Boot issue

gnarrr

gnarrr

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Last season the issue with my boots was that they hurt my feet and

froze my toes when I was skiing. I got them punched at the beginning of

last season. I also had to wear thin socks in order to get them on. Now

I try them on, my left foot is a little bit bigger than my right foot,

both toes of my feet curl down. I went to try on a few pairs of ski

boots w/o knowing the size of my current pair of boots. The person who

was fitting put 26.5 boots on both my feet, it felt really tight and I

just went home to look at my boots. When I got home I checked my boots

and the only size I could find said "270mm-275mm" (does this =

27/27.5?) and they are also too small for me and they've been punched.

So should I buy new boots or just get my current ones punched again?

Btw - they're nordica and i've had them 4 years
 
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i checked how my foot was in just the shell

behind heel: left - 7mm of space, right - 13mm of space

sides: both right and left are more than slightly touching
 
ive never had this happen to me. but i heard that its not pressure on the sides of your feet or the length of the boot that would make your feet do that. its the pressure on the top of your foot. because i guess when theres pressure on the top it pinches nerves/blood supply to your toes and makes them cold and hurt. i just heard this from a friend but it makes a lot of sense so i think its probably true... but no gurantees :)
 
def get a new boot fitter or go to a different shop and try to get some type of refund on your old boots they owe it to you for not fitting you in the right boots
 
A 270 bsl which is what that little number is, BSL meaning Boot Sole Length, is probaly like a size 23. so if he sized you for a 26 thats much bigger then the size of your current boot. if the shop your going to is legit, then the guy probaly knows what he is doing and you should be in a 26ish boot, so just try on a bunch of different size 26ish boots and see which one fits best, but its better to get your boot fitting properly then worrying about the BSL
 
ok to check shell fit you want to take the liner out and put your foot inside the shell and move your foot forward till your toes touch the front and then measure the amount of room behind the heel not on the sides. and you also wanna feel for how much room you have along the sides of your foot. now you want between 1/4" and 3/4" of room behind the heel, and one inch isn't really that bad cause one foot will be smaller than the other. now where did they do shell modifications?
 
i cant remember what boots i have but im having a problem where it feels like someone is taking wooden pegs and shoving them between my toes, its extremely painful and the only way to alleviate this is to have my boots buckled so tight that my feet fall asleep, and obviously that isnt good. what the hell is wrong?
 
I am thinking the same thing. There is only one bsl on any boot since that is the actual running length of the shell. It's not like it can grow magically to give it a range.
 
Ya then they are 27.0/27.5. Now did he do a shell fit on the 26.5 boot with you? Boots are supposed to be tight, especially when you first try them on with no pack out. Now if he did a shell fit and it was the proper length between your heel and the shell than that is the proper size for you. The problem might not be in the length like you think it is, but in the shape of the toebox (maybe the whole last width even) of the boots you are putting on.

Now did you actually ski your current boots enough to where they packed out? Because the liner will feel tight in the toe area like that without heat treating the liners with toe caps on, or plain skiing them till they stretch out.

It just really sounds like you are either being put into the wrong shape boot (not length), or you just are totally new to tight but right boots before proper pack out. My recommendation is to 1.get a second opinion from another good bootfitter if you have doubts 2.go through trying on lots of different brands and models of boots with whichever bootfitter you go to until you find the right shape for your foot.
 
I would go to a different shop, if you left after you were sized to a new boot feeling uncertain that they fit then the bootfitter is 1 of 2 things. 1. Lazy and doesn't care about you and your potential purchase or 2 he just doesn't have a solid boot fitting knowledge, or knowledge of his product. You should never leave a shop without feeling like you understand why you are in the boot that you were sold. Also your feet froze due to circulation issues. The boots being buckled to tight. I think from your description of the pain you were feeling that you were in a boot last year that wasn't wide enough for your foot. that is why the boot had work done to it.
 
horizon: next time im gonna go try on a bunch of different boots at a different store

freeskiingyouth: even after they got punched they still cut off the circulation. i usually never did up the 2nd buckle on my boots from the bottom. idk if this was due to having a high instep or the boots just not wide enough.
 
If you have a high instep you should look at Tecnica and Nordica they typically have a higher instep shell. Also on the top of your foot you have two blood vessels that deliver the blood to your foot if you have a high instep you are more likely to slow the circulation faster with a boot that fits your foot shape poorly.
 
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