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sticktime

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sticktime last won the day on August 16 2015

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About sticktime

  • Birthday 08/04/1972

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    Reebok 28k size 6
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    Best stick for under $100
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    Reebok 26k

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    Pittsburgh
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    Family, hockey, money.
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  1. Started about 5 yrs ago. Play all positions except goalie. So here’s what is did: My right foot is wider than my left at the forefoot so I switched back to using my skates I originally bought when I started out, Bauer Nexus the black and white ones, and we’re recommended by LHS when they measured my feet. But, my left foot I use a CCM because I had those too and since that foot’s narrower it works, the left Nexus was like throwing a hotdog down a hallway. Anyway, it finally feels like my foot can sit flat and spread out in the Nexus, as opposed to all other skates I tried that made it feel as though my right forefoot was being squeezed - think of making a fist. I thought there would be some earth shatteringly bad result of using two different skates but I can’t tell the difference. I think if it as a custom fit. Next thing I did was get a different contour on the blades. So I tried a +3 which rocks you forward pretty far, and while I liked the quick starts I just didn’t like the sort of generally unstable feeling it gave when doing everything else. On another set of blades I tried a -3. Which for me, as someone that’s flat footed to begin with, it pushed the balance point forward so that natural arch of the skates wasn’t forcing an arch into my foot. This felt very natural and I didn’t feel like I was falling backwards or sliding out the back in hard turns. Tomorrow I’m going to try out a neutral profile and see how I like that. This is all on a 9’ radius size 7 skates.
  2. The goal is to see if I like being in more of a forward lean, whether that’s by adding some padding under my heel, between the boot and holder, or by having the blade profiled. Just curious to see whom may have done any of those methods and how they liked it.
  3. Currently have a 9’ radius, neutral profile (meaning balanced front to back, pivot point is probably in the middle of my foot, hence a flat stance), 5/8 sharp. I’ve put pieces of a cut up insole under my heel, varying thicknesses and length, meaning from just under my heel to all the way from under my heel (touching the back of the skate) coming forward 1/4 inch, 1/2 inch and so on to about the mid foot. They all just make it feel like I’m on high heels so I’m wondering if moving the pivot point back towards the heel by taking off steel from the front half of the blade will feel any different. I see that some relied already that they have done this slightly and they didn’t like it felt too much on toes. So ultimately what I’m asking is if anyone really likes being forward and up on their toes like they had a big heel lift?
  4. Simply asking if anyone had their skates profiled to have an extreme forward lean, which would be achieved by moving the balance point back towards the heel by varying degrees. Hence, the +1, +2, etc that I described in my original post. Thats how it’s done at least here in Pgh.
  5. Been a minute since I’ve been on but I have a question that could basically be posed to all though I imagine only applies to a small group: Does anyone have an extreme pitch on their blade? Meaning, instead of a neutral 9’, 10’, 11’, 12’ etc. radius, you have then had some of the front of the blade ground down to give a +1, +2, +3, +4 or even +5 pitch? Thinking about trying some pitch on my skates and want to see if anyone is at either end of the spectrum.
  6. That’s it. I feel like if I get a negative pitch on the blade that when leaning forward I’ll be able to put maximum pressure on my forefoot, thus up on my toes. I’m going to maybe try that this week and report back.
  7. That is correct though still wondering if anyone had experience with a negative pitch on their blade? If I recall correctly there were some guys on here that did it with their Mako’s.
