How A Ski Boot Should Fit - From The Pro
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Here's what it takes for a perfect ski boot fit. It's the most important part of having a good experience on the snow. Our expert boot fitter Scott takes you through what to expect when getting fitted for a new ski boot. Just because it looks cool online doesn't mean its the right boot for your foot. Learn More at BuckeyeSportsCe...
This man is giving people a lifelong gift. The importance of a well-fitting boot to one’s enjoyment of the sport can’t be overstated.
We've found that the boot is THE MOST IMPORTANT part of the entire set up! Being in the wrong boot can cause constant foot ache and pain beyond the break in process, that can ruin an entire day on the hill!
He looks more like a Scammer to me ! he did not even mention the Flex Ratings for beginners or nothing at all ! For beginners Guys never buy anything more then a 90 oar a 100 Flex ! Absolut No need a hard shell Expensive High Performance boot ! Any Ski boot above 450 $ for a Beginner skier is a Scam ! These sales people are mostly scammers !
@@ivanronin8209 lol
Now this is a man I would trust as my salesman. He isn't trying to sell the most expensive pair, he is selling the right pair!
wish all sales people were as knowledgeable as you! good work!
Thanks, Yawdie!
@@BuckeyeSportsCenter
Can I buy a pair just to wear (Like regular shoes to walk everywhere) for winter
Or will I be unable to walk around with these??
lol Im here to become a better salesperson😂
@Cabrera Cifuentes lmao
@@christissupreme5689 might I recommend an insulated hiking boot or casual shoe. Ski boots don’t bend at the ankle and walking is not really what they are built for.
That first "hi" hit the peaks of the mountains
You should hang out with Scott for an hour. Dudes got pipes!
100% explanation.Other experts give only 60-70% useful information.1000000 thumbs ups,Thank you!
Thanks for the comment Sergei! Hope this helped.
Oh man, I've been skiing for almost 40 years now and got the best tip ever, buckle the top buckles first. Great stuff, thanks!
I have been skiing for almost 10 years and not once did those people in rental places tell me about this. I learned it today after it being repeated in multiple videos. I was always doing toes first and top later.
There is one more thing - look at how he buckles the lowest two. He loosens them up to the point where he can lock them in with one thumb. No pressure.
Glad we could help out! The more you know, the better the experience can be!
You should always start with the second from the top as this is the most important buckle because it pushes and keeps your heel to the right position (just like you see in the video). The 2 lowest buckles should just be tightened so that they don't open (no pleasure on the toes and instep). if you need to tighten the lowest two buckles then you have buckled the highest buckles wrong or the boot is not a good fit. Hope this helps.
I like his happy attitude :) seems like a genuine bloke.
Well 99% of rental places/stores in my home country literaly only ask about the size of your feet and bring the first boot they find that size. No question about skill, style, location, weight, nothing. I drives me nuts. Props to you for beinga proper salesman
Thanks for the comment Acean HUN. You've got that right - Proper fitting = much happier feet.
I have nothing but respect for this guy I am not a regular skier but I love the way he made sure how one should feel when you ski.
This guy is a real professional.. I’ve been in many ski shops and they didn’t even know how to adjust the DIN…
You can sense the enthusiasm in the sales pitch. Hats off to you for such a great presentation!
I just worked my first season fitting boots.
I got some training from a couple reps, and have not anything to compare to the range in my store as this amazing selection, but watching this made me see I'm doing all the right things, and gave me more confidence.... which as a poor skier myself, I desperately needed.
Great job!!
Thanks!!
Thank you! We're glad we could provide knowledge and help you build confidence in your boot fitting!
This is brilliant and I’m even considering flying to this shop just to have this guy help me find the right boots!
i work as a sport salesman as well and i would say he's the guy who know to 100% what he's doing.
well done!!
Absolute expert! It’s all about surpassing customer expectations.
an expert and salesman, great explanation!
Thanks, Bastiaan!
I had no idea you could twist the buckles to adjust the tension, thank you!! Love the hands on approach too, what a great fitter.
