Tom GellieBig Picture Skiing Pty Ltd · Coach/Director

JIndabyne sports -Boot modification Flower pot

1 Jul 2012 · 1 min

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In this brief demonstration, Tom Gellie discusses the challenges faced by skiers with larger calves, specifically pressure at the back of the ski boot. Speaker B, a boot fitter, explains the modification process: cutting and lowering the boot shell, heating the liner, inserting a "flowerpot" stretcher inside the boot, and adding wedges to expand the boot’s upper section. After the adjustments, the participant (Speaker C) reports that the boot feels comfortable, confirming the effectiveness of the technique.

Yeah, so for people with bigger calves, pressure at the back of the boot around this area Yep. What is something that you can do as a boot fitter here?
We've cut the shell down a little bit and lowered the shell, so that's going to allow us now to stretch the liner out over the top. We're going to put some heat through the top of the boot. I'm going to do what we call flowerpot, where we actually put a flowerpot down inside the boot and stretch the top out. We then add wedges to pull it out so it'll accommodate the larger calves.
Excellent.
Now we've done our adjustment. Oh yeah, that's great. Oh, that's awesome.
Feels really comfy. Okay, thank you.