NEW BOOTS, any suggestions?

[wizard_of_aahhhs]

So I have been riding my full tilts for the past 4 years. I love them, but performance wise they aren't at the standard I want them to be at. Just give me some suggestions for a freestyle boot that will have better ankle hold than a full tilt and better durability. SPKs? Nordica ace 3 star? Dalbello? I want that freestyle flex and feel but with the ankle hold.

 

[Bagina]

We can't see your foot... Go to a boot fitter and get a professional opinion in person, ya fuckin' goof.

 

[wizard_of_aahhhs]

We can't see your foot... Go to a boot fitter and get a professional opinion in person, ya fuckin' goof.

I always go to a boot fitter. But I'm currently far away from my preferred boot fitter and am doing research on boots myself. Then Im going to tell my boot fitter what boots I'm interested in and he can order them and let me choose for myself while still giving me professional advice.

 

[Pipe_Munky]

I always go to a boot fitter. But I'm currently far away from my preferred boot fitter and am doing research on boots myself. Then Im going to tell my boot fitter what boots I'm interested in and he can order them and let me choose for myself while still giving me professional advice.

You have a shop that will order boots just so you can try them on? As someone that has worked in shops for a lot of years, I'm calling bullshit.

 

[Caucasian_Asian]

I always go to a boot fitter. But I'm currently far away from my preferred boot fitter and am doing research on boots myself. Then Im going to tell my boot fitter what boots I'm interested in and he can order them and let me choose for myself while still giving me professional advice.

Just order them all from BC, and return the ones that you don't like.

 

[Donketts]

Go to a boot fitter they will help the most!

 

[50Kal]

Then Im going to tell my boot fitter what boots I'm interested in and he can order them and let me choose for myself while still giving me professional advice.

Have zero preference of what boot to buy when buying new boots. It could possibly lead you to buying boot that kinda fits but still suck.

I go back to Minnesota (I ski in Colorado) for bootfitting cause I have not found a better bootfitter than my boot guy. Plus he does lots boot work for beer.

Things you can do before going to a bootfitter to actually help yourself:

1.Sandals flatten feet. This could lead to the feeling you need a bigger boot and more work than necessary. I will always go to ski shops during the summer and try stuff but will wait til I start wearing closed shoes again in the fall before I buy. This just gets me a better fit.

2.Write down things about your self as a skier. Your height,weight ability, how often do you ski, what was the flex of your last boot. The only thing about what kinda of boot you want is AT or Alpine in terms of what kinda.

3. Find a good bootfitter. If you walk into ski shop for boot buying and they ask you what boots you want to try or ask what your foot size is, I would leave. Those two questions tell me they have no idea of they are doing. If you have no choice in the matter (next ski shop or fitter is more than 2 states away) It would be okay to try boots at least. But be cautious cause it sound like they don't ski or give a shit at all.

4.Labels mean nothing. Doesn't matter what the label says. If says racer extreme 400 but fits well and flex feels good buy that and ski it the park. Torin Yater still rocks a pair womans Nordica.https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/766169/What-boots-does-Torin-have-

Spark notes: Physically try boots on, Find a good fitter, doesn't matter what kinda of a boot just needs to fit well and perform well.

 

[Bergan]

Me and my friends have skied a lot of different boots, i'm currently on a full tilt switching to SPK, but what we've realized is that it doesn't have shit to do with the brand, some of us fit dalbello perfectly, some rosa, some full tilt, and i'm the SPK. Go to a local store if you have one and try absolutely everyone possible! And try different sizes, because the different brands often have like a small difference.

 

[tomPietrowski]

Have zero preference of what boot to buy when buying new boots. It could possibly lead you to buying boot that kinda fits but still suck.

I go back to Minnesota (I ski in Colorado) for bootfitting cause I have not found a better bootfitter than my boot guy. Plus he does lots boot work for beer.

Things you can do before going to a bootfitter to actually help yourself:

1.Sandals flatten feet. This could lead to the feeling you need a bigger boot and more work than necessary. I will always go to ski shops during the summer and try stuff but will wait til I start wearing closed shoes again in the fall before I buy. This just gets me a better fit.

2.Write down things about your self as a skier. Your height,weight ability, how often do you ski, what was the flex of your last boot. The only thing about what kinda of boot you want is AT or Alpine in terms of what kinda.

3. Find a good bootfitter. If you walk into ski shop for boot buying and they ask you what boots you want to try or ask what your foot size is, I would leave. Those two questions tell me they have no idea of they are doing. If you have no choice in the matter (next ski shop or fitter is more than 2 states away) It would be okay to try boots at least. But be cautious cause it sound like they don't ski or give a shit at all.

4.Labels mean nothing. Doesn't matter what the label says. If says racer extreme 400 but fits well and flex feels good buy that and ski it the park. Torin Yater still rocks a pair womans Nordica.https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/766169/What-boots-does-Torin-have-

Spark notes: Physically try boots on, Find a good fitter, doesn't matter what kinda of a boot just needs to fit well and perform well.

This is the best advice I here. You need to find a good boot fitter and go in totally open minded. One of the worst things as a fitter is having a customer who comes in with a boot already in mind. 9 times out of 10 the boot will not fit so you spend te first hour or so just convincing them the boot they want is not a good option.

otger theN that though the only other thing I wanted to comment on was your first point. Don't worry about your feet flatening in sandals. As fitters we do not really look at how you stand unless we have put your foot into neutral already. What I mean is as fitters we are always going to change the position of your foot to get the best alignment so it does not matter if your feet flaten out in sandals ect as we are going to take that into account anyway.