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Boot fitter

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meowmeowforfanar
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i dont have immediate in town acsess to a boot fitter should i take the trip or can i just go of the sizes online has to offer without trying any on?
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Ducky.
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Make the trip. Trust me
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malux94
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it's the worthiest trip you can take
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DERS.
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NO. get your foot fitted to the proper boot. this is absolutely essential and is the most important piece of gear you can own
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Bi-ShredinalGuy
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Boot fitters make your feet happy. Happy feet make you happy.
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Thick.Black.Gurl
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Lets just put it like this, boots are your most important piece of gear you have. You can buy the coolest, lightest, best skis, best bindings, saga and jiberish everything :D but if your not comfortable in your boots, your going to have a bad time! So ya, make the trip, road trip! Party it up
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AJizzle
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Worst piece of advice one can give another skier...0/10 for u. And to the op do what ever it takes to go to a legitimate shop with a couple of expirienced boot fitters
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RudyGarmisch
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Unless your feet are magical and dont have issues (as I know some people somehow do), go check one out.

And please dont buy the boot online after the fitter has done all the hard work.
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mountainviper
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My feet aren't magical...though they smell magical sometimes....but they are as "average" as they get and I still had issues...take the trip.
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.MASSHOLE.
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What he said. Super important. Chances are, you may need a little work on the boot.
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meowmeowforfanar
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that thread is old i already went like 4 days ago and already ordered some boots

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AJizzle
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Went to the fitter then ordered online?
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maxwell666
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if you know the general shape of your foot, you can buy them on line, honestly most of these people have just heard that its important but they dont understand why. a bootfitter doesnt just make you try on boots until you find one that fits, a sportmart employee could do that. most people will try on boots for ever and never find a boot that fits just right and that is where the boot fitter comes in. bring your boot in and they will be able to mold your liner, punch out the shell wherever you have pressure points and add insoles and supplimentary padding where you slip around. if you have no idea, you can go to your shop and just try them on to find something close, buy it online and go back to your shop to have them fit it, most shops charge 20-40$
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AJizzle
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Or u could just buy them at the shop, support your local shop, and not have to pay for fitting for the first year at least
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Sklar
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... or you could go to a shop with a good bootfitter, who will get you in the right boot to begin with, so you don't need to do all kinds of work on it, then support that shop by buying said properly fitting boots from the shop, not the internet, another plus to this method is most legit shops will offer a boot fit guarantee, making any work needing to be done on your boots in the future free
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maxwell666
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did you read my post? a boot fitter is supposed to help modify the boot to make it fit, they make ski boots in very general shapes that wont fit anyone perfectly, the boot fitter refines the fit of the boot, you are supporting your local shop by paying them to help fit your boots.
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AJizzle
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 522
U could also just spend the same amount of money on boots at the shop, give them more profit and get free fitting, which would be the most effective way to get things done, instead of driving super far, getting fit, buying the boot online then driving a couple more hours to get them tweaked
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tomPietrowski
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Its a common misconception that a good boot fitter can make any boot fit. Now where it may be true that a good bootfitter will be able to get nearly any boot skiable, it does not mean they will be able to get a bad boot to fit brilliantly. It is always best to start with the best fitting boot and go from there, if you buy a boot which is far too wide for your foot, then you will be adding material to the boot, which will comprimise both the function and fit. Yes the boot may fit better after the work but the boot would still not be as good as if you had got a good fitting boot in the first place.
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Sklar
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yea, i did read your post

Quoting maxwell666 from Aug 5 2011 1:08:47:
a bootfitter doesnt just make you try on boots until you find one that fits, a sportmart employee could do that. most people will try on boots for ever and never find a boot that fits just right and that is where the boot fitter comes in. bring your boot in and they will be able to mold your liner, punch out the shell wherever you have pressure points and add insoles and supplimentary padding where you slip around. if you have no idea, you can go to your shop and just try them on to find something close, buy it online and go back to your shop to have them fit it, most shops charge 20-40$


A good, read GOOD, fitter will get you in the right shape, flex, etc. boot for your foot shape, skiing ype/ability, and so on. If you get the right boot in the first place, you don't need to punch and grind. Plus, you are supporting your shop by buying a product from them rather than taking advantage of their free fitting and buying the product elsewhere. Paying the $30-$40 that you would otherwise save online to get the right boot with free work if the boot may not be exactly right is better than paying $30-$40 every time there is a problem with your boot because you didn't get the right boot for your foot in the first place.
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maxwell666
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lol in your quote you cut off a key part of what i said. if you know the general shape of your foot i.e. last width, length, volume high or low etc. the fitter will help fine tune the fit.
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onenerdykid
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Most people are wrong about the size of their feet, let alone the width and volume of their feet. I know my feet exactly and there is no way I would be comfortable just ordering any 98mm boot because the general description of the boot matches my thoughts about my foot.

Yeah a boot-fitter could make it better, but why not just see the boot-fitter from the beginning, try on some options under his/her guidance, get what fits (plus have a boot-fit guarantee), and know that if you do encounter problems down the road, then they will help fine tune the fit. Seems like a more reasonable option to me.
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