Hey everybody and welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister podcast network. You're here today with

Kara Williard and you can check out everything else we are doing and reviewing over at

blisterreview.com. Okay, so I am back today for part two of our very deep dive on boot fitting series.

And so for those of you who haven't heard part one, I definitely recommend that you

pause what you're doing and dive into part one before hearing part two.

And that's not only because there's some great introductions to some of the topics

in boot fitting that we dive into deeper today, but also because

you get a great introduction to Sam Tishendorf, who I am joined by again today for part two.

And in part one, you get to find all about why Sam is one of the truly most impressive bootfitters

out there. But today for part two, it is all about you, our listeners, and so we spent

this episode answering all the questions that we received from our audience over the last

couple of weeks. And while that's not totally true, we didn't have time to answer all of the

questions, we definitely touched on quite a few. And thankfully, we saw some very common themes and

reoccurring questions among many of you.

So today's episode, we dove into some of the technical aspects around forward lean and ramp angle

and how all of these things are interrelated and how your boot fitter thinks about some of these

components when fitting your boots. We also dove into some of the real foot conundrums we've seen out there and some

of the better ways to resolve fit issues for these types of feet. We talked about aftermarket liners

and different upgrades you can make to your ski boots in addition to just knowing when it's

time to upgrade your boots. We also talked about some of the nuances around rigid feet versus

flexible feet and some of the things to think about for flat feet.

In addition to a lot of topics around custom insoles and why they are so important as the foundation to your fit.

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