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Tricks for stoping heel slip

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ryan Smith · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 15

Anyone have good solutions or tricks for stoping that tiny little bit of heel slip in your boots with out cranking them down so tight you affect circulation in your feet?

I recently tried some leather adhesive heel pads, they seem to help lock my foot in a little better, but im skeptical of how long they last.



timothy fisher · · CHARLOTTE · Joined Nov 2017 · Points: 30

Work on a combination of insoles and sock thinkness to fill the boot without cutting off circulation. 

ryan Smith · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 15

Thanks, i have that part dialed pretty well. Just curious if anyone has good tricks to stop that last few millimeters of slip when you really settle your weight onto your feet. 

Allen Sanderson · · On the road to perdition · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 1,100

Orthopedic heel lifts.

https://www.alimed.com/adjustable-heel-lifts.html 

ryan Smith · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 15
Allen Sanderson wrote:

Orthopedic heel lifts.

https://www.alimed.com/adjustable-heel-lifts.html 

Interesting, thanks, have you had good results with those? I have found the heel slip to get worse with thicker insoles that raise my heel

Allen Sanderson · · On the road to perdition · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 1,100

Have not used them in boots used them as part of my achilles tendon rupture recovery.

greggrylls · · Salt Lake City · Joined Apr 2016 · Points: 276

Neoprene heel guards is what I use as a narrow heeled person.  Ezeefitsport.com  is where I got mine.  Have worked great at preventing heel slip and blisters on long days in boots. 

jselwyn · · Grand Junction, CO · Joined Jan 2011 · Points: 55
greggrylls wrote:

Neoprene heel guards is what I use as a narrow heeled person.  Ezeefitsport.com  is where I got mine.  Have worked great at preventing heel slip and blisters on long days in boots. 

Is this what you're using?

https://drfredericksoriginal.com/products/neoprene-heel-guard-set-2-pieces-heel-protectors-relieve-heel-pain-from-plantar-fasciitis-heel-spur-cracked-heels

Do you notice the seam under the arch at all during long days in the boots?

greggrylls · · Salt Lake City · Joined Apr 2016 · Points: 276

I don't notice the seems. That's similar to what I'm using mine is more svelte 

greggrylls · · Salt Lake City · Joined Apr 2016 · Points: 276

https://www.ezeefitsports.com/mobile/Category.aspx?id=1865

ryan Smith · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 15
greggrylls wrote:

Neoprene heel guards is what I use as a narrow heeled person.  Ezeefitsport.com  is where I got mine.  Have worked great at preventing heel slip and blisters on long days in boots. 

Thanks, ill check those out. I stuck a pair of the la sportiva Nepal Velcro tongue inserts in my phantom techs and it make a absolutely perfect fit, foot is completely locked in with out lacing super tight. 

Jake907 · · Anchorage Alaska · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 0

I cant tell from your pic, is that a double boot with a heat-moldable liner? If so, have you cooked it?

ryan Smith · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 15
Jake907 wrote:

I cant tell from your pic, is that a double boot with a heat-moldable liner? If so, have you cooked it?

No, its the new Phantom Tech

Mike S · · Dallas, TX · Joined Sep 2020 · Points: 0

I have not had good luck with those suede things. I’ve had one corner start to roll up on me and cause a blister, but then the rest is impossible to remove. 

ryan Smith · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 15

Yes after a few pitches dry tooling they started to roll up, i ripped them out after that. 

Mike S · · Dallas, TX · Joined Sep 2020 · Points: 0

I’m thinking put foot in boot, then fill with expanding foam. It insulates, you wouldn’t need any fancy warm socks. The downside is it costs $700 every time you go out.

ryan Smith · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 15

Tried that, worked extremely well for a season, the fit was worth defaulting on my mortgage.

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