- Joined
- Nov 12, 2015
- Posts
- 424
I was visiting Dearborn, MI, shortly after getting my Fisher Ranger 130 delivered. This is going to be a spare boot for me this season and now it's ready to go when I arrive at Whistler. I tossed last years boots and had none to start the season. So I found only a couple shops that could fit the Fisher boot and after speaking with the fitter at Sun & Snow, their Ann Arbor location had the Fisher ovens, but Ann Arbor and the Plymouth, MI stores do boot fittings. My initial thoughts when I decided to get them done in MI while I was visiting (hard to find somewhere to do them in South Carolina) was I would likely not find a great boot fitter but at least they would be heat molded so a little better fit, but I was so wrong.
I spoke with Justin on the phone and worked out a price for the fitting. When talking to him on the phone I was really impressed with his knowledge, but after meeting him and having them fitted I am super impressed with his ability, thoroughness and enthusiasm for boot fitting. He works in the medical field but while going to school etc, he had been a boot fitter at Sun & Sport and still does boot fitting in his non existent spare time a few evenings/day a week. I tell you when your boot fitter has photos on his phone of the special case feet he has managed to fit, and can tell you how he and the store managed to fit them, you can probably count on him to do a good job. He cares about his work.
He did the heat fitting of the Fisher, then some crimping in the heal area to narrow it around the ankle further, a small adjustment on the large toe area to give it a little extra length and took great care to add padding and room around the bunion and the top of my foot where I occasionally get pressure related issues. He tossed an added piece of material that would push me too forward, just aware it could cause issues after speaking to me about my skiing and issues. He spent well over an hour with me and offered to have me pick up my boots the next day to do a little extra with having them sit over night. Justin and his boss have both attended at least one Greg Hoffman's boot clinics to further their skills and the fact it matters that much to the store they would pay for extra clinics and on going education impressed me also. Justin also said to me his boss (the store owner) is even better than me but I'm good at this sort of work, so he's humble. An awesome guy.
If you are in that area and want a good fitting, I can only say it was my most attentive and professional fitting in years. I really wanted to give them a review and share my find. I was just someone from South Carolina that asked if they could squeeze me in for a fitting when I was visiting and he made extra time to see me while I was there.
I spoke with Justin on the phone and worked out a price for the fitting. When talking to him on the phone I was really impressed with his knowledge, but after meeting him and having them fitted I am super impressed with his ability, thoroughness and enthusiasm for boot fitting. He works in the medical field but while going to school etc, he had been a boot fitter at Sun & Sport and still does boot fitting in his non existent spare time a few evenings/day a week. I tell you when your boot fitter has photos on his phone of the special case feet he has managed to fit, and can tell you how he and the store managed to fit them, you can probably count on him to do a good job. He cares about his work.
He did the heat fitting of the Fisher, then some crimping in the heal area to narrow it around the ankle further, a small adjustment on the large toe area to give it a little extra length and took great care to add padding and room around the bunion and the top of my foot where I occasionally get pressure related issues. He tossed an added piece of material that would push me too forward, just aware it could cause issues after speaking to me about my skiing and issues. He spent well over an hour with me and offered to have me pick up my boots the next day to do a little extra with having them sit over night. Justin and his boss have both attended at least one Greg Hoffman's boot clinics to further their skills and the fact it matters that much to the store they would pay for extra clinics and on going education impressed me also. Justin also said to me his boss (the store owner) is even better than me but I'm good at this sort of work, so he's humble. An awesome guy.
If you are in that area and want a good fitting, I can only say it was my most attentive and professional fitting in years. I really wanted to give them a review and share my find. I was just someone from South Carolina that asked if they could squeeze me in for a fitting when I was visiting and he made extra time to see me while I was there.