[xirality]

Hi all,

Firstly, I've read through all of @Wiredsport's post regarding measurement and I measure up to:
263 Mondo (8.5 US Men) and I've gone ahead and measure my width too.

Left Foot: 10CM
Right Foot: 10.3CM

I currently ride a 8.5 Burton Photon and the length of it is great, no toe issue and heel hold is pretty decent however after 0.5 - an hour of riding, there's pain in the area highlighted below. After a 3 hour session, I can barely walk in the boot getting back to my car/hotel as that specific part is just pain, and its more of a bruised pain.

I already have the boot heat molded and also have custom insoles for my extremely flat feet, most of my running shoe exhibit wear and tear that shows that I usually over pronate due to my flat feet, hence the area that is highlighted above usually "pushes out" against my boot/shoe.

I've been to the local stores and when they measure they claim that I don't really have a wide feet and don't need a wide boot yet going of the chart itself seems like I'm bordering on E? I'm pretty much out of ideas and was wondering if getting a wider boot might solve the issue or make it less painful.

 

[xirality]

I have a similar foot shape to you, wide flat feet (size 8 width E), and Burton boots don't work well for me. I had good luck with Adidas Acerra but Adidas no longer make boots.

See if you can find the 32 TM-2 Wide or Solomon Dialogue or Solomon Synapse Wide or K2 Maysis Wide to try on in store. Those are good wide snowboard boot options.

Thanks for the suggestion! Most of them are only available online and not in local stores, though one of the salesperson at the store suggested a DC Control as apparently DC usually fits wider, any thoughts?

 

[xirality]

I rode both the Burton Photon and DC Control, and the DC Control was much more comfy for my foot shape. Toebox is roomer on the DC Control compared to the Photon.

Cheers, I might consider that then. Its just weird its that one hotspot on both feet, just screams a little "wider" will help, but you don't really feel it till after riding for ~30 minutes and hence you can't really test it in store either.

 

[xirality]

Thank you all for your feedback, definitely going to look into every suggestion and go from there.

 

[xirality]

You're definitely right that it is really really hard to find a well-fitting pair of boots!!! I read/researched a ton about snowboard boots & tried on a ton of boots in store, and even then still ran into comfort/fit issues with hotspots. The issue with some hotspots is that you don't feel some of them until after you start riding, and then it is too late to return the boots. It gets expensive swapping out boots like that, so I definitely tried to make things work as much as possible. Cutting/thinning out the liner at the hotspot does help relieve the pressure there, but I would strongly recommend branching out with different boots when affordable (as if you have discomfort while riding, it can cause lingering issues after a while)

I'm basically at the point where I've tried most options (mold, punch, angles), my photons 8.5 has been punched out by a professional too and it still hurts. Do you ride a wide now to accommodate for the flat feet issue? Or just different brands? I currently have K2 Maysis wide available to me online and DC Control (which i tried in store and it felt much comfier but won't know till I'm actually riding in it). All the salomons wides are sold out

 

[xirality]

Hey OP, it looks like you have the beginnings of bunions on your feet, and its probably because of your arches. I have a very similar foot shape to yours, and I have those nubs on the side of my feet. It took me until I was 28 to figure out that I had high arches (which is a cause of bunions), and no shoes were giving me adequate support. Basically what happens is when your foot has no arch support (and you have high arches) your foot is always slightly tilted outwards because the side of your foot picks up the slack for your arches. So your foot is always push the outside of your shoe, and as a result these weird callouses form and eventually get painful. I'm not saying that this is exactly what's happening to you, but it's some food for thought. Wet your foot and step on the floor, then compare your footprint to a chart on foot shape. This literally changed my life when I got the correct insoles. I no longer need my shoes to be wider because my foot naturally sits narrower and doesn't push on the outside of the shoe. My Salomon Dialogues went from almost painful after long days to straight up comfortable when I put insoles in them. I can recommend some good brands if you need, seriously consider your foot shape and how it might impact boot fit because of improper support.

Hey, I've already gotten custom insoles (sidas) done and it didn't really alleviate the problem.