I don’t ski , so I don’t need to know
What a wealth of knowledge. Wish I had bought my new boots from this guy. The six-hour drive each way would have been worth it.
OMG THANK YOU!! I was sitting here buckling up my ski boots whichever way I wanted and when I followed your steps, now my boot isn’t making my calf tired and nothing feels too tight in any spots
You're welcome Sophie! Glad we were able to help you get your boot fitting more comfortably!
@@BuckeyeSportsCenter you’re the best!!! I also told my boyfriend the steps and now we’re going to do that everytime we put on our boots! Makes a huge difference
@@scr344 Cheers to longer, more comfortable ski days!
This is real professional way of buying, guy feels by his hand how the foot fits there!, I wish we had this in our local shop.
Wow! For Skilled Service & Selection like that, makes me want to take a Trip to Ohio! Excellent presentation!
Thanks NightSky777
From Warsaw, Poland is a bit too far to your store. I regret it because it took me three years to find the right ski boots. I have never met such a great expert in any of the stores.
Thanks Te eSz - We hope you learned a few things to take to your next fitting.
So for anyone watching this...this guy makes the same error that I see every other video make. Before you even do the first buckle you need to get the tongue of the liner perfectly settled on your foot/ankle/shin. This might mean you need to push the tongue down, pull it up, make sure it's not caught on any part of the shell, left/right, etc. The ideal feeling is if you closed your eyes you wouldn't be able to feel any of the tongue. This can make the difference between having a numb foot after 3 hours and being able to ski comfortably.
someusername121 This. best advice i got is to push down on the tongue before closing (2nd buckle from bottom first!).
you're absolutely right about that. Been skiing for 27 years now and always had blisters around my shin. After having learned to push the tongue down first, I was okay :D
Thanks for pointing that out. 4:02 He pushes the top down. But he never mentioned it.
Absolutely correct. Would've been helpful to mention that you need to make sure your socks are pulled straight up as well. I end up hearing so many people, especially girls, complain and even cry about the fitting of their boots. 9:10 they've got their leggings all crumpled up in the boot along with their socks and the tongue all off center.
@@LGM090221 And don't dry you poodle in the micro wave. I suppose something need to be said, but really where do you stop. They may need to be told to make sure their toenails are properly clipped too... 😀
Scott, your bad ass with boots.
He is indeed. He's the "boot guy" of our area.
Another tip, go for the fitting at the end of the day when your feet will be swelled from use they way it will be after a short time on the slopes.
Great video really helped me know if the boots I bought were good for me thank you so much!!!
This is the best video ive ever seen so far. Thank you so much!
Thank you Jesse! Glad we could give you some boot fit knowledge!
I'm a beginner skier and I'm looking to buy some skis and boots so thanks for those tips.
We hope Scott helped give you a good idea of things to look for when trying on ski boots!
A good boot fitter is worth it. I ve bought boots that dont fit coz theres just a sales assistant selling them. I pick the shop by the fitter now, before i buy boots.
I only liked the video because how good is this guy doing his work
Been skiing 47 years and I always recommend a orthotic footbed from a foot doctor or a ski shop. My doctor made casts for the bottom of my feet. Then the two molds are sent to the footbed maker. I transfer my footbeds to all my shoes and ski boots, I had two pairs made. The best thing I ever did. My feet never hurt anymore. Store bought foot beds are much better than what any boot manufacturer will provide but a custom foot bed is what I highly recommend. For me proper heal fitting is key for a good boot too. A loose heal area is not good. I also do not recommend buying a boot online. I have never seen a boot that does not need some kind of an adjustment plus the boot fitter will be able to measure your feet both length and width and ask your skiing ability is and then they can recommend a good boot and a good flex. I like a 120 or 130 flex. I used to always get race boots because I enjoyed club racing. Now I like a good advanced all mountain boot. A good ski shop boot fitter is important in the process of buying a ski boot. Ski boots are not like regular shoes.
Thanks for the comment! - Many happy turns in your future.
Hello I have one foot bigger than another one . Should I wear only one orthotic footbed or both? Thank you very much!
