i guess it was rude of me to call them "shit"…
it could of been a mixture of a poor boot fitter, but i wasn't really digging the whole feel of the boot.
after it started to break in, it was packing out like crazy so i had to tighten the buckles down to the tighest adjustment. Also the tongues of the liner didn't "stay up" if you know what i mean, so every time i would flex my tongues or drive my shins, the tongue would sag down, creating a pinch on the top of my ankle, and an unnatural fit over my whole shin.
While they were stiff, it just didnt seem natural to me, and it just didn't work out. Maybe it was just me, who knows.