I’m having an easier time, I guess.
After I got my new Tecnica Mach1 LV 120’s, I tried them on a few times around the house (with my Ski Trax on, of course). I used strips of electrical tape on the shell to mark where I felt too much pressure. Last Monday I met with my bootfitter, who did an analysis of my feet and stance, in and out of the shell without liners and then with liners. He first trimmed my existing custom footbeds to fit the narrower last, then added cork to fully post the footbeds. My right foot required more support at the arch and at the heel. Then cuff alignment. My left boot does not need more canting but my right leg is more bowl-legged (possibly due to a tib-fib spiral fracture in 2010), so he is ordering a 2 1/2 degree Cantology stip for my right boot. I also noted some uncomfortable pressure under the ball of my right foot. We added heel lifts which helped, but didn’t eliminate the problem. He took off some material from the bottom of the right footbed, still painful. So, I decided to have him make new footbeds. He did the heat mold with off-the shelf Sole brand footbeds, and will have them ready for me when I come back next Monday (with Cantology strip on the right boot).
I have to add, with all that, I did not need any punches or even heat molding of the liners. I have never before had a boot that fit so well, holding down my heel and fitting well in the forefoot, without crushing my bony ankles. I’m skiing this weekend with my old Full Tilts, then will pick up my Tecnicas on Monday and try them out the day after Thanksgiving, so I’ll be able to see how they’re really fitting.