... if yes, what would the mechanism be?
FWIW the bindings in question have 6mm delta (over a 296mm BSL)
FWIW the bindings in question have 6mm delta (over a 296mm BSL)
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Can excess delta trigger foot numbness?
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Not to date. That's her most extreme delta, which is what made me suspicious in the first place.
Is she more back seat with the 6mm delta? If the boots have some room, being back is going to push the foot forward in the boot. It's not impossible that causes it somehow. I can tell on some days if I am getting back too often because my big toe gets cold from being pressed against the shell.
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I can see how it would be a problem if she is falling through the cuffs and ending up with more weight on the front of the foot.
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Loosening the clog buckles seems to help . Not sure if that advances this notion or suppresses it.
Well thanks folks. I was trying to picture at least one mechanism so I don't feel like I'm just stabbing in the dark . I couldn't do A/B comparisons since numb feet tend to stay numb for a while. No instructor has said word one to her about body position in (those) boots - and this is a 109mm ski so she doesn't ski it as an all-rounder.
I suppose I could do one foot and not the other to confirm but that seems wasteful of destination skiing.
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The tibial nerve goes under the ankle bone on the medial side of the foot. If it's getting hammered because of the L pads in the liner or the shape of the medial wall of the boot the result will be numbness or pins and needles in the forefoot. Remove the lower part of the L pad or grind the shell just below and slightly rearward of the medial malleolus (ankle bone). Of course this only applies is the she also has new boots.