FT Forward Lean

Posts: 1571 - Karma: 25,534

Nov 19 2020 10:54AM

Rode a grass setup yesterday first time skiing this season and for some reason I felt like I really had to lean to put pressure on my shins. I added the spoilers from my old Salomon Ghosts and they feel better but im wondering if its worth dropping the cash on the actual FT forward lean adjustmenters.

There is a very very small gap between the spoiler and the liner idk if it rly matter tho

Also, is this a common problem??

thx

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backyardcracker

Posts: 349 - Karma: 1,200

Nov 19 2020 11:32AM

i've had a couple friends talk about similar issues, dk if it was the liner or something else

might be worth it buying those chocks, from my experience they've closed that gap quite a bit

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mals

Posts: 98 - Karma: 520

Nov 19 2020 12:31PM

Full tilts just are more upright than most other boots out there. I had the same problem, went to a shop and they told me to get some booster straps and they ended up making a huge difference.

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MountainInMyMind

Posts: 349 - Karma: 3,491

Nov 19 2020 2:10PM

just rig a second spoiler in there if you need more forward pressure. I 3D printed one for my boots

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CatdickBojangles

Posts: 6176 - Karma: 62,595

Nov 19 2020 2:29PM

The shims that come with FTs work great. I think I have some spares if you need them you can just pay shipping.

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CatdickBojangles

Posts: 6176 - Karma: 62,595

Nov 19 2020 2:37PM

malsFull tilts just are more upright than most other boots out there. I had the same problem, went to a shop and they told me to get some booster straps and they ended up making a huge difference.

Thats not true at all, FTs and flexions usually have more forward lean than most boots.

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cydwhit

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Nov 19 2020 7:59PM

Don't change your gear based on your first day on snow, especially if it was on grass, not snow. We're all rusty when we get back to skiing, but it's rarely the gear's fault. Ski a few days, get back into the swing of things and then decide if this is an issue. If it is, there are plenty of ways to fix it. But making big gear changes because you feel like shit at the beginning of the season is always a bad idea.

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BLandz

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Nov 19 2020 9:59PM

cydwhitDon't change your gear based on your first day on snow, especially if it was on grass, not snow. We're all rusty when we get back to skiing, but it's rarely the gear's fault. Ski a few days, get back into the swing of things and then decide if this is an issue. If it is, there are plenty of ways to fix it. But making big gear changes because you feel like shit at the beginning of the season is always a bad idea.

Lol thats so true I think I just had the pre-season grass session scares

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