@@minminzhao1205 I think you need two footbeds made by a podiatrist. If you have two feet that greatly differ in size and it would be too much for a boot fitter to fix I would try on a number of boots with you dominant foot and find the two that fit the best. Then if living in America I would contact their North America Corporate offices and ask if their company can provide you two boots that fit your feet for the price of one pair of boots. You can trying talking to the ski shop first but looking up the corporate officers and writing to the president, vice president of sales and vice president of marketing, the odds are very high the company will make sure they provide you with two different sized boots. I had an older pair of Salomon boots that were not skied much with where the interior lining completely disintegrated and I wrote a letter to the company and showed pictures of the boots and they provided me with a new pair of boots. This was done by registered snail mail. I find writing a nice snail mail letter works better than an E-mail.
@@minminzhao1205 what's the difference in size? if it's not that huge, chances are you can correct it, not with an orthotic but with a volume reducer. You should still use the orthotics in both boots, but for the smaller foot, it's like a completely flat footbed that goes under the orthotic. For some boot manufacturers, this is actually how they make half-sizes - identical boots but with volume reducers. Even Salomon use one shell for two half sizes, so a 26.5 and a 26.0 have the identical same shell but different inner boots. Your best plan is to go to the best boot fitter you can find. There are pluses and minuses for waiting until you get to the resort. The obvious plus is you can try the boots and go back for re-fits, but that's only if the resort has a really good boot fitter. For instance, Whistler has Fanatyk, Chamonix has the Boot Room or the Boot Lab. Other small resorts, not so much. In which case, go to one near where you live, but leave plenty of time before your trip, so again you can try in the shop, try again at home, maybe go to an indoor ski slope. I used to work for Snow and Rock in a city in the UK, generally excellent. And way prior to that, I've been sold absolute dogs in resort in both France and California, because I'd be happy for a day, then they'd never see me again.
He seems so happy!
Thanks Buckeye! Really appreciate your advice. Big hi from Australia!
You're welcome JW! And a BIG hello from Northeast Ohio!
I would trust this man with my life
Super professional! Great experience showed in this video!
Thanks Gabriele!!
you guys should set up shop in utah, they have great snow!!
I've had moments where I've been crying on the slopes because I couldn't keep up with the others from the extreme pain in my feet.
My boots where fitted by a shop that did some sort of "3d scan".
When I went to an actual bootfitter he told me my shoes were almost 2 cm too narrow. I've got actual fitted boots now and I can ski all day long without any pain. It was like I was reborn.
There's nothing like a properly fitted boot. It really does make all the difference.
Congrats Scott !! really professional and clear infos !
That was such a soothing video to watch. I don’t even ski
You should hear him tell stories!
So, when he's not doing an acting gig, this is what Paul Giamatti does, posing as Scott the sales guy at Buckeye Sport Center. ;-)
Thanks, Scott has always wanted to be mistaken for a famous actor!
Scott seems like a really nice dude
Scott is a great guy, he is extremely knowledgable of the ski industry and has worked in it for many years!
Wish Buckeye Sports Centre was in England. :-(
Do some local research for the shops around your area. There are many other great boot fitters out there. You could even reach out to a few ski boot manufactures and they will recommend shops in your area for boot fitting.
If in London there is ProFeet. Near Oxford there is Colin Martin at Solutions for Feet. Further North there is Glide and slide and Rivington Alpine. In Scotland there is Craigdon in Inverness, a place in Perth and my boot fitter is Alain Baxter in Stirling. As in Olympic Bronze medal and the guy who did Ted Liggety's boots.
@@roberthartley6629 If in Tijuana there is Pedro at Coyote Sports. He did Juan and Guadalupe's boots.
come to the UK and fit mine please!
I’d feel confident buying ski boots from him!
Great and simple explanation, thanks you!
personally, I've found that when trying on new boots your toes should still be curled in the front of the boot even when you flex forward. I made the mistake of giving my toes and room and as my liner started to mold to my feet I got more room than what I would Like and have lost all the control I had when my boots were new. so I recommend once you find the size that you can flex forward and wiggles your toes around, go a size smaller. its going to hurt for the first few days but trust me once they start to mold to your feet it will all be worth it.
what brand of ski boots when you made that mistake?
