natbat

Yep, I have exactly the same problem...every time I take of my skates, the pain is awful. I found with my CCM U 10's my feet feel much better. The skates fit me better then my 8090's. I also have a low arch and have added a Dr approved orthotic insert.. Now that I have aligned my foot with the boot, I should not have to shim my holders later...only time will tell. It just sucks taking off a set of brand new E pro holders with steel and paying for new LS2 holders and steel....Great combo! The boot and holders feel great together.

Start with a foot doctor. I had issues many years before a coach saw my skating issues and told me to see a foot doctor.... orthotics with a custom set of skates took care of me. My 8090's have been baked 2 times and I have bake-able orthodics in them. I currently have a Pair of CCM U 10's that are being worked on. Super feet are a quick fix for low arch...was for me anyways. The Graf bake-able insoles work great as well. I had a pair of skates that we attempted to realign the blade under the foot and it did not work. Was worth a shot. If you pronate, you do not transfer all your power/strength to the ice. I currently started helping coach mites, my job is to watch the kids skate and make suggestions to the parents. If they skate this way to long they will develop bad habits that are hard to correct. I wanted to add, when you have these kind of problems with your feet,be careful where you purchase your skates. $1,000 skates will not fix your issues. I had a kid that the skate boot was punched out, orthotics were added to the skate, and the blade holders had to be shimmed. I feel sorry for the kid because he will never be able to buy a pair of skates without a few hundred extra bucks. A local store told him $800.00 Vapors would fix his problem....the kid was 8 years old. Luckily, in Metro-Detroit there is a foot doctor that specializes in skate orthotics.