I am a serial offender at not keeping pressure on my toes. No matter how much I intend to, I just can't. I seem to remember someone on a thread here suggesting that you can put something inside your boot to help with this, maybe a piece of cork tile or something. So would you put it under the heel, or under the toes in order to increase forward pressure? I'm assuming you'd put it under the boot liner? I can't afford to buy custom footbeds and I don't have time/can't afford to visit a boot fitter.
Any comments gratefully received.
How to put more pressure on your toes
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Dave Mac would probably wibble on about using floor tiles or bits of carpet at this stage :shock:
I bought some footbeds for £35 recently, apparently they will change my foot inside my boot. I am yet to test this on the snow. I don't think £35 is a lot of money if it corrects the issue I had, which was one ski wanting to edge sometimes.
Why, as Bandit asks, do you want to put more pressure on your toes?
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Started by Acarr in Ski Chatter 18-Feb-2012 - 22 Replies
Acarr posted Feb-2012
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OldAndy
reply to 'How to put more pressure on your toes' posted Feb-2012
I can't answer your specific question but have a read of this thread http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/12025.page#108513
which may help, the article that SwingBeep found http://hvst.org/files/Balance_-_Proper_Boot_Alignment_web_.pdf is very thorough but worth it if you are interested.
The three photos sort of explained posture for me quite well.
which may help, the article that SwingBeep found http://hvst.org/files/Balance_-_Proper_Boot_Alignment_web_.pdf is very thorough but worth it if you are interested.
The three photos sort of explained posture for me quite well.
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Bandit
reply to 'How to put more pressure on your toes' posted Feb-2012
Why do you feel that you need to put pressure on your toes?
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Trencher
reply to 'How to put more pressure on your toes' posted Feb-2012
Make sure to rent the new tip rocker type of skis next time. They do not require the same forward pressure as a regular camber skis.
because I'm so inclined .....
AllyG
reply to 'How to put more pressure on your toes' posted Feb-2012
I never think about my toes at all when I'm ski-ing. In fact, in one lesson they told us to think about our big toes leading the turn and it totally confused me. I just concentrate on making sure my shins stay forward against the front of my boots and I keep 'thinking' forward (i.e. I don't lean back against the slope away from the scary drop in front of me!).
Tspill
reply to 'How to put more pressure on your toes' posted Feb-2012
Do you not generate pressure on the front of the ski by pushing your shin into the front of the boot rather than transferring weight onto your toes?
Iceman
reply to 'How to put more pressure on your toes' posted Feb-2012
I sometimes grip with my toes when i am scared :shock:
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Tony_H
reply to 'How to put more pressure on your toes' posted Feb-2012
acarr wrote:I am a serial offender at not keeping pressure on my toes. No matter how much I intend to, I just can't. I seem to remember someone on a thread here suggesting that you can put something inside your boot to help with this, maybe a piece of cork tile or something. So would you put it under the heel, or under the toes in order to increase forward pressure? I'm assuming you'd put it under the boot liner? I can't afford to buy custom footbeds and I don't have time/can't afford to visit a boot fitter.
Any comments gratefully received.
Dave Mac would probably wibble on about using floor tiles or bits of carpet at this stage :shock:
I bought some footbeds for £35 recently, apparently they will change my foot inside my boot. I am yet to test this on the snow. I don't think £35 is a lot of money if it corrects the issue I had, which was one ski wanting to edge sometimes.
Why, as Bandit asks, do you want to put more pressure on your toes?
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Topic last updated on 20-February-2012 at 12:57