Glenn, put the sugar laden girlie coffee drink down for a moment!
OK, I a simply addressing fit here not the specific boot.
Did you wear very thin ski socks when trying on?
Did you take the liner out and shell fit the boot?
a. with your toes just making contact with the front of the shell while standing up measure the space behind your heel. It should be no more than 3/4 preferably no more than 3/8".
b. next, slide your foot laterally in the boot. Do both sides of the foot make almost immediate contact or is there more than 1/4 of room? It should be snug side to side.
c. Put the boot on if it passed the above tests with your foot bed (take out the stock one). Wear around for 15-20 mins at a minimum. Only buckle the boot at the loosest possible settings to hold it in place. Don't crank it down.
d. Evaluate the fit at this point. The flex of that boot (which one is it?) is going to be soft. It?s friggin' summer out and I am sure it's at least 80 degrees in the shop. When it gets cold, that boot will feel about 30% stiffer.
e. In general, how?s the fit? If it's feeling pretty good, start to buckle down the boot. The first buckle should basically be so that its tight enough not to fall off. It should not be more than the 1st bail.
f. The buckle on the top of the foot should also be on the 1st or maybe 2nd bail. It should not be clamped down, snug. that's it.
g. other buckles, if your like me, you always end up moving the buckle due to very narrow ankles and calves. Even with this, the buckles should be at the 1 or 2nd bail.
h. Wear around again for 10 more minutes. Re-evaluate, flex; stand in ski attack position. Have a tech check basic alignment. Feel for general fit. Should be solid snug fit everywhere, the ankle should only come out of the pocket slightly and you should be feeling of tightness like a firm handshake universally throughout the boot.
I. Check forward lean; take the stock spoilers off the back of the boot. You want to be as upright as possible so that your body/bones are stacked over each other from the shoulders, hips, knees, ankles and feet. This is skiing from a position of strength using the bones and strongest muscles to support and strengthen you. It has made the biggest difference to me next to a properly built and fitted foot bed.
If after all this you like, then have pro fitter further evaluate the fit. I am nto sure what kind of boot you are looking for but do some research and don't settle. I Impact 10 is a great boot, Head SX11 (what I wear) is plenty stiff; I don't even have them on the stiff setting. I prefer a laterally stiff boot and a moderate forward flex.
Let us know and good luck. Now back to your hazlenut madness.......
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