Xped

Will give this a try!

"Try wearing the lower buckle looser. The top buckle is supposed to be super snug and bottom just tight enough to hold. Might be squishing his foot." Was going to take a look later at how tight my son had the lower buckle. With laces, he used to just crank it to become one with the boot....told him his foot still had to be able to use its muscles and tendons! LOL Thx!

Thanks for that! Was considering using the heat gun to target the exact area but wasn't sure about the plastic shell and this reinforced area. You had no problems? Just be careful about not staying in one spot, I assume? Does it get fairly pliable?

Hi All... Long time lurker...first time poster. My son's a U15 AAA goalie (U16 next season) so I tend to hit this forum for a lot of my "dad" information. Finally joined as I need some advice. Just purchased the Bauer Konekts and had them heat molded at the store. The fitter used shims for the outside of my son's foot for a known hotspot. After we got home, my son spent some considerable time in the skates (not on ice) and believes he may need a little more relief in this area. Not sure if spending actual time on the ice (which he will do) would help but I'm trying to gather as much info if/when the time comes to figure it out. I've added pics (stolen from the internet) below to help identify where the spot is...little bone on the outside of the foot is a pressure point in the skate. This spot seems to be a reinforced area on the outside of the Konekts. Since it's a plastic boot shell...is this still possible to have it punched out? Or, am I looking at a different type of solution? Is it worth baking again and adding an even larger shim...or is the reinforced area too reinforced to have an effect through baking? Love to hear your thoughts.