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How important is it to buckle your top boot buckles first and your bottom buckles last?

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dolanslebensraum
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i hear it all the time from boot shop employees but when i do it right vs doing it wrong i dont feel a difference on the mountain. It all seems to fall into place no matter what order i buckle my boots buckles. Is it important to do it right?


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/940379/Correct-Boot-Ski-Buckle-Sequence

**This thread was edited on Oct 2nd 2019 at 2:04:27pm
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Biffbarf
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What's the over/under on when dolan succumbs to a fentanyl addiction
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CalumSKI
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bruh idk but it seems like every other thread is yours lol
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dolanslebensraum
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BiffbarfWhat's the over/under on when dolan succumbs to a fentanyl addiction


Im on methadone so even if i shot dope with alot of fentanyl in it id be pretty safe.
If i had an inferior enough mind that i couldnt understand how tolerance worked id probably do myself a favor by killing myself.
Im not saying that you should kill yourself mister biffbarf the dea agent, im only saying that if i were you i would kill myself.
Anyways.
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dolanslebensraum
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CalumSKIbruh idk but it seems like every other thread is yours lol


if you are in a mortuary, your conversations will outnumber the conversations of the other people there. Make sense?
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CalumSKI
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DolanReloadedIm on methadone so even if i shot dope with alot of fentanyl in it id be pretty safe.
If i had an inferior enough mind that i couldnt understand how tolerance worked id probably do myself a favor by killing myself.
Im not saying that you should kill yourself mister biffbarf the dea agent, im only saying that if i were you i would kill myself.
Anyways.


bye bye biffbarf
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CalumSKI
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DolanReloadedif you are in a mortuary, your conversations will outnumber the conversations of the other people there. Make sense?


300iq
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tahoearmada20
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i always buckle toes first then work my way up then re-tighten the upper buckle and power strap
racers always say something about it but I dont care
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270on420out
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I didn’t even know this was a thing and I grew up in a house full of racers and my dad was a boot fitter for like 15+ years.

I always do the booster strap first lol (and put it under the tongue).
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clorox
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DIRTYBUBBLEI didn’t even know this was a thing and I grew up in a house full of racers and my dad was a boot fitter for like 15+ years.

I always do the booster strap first lol (and put it under the tongue).


Never understood putting the booster strap under the tongue. I always start with the middle buckle.
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GrandThings
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I think it depends on how much your hips have widened over the last year
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CalumSKI
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GrandThingsI think it depends on how much your hips have widened over the last year


if you have become D U M M Y T H I C C
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ReturnToMonkey
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GrandThingsI think it depends on how much your hips have widened over the last year



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TACO-DOG.exe
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you should go from your toe up. you'll get a tighter boot by working with the natural shape of the shell and liner instead of against it.
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Lemuel
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Top to bottom. Your foot naturally slides all the way to the toe box when you put your boot on, you don't want to lock your foot in that position. Cuff buckles, flex then finger tight on the bottom.
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dolanslebensraum
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GrandThingsI think it depends on how much your hips have widened over the last year


Feeling clever today?
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Chunderface
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"Get your ass forward and ski like a proper person."
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elcheapo
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I'm missing two buckles so it's an easy decision.
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davetron78
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So your ankle joint has the most affect (of lower extremities) while skiing. To properly secure a nice fit, do the ankle buckle first then move your way up the shin and lastly the toe buckles.
DolanReloadedi hear it all the time from boot shop employees but when i do it right vs doing it wrong i dont feel a difference on the mountain. It all seems to fall into place no matter what order i buckle my boots buckles. Is it important to do it right?


