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I played inline for about 6 or so years, then ice for 2 years or so. I consider myself a pretty strong skater. I had my skates sharpened the other day and I was slipping on crossovers pretty much straight away. I wonder if it's bad habits carrying over from inline? I tried widening my stance on crossovers but that didn't seem to have an effect. I used to think it was my skates not been stiff enough when I had low end reebok's, but I'm now in Supreme One.8s and the problem is still there. I don't see this happening to anyone else on the ice so I don't know whats going on. Having said that, its not really a big deal and doesn't bother me too much, but if I could solve the problem or work out whats causing it, that would be good. At times I think I'm just overthinking things and worrying about nothing; as a result of reading this site too much lol

Interesting thats probably about how long ive been on my step steel. Only had them sharpened when i bought them. Also, if my inside skate is slipping on crossovers after only an hour or so after a sharpen, is that a good indication i am on too shallow a hollow ? Currently using half inch and weight about 170 pounds.

Just out of interest, how often do you guys sharpen your step steel? As in, how many hours on the ice between sharpenings ?

^Lol, the joys of living in Australia and playing ice hockey eh?

Im about to make the switch from reebok to bauer supreme, and have been reading about the different pitch of the two brands. I've become very comfortable on my reeboks but they are simply falling apart due to lack of stiffness. When the new Bauers arrive, I dont want to suffer through a harsh transition phase if at all possible. I'm considering step steel after reading through this thread as some seem to think it is more forward pitch as opposed to LS2.1. Just wondering if people think its worth buying Step for this reason, or is it really not that big of a deal and I'll get used to the pitch of LS2.1 quickly?? I skate with a fairly deep knee bend compared to most people if that makes a difference. Also, if I were to go down the Step route, what is the stock profile on them??