I am Jack's total lack of heel immobilization

Hello all,

I'm having some issues with my heel lifting in my boots. I once saw a strap
that you put on over your boots to help "tie" your boot to your foot. I
can't find it anywhere on the internet so I'm thinking it must have been
some kind of fad or gimmick.

So the question arises, how do you control heel lift? I guess I should have
gotten better fitting boots but there's no use in dwelling in the past.
I've got 2000 Salomon Dialogue boots that I'm pretty happy with and I
haven't really had a problem with them. I've got a very narrow foot, so my
boots aren't the best fit but with thick socks, it's not so bad.

I figure I should try to lace up my boots as tight as I can and see how that
goes. Do the lace "puller" devices work well enough to try?

Any advice would be great. I'm already looking forward to hitting Crusty
Butte in January.!!!

-Bruce

"Bruce Chang" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I'm having some issues with my heel lifting in my boots. I once saw a
strap
that you put on over your boots to help "tie" your boot to your foot. I
can't find it anywhere on the internet so I'm thinking it must have been
some kind of fad or gimmick.

So the question arises, how do you control heel lift? I guess I should
have
gotten better fitting boots but there's no use in dwelling in the past.
I've got 2000 Salomon Dialogue boots that I'm pretty happy with and I
haven't really had a problem with them. I've got a very narrow foot, so
my
boots aren't the best fit but with thick socks, it's not so bad.

I figure I should try to lace up my boots as tight as I can and see how
that
goes. Do the lace "puller" devices work well enough to try?

I've got the Salomon Malamutes, and they have a built in heel strap, and a
built in lace puller, as well as lace locks. They seem to work a treat (I
also have narrow feet). Anything you can use to get the laces as tight as
possible would be good. I used to rent boots that just had laces, and they
were a nightmare, especially when your hands are cold and the laces are wet.
So yeah, I'd reccommend some kind of lace puller.

http://www.tognar.com/boot.html

Hope this helps.

"Bruce Chang" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I'm having some issues with my heel lifting in my boots. I once saw a
strap
that you put on over your boots to help "tie" your boot to your foot. I
can't find it anywhere on the internet so I'm thinking it must have been
some kind of fad or gimmick.

So the question arises, how do you control heel lift? I guess I should
have
gotten better fitting boots but there's no use in dwelling in the past.
I've got 2000 Salomon Dialogue boots that I'm pretty happy with and I
haven't really had a problem with them. I've got a very narrow foot, so
my
boots aren't the best fit but with thick socks, it's not so bad.

I figure I should try to lace up my boots as tight as I can and see how
that
goes. Do the lace "puller" devices work well enough to try?

Any advice would be great. I'm already looking forward to hitting Crusty
Butte in January.!!!

-Bruce

I'm just the opposite here, I HATE my boots to be tight as I lose feeling in
my feet within an hour. I usually keep the lower laces very loose and then
as I approach the ankle and up, I make an effort to really tighten as much
as possible. I still get some heel lift but its much better then the
alternative of not being able to feel by feet and react lightly to the
conditions.

"Bruce Chang" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I'm having some issues with my heel lifting in my boots. I once saw a
strap
that you put on over your boots to help "tie" your boot to your foot. I
can't find it anywhere on the internet so I'm thinking it must have been
some kind of fad or gimmick.

So the question arises, how do you control heel lift? I guess I should
have
gotten better fitting boots but there's no use in dwelling in the past.
I've got 2000 Salomon Dialogue boots that I'm pretty happy with and I
haven't really had a problem with them. I've got a very narrow foot, so
my
boots aren't the best fit but with thick socks, it's not so bad.

I figure I should try to lace up my boots as tight as I can and see how
that
goes. Do the lace "puller" devices work well enough to try?

Any advice would be great. I'm already looking forward to hitting Crusty
Butte in January.!!!

-Bruce

"jaycb74" wrote in message news:1069867203.712105@sj-nntpcache-5...
I'm just the opposite here, I HATE my boots to be tight as I lose feeling in
my feet within an hour. I usually keep the lower laces very loose and then
as I approach the ankle and up, I make an effort to really tighten as much
as possible. I still get some heel lift but its much better then the
alternative of not being able to feel by feet and react lightly to the
conditions.

"Bruce Chang" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I'm having some issues with my heel lifting in my boots. I once saw a
strap
that you put on over your boots to help "tie" your boot to your foot. I
can't find it anywhere on the internet so I'm thinking it must have been
some kind of fad or gimmick.

So the question arises, how do you control heel lift? I guess I should
have
gotten better fitting boots but there's no use in dwelling in the past.
I've got 2000 Salomon Dialogue boots that I'm pretty happy with and I
haven't really had a problem with them. I've got a very narrow foot, so
my
boots aren't the best fit but with thick socks, it's not so bad.

I figure I should try to lace up my boots as tight as I can and see how
that
goes. Do the lace "puller" devices work well enough to try?

Any advice would be great. I'm already looking forward to hitting Crusty
Butte in January.!!!

-Bruce




Reducing heel lift is never easy. You can try adding wedges below the
heel area under the foot beds that will raise the heel slightly
higher. If the foot beds are not good ones, you should also replace
them with readily available aftermarket ones. I saw some nice ones at
Walmart recently in the pharmacy section.

In the end, if you can't get the heel lift fixed, I would buy new
boots that fit. It's not worth putting up with boots that don't fit
and when you consider a lift ticket is $50+, spending $200 for good
boots is well worth it.