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#1 · (Edited)
Hey does anyone ever heard of this?
StopHeelLift.com - SHL? + UK made sports products for Snowboard, Ski,
they have a product that is suppose to stop heel lift something I have suffered from for a long time.
Really what I wanted to know is if I should buy a tight boot again that fits my heel well and killing my circulation, or can I buy my real size and just add those. I had j bars in the past in a Salomon malamute and Synapse and it didnt work I wonder if those are different. Any input will be appreciated

And btw I am a street shoe size 10.5 tiny heel and my next booth will be either

Nitro Anthem or
Nitro Team or
Nitro Venture

I tried the Anthem in 9.5 and it fit fine. 10 would be better but again heel not secured.

Havent tried the other two
 
#3 ·
You should try the Salomon Dialogue, F4 or Synapse. I've tried a ton of boots over the years and these have to best heel hold to this date. Go with a boot that is smushing your toes in the shop and get them heat molded. When you tighten your boot and strap in your board it will suck your heel down in the heel cup of the boot.


I also suggest you go to the Wiredsport boot thread and tell him your issue. He will get you where you really should be.
 
#4 ·
Thank you for the advice! I am new to this forum, or forums in general still learning my way around, I found Wiredsport and PM him, thats cause I couldnt find the boot forum you were talking about. If you could send me a link to that specific forum it will be great, maybe I am not using the search right I dont know.
 
#13 · (Edited)
Have to agree with a lot that's been said. I wear a 9.5/10 street shoe so I've been wearing size 10 boots for years upon years, only to have them pack out and feel loose in the heel/toes after a few weeks. I'd be constantly struggling to cut and fit pieces of foam in different areas throughout the boot only to have to do it again week after week.

I recently bought a pair of Ride Lasso's in an 8.5 after sitting down with a knowledgable boot fitter. They were super tight and bruised my big toes for the first two weeks but they slowly started to break in nicely. I would also HIGHLY recommend new insoles like Footprint or Stomp, especially if you have higher arches. The stock insoles in pretty much all boots are paper thin with little to no arch support or heel cushion. A lot of boots now have a dedicated BOA for heel lift. The Lasso's have a boa that pulls the tongue down and back towards your ankle so it really holds it in there while you can keep the outer boa a bit looser if you want. I had K2 Maysis' that have the Boa Conda system which is a piece of formed plastic that you can tighten over your ankle, but I found that system to have a fair amount of pressure points.

A proper fitting boot is the most important piece of gear you can have. Your bindings and board are secondary. A huge thing to remember when trying on boots is that they'll NEVER be tighter/smaller than the first time you wear them.
 
#14 ·
Last night I sold my almost new k2 maysis size 9. I called the guy who sold it to me and said they are killing me, like I would take them off and it would take the blood around half an hour to get back to my feet. So Im going with 9.5 Nitro.
You mentioned something about when trying boots They never be smaller than the first time you wear them? What do you mean?
 
#17 ·
Are all of your toes touching the end? Are any of them curled? My feet hurt pretty dang bad the first few days with the Maysis, but then around day 10 or 12 they suddenly felt really comfortable. The Conda was still giving me some pressure points though. I had to ditch them a few days after that because the side boas would get popped loose from my high backs constantly throughout the day.

I hear you as far as bearing the pain goes...it can get pretty bad for a few days. I've been consistently soaking my feet with epsom salt to help the bruising from breaking in two pairs of new boots within 4-5 weeks, but both pairs eventually packed down and out, stretched, and softened up a little. I'm still breaking in the Lasso's, but they've come a long way in a few weeks.

Boots will never be tighter/smaller than the first time you wear them because they'll be slowly packing down/out, stretching, and breaking down with every step you take and turn you make.
 
#19 · (Edited)
I rode the double boa Maysis for an entire season. They literally killed my feet by the end of the day. I hate the inner boa because it is too ridged, has no natural flex and cuts the circulation off with pench points. I stopped using the inner boa all together and that relieved alot of pain but got insane heel lift. My riding style is freestyle (jumping, spinning, buttering nonstop) and I'm sure that plays a role as well. My next two boots were the Nike Vapen and Nike Ites. Those two boot were so comfortable I rode with a smile all day and at the end of a full day of riding I didn't even need to take them off to go eat or have beers. The problem with Nike is they break down pretty bad. The liner packs out 2 full sizes and the stiffness breaks down from medium stiff to a soft park boot. This season I nervously followed Wiredsport's suggestions and measured my foot and downsized to a painful 9 1/2 Salomon Double Boa Dialogue (boa on the outside upper and lower). Now that they are molded to my feet I can ride the boot lightly tightened rather than tightened all the way and get zero heel lift and plenty of circulation and comfort. They still have retained their structure and perform better than any boot I have tried to this date. Everyday when I first put my foot in them my toes still press against the end but as soon as I tighten the liner and shell and strap in my board my toes have plenty of room to wiggle and my heel sucks deep into the heel cup of the boot. Its changed everything.
 
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