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On 10/8/2021 at 3:08 AM, epstud74 said:Still got yellow laces on my old Grafs
Yes !! Still use yellow laces on my Ultra G75's that have the thin yellow piping on the skate. looks sick and makes me a better player too !!
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I'm 6'4 230 lbs and I have the ellipse 1 on my 288 blades and am very happy with them for the most part. On my regularly profiled blades that came stock on my grafs, I always did the "regular" 1/2" at my local rinks pro shop. A couple of months before my blade broke, i dropped down to 5/8" on my regular profile blades and I liked it. Had plenty of edge and better glide. Skated on that ROH for a few months and then my blade snapped. I just grabbed some new step steel and had the elipse 1 profile put on them. The skate shop that supplied my blades and profile said to stick with the ROH i was using just to remain comfortable, but i definitely feel like I can drop down to 11/16 or 3/4 at this point. I think I am going to go to 3/4 on my next sharpening to see how it feels.
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as stated, the thickness of the steel wall of the pipe is what's important, not the actual width or diameter. Likely, the heavier the net/steel frame weighs, the thicker the steel they are using.....and that is what you want.
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On 9/23/2021 at 8:24 AM, krisdrum said:^^^ This! I also have the bump and wear my shoes similarly to what the OP describes. Getting the heel punched definitely helps make room for the bump and I've found allows my heel to sit deeper in the heel pocket and make better contact with the boot.
good to know, thanks
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On 9/23/2021 at 3:22 AM, Vet88 said:I'm not going to comment on the durability of liners, hopefully someone who works in a shop and sees lots of skates on a daily basis can make a more informed comment @PBH
What I would ask is if you pronate or supinate? That wearing of the inside of shoes generally comes from the heel rolling and twisting in the shoe. If you do this in street shoes then it's almost guaranteed you will do the same in skates. You can fix your bio mechanics in skates but it takes a lot of time (you want to be skating at least 3 times a week) and doing specific training (ask if you want to know more). And that bump on the back of your heels is called a Haglunds bump, it and pronation generally go hand in hand. I urge you to get your boot punched for it, over time as your foot rolls in the boot the bump keeps banging against the hard shell, this causes irritation and the body responds by growing more bone so the bump gets bigger. Then your achillies gets irritated and your bursa get inflamed, then you can't skate, even just looking at skates makes the bump ache. So do yourself a giant favour for your long term skating health, make sure every pair of boots you buy you get punched for those bumps (and try and get a vertical channel punched, not just a round punch. Then if you get any heel lift at all the bump rides up and down in the channel.)
Thank you for the detailed reply. Its odd though, if I pronated or supinated, wouldn't the outside edges or inside edges of my shoes wear more so than normal? I used to work in a sporting goods store when i was younger and I remember that the un-even wear on the bottoms of shoes ( to the outside or inside ) was usually the tell tale sign that a person had those issues with they way they walked.
For me, the bottoms of my shoes really don't do that. If anything maybe ever so slightly the outside edge. I am on my feet most of the day as I am a warehouse manager and of course I am literally in a brand new pair of shoes right now, with my old ones already in the landfill. I will keep a better eye on my shoes when they begin to wear out and see if there is a distinct wear pattern that shows a pronation of supination.
As for "punching".......i've heard of it, but know almost nothing about it. Do I need to find a reputable local hockey pro shop that can do something like this? Or is it something i can ship to one of the trusted shop owners here on the site?
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Might be a strange question, but I am curious if the inner padding on these new higher end skates are durable. The reason I ask is bc the inside portion of both of my heels absolutely destroy materials / padding and most all my athletic shoes. I also have a little bone bump on the back of each heel that will also slowly wear holes on the inner padding of the heel pocket of my shoes as well.
My current skates are Graf Ultra G75's and I believe they have the clarino leather inner material. I just put new holders and steel on them to try to get another year or two out of them, but I am inevitably going to be looking for new skates soon. My feet have not destroyed the insides of my grafs, but im worried about the new materials inside todays skates.
I know some of you guys are getting custom high end skates made and i've seen the option where you chose the clarino leather material. I don't know if I can spend that sort of cash on new skates, so I am curious if the new materials are durable or not.
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1 hour ago, stick9 said:Curious why Bauer choose to fuse the two parts. Why not make the carbon fiber part a spacer for a new lower height runner. That way the steel is replaceable after it's worn.
Also curious as to why they haven't tried titanium. Too brittle...too hard to sharpen? There has to be more to it than just cost.
pretty sure I read that titanium is actually brittle in the cold and i'd wager to say that it would break too easily especially if a frozen puck hits it with force, especially at the nhl level. Steel might just be the only metal that makes sense here.
I see why Bauer is trying to shed weight, but like i said before, a couple of grams at this point, what's the difference? Maybe at the nhl level where any slight edge can make the difference for an elite athlete, but all things considered, i think creating a fusion point between something as important as a skate blade isn't worth the gamble.......and we are seeing that they can break quickly.
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1 hour ago, stick9 said:For those still clinging to the whole weight doesn't matter, check out boxing gloves.
Time to put this one to bed.
Yea, but theres a major difference here, its ounces vs grams...….grams being a much smaller measurement of weight. All this "save a gram here or a gram there" shit just gets silly at some point with how little there is left to shave off the weight of the equipment. Looks like we are about as light as we are gonna get with modern materials. Want to shave weight, lose 5-10 lbs of body weight and you'll notice a bigger difference in your on ice energy levels.
