Sometmes my boots squeek, lol it is annoying. Tip: Try putting some baby powder in them to prevent that. Your boots should be comfortable, Dude.Well, the less heal lift the better. But this is not a perfect world and you aren't always going to have zero heel-lift. Sometimes though, the answer to minimizing heel-lift is NOT cranking down the laces to make them tighter. Sure, you want a good snug fit around your foot, ankle and lower leg; but over-tightening can lead to an assortment of problems — especially with the new Boa systems, it is more challenging now to get a feel for how much is enough:Problems from lacing too tight:PainCold feetNumbnessFatigueRemember that the reason you are lacing tightly is to improve fit and performance. There are other things you can do to improve fit and performance of your snowboard boot that does not involve simp
Sometmes my boots squeek, lol it is annoying. Tip: Try putting some baby powder in them to prevent that. Your boots should be comfortable, Dude.Well, the less heal lift the better. But this is not a perfect world and you aren't always going to have zero heel-lift. Sometimes though, the answer to minimizing heel-lift is NOT cranking down the laces to make them tighter. Sure, you want a good snug fit around your foot, ankle and lower leg; but over-tightening can lead to an assortment of problems — especially with the new Boa systems, it is more challenging now to get a feel for how much is enough:Problems from lacing too tight:PainCold feetNumbnessFatigueRemember that the reason you are lacing tightly is to improve fit and performance. There are other things you can do to improve fit and performance of your snowboard boot that does not involve simply cranking the laces tighter and tighter.The most important thing you can do is to purchase a good performance footbed. If you are riding with the stock footbeds that came with your boot you are doing yourself a dis-service. A good performance footbed can:Improve overall boot fitReduce heel-liftPrevent injury (acute & chronic)Improve circulationImprove energyReduce fatigueImprove controlFootbeds come in stock and custom. I have used both. Custom are custom-molded to your foot and are more expensive. It doesn't necessarily mean they are better. The stock ones keep getting better every year. My advice is if you have an odd-shaped foot and cannot find a comfortable stock one that will work, then go custom.Two good (stock) footbeds I have used and can recommend are DownUnders and Superfeet. There are also good ones from Montrail, and Sole though I have never used them.
