Custom skates

[Custom skates]

Isn't the question if the skates are built to a 3D last of your foot why would you need to bake them?

[Custom skates]

I've always wondered if any of the custom skates were truly build around a 3D printed last of the foot.  My son has custom 2S Pros, he loves them and they fit well and they didn't look to be molded when they came.

[Bauer 3D scan]

Be careful with the EE recommendation.  Unless the EE fits in all aspects don't do it.  My son went with the EE recommendation based on some but not all of the measurements and 6 weeks later we were ordering customs because the heels would not lock. 

[LETS TALK PROFILING]

I've got a big fan of No-Icing's "Quad 8 Defence Junior Skater" profile at my house. It's a logistical challenge to get new blades done but the few other things we tried he was not happy with. 

[Bauer Supreme 2S vs 2S pro skates]

Not sure on the last but I may be able to help if you are between sizes.  My son was laser measured at the experience store, some measurements were D other EE, time was a factor so we purchased EE.  Big mistake on my part, should have gone with the Ds and had them beat out.  Ended up ordering the customs 6 weeks later. If between sizes and have time get customs if you need today get the narrower skate.

[Fix for "booting" or "bottoming" out?]

Not money at all - I think the money is all pretty comprable.  Watched lots of high-end local guys go to True.  All are now in custom Bauers.

 

[Fix for "booting" or "bottoming" out?]

We've got the socks one order and we'll try to mould the heel but it's clear to us that customs are going to be in order.  The Trues are out but the one piece CCMs are intriguing I just wonder of a one piece can be customized, where would the excess material go?

[Fix for "booting" or "bottoming" out?]

Lateral heel movement is what the instructor thinks as well.  So I guess it's custom skates.  The kid's always been in Supremes but the instructor wants him to switch to the one piece CCMs.

[Fix for "booting" or "bottoming" out?]

Thanks.  It only started with the new skates, it's the first time with the EE width (as per the Bauer scanning system).  I was wondering if it was the additional width of the boot or the fact that the 2S Pros are so much stiffer than the 1S he came out of, perhaps allowing him to get over further than before.

[Fix for "booting" or "bottoming" out?]

We have.  The instructors are trying to figure it out as well.  Thanks. 

[Fix for "booting" or "bottoming" out?]

Brand new steel, the black ones that come in the 2S Pros, LS5 maybe, they are quite tall.

[Fix for "booting" or "bottoming" out?]

So "lifts" is the correct term - thanks.

[Fix for "booting" or "bottoming" out?]

The boot of my son's skate (2S pro) is sometimes hitting the ice on a tight turn causing him to wipe out.  In skiing, we used to call it "booting" out and the solution was lifts placed between the ski and the binding to raise the foot up off the surface.  Is there a similar way to raise the skate boot off the ice?

[LS4 blades keep breaking ... best alternative?]

3 hours ago, JR Boucicaut said:

Or the skates are too big.

We've had the scans done at the Bauer store and they have them as a little too small.  They are 6D and the scan recommends 6.5E so that's what the new ones are.

[LS4 blades keep breaking ... best alternative?]

11 hours ago, oldtrainerguy28 said:

There is no way those holders Re aligned properly. I have never had that issue in 30 years of any holder. Its 100%  an alignment issue. When your done with the skates I will pay for then to be shipped so I can inspect them. 

 

If you have a shop in Toronto maybe I can swing them by at the end of May, the boy is in town for a camp.

[LS4 blades keep breaking ... best alternative?]

24 minutes ago, JR Boucicaut said:

From the toe?

Can you take a picture of the entire skate?  

I will try to get pictures of the skates tonight, it is both skates as the breaks have happened in both.  I have a picture of the broken Tydans but can't figure out how to post.

[LS4 blades keep breaking ... best alternative?]

14 hours ago, Nicholas G said:

Ever considered putting him on Flare or RamonEdge? Both are very popular in the WHL and we sell a lot to high level 14U+ AAA teams in the US and Canda. A lot of the kids at various prep schools we sell equipment to are also using these steels. 

We went with the Tydans based on recommendations from this site and the fact that they seemed taller than the alternatives.  He has problems booting out with the shorter steel.

[LS4 blades keep breaking ... best alternative?]

15 hours ago, BlueNux said:

At this point, I think perhaps your son is just a total beast of a skater and no steel is fit for his aggressive skating. I'm impressed - that was under 3 months for the Tydan.

Jokes aside, maybe you should consider just shipping the skates to JR and have him review it. Not saying your local pro shop isn't capable, but having another eye to closely inspect might be helpful.

He's transitioning to new skates right now so hopefully, the new skates (2S pro) will be easier on the blades.  Over the 3 months, he was rotating two different sets of Tydans.

[LS4 blades keep breaking ... best alternative?]

19 hours ago, Nicholas G said:

Where are they breaking?

about 1/3 of the length

[LS4 blades keep breaking ... best alternative?]

Update .... replaced the holders - even though they tested out fine ... replaced the steel with Tydan ... just broke another one.  That's 6 on the season.

[Which Goal For Pucks?]

We went through lots before we found http://www.supersteelgoals.com/.  We purcased the "shotmaster trainig goal" very well constructed.  Heavy mess and pipe.

[replacement tounges?]

13 hours ago, Vet88 said:

Hmm, he should be alright with that but maybe the tongue just doesn't suit him. A thinner tongue may work but if he wants to keep skating for now you need to ease the pressure on the tendon. I'd make him a forsberg pad for each foot (pm me if you don't know how) and get him to wear them for the next 6 weeks. that should give the tendon time to heal. In the meantime consider changing the tongue and or buying eyelet extenders. These are your simplest, get a result options that will also allow him to continue to skate.

I will PM.  I'm not sure what eyelet extenders are but the skates have the plastic extension pieces rather than traditional eyelets.

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2 hours ago, jdsmn21 said:

Do your kids Bauer's have that stupid plastic metatarsal guard strip running up the tongue?

I ask because I have pain on the top of my foot with my new Bauer's - not lace bite at the ankle; I think my problem is directly due to pressure from that plastic strip in the tongue.

I haven't got brave enough to do surgery to my new skates yet though.

He does but he has always had them, always been in supremes.  He switches them out as soon as they "break" or "fold".

[replacement tounges?]

A tiny gap on one foot just touches on the other.

[replacement tounges?]

On ‎2‎/‎6‎/‎2019 at 5:32 PM, Vet88 said:

So the ones he is wearing are the ones the 3D scan suggested?

Yes - he is in exactly what the scan recommends.