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On the ice right now... Well ok I'm in the locker room but I just went out for a second before the guy cut the ice... All I can say is wow, so good. I feel on my toes but in a good way. More aggressive boot pitch but I don't feel the heel slop I felt before. Boot is ccrrrazy stiff lol I need to get used to it but I'm loving it so far. Got 5/8 hollow but honestly it's too much, prob going to go 11/16 of possible, if not 3/4. Sry for wall of text, on mobile.

My neurosurgeon pulled some major strings and I ended up having my surgery yesterday! I am in for a lengthy recovery before I can get back to fun things like hockey, but I'm doing pretty well, sticking to the postop directions. Just glad to have the pressure off the nerves at last.

This. I couldn't believe how much it forces me into a more forward bend, but also what surprised me was that it felt natural and I didn't need to really adjust too much to get used to it. And also longer stronger strides instead of smaller choppy ones. I felt like I was slower bc my legs weren't moving quickly but I was winning races

Just to follow up on my own thread, I've played two games so far. I wore a patellar strap on my left knee. I think it worked. My knee didn't feel like giving out. The second game, there were only 3 defensemen so I was on the ice more often. My knee didn't feel like giving out. I'm seeing an orthopaedic surgeon about it. He saw my knee years ago for something else.

One of the experienced skate guys on this board could probably tell you exactly what you need to do. Definitely don't just ask someone to shave down the front some random amount as you'll likely just wreck the steel and waste money. I believe Grafs were an 11' radius out of the box, so in the absence of better info, I'd start by asking for an 11' radius with +1 pitch and adjust from there.