Can't give u any advice on the injury u have because I have never experienced this type of injury but, as far as the foot straps and pads go, I have North Entities on my Underground board and they are super comfy with plenty of support for the arch of ur foot, loads of different adjustments for the width of ur foot and soft, medium or hard insert pads for ur heel. My feet have never been happier

I have also heard good reports about the Naish Apex's but have no personal experience with them as I have no need try anything else due to complete satisfaction with the NTT's

Price wise, I think they are around $150 - $200

Go visit a chiro and get him to show you how to strap it to give you the support you need. Mine was $30 then found out it was covered by my health fund so ended up handing over $12. Was 2 seasons ago but all good now.
You could try changing your stance on the board too if that's an option.
I have the Naish Apex on the way so will get good to try them.

Loftywinds said...
I always found simple booties or even old runners great! Where I kite there is tonnes of rock, sharp shells, twigs and thorns on the grass. Nothing worse than damaging your own feet for the sake of "freedom".

Old runners - were you on a TT or a SB?! You'd need pretty loose straps... how did you make it work?

cutch said..

Loftywinds said...
I always found simple booties or even old runners great! Where I kite there is tonnes of rock, sharp shells, twigs and thorns on the grass. Nothing worse than damaging your own feet for the sake of "freedom".

Old runners - were you on a TT or a SB?! You'd need pretty loose straps... how did you make it work?

Just loosen your straps to the max. Mine are cardboards.

Might help to do some warm up stretches before you kite too.

hey iggypop - its been a while sinc ethe thread started so i hope its all fixed!

however i would add a couple of things

cramping of the feet can be caused by a number of things but the most common in this instance (unless you have some sort of circulatory problem or heavy smoker etc etc) would be electrolyte imbalance.

its a common one surfers experience and you can find yourself in big big trouble attempting to swim with a foot cramping

funny enough i have treated this plenty of times with almost 100% success rate! try buying some gastrolyte or hydralite from the chemist and mix a bit in the water bottle - then have a big drink about half hour before you head out! powerade and gatorade is ok if the others are not available.

re stress fractures - be aware that they are repetitive strain overuse injuries that would be uncommon in kiting. more likely running or impact activity. stressies also take over 4 weeks to show on plain X-ray.

you would be best to visit someone that knows about feet - such as a podiatrist like me!! - IMO we can offer a lot more advice after generally researching, diagnosing and managing foot and ankle related injuries.

let me know how you go iggypop!! good luck!

Gilly3 said..

Can't give u any advice on the injury u have because I have never experienced this type of injury but, as far as the foot straps and pads go, I have North Entities on my Underground board and they are super comfy with plenty of support for the arch of ur foot, loads of different adjustments for the width of ur foot and soft, medium or hard insert pads for ur heel. My feet have never been happier

I have also heard good reports about the Naish Apex's but have no personal experience with them as I have no need try anything else due to complete satisfaction with the NTT's

Price wise, I think they are around $150 - $200

I've got these and have had them on all sorts of different settings, but for the life of me, can't get them to stay on my feet properly. They're either so tight I can't get my feet all the way in them, or so loose I lose the board during ascent jumps.

There's an argument that if I can't get these pads to stick to my feet, I can't get any, and I think that's fair enough! Def User error.

Hey guys , the X-ray came back negative for any signs of fractures , but I have heard that they don't always show up . The foot has improved a lot but it's still not perfect it sometimes clicks if I put weight on the ball of my foot , but I can kite ok on it
I tried standing up on my tippie toes and lowering myself back down about fifteen times as a warm up last time I kited and it worked really well
I will try the electrolyte thing as well , another Kiter has suggested it may be dehydration ( the cramps not the injury) so this would point to the hydra lite cure as well ,
So good to be able to get reliable advice from people with experience ,