Useful video. The right ski boot can change if you will like skiing or not. Always go to a professional shop. Happy new year.
Thanks Luca!
That was such a good presentation!!!!
Thanks Jim! 😁
When I got my race boots they just put my foot in and asked if it fit
Awesome video‼️🙌🏻
Dude is awesome!
Thanks!
Great job Sir!
This is a competent general boot fitting however if you want a dream boot it must be customized. Its not cheap, hundreds of $ but you get the boot blown out molded with heat and pressure points eliminated and your foot moulded for custom foot beds. The result is a perfectly custom boot that is a dream to wear 8 hours straight hard skiing.
Folks in the market for that are not watching a beginner UA-cam video.
Thanks for the extensive info!
Of course Chernorizetz! Glad we could help!
I've gone from a 26.5 Lange 130 RS wide to a 27.5 Atomic 120S - the 26.5 was so tight an painful - loosened off after a bit but still hurts and makes my toes go numb. However in the 27.5 I feel like I have to crank it quite tight and there is some room. I can move my toes a bit from side to side and i can move my foot vertically (not the heel really but the rest of the foot from the arch onwards. I'm not sure if they're too big. There's a little bit of play on top of the foot in the liner. They're 100 lass but the narrow version are too painful. The 100 lass atomic feels wider than the 100 lass Lange.
get a professional boot fitment, well worth the money
Lange have never been a wide comfy boot
Nice work
Thanks Wanderson Santana!
Great advice! 👍
This is the reason why we still need offline shopping... it's the experts like this that doesn't exist on the internet
Awesome presentation 👍
Thanks Ricky!
2:43 how much space we must feel there? and in the sides?
Thanks
Thanks, this helped me as a salesman as well as a rider. What are you feeling for when his boot is in the shell?
Damnit. Wished I saw this last year.
That is helpful, thanks!
Glad we could help out!
thank you.
What a cool guy!!
Scott is the man!
Im wearing size 13.5 in my shoes and my feet are very large, i’ve always struggled to find boots big enough for my feet, do you have any recommendation on brand ans models that make bigger boots since ski store a bad where im from
I’m in the same league. Just got fitted into a 29.5 Tecnica Mach 1 MV 120 that needed a little work to get me in but it PERFORMS with that fit being the leading factor. I’m 44, 215lbs and felt like I was 17 in that boot. Fit is everything so do all you can to get in front of a professional boot fitter first and foremost.
Great video thanks
Come on Nick wiggle your toes!! Slide your foot in the boot Nick! 🤣🤣
He's right
Super feet was the first fail. Unless you rip the plastic off the bottom and shape it to the shell and liner
I wish we have good sales person like you to fit my boot
Thank you
Really helpful video! Thak you!
You're welcome! We're glad we could help!
Hey guys! I watched this video a while ago and I've come back to it for a bit of a refresher now. Quick question. When putting on touring boots does it make much of a difference if they're in walk or drive mode? Thanks!
A big question for me is canting and cuff adjustments. How much can I change the angle to compensate for moderate out toeing? Any thoughts are appreciated.
No measurements or discussion about instep?
This Guy is Great!
Scott is the man!
Nice
but i do want the red nordica
I just bought a ski boots and my toes doesn’t touch the front of the ski boot. Is that a bad fit?
Hello, not sure if youll see this but I not only have very wide feet- but more importantly have very large low rise calves. All boots ive tried, pinch my calfs uncomfortably. Are calf sizes/shape part of the measurement process?
How is the heel supposed to feel like? When I stand up Im able to lift it up a bit. Is it normal?
Leaning forward, you should feel your heel lift slightly when you try to positively push your shin/knee forward.
guter mann, der hat ahnung!
This guy looks just like John Insprucker from SpaceX!
Maybe he has a secret side job that no one knows about :)
Great video!! Thank you!
Thank you Тачкин! Glad we could help!
@@BuckeyeSportsCenter Thank you! I wish I lived closer to your store. I'm in Delaware and we have just one ski store here...
