Who has orthotics in your bindings

[MZito]

It seems like the new fad in the medical community is to blame "bad feet" on many different ailments. Not that I disagree, but if we are all as bad as the doc's say we are and that our incorrect posture is the cause of other parts of our body being out of aliment, shouldn't we be skiing with orthotics in?

 

I don't think will get me another line length but curious if they have helped anyone.

 

[danbirch]

I love mine! Your feet are not flat, but your ski is. Makes sense to me.

[ForrestGump]

I use them to take up space so my hardshell can fit well without being too tight.

[jipster43]

Custom Superfeet (cork) keep my RS-1's feeling primo!

[MZito]

Moldable lines feel great!! but will they correct ones balance if not completely square on the board? I am looking for everyones thoughts. I have bad feet and feel that I am not standing balanced on my ski. I use the reflex with RTP.

Thx

[Chuck_Dickey]

HO Exo's have a great footbed with excellent support for the arch and the a achillies.

[EF23]

Can you fit an Intuition in a Reflex Boot?

[A_B]

I use the standard footbed for Stradas. They have some arch support. I put another bigger support in but the boot sort of stuck to it, and I thought in a fall it might not come out as designed.

 

Remember the old HO Arch Support bindings? I really miss those. I have a high arch and could crank it as high as you wanted.

[Triplett]

@EF23 I have the Goode Intuition liner in the my black reflex shell. It is possible and I recommend it. It is way better than the Reflex one.

 

I have heard of people using orthotics to increase control. I don't use one, I just use the intuition liner.

 

[MattP]

I have a high arch. When I was skiing with Jodi Fisher this summer he put a Strada foot bed in my Reflex binding to help bring my left leg to a more vertical position. I could feel the difference on the next set. I recommend putting something in your Reflex if you do not have intuition liners in them.

[lpskier]

Custom orthotics for me.

[Steven_Haines]

They advertise on the FM website 2 different thickness of the Intuition liners.

[Ed_Obermeier]

I use Powerstep insoles inside my Strada binding liners in place of the stock Radar insole. Much better feel and support.

[Wish]

I'm "gelling" in my hard-shells. Placed under liner.

[RichardDoane]

green superfeet

[auskier]

I am a podiatrist, so I should know a thing or two about feet :P

 

I am very much a believer of the use of orthotics in boots. Having your foot in a more neutral position, I think, will help your skiing in a few different ways; injury prevention and technique. Your ankle and knee joints basically become more aligned and in a more stable position, and less likely to develop strains and soreness. I cant see them preventing injury during a fall obviously.

 

I see the basic reason for orthotics from a technique perspective to relate to your hips and ability to move your centre of mass. The way we have to stand on a ski internally rotates and adducts the femur and tibia, reducing the available movement of your hips by rotating them forward. To understand what I mean, standing up, roll your feet out watching your kneecap. It will turn out. This flows onto your femur, basically allowing you to 'keep your hips up' and be more mobile.

I think the way Rossi skis minimises this restriction very well.

[MZito]

Well said!!

 

[Roger]

I have custom orthotics inside my Strada liners with standard green superfeet on top of them (to take up volume so I don't have to cinch the laces too tight). Works great and super comfortable.

[travnews]

I have some molded orthotics from a local shop in my reflex bindings (r-style in the back). They were spendy but worth it. They were made for mountain bike shoes. I get crazy cramps on the outside of my feet, that's the only reason I put them in.

[Sethski]

My buddy JAson Hux is a PT in Savannah and he has done a couple of sets for me and has helped several skiers with this same thing. Go to a specialist and take your best pair of running/training shoes as well as your ski boots and explain to them what they are for. IT makes a big difference in your connection to the ski for sure.

 

Seth Stisher

H2OProShop.com and SethStisher.com

[Onside135]

Does anyone know if Andy Mapple still cuts out the bottoms of his bindings to put his foot on the top of the ski?

[MattP]

@onside125 not these days. He is using a Reflex. But I know he used to do it back when he was using a wrap.

[MZito]

i'm going to take my reflex binding in and get a orthotic made. thanks for all the input!!