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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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Mar 28 2022 9:33AM
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Sendyonthetendy
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using insoles will be better in the long term. more comfort, more support, and better for your feet in general
Mar 28 2022 9:35AM
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switchlip2
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I can’t ski without em
Mar 28 2022 11:02AM
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Mr.Ice
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I like to go barefoot straight into the plastic boot shell.
Mar 28 2022 11:50AM
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Session
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If you have not noticed a difference it's probably because you have a bad fit to begin with.
Mar 28 2022 12:10PM
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toe-bang-gang
Posts: 208 - Karma: 1,269
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
Mar 28 2022 1:05PM
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Murslop
Posts: 73 - Karma: 599
I don't have any in my ft and i used them on Saturday. I didn't go off more than 3 jumps
Mar 28 2022 1:39PM
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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.
Mar 28 2022 10:01PM
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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
Mar 29 2022 2:04PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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Mygaryempty liner

Surly nobody actually does this.
Mar 29 2022 8:27PM
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Mygary
Posts: 11 - Karma: -5
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
Mar 29 2022 11:22PM
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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.
Mar 31 2022 4:14PM
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