Hello I have one foot bigger than anothe one, do you recommend orthotic footbed for one smaller foot or it’s better to put on for both feet? Thanks!
thank you!
excelente! good job
As a beginner I was sold a pair of Atomic Hawx Magna 80. They are comfortable but I’m not sure if they’re too wide for me. The shop told me all beginner boots have a wider last and it’s ok that they are a bit looser as long as the length is good (it’s perfect). I did some research and they appear to be right. Every biginner boot has a wide last. Should I worry or just use them?
If they are snug, they are fine. Beginner boots are built for comfort.
Those boots look to have thermomoldable liners. If you think they are too loose you can take them to a professional shop to have the molded better for your feet. Or watch a UA-cam video or two and do it at home.
@@rodc4334 thanks but I ended up returning them and going to a real boot fitter that sold me Nordica Sportmachine 100s. They are great boots but because of the unusually warm winter (most days were in the mid 40s) the skiing in the poconos was limited. Only used them 5 times
@@NOYBidness Great! Good move. I recently bought a pair of Nordica Promachine 120s. They are the narrow versions of those Sportmachine. Skied them 4 times, really like them.
NICE job Scott, but why do you tuck in your sweater?
Scott likes to look good!
Buckeye Sports Center haha.... you guys are loyal!
Hello, when doing the shell fit, how much room should be between the heel and boot? I was taught 2 fingers, but is this always the case? I have a small foot with a very high instep so it’s quite challenging finding the right boot. My current ones feel good but I can fit 3 fingers behind the shell. Is that too much room? Thank you
Measure your instep. Take a clothing tape measure and place one end at the bottom of your heel, run the tape across the top of your instep and down to the other side of your heel. This measurement is called the HIP-heel instep perimeter. You may find that this measurement is larger than your foot length. Solomon developed this measurement years ago. Anyway you may find that your HIP matches your boot length. That’s why your feet feel good and comfortable in your boot. Foot length is only one measurement to consider when sizing for a ski boot. Width and HIP are critical also.
Three fingers appear to be too much, but maybe not, given your overall foot shape. I attempt to get close to ‘1.5 fingers on length’, but depending on the boot, that may not be possible. That said, I’ve lost a toe nail from toe bang before. The boot was not necessarily to short, but was probably too wide for my foot.
Are your heel, ankle and forefoot locked in nice and firm? Do you have good control of your skies? If so, your probably good to go.
Great video, would love to buy my boots for you :)
Hello, is BACKLAND CARBON LIGHT boots COMPATIBLE TRACKER 13 L bindings
I pronate really bad and had invest orthotics to straighten my foot. I was suffering boot bang on the side of the little toe.
ToddB987 ...u have to find a bootfit shop .. 15 $ will change your life!!! They warm boot plastics in order to fit better!
Emanuele Farne that’s exactly what I did.. got some awesome orthotic inserts.
ToddB987 well done!! See you on track! Bye
your good
Toe touching in the front any time is uncomfortable
Hi I was hoping you could help me. Could you tell me where to look on a pair of Nordica to tell what size they are ?
Hey Russell, are you talking about boots, or skis? Do you know the model?
Thank you for getting back ... They are boots .But I learned that they are 10-10 1/2 it was written on the bottom as 28-28.5 I'm not sure about the model it says w8 on the side and there red . Thank you
I have the same fit yet i get cramp in the arch of my feet and am not flat footed. Not sure what the issue is....frustrating it is.
Try not strapping so hard over your arc of the foot, it can also be the width of your foot 2 wide for your boot
Scott, nice video and solid information. I would recommend you have your "cue card" located as close to the camera lens as possible for your next video. This way you won't be looking off to the left of camera, which is disconcerting to viewers.
Thanks for the comment Dan. Scott pulled this video off with out any cue cards all on the spot! He's getting better. V2 coming sometime soon.
Buckeye Sports Center - Okay, but he keeps looking off to his left, which is disconcerting. Looking forward to version 2.0!
It’s fine! Some people look away when concentrating hard.
Great work!