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  1. Vet88
    Hopefully it is just a blade issue. If not I have seen it caused by a change of boot and how that impacts on the way your foot / balance / alignment works in the skate. If this is the case there is no quick fix if you want to stay in them. If you were in my class I'd have you dropping eyelets and learning where the edge is without the help of the boot. Circle drills / figure 8's and focus on spending as long a time as you can on the outside edge, try to collapse the foot over the edge as you balance on it so you start to learn where the point of no return exists for you. Practice is key but if your practice is not pushing your edge control and getting you to learn where the edge is you will just keep making the same technical mistakes over and over. A deeper hollow is not the answer. I can honestly say I have been in your position, my outside edge turning right in my G5's, 0ne100's and other skates was not the greatest but when I swapped to apx2's it was ok. Circumstances forced me to go lace free which is when I realised how poor my edges actually were. Now I have really deep edges regardless of what skates I put on including my G5's and One100's.
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    Both of your feet pronate. Have a look at the way the tongue sits in the boot, see how it twists to the outside? This is because your foot is collapsing inwards during any inside edge work and then the tongue gets pushed to the outside due to the pressure of the foot. It's not just the ankle, it's a body alignment issue - forefoot to arch, arch to ankle, ankle to knee, knee to hip, hip to back. Calf raises help, standing on a step edge with the side of your foot and holding your balance, lunges with correct alignment (knee over the second toe) but if you want to naturally fix it (as opposed to holder movement or shimming) there is only one way for skaters to do it, skate with your laces undone. It takes around 1 year of training of focused inside edge work (at least 3 times a week for an hour per session) for the muscle memory to set and then you will not pronate in your skates. Your alignment will be correct, your arch, ankles and legs will be much stronger and you will be a much better technical skater than when you began.
  3. Vet88
    I'll help here, here is the shim in the True boot that fits perfectly in his size 5 Bauers: https://imgur.com/a/FDhX0Lp and here he is fitting 2 fingers down the back of his heel with his foot in the boot. That is the back of the hand that you are looking at: https://imgur.com/a/1VFOPK1
  4. Vet88
    Because shin pads don't come in 1/2 sizes and a lot of players prefer to wear them under the tongue. When the shin pad is just a fraction too long the bottom edge of the shin pad rubs against the inner lining around the top eyelet. And this came from our authorized Bauer agent after he had come back from a visit to the Bauer center in Europe and he was explaining why Bauer had done it. But maybe you drop the top 3 eyelets which allows you the extra flex forward in the boot then it is possible for the tongue to brush the lining but if you lace all the way up then it should not be happening. But if you think your tongue should be naturally moving back and forward in the skate then so be it.
  5. Vet88
    Skates aren't designed to wear like that. You should be asking yourself why this is happening because it is an indication that the skates are not fitting you correctly or you have foot related issues (pronation, alignment, heel twist etc) that is causing the tongue to rub against the boot.
  6. Vet88
    Another very experienced True fitter has already indicated in this thread how he has received skates from True that had a similar story to smu. Saying it never happens doesn't make it so. Now if there was some visibility of True reaching out to the LHS to understand what went wrong and why and feeding this back into the fitment process to improve things then that in itself would be good customer feedback. But saying that you get sent skates that other fitting centers can't get right isn't a great overall look for the process, whilst it may be good for your business how can a member of the public have a high degree of trust in other fitting centers?
  7. Vet88
    There is nothing any fit center anywhere in the world could have done to fix these skates. Even if it was a scanner screw up the first time, when the skates went back the second time with the fitting center comments attached, they should never have come back with foam in the toe box as the fix. I have seen the photos of how these fit on him, when he can fit 2 fingers down the back of his heel when his toes are brushing the toe box, when the heel inserts he has that fit ok in his size 5 Bauers are put in the Trues and they slop from side to side by around 5mm, when he can fit a finger down the side of his ankle with his foot in the boot, and when his foot slops around in the boot so much when it is done up that he can hardly feel the tops of the boot then it's a triple whammy, length, width and volume were all wrong and wrong by a long long way. These were so far out the first thing I thought of was that True must have sent him skates made for someone else who was around 2+ sizes bigger all over. Now if the scanner can be this far out then True have some serious issues with the software.
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    99% of the time it's not the tongue that causes the wear, it's how open the boot is at the top and how the shin guards fit. You get one side of the shin guard that just slips inside one side of the boot and this will destroy the lining at the top of the boot really fast.
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    I don't know of anyone who has succesfully injected anything into a blade and had it last (and i have tried lots of different products). The big problem you have is there is nothing stable inside the blade that can be bound together hence whatever you glue or epoxy in there, it will eventually let go from whatever surface it has adhered to. The only long lasting fix is a carbon fibre repair, grind the area around the break out then rewrap the blade with carbon fibre then sand back and paint (painting is optional). I did this with my ax1 and although the blade is a little bit stiffer than original, it didn't let go after 4 months of solid use.
  10. Vet88
    Typical Prime restrictions. Unless you live in the US AND have a US bank issued credit card, you can't watch it. Wow, that only takes out 99% of the rest of the world, good way to get your film out there......
  11. Vet88
    I've only found junior or senior. So I always buy the senior wooden and use a bit of sandpaper to get it to fit. If you want a composite end use a junior and lots of glue.
  12. Vet88
    Easton were a bit different, their intermediate stick length was close to their senior stick length. Today most intermediates are 57" but it depends on the manufacturer and model, top end sticks often come in 2 or 3 different lengths depending on flex and offerings. Whilst I haven't found a website dedicated to comparing stick lengths you can find the lengths on most online retailer sites, for example Ice Warehouse lists the stick lengths. But this isn't to say your stick is useless, buy a butt extender. The A&R are dirt cheap at $2.99 but you may need some glue to get them to stay in. Or you can buy a Bauer one for $14.99 (IW prices). Your choice if you want a wooden end (I find it helps to dampen the vibration in the stick and makes the blade feel slightly less heavy) or a composite which is pretty neutral in how it changes the feel of the stick.
