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Here are the instructions we recommend. MOLDING SPEED PLATES ONLY: Pre-Heat BAUER Skate Oven for 2-3 Minutes Once Pre-Heated, place Speed Plates in skate oven. Wait for thermo-chromatic ink on arch to disappear. This should take approx. 1-1.5 minutes Once the Thermo-chromatic ink disappears, remove 1 speed plate from the skate oven, wait 5-10 seconds. Insert Speed Plate into the skate and slide the skate on the players foot. Once the skate with speed plate is on the foot, quickly lace skate up. Once the skate is laced up, stand up and apply pressure to the skate for approx. 30 Seconds. When completed the 1st foot, repeat the same protocol for the other foot. MOLDING SPEED PLATES AND SKATES TOGETHER: Pre-Heat BAUER Skate Oven for 2-3 Minutes Once Pre-Heated, place skates in the oven. Total skate heating time is approx. 2-3-minutes Skates should be the oven for approx. 1.5 minutes by themselves. After 1.5 minutes, place both Speed Plates in bottom of the oven (not inside of skates) Wait for thermo-chromatic ink on arch to disappear on Speed Plates. This should take approx. 1-1.5 minutes Once the Thermo-chromatic ink on the arch disappears, remove 1 speed plate and corresponding skate from the skate oven, wait 5-10 seconds. Insert Speed Plate into the skate and slide the skate on the player’s foot. Make sure to turn off the heat (timer) on the oven and close the door to keep the other skate warm and speed plate at its optimal temperature. Once the skate with speed plate is on the foot, quickly lace skate up. Once the skate is laced up, stand up and apply pressure to the skate for approx. 30 Seconds – Do not flex on the skate. When completed the 1st foot, repeat the same protocol for the other foot. Sit with knees 90-degrees bent until skates are cool. I try to have the player sit a minimum of 8 minutes but the longer the better IMO. Now, for whatever reason, if the Speed Plate doesn't quite feel "perfect", you can re-mold the speed plates. Simply put the speed plate back in the skate oven until the thermo chromatic ink disappears. The Speed Plate will return back to its original stock shape (identical to how it comes out of the package). Repeat the process until you get the desired fit. It might seem like a lot but in reality, it's pretty simple. A little practice and you will get the hang of it. One of the key benefits to remolding aspect, a good majority of players purchase skates in Aug/Sept timeframe – near the end of summer when generally players take time off and not skate, wearing sandals etc. The player’s foot can have a certain dimension in at that point. As the player starts wearing skates, gets into winter months and wears more supportive shoes, etc. during the season, the foot can actually change shape a little. For example, some NHL players start a season in E-Width skate but end the season in a D-Width as skates feel “looser” through the course of the season. This is not a luxury most retail consumers have. So remolding the Speed Plates at the ¼, ½ or ¾ portion of the season will help with make the skate feel “new” again. You can remold the Speed Plate numerous times and it doesn’t compromise the integrity of the Speed Plate. It also works in all models of skates, not just VAPOR. For those of you who are retailers and retail employees, we will be on an educational tour in the next month and half. I personally can't make every stop but we will have staff at each event to help train on the molding process.

My U14 girls team scrimmaged against the Squirts last night. We only had 3 actual U14-aged (2000 and 2001) girls, and the rest were 2004's and 2005's. Girls won 5-2. :) My 2003 played with them and was a beast playing D against her old 2004 teammates. :) The little girls who had been afraid to play with boys their age are suddenly not afraid to play against boys their own age. :) :)

Yes, they do.

The guy doesn't live on the forums, you asked him the question less than 24 hours ago. I can almost guarantee that there will be very specific instructions in the 1X box and separately sold Speedplate packaging on how to correctly bake them.

Ah - there you go. Thanks, Keith!