Improving CT 300 Toes

HG · Post by HG » 04 Jun 2005 07:37

Ok i recently got 300's, and i love them except for the toes! THe toes are stiff.... there is a little puff from the tongue that makes catching the bag really hard. And setting even worse. All the work i have done on atomics/pixies has been lost because the toes suck so much!

I have taken the padding out of the tongue, and i have cut the toe wall sewing. Can anyone help me make the toe good?!?!!?

Frustrated in Wisconsin

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 04 Jun 2005 08:40

I remember the toes in nate pimpenslice's 300's felt really nice, maybe he can help you.

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 04 Jun 2005 09:03

you just have to break them in a bit. The ct300 toe is fine. Play with a wet bag for a couple of sessions.

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 04 Jun 2005 09:31

They'll break in, give them some time. The 300's are completely playable without any modding but the eyelet cut. I have a pair that I played in unmodded (except for the eyelet cut) for a while, then I modded them out by cutting out the insides, outsides, and toes, and the tongue -- it was completely unnecessary.

HG · Post by HG » 04 Jun 2005 15:14

I NEEDED to cut out the tongue padding cause my shoes are small. I have size 7 in womens. So 5 in mens. That means that the toe is a little SMALLER then my bags. So I had to lace it different and cut out the padding.

I am going to play with a wet bag in a couple minutes.

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 04 Jun 2005 16:48

rework your technique.

i had trouble with the toes on my climas, but i spent 2 weeks reworking my technique and now i bust bigger, better, longer and harder. it wasn't a problem with my shoes, it was a problem with my technique, which i attributed to the uber flatness (verging on concave) surfaces of lavers. i got sloppy with my delays, and need to refine my actions and then it was all good again!

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 04 Jun 2005 17:38

yeah, but, there is a point at which the bag size is bigger than the toe box. I think this is what Henry was getting at. For me, the laver "worked" fine, but the millenium was a p.o.s. because the toe box was too small for my footsize.

It might be a similar issue he is having.

BalinorNZ · Post by **BalinorNZ** » 04 Jun 2005 18:00

Buy a mini abshire?

HG · Post by HG » 04 Jun 2005 19:01

I have one.

Sigh.

I dont know. Maybe just eliminate toe uptime components? Cause the set is so horrible.

I didnt get the chance to play with a wet bag. I will do it tomorrow

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 04 Jun 2005 19:04

Get climas, no sidewalls to fuck you up.

It's just a big open deck.

Have a look at the toe area on some climacool originals, so nice.

HG · Post by HG » 04 Jun 2005 19:06

I dont have a job. and I am sure that it is just the fact that the shoes are not broken in.

I was just wondering if anyone knew of any ways to make them a little bigger

Its not the sidewalls that make them small, its Lengthwise, too short

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 04 Jun 2005 20:20

My friend Kimi Bartram plays in 300's the same size as you and doesn't have a problem with the toe box. Although, the bag does seem a little small. I would advise redoingg the lacing for a bigger toebox. If you work it right, you can make a BIG toe box with 300's

Edit: Also, if you played in Lavers and did fine with toes, how are the toes of 300's worse? Between same size Lavers and 300's, Laver toe boxes are by far smaller...

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 04 Jun 2005 20:48

oh, i see now.

Gut that huge ass piece of foam in the tongue. I took out about 2 - 2.5 inches of the tongue padding because it made the toe box too small.

HG · Post by HG » 05 Jun 2005 05:08

Yeah Cameron. I took that out. But the problem is that the canvas that USED to have the padding still sticks up. I cant get it down. It acts as if the padding is still in there.... I think the wet bag will clear it up.

sniikeri · Post by **sniikeri** » 05 Jun 2005 05:40

I bought my 300s from other shredder who had done the normal toe box mod but I guess that was it. I haven't even taken any padding off from the tongue. I have noticed that the tongue "sticks up" but I don't have any problem with it, cause my shoes are size 10½.
Unfortunately my shoes are too small for me, so I play without the insoles (I've ordered a pair of lavers, size 11½).

Some say that they are a bit clumsy shoes and fit better for tall and heavy players but I can't really compare cause I've never had lavers before. At least they feel a little bit clumsy now when I don't have the insoles.