Re: Best Skating Purchase I made this year, Sole

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike van Erp) wrote:

>Bob Cardone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> I was thinking   the other day, while  returning from a skate, what
>> equipment I had purchased this year that I really liked, and
>> immediately realized that their was one skating related purchase that
>> far out shadowed anything that I have bought in quite awhile.
>> 
>> My Sole Footbeds, have turned my skates into the most comfortable
>> skates I have ever skated in.  The difference in how they feel with
>> this footbed, compared to the several other footbeds I had tried in
>> them, is miraculous, in my opinion.  I keep thinking to myself, that
>> my K2 Catalysts now  feel like custom made skates with these heat
>> moldable footbeds.  Prior to trying these, I had  tried Spenco,
>> Superfeet and several other brands that hadn't  made much improvement
>> over the stock footbed. If you have a pair of skates, and you are not
>> thrilled with the footbed in them, give these a try.  
>> 
>> http://itsyoursole.com/home.htm
>> 
>> Bob
>
>Me too - I bought a pair of custom skate/ski insoles and got them
>molded in a local ski shop.  Since I often spend 8-12 hours in my
>skates on some days, they've helped my feet no end!
>
>Here's an article a friend wrote, although he has leg length issues
>that he needed custom orthotics for.
>
>http://www.londonskaters.com/review-custom-insoles-orthotics.htm


Good article and I agree about the doctor prescribed , custom
orthotics . Not very good for skating, at least as far as I was
concerned,   the Sole footbeds  being  much more comfortable for
skating ( and much cheaper). 

Bob