Adjusting binding angle on skis ....

Understanding slowly dawns !!
:D

The article - http://hvst.org/files/Balance_-_Proper_Boot_Alignment_web_.pdf I found particularly clear, although very detailed.

This is just an area I have had no knowledge off and whilst I apparently ski in good balance and great technique (according to instructor) I do enjoy knowing the why's and wherefore's.

Thanks - any more info/views greatfully received.
:thumbup:

Can anyone recomend where to get boot alignmetn done?

I went to Profeet in Fulham a couple of years ago to get new boots but stuck with my old ones as they were far more comfortable than anything they could offer me. I did come away with molded insoles but being a bit knock kneed I bet with boot alignment I would ski even better!

CLT contact fellow J2skier cem for Boot Alignment. Find him doing his day job here...

http://www.solutions4feet.com/pwpcontrol.php?pwpID=1828

Cheers Bandit. I'll try and fit this in before my next trip, if not, roll on next winter!

Blimey. It really does get technical if you want it to.

I've now started to question my boots. Or feet. Or skis. Or....well, something, as one of my skis always wants to edge slightly, ie never sits entirely flat.
I've been given an insole to counter an alleged high arch on my left foot (yes, thats the ski that wants to edge) so hoping this might cure it.
I've been warned off looking at the canting of the boot. Not sure why.
But THIS, this is something completely new to me.

This site never ceases to provide massive amounts of knowledge and information.

Tony_H wrote:Blimey. It really does get technical if you want it to.

I've now started to question my boots. Or feet. Or skis. Or....well, something, as one of my skis always wants to edge slightly, ie never sits entirely flat.
I've been given an insole to counter an alleged high arch on my left foot (yes, thats the ski that wants to edge) so hoping this might cure it.
I've been warned off looking at the canting of the boot. Not sure why.
But THIS, this is something completely new to me.

This site never ceases to provide massive amounts of knowledge and information.

One test for alignment is whether you can easily swish the tails of your skis side to side (while weight forward) without having to pick one ski up. If the tail edge of one or both skis seems to catch, something needs to be changed. This doesn't necessarily mean you will need canting; there are other things a boot fitter can do to the shell of a boot to flatten your skis, but stopping the foot from pronating is a first step.

Do you have any updated articles? The links are outdated which makes sense since this thread is from 2012 .

So I'm a little late to the lift line it seems but I'm in the same boat as everybody else in this thread trying to get an understanding of boot balancing.

Also is that thing about armpits in relation to knees when squatting like in the pictures OP posted or when standing up? If standing up how should one be standing or should one just relax?

SwingBeep wrote:
Although aimed at racers this article is worth reading http://hvst.org/files/Balance_-_Proper_Boot_Alignment_web_.pdf

There is a lot of useful info in the Rexxam ski boot manual http://www.mountainsport.ch/pdf/rexxam_manual2011s.pdf

Edited 4 times. Last update at 30-Jan-2025