Recently retired player Stephen Johns asked for lace-bite remedies on twitter today (amidst his inline skate trek across America) and it's interesting to see the many recommendations, especially from some pros
To be fair, Bauer product managers have been spewing marketing jargon for years. What do you think lands better with largely uninformed consumers?
Option 1: Fit 1 is slightly narrower than a Vapor D, Fit 2 is slightly wider - sorry for alienating our largest segment of skate buyers that default to our most popular line in a D width every release
Or
Option 2: Fit 1 is “basically” a Vapor. Done.
I know a few people at a local store that were also happily in Bauer skates before the fit change and can't get comfortable in the new fit system as well. So it seems clear the new sizes don't work for everyone.
Start at either of these sites, they have drills, age specific modules, small area games, long term development plans etc etc etc. There is a wealth of information here.
https://www.usahockey.com/coaches
https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/development