Originally Posted by
TimothyH
BOA is NOT for people with high arches.
Velcro and other closure systems can be adjusted so that the first and third closure are tighter and the middle closure across the top of the foot is looser. Not so with BOA. Pressure is uniform across the top of the foot. Either the arch is too tight and the toes and ankle are right or the arch is right and the toes and ankle are too loose.
-Tim-
Agreed -- and my arches aren't THAT high! I find BOA constricting. (Had to say it.) I also find it a lot easier to loosen other closures, if I need to, while at speed.