A Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting, Pt. 3: Stance Balancing with Pulse Boot Labs

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Arts, Design, Skiing, Snow, Snowboarding, Sports, Outdoors, Bike, Technology, Gear

4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

For Part 3 of our Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting series, Kara Williard and Kai Palkeinen, Founder of Pulse Boot Labs, dive into the intricate topic of stance balancing and canting ski boots. Kai explains Pulse Boots Labs’ analytical approach to getting it right, his refined methodology of “red light, green light”; the multi-step process of looking at the foot, insole, liner, shell, and then potentially cuff alignment and canting; and all the intricate variables that can play into this process, including snow surface, attitude, and communication.

TOPICS & TIMES

How does this process start? (3:22)
The Foundation (4:57)
Red Light, Green Light (6:50)
Pulse Methods (10:53)
Binding Ramp Angle (17:06)
Why Liners Matter (24:37)
Cuff Alignment (26:14)
Canting Schools of Thought (35:06)
Rigid vs. Flexible (41:33)
Communication and Stopping Points (47:47)
Snow Surface (49:32)
What We’re Celebrating (54:00)

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0:00.0	Hey everybody and welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network.
0:09.8	You're here today with Kara Williard and you can check out everything else we are doing and
0:14.5	reviewing over at blisterreview.com.
0:18.6	So I am here today for part three of a very deep dive on boot fitting and today's conversation
0:24.2	is packed full of information on the intricate and sometimes complex world of stance balancing.
0:31.1	For this, I got to speak with Kai over at Pulse Boot Labs and he broke down the methodology
0:36.8	that he and his team use when it
0:38.6	comes to getting people balanced in their ski boots. But what does it mean to be balanced in your
0:43.4	ski boots and why is this important? We talk about this and a whole lot more, including the very
0:48.4	important system of checks and balances that must be in place throughout this process, which
0:53.5	Kai breaks down as a system
0:54.9	of red light green light. And we also look at the sequence of what this process should look
1:00.0	like all the way from the foot to the finished product. The end result can be as simple as getting
1:05.2	someone flat on their skis, but the process in getting there isn't always so simple.
1:10.1	If today's conversation leaves you wanting to hear a whole lot more about Pulse,
1:13.7	I don't blame you.
1:15.2	They're a Blister recommended shop,
1:16.9	and I definitely recommend that you go back and listen to episode 35 of Gear 30.
1:22.1	This is where Kai and Sam Shaheen talk a lot about the unique innovations
1:26.1	and technologies that Pulse has invented
1:29.1	basically into the world of bootfitting. And they have grown a lot since that original
1:33.5	conversation back in 2019, but you will also have a chance to hear more from Pulse later on
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