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cuff alignment = close enough, ballpark, goal, getting the cuff to move closer than it was before you started. Your eyes are the only tool that you need to do your assessment. Although real professionals use their index fingers too. And as pointed out there are "tricks" that fitters will use to help change the lateral contact to the lower leg. Cuff adjustment is initially done as a comfort step in boot fitting.
Sole canting = precision, measurable, repeatable, the average skier can tell the difference between degrees. Race athletes can tell the difference in 1/4 degree increments. Sole Canting is a performance enhancement adjustment that helps to bring out the last 10% of perfromance in the boot set-up. The tools are specialized, and your boot guy is responsible for the boot sole being returned to the customer respecting the DIN norms.
These are not mix and match. They are not interchangeable. The cuff adjustment is there to balance the leg shaft in the boot so that there is neither pressure inside or outside when sliding on snow. The sole cant is there to allow the skier to stack their joints starting at the foot and ankle up through the lower leg, knee, and hips.
Sole canting = precision, measurable, repeatable, the average skier can tell the difference between degrees. Race athletes can tell the difference in 1/4 degree increments. Sole Canting is a performance enhancement adjustment that helps to bring out the last 10% of perfromance in the boot set-up. The tools are specialized, and your boot guy is responsible for the boot sole being returned to the customer respecting the DIN norms.
These are not mix and match. They are not interchangeable. The cuff adjustment is there to balance the leg shaft in the boot so that there is neither pressure inside or outside when sliding on snow. The sole cant is there to allow the skier to stack their joints starting at the foot and ankle up through the lower leg, knee, and hips.