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Boot fitter - La Tania
Hi,
Can anyone recommend a boot fitter in La Tania. Thanks Blamps |
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Boot fitter - La Tania
In message . com,
labomba writes Hi, Can anyone recommend a boot fitter in La Tania. No, it's too small. You'll find them in 1850. -- Sue ] |
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Boot fitter - La Tania
labomba wrote:
Hi, Can anyone recommend a boot fitter in La Tania. Try Jean Blanc Sports in Courchevel 1850. |
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Boot fitter - La Tania
On 14 Feb 2007 11:34:40 -0800, "labomba"
wrote: Hi, Can anyone recommend a boot fitter in La Tania. Thanks Blamps Try www.freeride.fr they have a shop in Courchevel 1850 and in Meribel. Used them last year for my daughter. Very good. Even set her up with a lesson in order to understand how fitted boots differ from stock rentals. Made a vast difference to her skiing. Stan |
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Boot fitter - La Tania
Stan Mullery wrote:
Used them last year for my daughter. Very good. Even set her up with a lesson in order to understand how fitted boots differ from stock rentals. Made a vast difference to her skiing. How do they differ then? Mads -- Mads Bondo Dydensborg http://www.madsdydensborg.dk/ "The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." -George Washington, November 4, 1796 "No, I don't know that Atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." -George H. W. Bush, August 27, 1987 |
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Boot fitter - La Tania
Rental boots tend not to fit. Your foot will move within the boot at
some point or be compressed and cause pressure points/discomfort. Your brain initiates an action, your body anf foot implement it and then your foot transfers it to the boot, the boot in turn to the ski edge. The whole "fit" thing varies as the week goes on as your perception of comfort/pain changes. You tend to put up with it and just tighten up the latches as the week goes by, loosening on the lifts. With a properley fitted boot the starting point is your foot and orthopedic stance. This then dictates the boot, not brand, colour, price etc. Once fitted correctly the foot - boot "interface" is as seamless as possible. The timing between brain and edge is a lot quicker and you lose the roll of the foot within the boot. It imparts more confidence and her whole sking style became a lot more fluid and sharper. You could clearly see this. Day three of skiing. One hour on the slopes, two and a half hours having a fitting and then one hour immediately after with a BASS instructor on his lunch break. Major improvement in her whole body movement and control as she now "felt" her skis were responding to her. Same skis, same conditions, same ability but more connection between thought and action. I've skied for over 34 years now and was content to make my own choice on boots. The classic clamp them up at the top of the hill and loosen them at the bottom. 8 years ago I broke my old boots and was introduced tp Precision in Val D'Isere and had boots fitted. A felow chalet guest booked at the same time as me. I left my feet in the hands of the fitter and have a pair off boots that I really am not aware of when I ski. I clip them up in the morning tightly and don't touch them again until the evening. Perfect control etc. My fellow guest insisted he wanted a pair of Salomon boots, colour Red. The fitter refused and told him to go elsewhere or come back to the shop next day and buy them because he was certainly not going to "fit" them as they were the wrong boots for his feet. Stan On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:58:29 +0100, Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote: Stan Mullery wrote: Used them last year for my daughter. Very good. Even set her up with a lesson in order to understand how fitted boots differ from stock rentals. Made a vast difference to her skiing. How do they differ then? Mads |
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Boot fitter - La Tania
Stan Mullery wrote:
Rental boots tend not to fit. Your foot will move within the boot at some point or be compressed and cause pressure points/discomfort. Your brain initiates an action, your body anf foot implement it and then your foot transfers it to the boot, the boot in turn to the ski edge. Thanks for your response. I was just curious, as I thought you were speaking of something entirely different (you did mention a lesson). Technically, one could imagine a rental boot actually fitting (some people seems to have no problems). The whole "fit" thing varies as the week goes on as your perception of comfort/pain changes. You tend to put up with it and just tighten up the latches as the week goes by, loosening on the lifts. I am on my second pair of fitted boots, which I got about 3 weeks ago, and have just skiied a week on. I still have problems (I seem to be moving forward in the boot - my heelp seems to be slipping about 3-5 mm forward during the day, and my pinkies seems to suffer from this). But I am now on a level of pain that I can endure for the whole day, while I used to be unable to have my boots clamped for more than an hour at most. I am taking the boots to my fitter (which I do not know how good is) next week - hopefully he can help me out. Regards, Mads -- Mads Bondo Dydensborg http://www.madsdydensborg.dk/ So the lesson of BBC is that if you're misleading about whether the government misled you into war, management must resign. What about the simpler case -- you're just misleading about going to war? - Lawrence Lessig (30.01.2004) on BBC and the Iraqi war |
