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So, I'm NOT a fit expert and NOT a skate expert, but after 2.5 weeks, 20 hours on the ice, 3 bakes, and twisting myself in knots with ace bandages and ratchet clamps, I have to say that I'm not entirely sure I'd recommend these skates to someone that has severe low volume issues in a traditional skate. The Trues are designed to fit SO close to your foot that I can easily see how they wouldn't necessarily be a solution to a skater that has problems with off-the-shelf skates fitting 'too tightly'. Yes, the skates are built 'custom to your foot', but in this case, 'custom to your foot' also means 'tight to your foot'....no, really 'TIGHT to your foot'. There is very little dead space (or, almost NONE, if they fit the way they're designed to fit), and that is BY DESIGN. Hell, they even recommend that you use a shoe-horn to get them on! Put differently, if my experience is any indication of 'normal', I'd have to say that if someone is having volume issues in an off-the-shelf skate, they're probably going to have volume issues in a True skate, too. Now, said volume issues may be eminently more 'solve-able' in a True, but I've gotta believe that going into the scan process with the idea that these skates will be a warm, fuzzy panacea of slipper-like comfort is only setting yourself up for disappointment. Personally, my issue remains the complete opposite. Everything feels great, but my heels do not stay locked into the back of the boot. I'm going to do a rebake this weekend (hopefully - got a tournament to coach) and leave the top eyelet undone. Then, I'm going to do some targeted molding of the area around my heels/ankles with my heat gun and a small arsenal of ratchet clamps and see if that does the trick....

I'll weigh them tonight when I get home but they'll weigh a ton as I have giant feet with 306mm holders so I don't know what value their weights will have to you. I skated in them last night after the adjustments and rebaking and it was worse than when I skated Tuesday. My bunions on my right foot hurt worse than before even before stepping on the ice; I had to go back and put my bunion sleeve on my right foot and my gel toe cap things on both big toes. The ball of my right foot hurt when it either didn't or not enough to notice on Tuesday; perhaps due to me removing the red insoles? I have really wide feet and need deep toe box (which makes buying shoes fun) and I don't know what else can be done to make these feel comfortable. I did the tissue technique, removed the red footbeds in each to get more volume, removed the foam in the toe box to get more room, moved back the tongue and it made things worse. The front halves of both of my feet went numb after 30-45 minutes on the ice even with taking a knee or sitting on the bench for breaks. Nicholas or anyone else, have you tried the new CCM insoles in your True skates? I saw that you tried the old Speed Plates in yours but was curious what you found worked from the aftermarket options. I'm tempted to pull my Superfeet with the added metatarsal pads out of my old skates and try them in these; thoughts? I don't know what else to do. The areas that I have pain and volume issues are in the harder toe cap area. I don't know how you can just create more space in those areas since you typically can't punch those areas out. I made it abundantly clear when I got fitted that I had these issues and Chase at Pure Hockey notated everything and did all that he could to inform True of these issues. I spent the money on customs do I wouldn't have to keep wearing all kinds of pads on my feet and have to keep playing MacGyver with my skates so I'm a bit frustrated right now.