Boots - lateral and rotary,how to spot difference

[huroro]

Hi,
I got "Anyone can be ..." 1 & 2 and those books really opened my eyes. I can't look forward for new skiing to try moves described in those books.

I got this boots 2 years ago: http://www.downloadfreetrial.com/recrea ... -boot.html

When I was buying boots I watched to buy at least boots with flex 100 and boot that would fit my narrow feet.
I'm bow legged and I wanted to check did I also accidentaly bought rotary type of boot which would fit my bownes (which would be great).

The only problem is that my English is pretty good but I'm not native English speaker so I just don't understand words and terms that describe difference between rotary and lateral boots described in book one and on this site: http://www.howtoski.net/sub_boots2.htm
I photographed boots and please take a look at the pictures and help me figure out how to distinct rotary from lateral.

http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 671dh2.jpg
http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 670qk8.jpg
http://img529.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 672ex2.jpg

Can you somehow describe differences using words you would use to describe it to a little kid, not words like hinges, rivets because I cannot tell what exactly those words means and on what part of boots they apply to.

Thank you very much and regards.

[Hobbit]

The article you've referenced describes it pretty much.

Rivets are the metal pieces on each side of the boot calf which join the calf with the bottom part of the boot and which allow for the calf to rotate in the aft/fore direction against the bottom part of the boot (like when you are trying to bend the boot). If the photos you've posted are oriented strictly vertical, I can see that the inside and outside rivet are on the same height (I can draw the horizontal line through both rivet centers) which points to the lateral boot construction.

To be sure try putting the boot on the table and measuring the hight from the table surface level to the center of each rivet.

Also, the boot itself can not guarantee the proper alignment. If your knees are not tracking straight (without wearing the boots) the boots will not fix this problem. I think that for most people proper setup may be accomplished only by having correct footbeds and canting the boot soles. So having the lateral boot is only a precondition for the correct boot setup.

[huroro]

Thank you so much for explanation.

Best regards and wish you all the best...