  8. They all feel the same way to me: slightly pitched forward and pushing up on the back 1/3rd of my foot. I googled old hockey skates and from what I see, at a certain time period they began to look like figure skates at least from the standpoint of a raised heel. In other words, it seems like before the change it looks like most skates had the same height of the front and back towers. But then I’m sure people profiled the blade for forebears lean. But maybe that evenness allowed people of all foot types to learn to skate better as kids or adults. But now, since all skates have a higher tower the back, people who learned to skate at a young age are just adapted. So to boil it down, you always hear that you want to be on your toes, whether that’s by the way the skate is made, or getting even more with heel lifts, or pitching the blade. Or for those wild and crazy guys, lifts and pitch on blade. It seems like if you had a reverse pitch, one that evened out the pitch of the boot, would make you sit flat. What I can’t fifure out though is if when you step on the ice will it make you start gliding backwards.
  9. 46 yrs old, started skating about 4 yrs ago. Currently skating tacks 5092, have s180’s, x90’s and mako 2’s. The issue I have with every skate is that the heel feels like it’s too high, like it’s pushing up on the bottom of my foot, starting from like just behind my mid-foot but more towards the back third. In other words, it feels like I’m on high heels. With all of the skates. So I’m wondering, had anyone had the same issue and what did you do about it? I’m wondering if a simple fix would be to simply put a reverse pitch on the blade? To even out. Seems like this would be an Occam’s Razor fix (the simplest solution is usually the best) I’ve tried to cut half an insole for the front half or front third of my foot to try to achieve the same effect but it doesn’t work.
  10. Want to switch from long sleeve wicking shirt to short sleeve but don’t want all the sweat rolling down my forearms and into my glove, and cause slipping grip. So I’m wondering if anybody who wears nothing under their shoulder pads or a short sleeve shirt also wears wrist bands. I guess my main concern if whether or not wristbands will feel too bulky as that’s where the glove cuff rolls around your wrist when your stick handling. Don’t want to restrict wrist movement.
  11. Just wondering if anyone increased the radius to a 10' or '11'' but kept the stock pitch of +1? Did it hurt the turning ability at all if so? Incidentally, when I a new set of runners checked for profile and pitch, my sharpener said one was 9' and the other was 10', BUT WHAT WAS EVEN MORE UNBELIEVABLE, was that one skate was a +1 and the other was a +4!! So just echoing what so many here say - get your new skates or runners checked for evenness of radius and pitch. Those that just "just get them sharpened out of the box" are doing themselves a disservice. Of course this applies to any skate not just Mako.
  12. Has anyone had luck with narrowing the heel/achilles area, if even a smidge? I want to try to get back into these and that area on both feet is narrow. And how did you do it?
  13. Is there a difference in in the end result if you use fbv or bfd? I know that it's blackstone and blade masters versions. Also, I did try the bfd in a 1/2 equivalent, think it was x6? Not sure. But, what I noticed, apart from the INSANE ice that you get, is that the first 2 or 3 steps when you quick start or really trying g to dig in to get going if just gliding seem to be slippery, as in my skates were sliding out. I'm wondering if I went with the 3/8 equivemt of the bfd if that would grip more AND have the same great glide? And would this hold the same for blacktone's version.
  14. As for fit my issues were - Right foot second toe was hitting end of boot causing some tenderness that wouldn't subside. Could deall with it though. Left foot outside of little toe developed a bump. Had them punched out and it alleviated it a little bit. Left inside ankle bone was bruising when doing crossovers to left. The hard section right behind the eyelet was pressing on ankle bone. Had them punched out here and again it helped a little but still an issue. So, due to these issues I switched to Supreme 190's. Always missed the fit around the entire foot, you guys know what I'm talking about. The Supremes just have too much negative space in comparison. So now my experiment is switching out the footbed in the Mako with those basically paper thin insoles you can buy at any supermarket or pharmacy. Haven't skated yet but laced up walking around my gameroom they definitely gave me the feeling of slightly more room for the toe issues. Hoping the ankle bone issue will be sorted too. If not I'm going to use either the Bunga Maleolar sleeve with the gel disc they sell separately and stick to my ankle. I think they're the same discs whether in the sleeve or on their own. I so much miss the fit of these damn boots. I had my Supreme blade profiled to a +2 to give me the pitch of the Makos, but there's nothing like the fit! I'm going to make them work however i can, damn it!
  15. Out of the box are the Mako 2's a 9 or 10 ft. radius? If I want the same feel as my supreme 190's that have a +2 pitch any suggestions on how to get blade profiled? Or put the Tuuk and +2 blade on the Mako?
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