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If your teenage child can not carry their own hockey bag and walk all the way into the parking lot by themselves (even in the *gasp* rain), then you probably have failed as a parent. Every time we have the early game, right after the junior kids practice (which is even worse because these kids are good hockey players), You can't get around the parking lot because all the helicopter parents are double, triple, even quadruple parked at the entrance, and carrying the kids' gear to the car.

I'm 100% happy with my VH as far as fit and such, but... why not add more data points? I can't imagine actually getting an even better fit, but it sure can't hurt. That said, if you don't have access to a fit centre, it's not the end of the world.

I completely agree with adams. I don't have VH/TRUE skates, but if I ever go that route I'd definitely go to one of the fit centers. If you have a fit centre with the VH/TRUE scanner anywhere near you and want to order custom VH/TRUE skates then it's a no brainer to go through them as there's no extra cost and you're more likely to get better results. The scan just gives them more data to work with and you also have access to a professional fitter.

My feelings exactly, I just ordered my second pair of VH (now True). I don't have a fit center but I can't really imagine them fitting any better. I didn't even re-trace. I asked them if they still had the stuff from last time on file and they said yes so I said make them the same as last time. However, this time I had them build a +3 forward pitch into them to make up for the Mako holders I had on my last pair (using Bauer Edge this time). I had the skates made without holders and had the Bauer holders shipped to them from a Canadian LHS for VH to mount.

That AAV will be a bargain by year 4.

They still do the "DIY Pencil Tracings" as before. I confirmed this via email a couple of weeks ago. I was also quite nervous when I did my tracings at home, and redid them quite a few times. However, as I live in Sweden I really didn't have an alternative as there is only one fitting center, which is no where close to where I live. Luckily, I couldn't be happier with the result. Once baked the skates fit like a dream. However, I agree with IPv6Freely, the more data points the better. Once it's time for a new pair there will hopefully be a fitting center closer to me. But if there isn't I won't be afraid of using the pencil tracings again.

In my opinion, I think it would be much more beneficial to get the 3-D scan. When I did my drawings for my pair of VH's I must have done them three or four times and was nervous about weather or not I did it right. I think they still do the pencil (not 100% positive) measurements, I would be a lot more certain that the specs come back correctly with the 3-D scan and I think the fitter could help identify problem areas on the foot.

At the Dallas Strong Police vs. Fire benefit game last Saturday.

IMO, yes. This will provide them with a much more solid base to start the process, which with average fitters, is where they fail.