Hi, I've also posted this on the gear forum as well and will email Harold about it, but I know he's super busy right now and I may not get a response in time, so just in case anyone else up here can help.
Once again I'll give my brief info:
female 121lbs, 163cm
just bought new Dyna Legend 4800s @ 158cm
Head FR9.5 boots from last season (without rear spoilers due to lower, large calves), with Conformable custom liners
Skiing some blacks, starting to get the hang of powder/off piste, have yet to conquer moguls and have been working on my own with HH's books/vids
I'm not in an area where good alignment is possible. I'm on my own here. Will try some duct tape for canting experiments this season.
1. Many thanks to the responses for my question on a previous thread, though I'm still trying to figure out which model Conformable custom foam liners to get. I've ordered some so I have a week to make my final decisions on this. I'm thinking that the regular one would be okay, but if you PMTS folk recommend the comp model for my skill/size/weight/boots I would definitely follow your advice.
2. Last season (I'd forgotten this) after my then-new Head boots had worn in with a bit of movement, as well as space above my foot due to my flatter women's upper foot compared to man (in male boots) and also a little space in my narrower heels, and a tiny bit of movement side to side, a techie I went to near the ski slopes added some heel lifters in the boots. Trying to recall why he did this I'm pretty sure it was to help take away the extra space and make my feet and heels snugger, instead of adding bits and pieces to the boot liner, as oppposed to doing it to raise my heels for stance purposes.
The guy in the shop said that if the heel lifters were in there to help my stance then I should keep them cos my stance probably wouldn't change much, though of course the new skis would feel different. I told him that they would be mounted further forward so my balance on the ski would likely be different. He still didn't think that would make any difference to whether or not I needed heel lifters. I certainly don't recall feeling uncomfortable using them. I probably skied better, though of course my boots as a result fit better so that could have been what made the difference. But he said that if the lifters were in my boots to help with space/movement issues then I wouldn't need them because the foam would fill out the spaces.
I have no idea if he's correct about the heel lifters (if used for the sake of raising stance), but at any rate I just wanted to get a verification on my suspicion that you folk over here would probably tell me to get rid of the heel lifters since I remember reading somewhere here that heel lifters weren't recommended. Would I be correct in thinking this?
I also suspect that if I did have any 'sweet spot' stance balance issues last season on the Salomon Crossmax 8Ws I was using last season, then this should be way improved with the further forward-mounted 4800s which I had mounted, according to Gary's (from the gear forum) instructions, 2mm forward.
A crucial issue here is that I need to decide whether or not to keep the heel lifters BEFORE we fit the foam liners (in a week's time) because taking them out (or adding them) later will affect the fit of the liners, so I'll be grateful for a response. If you recommend I toss them out then I will. I'm assuming that the Head boots shouldn't need them.
Thanks. All advice and feedback appreciated.
Julianne