athletic, etc. people will want a softer boot. What feels soft for one person can be too stiff for someone else.
Get the flex that is appropriate/supportive enough for your weight, height, strength, ankle flexibility, and other forces you will be exerting on the boot. That might be 100, that might be 130.
brosasakiBut what is "too stiff"? Don't you just want it as stiff as possible for maximum body-ski connection? I mean as long as it fits your foot right, it's not really any more or less comfortable, right? Is ankle movement actually important to ski technique beyond exerting forces that a stiff boot would normally transfer from the knees anyways?
FruitBootProIs this the only criteria for choosing a boot flex? Does personal preference have anything to do with it?
brosasakiWhat's the point of softer flex boots aside from comfort? Why not just use stiff-ass race boots for park and make tip/tail presses a lot easier. Wondering because I'm looking for new boots to replace a pair of race boots I have that are too long for my feet and make butters hard. Aren't the three-piece "full tilt" designs just worse performance?
