Assessment

Photo of Skibootfitting.comNot a lot of hype here. We do not promise a “100 point check” as a car dealer does. We deal with three planes of motion, sagittal, frontal, and transverse. These are the three planes we deal with every minute of every day to maintain balance, commonly referred to as biomechanics. These three planes directly relate to three skills involved with alpine skiing. Edging is frontal plane, pressure control is sagittal plane and steering is transverse plane.

 

DW15

In order to assure these three planes are scrutinized we came up with the acronym of DW15. Every person that walks through our doors will get the DW15 treatment.

D

D = Dorsilfexion at the ankle. Determines the adjustment for fore/aft balance via more or less heel lift in the boot, more or less forward lean in the boot cuff, and more or less ski binding delta angle. This occurs at the ankle joint affects the sagital plane of motion and skiing skill of pressure control.

W

W = Windlass occurs at the midtarsal joint of the foot. This tells us what style foot bed to construct. It affects leg rotation and foot stability. It affects the frontal plane of motion or the skiing skill of edging.

1 - 5

1 - 5 = This represents the balancing requirements of the first and fifth toes. The foot is a tri pod . The points of contact are the center of the heel, and the first and fifth toes. Many boot fitters purposefully monkey around with this part of the foot in order to maintain a good stance. This is unsafe. The foot needs to be supported “neutral” regardless of the final canting/stance target.

Conclusion

By performing a test for all three planes of motion we can guarantee quick and affective changes with beneficial results for both comfort and performance. Stay away from “in the boot canting”. It is not safe for woman, children, men or any other living mammal.