Feeling the straps on head boots. Do I need stiffer tongues?

[jatkinson]

I have head boots I bought used with orange tongues intuition liners and BTS. I am around 250lbs.

I am feeling the individual straps/buckles through the liners. Not super painful, but by the end of the day it is uncomfortable.

I am wondering if this is normal or if I should look for some stiffer tongues or additional padding over my ankle/shin?

I am fairly new to this, so not sure what to expect.

Cheers,

JJ

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[John E]

I too have Head Stratos Pros. They came with yellow & black tongues. I assumed the yellow ones were softer (right?). I weigh quite a bit less & don't have your issue. 

[philw]

Likewise, mine came with two, but I think they were grey & black. I took the stiffer ones and lost the others. But then I'm less than half your weight... not sure if they beef up bigger boots or what. I mean: you could have a lot of mass and small feet, which would presumably cause issues.

[heroshmero]

Changing tongues will change the flex of the boot.

 

Head boot tongues are orange - softest, black - medium, silver - stiffest.

 

If you are happy with the flex then likely what you need is to do work to your liners such as adding padding or replace your liners.

[Beckmann AG]

Better liners and/or a shell that better matches you foot dimensions.