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/940379/Correct-Boot-Ski-Buckle-Sequence

**This thread was edited on Oct 2nd 2019 at 2:04:27pm
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davetron78
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Like Shakira said, your hips don't lie
GrandThingsI think it depends on how much your hips have widened over the last year
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BigmoneyMatt
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This shit only works for racers fuck you.
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partyandBS
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I always go middle buckle to sink my heel back then move up and finish with the toe. It truely is an act of love.
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freeskibum82
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I start with the powerstrap up top just to collect the cuff plastic (makes buckling easier). Then i do the second from the top down buckle, then the top buckle. I leave the toes unbuckled for the first lift up and at the top ill tighten the toe buckles and readjust my top buckles and powerstrap (as i had them closed but off by 2 positions)
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AlmostCooler
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DolanReloadedif you are in a mortuary, your conversations will outnumber the conversations of the other people there. Make sense?


Hahahaha ok this is funny
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dolanslebensraum
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AlmostCoolerHahahaha ok this is funny


Like seriously. This place is dead and by making alot of halfway decent threads i might be injecting some life back in this bitch. Obviously if we could call eachother whatever we wanted we would slowly restore ns back to the free speech hangout it used to be. But i still have faith even if we cant say certain words. Theres always going to be fresh faces who want to find an online hangout where everybody thinks freeskiing is cool as fuck. We will see tho.
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AlmostCooler
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DolanReloadedLike seriously. This place is dead and by making alot of halfway decent threads i might be injecting some life back in this bitch. Obviously if we could call eachother whatever we wanted we would slowly restore ns back to the free speech hangout it used to be. But i still have faith even if we cant say certain words. Theres always going to be fresh faces who want to find an online hangout where everybody thinks freeskiing is cool as fuck. We will see tho.

mUh FrEe sPeEcH

you can have fun without being racist or a general cunt

however your general points are valid, thanks for doing your best to keep this place kicking
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JAlps
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- Top two buckles loosly
- flex into the boot like 3 times until your heal seats correctly into the pocket
- bottom buckles
- tighten up the top and do the power strap last.
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freestyler540
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NightFantasies- Top two buckles loosly
- flex into the boot like 3 times until your heal seats correctly into the pocket
- bottom buckles
- tighten up the top and do the power strap last.

I do that too.
But, I leave them super loose when Im taking the first chair of the day. Then, I tighten those fuckers down.
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SavageBiff
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DolanReloadedi hear it all the time from boot shop employees but when i do it right vs doing it wrong i dont feel a difference on the mountain. It all seems to fall into place no matter what order i buckle my boots buckles. Is it important to do it right?


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/940379/Correct-Boot-Ski-Buckle-Sequence

**This thread was edited on Oct 2nd 2019 at 2:04:27pm


It’s as important as putting your pp away before zipping

put boot on
buckle bottom leg buckle then top then strap then tighten bottom then top then strap final micro adjustment that should only need done once then foot and toe buckle just enough to keep them buckled their only function is to keep d snow out
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iced
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SavageBiffIt’s as important as putting your pp away before zipping


zipping?
thats bullshit
10 years going and I've never snipped my tip with velcro
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SavageBiff
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icedzipping?
thats bullshit
10 years going and I've never snipped my tip with velcro

I put a fuckin scar on the back of my shaft when I was like 6 or 7
I ran from the bathroom to the classroom with my wee wee stuck I was like miss Helen help 😅
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JAlps
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freestyler540I do that too.
But, I leave them super loose when Im taking the first chair of the day. Then, I tighten those fuckers down.

Yeah those bitches get unbuckled every lap for me haha

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elcheapo
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The second buckle down first seems like it prevents buckling the tung too hi off the ankle so second one down first after kicking heel back then top. Both tie buckles are ripped off on my full tilts with raichle emblems.
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davetron78
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When Dalbello, a Raichle subcontractor, re-introduced the three-piece design in 2004 as their "Cabrio" line, the market for the original Flexon was inadvertently re-created. k2 sports had already purchased the original Flexon moulds, but were late to bring them to market. These have since been released under the new Full Tilt brand. Roxa, the Italian boot maker who produces Flexon for K2, also sells the boot under their own name. Numerous companies are now producing three-piece designs.

second buckle down first seems like it prevents buckling the tung too hi off the ankle so second one down first after kicking heel back then top. Both tie buckles are ripped off on my full tilts with raichle emblems.[/quote]
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CLQ
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