One boot fits, the other one doesn't.

joacovicdaI've noticed my right foot is smaller than my left one, so only my left boot feels ok but the right one is loose, not extremely but my heel/ankle moves when I do a nollie or a nosebutter, is there any realistic solution? (It's as tight as possible and it still causes friction pain)

**This thread was edited on Sep 25th 2023 at 10:15:35am

What kind of boots? Alot of 3-4 buckle boots you can spin the buckles to tighten them. You might have your left buckles tighter than the right. If you tried/checked that maybe try a high-volume foot bed or something in the right. If they are full tilts just toss em and go to a bootfitter.

Reducing space is tough, if you were to look at new boots you'd get fit to the smaller foot and have the other one custom fit larger. But yeah, thicker, high-volume insoles could help along with J-bar foam on the ankles. If I were you though I'd start looking around for new boots

talk to a boot fitter. I had boots that were too big once and a shop set me up with some boot fitting foam as a stop gap. no matter what the fit wasn't quite right though. best solution for me was ultimately to buy boots that were a shell size smaller. with the smaller size neither of my boots will fit out of the box but they fit right with a little boot work

Look into getting a butterfly wrap for your heel. Just a piece of foam you stick onto the outside of your liner that lates up space

Hit up a decent bootfitter and have them take a look. What they will likely tell you is to look for new boots, and like stated before always fit to the smaller foot. Making space > filling space. You may be able to get by with a shim under your liner and some minor foam padding to lock you in, but it won’t be perfect / will work temporarily.


I was a bootfitter for a few years at a good shop, and although I have the opposite of a foot fetish, I learned a lot and have carried that knowledge forward in my own personal boot fitting / purchasing.

Bernie585What kind of boots? Alot of 3-4 buckle boots you can spin the buckles to tighten them. You might have your left buckles tighter than the right. If you tried/checked that maybe try a high-volume foot bed or something in the right. If they are full tilts just toss em and go to a bootfitter.

that's the problem haha, the right buckles are actually tighter, they're the atomic hawx prime 110. I'll look into the foot bed, thanks!

iDontHitRailsLook into getting a butterfly wrap for your heel. Just a piece of foam you stick onto the outside of your liner that lates up space

yeah I'll probably give that a try, thanks!

LemuelHit up a decent bootfitter and have them take a look. What they will likely tell you is to look for new boots, and like stated before always fit to the smaller foot. Making space > filling space. You may be able to get by with a shim under your liner and some minor foam padding to lock you in, but it won’t be perfect / will work temporarily.


I was a bootfitter for a few years at a good shop, and although I have the opposite of a foot fetish, I learned a lot and have carried that knowledge forward in my own personal boot fitting / purchasing.

maybe I'll look into some new boots that are smaller, tough finding decent stuff in my area tho haha