SobeUK wrote:There are plenty of footbed (insole) companies out there. You can get mail order ones and off the shelf too. Because everyone's feet are different I would always suggest getting custom made footbeds. Makes skiing and running sooooo much better, even for someone like me with very "normal" feet. Any decent ski shop that sell boots will nearly insist on you having custom or semi custom foot beds. Personally I use Profeet.
www.profeet.co.uk
Proper footbeds really transform your skiing experience. Do remember that you cannot use your skiboot footbeds in runnng shoes ue to the different stance an pressure profiles (they are different sports afterall).
Also on an earlier post. Can't believe that someone is even contemplating skiing with their boots undone. Mad. This is how you can do yourself a serious injury. Boots should be snug. Particularly around the ankle and lower leg. If too tight you will loose feeling and have pain. If too loose your feet will move too much and your skis will not respond so well. When you do a tough run (moguls or racing etc) most people tighten their boots and then at the bottom of the run loosen off a bit. I am flabbergasted that someone would contemplate skiing in boots undone. Glad I will be off piste and will not have to scoop these people up.
Chers
SobeUK, the exercise involving skiing with boots undone, is a pretty standard exercise for coaches. I've known about it for over 20 years. It's very useful for finding the sweet spot in the boot, and making certain I remained over it, as the boot is not there to provide the support. It's perfectly possible to make reasonable turns with boots fully undone. It's not mad, you don't need to take my word, just chat to any BASI Teacher anywhere. You will need a good supportive footbed of course, and my preference is Superfeet Full Kork made by CEM, having tried the ones made by Profeet some years ago.
No point in being flabbergasted, it's pretty common, and if you take any higher level coaching, sooner or later it will be your turn :D I was being coached by Will Roberts and Chris Fecher, who are super teachers and
no-one fell over during this exercise, so I really doubt there will be any scooping up for you to do. :D