A tip for your next bootfitting.

i wonder how many kids would actually still get full tilts if they did this

I was saying the exact same thing last week when my friend was getting fitted. She was all like the fit on these boots is great but i really cant stop thinking about how they look compared to the others i tried on. This definitely isnt a girl thing. Everybody gets at least a little hung up on what their new gear looks like. Sure you want to like the product you've just spent x amount of money on but you really have to see past the aesthetics and really look at the gritty details. Whether its fit/flex for buying boots or the tech which goes into the skis your looking at and not the topsheet which is the last piece of material to be added and the design forms no function on the ski. Sure the topsheet protects the ski but it could quite easily have no design and do exactly the same job. I really try hard to take all of my superficial thoughts out of the equation when starting to look for new stuff and really focus on how its going to effect my skiing (the most important part) and when ive formed an idea of what i want/need i only then start to think about how it looks and how others are going to see it. If you're spending time in your ski gear looking at it, you're doing it wrong. Example this years timmy pro full tilts, rubber souls, until know i have only known of rubber souls on touring boots because its not as harsh to walk and tour in boots with rubber souls but if you're spending enough time walking about in the car park in your boots to want rubber souls, something isnt right. As ever the cable covers serve no purpose and are a waste of material. /rant

I cam in to this year with one thought. 3 piece. Beyond that I had no preconceived notion of what I would get. Just that I would try everything on.

Ending up in a Nordica Double Six was unexpected. But it fit well, and though it was lacking some features it was way less than I was willing to spend, wich left room in the budget for an intuition, and booster strap upgrade.

Real happy.

haha probably like none

This is actually a really good idea. Definitely gonna use it next time.

Well if my manager ever gives me a shift I'm gonna do this next time a kid comes in asking wether he should get spk's or ft's....

probably a lot... intuition liners are really comfortable and the boots are a breeze to get into and really light, I owned FT's for five years and loved them but just switched to the ace of spades for this season because I wanted a bit more stiffness and better buckles than FT could offer.

Coming from someone whos unprofessionally fitted himself for the past two years. I can honestly say this is a great idea. I rode size 29.5 full tilts even though I am a size 27. I went to a fitter this year and was blown away at all the things that they can do to a boot to make it PERFECT. Full tilts do not suck, they just need to fit you right. Which they didn't for me. I got fitted and it turned out dalbellos fit me great. I'm using the new il Moro T now. They are like feetgasms.

Bootfitters are not gods. For those of us who can't find a good bootfitter, this is suicide. People on NS need to stop assuming that we are all being fitted by world-class Olympic bootfitters. Or that everyone is a 13 year old looking for TWall FullTilts. Most of us fall in the middle of these 2 extreme categories and have to go in with knowledge and boot types we think will go well with our feet and expected outcomes while skiing. Otherwise we get put in a boot we don't want AND it still fits like a square cinder-block.

they're the closest thing to it.

If so, there are twice as many "devils" who are terrible and will destroy your skiing experience if you let them dictate your boot purchase.

^unfortunatly there are alot of bad boot fitters out there. Guys who like skiing and get a job doing it for a season or two, but have no training but still think there gods gift.

Its best to go into a shop with an idea of what u want in terms of fit so the bootfitter can work with u to help find the best fit. U can't just walk in there with no idea wat u want and just let the bootfitter do everything. If u don't have atleast an idea of wat sort of fit u want then they will put anything on ur feet. Not because they want u to buy boots from them but because theres such a wide variety and huge range to choose from. They can't just guess what fit u want. Best bet is to do a bit research beforehand then let the bootfitter work with ur ideas to find the best compromise

This.