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Skiing with no Footbed or insole - To ski or not to ski?

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Mygary
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Does anyone here choose not to use a custom/supporting insole or footbed when skiing? Whether you go foot in empty liner or you use the stock insole or a variation of it, how do you feel when you ski insoleless? I know lots of people tout them heavily because they stop over pronation and are supposed to enhance comfort, but I'll be honest, I really don't notice a huge difference in my comfort or skiing when using versus not using. Anyone have thoughts or opinions on this who has tried insole versus no insole? I have seen the argument that it lets you edge more easily, but I also feel like this is not very evident for me, edging both feels responsive and intuitive.

**This thread was edited on Mar 28th 2022 at 9:35:11am
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3 years ago
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Sendyonthetendy
Posts: 40 - Karma: 249
using insoles will be better in the long term. more comfort, more support, and better for your feet in general
3 years ago
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switchlip2
Posts: 2142 - Karma: 25,187
I can’t ski without em
3 years ago
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Mr.Ice
Posts: 23 - Karma: 148
I like to go barefoot straight into the plastic boot shell.
3 years ago
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Session
Posts: 5413 - Karma: 22,606
If you have not noticed a difference it's probably because you have a bad fit to begin with.
3 years ago
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toe-bang-gang
Posts: 208 - Karma: 1,272
Ive got a custom pair of footbeds in my s pros and im gonna be honest I don't notice a difference between them and superfeet
3 years ago
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Murslop
Posts: 73 - Karma: 600
I don't have any in my ft and i used them on Saturday. I didn't go off more than 3 jumps
3 years ago
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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I honestly wouldn't want to ski without my boots set up just the way they are.
3 years ago
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Juviticus
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If you ski no footbed at all you're either built incredibly different or your boots don't fit. I know some people don't notice the difference between proper insoles and what comes with the boot but from experience selling superfeet in boots, 95% of people notice improvements. If you go no insole at all, I just wanna know who hurt you. Fully custom insoles are more designed for people with very different feet but in terms of functionality, it's the same as something like superfeet
3 years ago
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a_pla5tic_bag
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Mygaryempty liner

Surly nobody actually does this.
3 years ago
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Mygary
Posts: 11 - Karma: -8
a_pla5tic_bagSurly nobody actually does this.


Can be pretty comfy and fine with a good liner like intuitions, I ski footbed-less in Scarpa T1 tele boot for instance
3 years ago
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cydwhit
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a_pla5tic_bagSurly nobody actually does this.


I've done this. Insoles were out of the liners to dry them out, had to get out the door in a rush, ended up spending 7 hours sledding/skiing/hiking/standing around with no footbeds. Skiing felt like absolute garbage, but the boots were more comfy for the other stuff since my foot had more room and stayed warmer.
3 years ago
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