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I've been waiting for a post like this and i'm pretty sure that more posts like this will begin to surface as the months go by. As soon as i saw these blades in both picture and in video, i instantly said to myself that this wasn't going to end well for Bauer. There is almost nothing in the world that could fuse two materials that are infinitely opposite of each other ( steel and carbon fiber ) together and have it last. Good idea trying something new, but you are introducing points of fusion between two materials that are constantly under intese amounts of stress ( incredibly more so by higher level, professional hockey players )..........no way in hell these carbonlite blades will last all that long without breaking off.....and somebody is going to get seriously injured when one of these things fail at the wrong time.
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On 7/24/2021 at 4:55 AM, hockeydad3 said:Because I was searching for something more maneuverable than Ellipse Zero, I had the choice between the Ellipse XS, Zuperior XS and Quad Zero. Finally I made the decision to try the Ellipse XS next.
Due to covid lockdown during the last months, I only had been playing for some Times on TF7 roller skates on outdoor rinks. And I was skating for my own on a pond for maybe 5-10 times during the winter. End of september was the last time I was in a inside hockey rink. So you should take my latest experiences with a grain of salt.
On wednesday I was on ice playing hockey with my almost brandnew TF7( 6.5R 254mm, never played Hockey with them). My first impression with the Ellipse Zero(3/4") was awfull, too much forward pitch, too much steel under my toes and under my heel and the feeling like beeing on rails. After two minutes I changed my Step runners for the stock ones with the Ellipse XS(11/16"). Way better, everything was feeling natural as it should be and more than enough maneuverability, grip and glide.
I will continue with the Ellipse Xs and after some time I will reevaluate again. It would be nice if I had finally found a hockeyskate setup for myself and could concentrate on skating.
I'm kind of feeling the same way in terms of a lack of agility, but for me on the elipse 1 profile. This is the first time in my 20 years of playing ice hockey that I am experimenting with profiles.
I recently broke a blade and wanted to refresh my Graf Ultra G75's with new holders and new steel. I stumbled across the whole "profiling thing" on the web site here, after doing my research and speaking with Anthony at @kkskate, I decided to give it try.
I am currently on Step Steel 288 blades ( size 10 skate ) and went with the elipse 1 as recommended. For the most part i like it. I'm a bigger (6'3 230lbs ), more upright style skater and the only thing I've been going back and forth with Anthony about is that i feel like i a little too much steel under my toe. I've skated in 3 spirited pick up games and 2 men's league games so far and i feel very balanced on most of the profile.
Anthony did give me a neutral pitch with the profile as we agreed that the Graf's already have a forward pitch to them and like i said, after 4-5 good skates, I feel very balanced and stable the whole way through...….except when i really try to do some crossovers and get a little more agile with the toe.
I am curious if the elipse 0 would give me a little less steel up front and give me that little bit of extra "pop" and agility in my stride that I feel like I may be missing.
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4 hours ago, Paluce said:Honestly I profile skate of all different runner sizes with the OMNI Quad 0.5 from Blackstone. Because it does not have 4 zones, and is smoothly blended from toe to heel 8’ - 14’ you can do this… You do need a senior size skate to get the full 8’ - 14’ profile, but on a smaller skate you might profile it using the middle portion from 8.5’ to 13.5’. I profile my son’s size 1’s even using an OMNI Quad 1. He Gets a 6’ toe, and 13’ heal with that. (Full profile is 6’ toe and 15’ heel) The OMNI Quads from Blackstone are more like an eclipse, except you know exactly what you are getting! At every point on the steel! The elipse might be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of because you are getting this mystery profile.
Yes i agree, pro sharp not telling anybody what the multiple radius' are ( even approximately ) of the ellipse profiles is just plain stupid.
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On 9/4/2021 at 4:04 AM, Beflar said:When I was doing research about skate profiling I stumbled on a YouTube video "What is hockey skate profiling" by the guys from Hockey Tutorial. In the end he said he liked the Quad 0.5 the best so I started there..
The best way I can describe the Quad 0.5 is it 'Just feels natural'. Note, I was coming from a single 11' profile and I changed my sharpen from 5/8 to a 3/4 when I changed profiles. These two things made a dramatic change for the better with my skating. I have yet to hear/read anyone say they hate the quad 0.5 and I can't say that for the other Quad profiles.
Please note that I use to wear a mirrored visor and have used T blades in the past. So take everything I say with a grain of salt.
Just curious, what size blades/holders are you using the quad 0.5 on?Seems to me ( in my head as I try to wrap my brain around this multiple radius profiling stuff ) that even though you and many others seem to love the quad 0.5, wouldn't if fall out of favor on larger sized skates or smaller sized? Hence the need to go up to a quad 1 for longer steel or down for shorter steel? Does that make sense?
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I'm about ready to retire my 7+ year old Graf Ultra G75's and I am interested in the 100K's. Can any of the skate guru's tell me if the 100k's are a similar skate boot profile to the G75? I realize that fit is paramount to anything else, so if other suggestions can be made, please let me know.
Another question in case these fit me well......as a 6'4 230 lb skater, would these be too soft of a skate and break down too quickly?
and am i seeing this correctly, the 100k's are coming with step steel but the AS3 Pro's do not?
Glove re-palming / palm repair
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Looking to have new palms put on 3 pairs of gloves. All have holes or tears in the original palms. Googling it brings up a bunch of options, but I am curious if there is a consensus go to here on modsquad or somebody that most players on here have used with good result.
Thanks !!