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Let me put it this way, if you buy a new car from a Ford dealer and upon delivery find that the car is a lemon, do you deal directly with the Ford plant that made the car or do you deal with the dealership that sold you the car? If you tried talking to the head of production at the plant, think you're going to get anywhere? If the dealer works with the factory on your behalf, think you might get a better outcome? You paid for skates that don't fit for whatever reason, so make Pure Hockey do their job and resolve the issue. Edit: my point is that True will likely accept the opinion of their licensed dealer that the skates need to be remade, (an expert opinion in theory). To them, you could just be a nitpicking customer, (not an expert).
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Pure Hockey is shirking their responsibility here and you need to press them to get the skates remade. True is not going to remake a pair of skates at the request of an end user, for several reasons. The biggest being that there is no guarantee that you as the end user understand how the skate should fit, (I'm not saying you don't). This is a reasonable approach for True. Pure Hockey has trained fitters, and if in the fitter's opinion the skate needs to be remade, True should proceed with the remake. To answer your question regarding closest thing to True, the answer is nothing currently on the market is remotely similar to a True skate. You may find something you like, but it won't be because it feels like a True.
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Looks like you can get the flex tendon guard with traditional eyelets?
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Women's Professional Hockey at crossroads
boo10 replied to chippa13's topic in General Hockey Discussions
I would love to see a successful women's professional league, but I just don't think it's viable right now. I watch as much women's hockey as I can, but it's because I'm a fan of the game, not specifically the women's game. They need to find the "Thing" that will draw in fans, something that they can't get from the men's game. These women are great players, but their skill level is about the same as 16 year old AAA boys. (I make this observation based on the fact that the Canadian women's national team played in the Alberta Midget AAA boys league and compiled a roughly .500 record). I truly believe that they need to develop "Personalities" that people will pay to see. I'd look to MMA to make my point. It's a violent sport and the women could never compete directly against the men, yet people pay to see Rhonda Rousey or Meisha Tate fight, (I know they're retired now, but they make my point). I think the women demanding a "living wage" before there is a revenue stream to justify it is probably going to hurt them. Look at the music industry....there are thousands of bar bands that are more talented musicians than Taylor Swift or Justin Beiber, but they are lucky to make a couple hundred bucks for a gig. Why? Because that's all that people are willing to pay to see them play. -
I wouldn't be overly concerned about it. I believe @Colins had indicated that his son has hyperhidrosis, so the eyelets are subjected to excessive sweat. Bauer skates are not immune to eyelet problems either. My last two pairs of Vapors had eyelets tear out and laces rip through the boot. The last pair were X70's that had less than 30 hours of icetime on them.
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That's an annoyance, but will not compromise the integrity of the holder. It's actually quite common for incompetent sharpeners to shave that part of the holder right off.
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I think you're missing the point. True has been marketing the skate as "exactly what the pros get". By having a pro only option, this is no longer true.
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This is the most troubling thing I've seen in this whole thread. True has always claimed that the skate you're getting is exactly the same as what the pros get. Now it sounds as if that isn't completely true, (pun intended).
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Not really. The hole in the front was there for goalie pad toe strap. The player skates initially didn't have the hole punched out. Semantics yes, but technically it's the same holder in a different configuration.
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If you were properly fitted, then the scan was done in a weight bearing position. As such, your foot should have been spread out as far as it will go. Skates should have been built to that width. I'm not doubting that they messed up the build on your pair, just stating that a close fit shouldn't be a problem because it shouldn't squeeze your foot. Whether you're 130 lbs or 500 lbs, the skate shouldn't squeeze your foot.
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I really don't think this is an issue. If Big Buff can wear them, then size of the skater probably isn't the problem.
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Cooper gloves and Micron Mega skates......I wish that was the new gear we were talking about! 😛
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Now you're just playing with my emotions! 😛
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When I use the retailer finder, it only presents me with one result, (which is a bit odd because I'm in the eastern GTA). I went to that retailer and requested the CCM scan because I wanted to know what CCM boot would be recommended for me. The store staff basically refused to give me the CCM scan and just said use the Bauer scanner. If I wanted a CCM skate they would make a recommendation based on the Bauer scanner result. This is a big box retailer and I wonder how many potential sales CCM is losing because people are just going with the Bauer scanner recommendation?
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Anyone know what this is about? I'm planning on getting scanned in the next week or so, but if True is making changes I might delay.
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I used the CCM 30 day guarantee a few years ago at Pro Hockey Life. I was given a full refund, no questions asked. If I'm not mistaken, I believe @JR Boucicaut said the in store credit is a Pure policy, not CCM.
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I wore the OG Jetspeed in a 7D and it fit quite well. I have a high instep, so most skates are a problem for me. I tried on several models from the new Jetspeed line in 7.5D and they were all way too shallow, so the answer is yes the new line has changed in volume. Interestingly enough, I found the current Tacks line to fit very similar to the OG Jetspeed line in terms of width and depth. Just my 2 cents.
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Having a bit of trouble visualizing how this works. Conceptually, did they basically take the LS2 design and make the retaining nut accessible from the outside?
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I think his point is that if the sales rep was doing his job thoroughly, he would have made the customer aware of the effect adding the shot blockers would have. Then it's up to the customer to decide if the trade off is worth it. I think that's a fair expectation.
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Will the Prosharp correct pitch issues during a profiling? I have a pair of STEP runners that were completely jacked up by some guy that should never be able to touch a pair of skates again! I've compared them to some brand new runners and they look like they've got a pitch of about +5! They're also definitely not symmetrical. It was like skating in high heels. I've been wanting to try out a quad profile, so thought I'd put it on these runners, but need to know if the pitch will be corrected during the process.
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TL:DR...Bauer fanboy comes into True thread to complain that True fanboys aren't impartial. True fanboys say shut up poopie head! All kidding aside, True, Bauer, CCM and even Graf have positives and negatives. Just accept that everyone has different preferences and priorities. It's great to discuss gear and give our opinions, but stop telling people they're wrong, as it serves no purpose other than to make you look like a jerk.
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Considering Toronto seems to lead the league in "blown tires", I'm not sure that's a good thing for Prosharp. 😁
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Non-Canadians may not understand his place in our collective psyche and Canadian Hockey culture. Every time I hear Wheat Kings, I'm profoundly aware of the injustices that are going on in the world today. Gord had a way of making a statement without being 'In your face".
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@Skate Mod I'm always interested in the opinions of others, as I believe that's how we learn and make progress. I am a little confused by your post though, as I've interpreted your comments to be, Graf was inferior because they were too soft and low cut....Bauer is superior for hockey because they are stiff and high cut. That in itself is fine, (though I would not agree). What confuses me is you offering solutions (H-cut, etc.) which seem to only serve to bring the performance of the stiff boot back closer to that of the softer boot.
