75phoenix75 wrote:Then again, what I am inferring is that if I'm fighting with the boot flex it probably means my movements are incorrect anyhow.
True, though I doubt you'll have that particular problem very often.
A boot can seem (or be) too stiff in 2 circumstances:
1. The skier INTENTIONALLY pressures the front of the boot to engage the tip of the ski to shorten a turn. If the boot is too stiff, he won't be able to stay on the boot tongue and control ski tip pressure.
- When learning to ski with PMTS movements, this kind of movement is a fairly advanced one. You won't be asked to it any time soon. By the time you've advanced to this level, a 130 flex boot will seem too soft, if anything.
- OTOH, TTS skiers are taught to use constant ski tip loading from day 1... it's called a wedge or snowplow. A too stiff boot makes this difficult and/or painful. This may be the situation your traditional skiing pedorthist was worried about, but since PMTS skiers NEVER learn a wedge or snowplow, this situation will not occur.
2. The skier ACCIDENTLY pressures the front of the boot A typical example would be slamming into the top of a mogul - WHAM! - without being prepared or while skiing incorrectly. As a novice, you won't (shouldn't) be skiing moguls. By the time you're ready to try, you'll be used to the boots. I weigh 40 lbs less than you, but even when skiing very nasty bumps I've never wanted a softer boot.
Good luck! Hope we get to ski together some day.