  13. Vet88
    I think what you meant here is that you skate in a Bauer X60 that is nearly 2 sizes smaller than the skate True have supplied you with. Put side by side the True skate is nearly 1/2 an inch longer (and wider and with more volume). All in all a boot that doesn't fit you anywhere and their attempt to fix it the 2nd time round was to pad the toe caps and put in a sole filler??? wtf. Come on True, this isn't good and a True rep who reads this should be getting someone to reach out to smu and help fix this because something, somewhere has gone wrong about as bad as it can possibly get........
  14. Vet88
    If your feet were 2 different sizes by a significant amount (ie a size 6 and a size 7) then making a longer boot and padding it in the toe is a valid way to address the length differential. What smu is saying the boots should fit your feet, not be too long or too wide or have too much volume. They should not have padding in the toes because they were made too long or extra thick soles to try and take out volume because they were made too large or need heel inserts because the heel pocket is too big.
  15. Vet88
    I have arthritis, especially in my lower back and my last lot of xrays of my upper back / neck region showed a lot of wear and tear. I'm not at the fusion stage yet but dealing with back pain is an ongoing grind. However my chiropractor reckons skating is one of the better exercises you can do for your back as it does not generate a lot of concussive loading thru the back and the rotational movement helps to keep everything loose (and I hate swimming as an exercise). If I ever wonder if I could still play sports after spinal fusion I just look at Tiger and know anything must be possible.
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    Ok, I know this is an odd one but I was wondering the other day why manufacturers have designed their steel in the way they do. Why did Bauer put lots more material in the front and back when they designed the LS3 and LS4? Why is Step also so full in the front and back? Why does Tyden slim theirs down? Research, studies, scientific design, skater stride analysis etc etc? Anyone have any idea or can point to any research in this area, even if it is just research done by a specific manufacturer to justify their design?
  17. Vet88
    Have you ever had an injury to your left foot / leg? Historical injuries may impact on how the leg works for ice skating (balance, direction and tracking) but be totally fine for normal walking and running. If you have any injury which gives you a slight pronation or have any natural pronation, when the holder is mounted to the outside it will make the problem worse. A good LHS could realign them and back fill the holes with epoxy.
  18. Vet88
    With enough time us humans can get used to anything. Keep him skating in them and in about 2 months he will look back and wonder what the fuss was all about.
  19. Vet88
    This in itself I find to be a very interesting and challenging process. Proprioception, this was one of the primary reasons of why I started to train with no laces. Now I've pushed that to skating in boots that are up to 2 sizes to big for me or have been radically altered. I have an old pair of Graf Ultras, I cut off the top of the boot (down to the 4th eyelet up from the bottom) so it's now like a very low cut running shoe in shape. It is interesting to skate in to say the least but it sure as hell creates a great work out for the ankles / lower leg muscles and your balance skills.
  20. Vet88
    I have 2 pairs of one100's that I use for training. The pair that is the right size I have heated these and had my son stand on them (the others are 2 sizes to big for me and I haven't touched these but still train in them). I have pics (that I have posted somewhere here previously) that show how I took a Supreme heel and turned it into a Vapour heel. I'm talking around 1cm+ movement of the boot under the ankle area inwards. All I do is heat the area for around 3 minutes with a heat gun, always keeping the gun moving over the area. That time has come from experience, just doing dozens of boots to help others with their fit. If the material starts to bubble (for example apx2's have this issue with their shiny plasticky film outer layer) then either the boot is getting too hot or you have left the heat for too long on one spot. Will the boot feel like a sponge under your thumb, no. Will it move when sufficient pressure is applied to it, yes. Put it like this, I doubt you will ever do any damage to a boot by under heating it. if it doesn't seem to move or be as soft as you think it should be then heat it for a little bit longer the next time you try.
  21. Vet88
    You can have the stiffest boot in the world but as long as your volume is ok you will not get lace bite. Lace bite is caused by to much pressure on the tendons and this generally starts with a boot that is too shallow across the 2nd to 4th eyelets. The cut of the boot has changed over time, by the sounds of it you should look for a boot with a little more depth than Supremes. Or you can try what Puckpilot suggests or use eyelet extenders. It's good to see that you understand what pronation is doing to your boot and how a stiff boot helps provide the lateral support you need to help with your skating. Downside with this approach is that your boots break down a lot faster than they would for other players. Without doing anything else to help your pronation, you need the stiffest boots you can find. Maybe look at AS1's or consider customs Trues with shotblockers built in and ask for extra reinforcing wrap on the inside rear quarter to the sole of the boot.
  22. Vet88
    Hmm, all this just to get a ex NHL player to feel comfortable in them, someone who has skated for most of his life. How are they going to dial in the rest of skating population???
  23. Vet88
    I have found it works better than clamping, this is because the pliable foot on top forms the heated part of the boot to ALL the spaces of the foot whereas the clamp just locks it to the area it's clamping on.
  24. Vet88
    Hi shayne, thanks, will get it later today when I'm at the rink.
  25. Vet88
    What puckpilot said is so true, basics basics basics. Edge control is key, just because you can do a c cut doesn't mean you have control of your edge. If you do any vids I'll have a look, there are a couple of others I help here also. And I'll mention this again, try dropping eyelets. You don't need someone to review how you skate when you do this, if you have any technical issues at all your feet will tell you immediately as you fall off the edge.
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