"honclfibr" wrote in message

so if Paul tells me that these are the right size boot for me, who am I
to argue?

size is one thing, fit to your foot and ankle are another. If the boots are
totally the wrong shape, then all that work will cost a lot and leave you
with frustrating boots that never fit right. I had the same thing with my
old salomons. You have to start with a boot that fits, or almost fits, and
the mods are just fine tuning, not major surgery.

ant