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Mads, When I'm just standing around in my boots my toes are touching the front of the boot and I can feel it. When I adopt a correct ski stance, drop my weight and put pressure on the front of the boot and soles of my feet then my toes flatten and my foot moves back in the boot 3 - 5 mm. My heel stays flat. There's a difference between rental boots fitting (lots of space, comfortable, no pressure points etc.) but your foot will move and boots that are actually in contact with you at all the correct points and effecting transfer of movement with maximum efficiency and accuracy to the ski. If I feel my toes touching I know I'm being lazy or if late in the day tired and not working my skis properly. The other thing to bear in mind is that for the first few days with boots on your feet will object to being clamped. Muscles and circulation will all tense and pump. Once they start to relax and accept this new exo-skeleton you will find the need to fine tune your boot buckles. That's why they twist in/out so as you have more than just five fixed settings. Once you've got this right, usually day four, then your set. If you are skiing all season then the muscle mass in your calf will change and you'll have to adjust to it. Normal one week holiday skiers have just got their boots 100% right when it's time to come home. Still a vast variation in boot fits between manufacturer and models. Feet come in so many shapes and muscular and circulatory problems. Stan On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:59:21 +0100, Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote: Stan Mullery wrote: Rental boots tend not to fit. Your foot will move within the boot at some point or be compressed and cause pressure points/discomfort. Your brain initiates an action, your body anf foot implement it and then your foot transfers it to the boot, the boot in turn to the ski edge. Thanks for your response. I was just curious, as I thought you were speaking of something entirely different (you did mention a lesson). Technically, one could imagine a rental boot actually fitting (some people seems to have no problems). The whole "fit" thing varies as the week goes on as your perception of comfort/pain changes. You tend to put up with it and just tighten up the latches as the week goes by, loosening on the lifts. I am on my second pair of fitted boots, which I got about 3 weeks ago, and have just skiied a week on. I still have problems (I seem to be moving forward in the boot - my heelp seems to be slipping about 3-5 mm forward during the day, and my pinkies seems to suffer from this). But I am now on a level of pain that I can endure for the whole day, while I used to be unable to have my boots clamped for more than an hour at most. I am taking the boots to my fitter (which I do not know how good is) next week - hopefully he can help me out. Regards, Mads |
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:59:21 +0100, Mads Bondo Dydensborg
wrote: I am on my second pair of fitted boots, which I got about 3 weeks ago, and have just skiied a week on. I still have problems (I seem to be moving forward in the boot - my heelp seems to be slipping about 3-5 mm forward during the day, and my pinkies seems to suffer from this). But I am now on a level of pain that I can endure for the whole day, while I used to be unable to have my boots clamped for more than an hour at most. I am taking the boots to my fitter (which I do not know how good is) next week - hopefully he can help me out. Without wishing to sound condescending[1] have you considered taking some advanced lessons? IME problems like this are nearly always caused by less than perfect technique, which can sometimes be corrected very quickly. Sometimes not, of course, as was the case with me some years back. Your symptoms sound identical to what I used to be like, and it took two weeks worth of lessons with BASI Trainers before we got to the root of the problem. In my case, it was due to the lack of use of a single muscle in the shin, with which I was failing to pull my shins, and therefore knees, forward to get my weight properly centred. As a consequence I was having to lean forward from the hips, and any loss of equilibrium would have my shins moving about unless they were tightened to the agony point. It was clear what was wrong, but much more difficult to identify the cause. Once I'd cracked it I had to learn to ski all over again, as every single type of turn felt completely different. Nowadays I can wear any old boots, like my current touring ones, which are about as closely fitting as a pair of wellies, without any adverse effects. Which is nice. [1] Well, no more than usual, anyway ;-) -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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Boot fitter - La Tania
In the morningsIi do up my two foot clips normally and only just hook
in my two leg clips whilst walking to the gondola etc. and getting up the mountain. Many I time I've skied for a couple of hours and only when I've sat down for elevenses have I realised I hadn't done my boots up. Technique. I skied in the Snowdome in Dubai in November just for the hell of it. The boots fitted the length of my foot but even with all the clamps done up to maximum it still felt like a pair of wellies. When I finished I took the boots off without undoing the clamps! Scary.... Stan On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:30:04 +0100, Ace wrote: On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:59:21 +0100, Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote: I am on my second pair of fitted boots, which I got about 3 weeks ago, and have just skiied a week on. I still have problems (I seem to be moving forward in the boot - my heelp seems to be slipping about 3-5 mm forward during the day, and my pinkies seems to suffer from this). But I am now on a level of pain that I can endure for the whole day, while I used to be unable to have my boots clamped for more than an hour at most. I am taking the boots to my fitter (which I do not know how good is) next week - hopefully he can help me out. Without wishing to sound condescending[1] have you considered taking some advanced lessons? IME problems like this are nearly always caused by less than perfect technique, which can sometimes be corrected very quickly. Sometimes not, of course, as was the case with me some years back. Your symptoms sound identical to what I used to be like, and it took two weeks worth of lessons with BASI Trainers before we got to the root of the problem. In my case, it was due to the lack of use of a single muscle in the shin, with which I was failing to pull my shins, and therefore knees, forward to get my weight properly centred. As a consequence I was having to lean forward from the hips, and any loss of equilibrium would have my shins moving about unless they were tightened to the agony point. It was clear what was wrong, but much more difficult to identify the cause. Once I'd cracked it I had to learn to ski all over again, as every single type of turn felt completely different. Nowadays I can wear any old boots, like my current touring ones, which are about as closely fitting as a pair of wellies, without any adverse effects. Which is nice. [1] Well, no more than usual, anyway ;-) |
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