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greenchris10

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    CCM Pro Stock (Goligoski)
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    CCM Tacks 310
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    Bauer One.8
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    Blackedge BE55
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    Bauer S150
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  1. Shallow might now be the right word usage...I mean length rather than height, if that makes sense. The front is pressing on my big toe a tad more than I'd prefer. Not a huge deal, just looking to split hairs I suppose.
  2. Yeah your take sounds about right. I also tried on the original vortex and can say that the overall fit in the Vortex 2 is a lot better. There's definitely more volume and its less stiff in the top 3 eyelets. The heel is a bit tighter as well. Regarding my fit in the Mako, I agree that I'm probably a 10EE. My biggest issue is that my right foot is substantially smaller everywhere (length and width) than my left foot, except for the heel. I got heel spurs from Graf 703's many moons ago. So I'm swimming in the Mako 10.5D and never actually got heel lock in the skate because my right heel is simply too wide. I'm very optimistic that they're going to work for me. I'm a bit concerned about moving from the pitch on the Mako to what appears to be a neutral to reverse pitch on the Vortex. I feel like the Mako pitch is a tad too aggressive for me, but I also don't like neutral or below. So I imagine my bias will show up in the review after I skate a few times. But again, I'm super excited about having a skate that fits both of my feet. I'm glad I stumbled across this board awhile back and found out about the Verbero skate because VH/True is nowhere near my budget.
  3. This is a challenging question to answer because I have some pretty bad fit issues with the Mako M8. It's my current skate and I dread putting them on every time. I can say that I run a 288 holder on the Makos and am running a 280 on the Vortex. I wear a 10.5 (they're a bit big one me) in the Makos and wear two different sizes in the Vortex (10 and 9.5).
  4. @phantomowner27, thank you for the excellent customer service. I got my skates yesterday. I baked them and will be hitting the ice on them tomorrow. I'll have a full review posted this weekend. Without skating on them, I can give some insight to those that are interested in the fit. I've tried on and have skated in just about every skate from a CCM Tacks 952 all the way to a Mako M8. The closest skate I can compare the Vortex 2 to is the Graf 705 (if the 705 had a wide forefoot). The heel, the instep and mid-foot area feel quite comparable as does the boot height. Since this is a one piece carbon fiber skate, the stiffness is much more rigid than the Graf 705, but so is just about everything is the high end skate category. Again, without skating on them, I can say that I'm extremely excited about these and as far as fit and construction goes, these have to blow away anything in it's current price range ($349.99). I'm happy to answer any questions anyone might have until I'm able to get the full review done.
  5. @phantomowner27 I definitely appreciate the personal touch. Thank you!
  6. I'm new to the board (long time lurker). I ordered the Vortex 2's 6 weeks ago (still not here). Once they arrive, I'll do a full review.
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