Paddy

$328usd for their top skates. Count me in

Thanks guys. I took the skates to the place i usually get sharpened. Asked him to "treat them like a brand new pair" because something feels off to me. I asked afterwards if he noticed anything and he said "the angle was off". I asked for clarification, and didn't understand, so I'm not 100% what angle. Anyway, I had a game last night. Back to having edges, haha. Definitely have a little adjusting to do to the new skates/holder, but the crazy issue is fixed.

Vet88, i might should add, i even feel the lack of bite in my stride with each push. It's funny you mention the proper fitting skates possibly fixing my form. My first thought was, is THIS what's it's supposed to feel like? With that said, i just found a small burr along part of one edge. Scraping my fingernail along the side of the runner, from holder toward edge. As shoot the goalie said, maybe it's a 95% sharpening job.

The forearm velcro on my Joffas tore the hell out of my forearms. I put moleskin on the velcro that doesn't get used (and was rubbing my skin). I also started using long sleeves after that. The moleskin solved the problem, but i ended up liking the long sleeves so much I've continued wearing them. If you really want to ditch the long sleeves maybe moleskin will help your issue. Target, in the U.S., sells significantly large rolls of it for cheap.

So i got new skates that fit properly. It didn't seem possible that i could spend over an hour on the ice and have zero foot pain, none. Very happy. Old skates, Supreme One.6, new are last years Super Tacks However, everything is new. New brand, new holder, new steel. Even sharpened at a new place, but they did the same hollow i usually get, a 5/8. FWIW, I've already searched and other than a bad sharpening, all i can come up with is that my new skates may have a different radius profile? So, what I'm feeling is what i assume a speed skaters skates feel like; no dig by the edges. If i stand with my feet wider than my shoulders, i swear my feet would slide out. It's just, totally different. They took a lot of time sharpening them, the guy gave me every indication he's good at his job, and they look normal to the touch. I will say, they don't scrape my fingernail like my old skates did after a fresh sharpening. I won't lie, i mostly like the new feeling, but i had no confidence tonight, and wasn't sure i could hold an edge for a crossover. All 4 edges felt the same. I'm relatively new to skating, and these are my second pair, so I'm only used to 1 thing. Can a different pair of skates feel this way, or does it all come down to the sharpening? Did i mention i love properly fitting skates?