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  1. shoot_the_goalie
    I like the True holders personally. They're not the prettiest things in the world, but the pitch is right for me and they do the job with the Step Steel.
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    Touche. I wanted to be lazy and have MSH do the work for me on this one...lol.
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    Could you provide sources where you've seen this? I'd be happy to pick up some more Step Steel for lower prices. Thanks.
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    As much as I love my Trues and really just care about performance... True could use some help in their design aesthetics. That chassis is pretty clunky looking.
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    There are plenty of people in this world with disposable income that waste money on products in order to have their "I told you so" moment. It sounds so illogical, but you'd be surprised how often this happens. As for custom anything, in my experience (as with my Trues), just because it's custom doesn't mean you don't have to tweak it to final spec. In my case, when I got my Trues: I had to play around with the footbeds, take out one of the toe cap inserts they put in, change out the steel (totally out of preference), and change the laces. However, if I didn't go custom, my usual process with off the shelf retail was: trying on different sizes until I got the right length, stretching the forefoot width of the boots, punching out the spot for my pinky toes, THEN play with footbeds, change out laces, etc...etc... Not to mention, I would have to wear Bunga pads for the first 6-8 hours of skating in order to break the skates in and relieve hot spot areas, which I didn't have to do at all with my Trues. Trues are not for everyone. Not everyone needs a custom skate. But for me, having one foot that's about 3/4 bigger than the other, they have been great, along with the perks of not having to deal with so many mods and the painful break in process. And as I said previously, IMHO you won't need to have to make many mods at all if you have a good True fitter.
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    I prefer the feel of waxed laces with my Trues. I guess just preference. I don't like feeling my laces start to give from the start to finish of a skate. Stopped using a shoe horn as well, and so far my liner seems fine. Would still definitely recommend a shoe horn when baking however.
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    Same here. Red foam adhered in both skates. Black foam is the added insert that was taped in.
  8. shoot_the_goalie
    From the things I learned from my True fitter: -Lighting seems very important. Most stores have cool fluorescent lighting, which apparently is not ideal with the scan app. My fitter kept saying the lighting in his Pure Hockey sucked for scanning. (More recently, I've seen 2 other True fitters now with separate warm light lamps illuminating their scanning space) -WiFi connectivity is important. Apparently the scanning app works in conjunction with your network, not just when you're sending scans. A weak signal could cause scanning app errors? No idea for sure if this is true, but this is what he told me. Just an aside, I wonder if True could switch to a more advanced process that would be way more accurate, something like motion capture they use in movies. You could take marker "dots", put them all around both feet, and then scan. This would I think reduce a great amount of scan errors, and is typically incredibly accurate. I mean, this is primarily for motion, but it would work for still scans too. My guess is the cost might be too prohibitive...cause I would imagine the big guys like CCM and Bauer would be using it already if it was cost effective. Or maybe at least make the pad you put your foot on a more contrasting color to skin tones, like a mini green screen or something.
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    That's not necessarily true. I know a few players who had VH skates, which they hand traced, and had similar fit issues. (mostly problems with the angle of the pencil to the foot during the trace) Either way, both methods aren't fool-proof, and just cause it's custom, doesn't mean it's going to be perfect on the first shot.
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    I was scanned for my Trues through Pure Hockey, and the guy who scanned/fitted me was great and super knowledgeable; asked all the right questions and took down all the right info. After some minor tweaking, my Trues fit perfectly. Even asked when I predominantly played, due to feet swelling in the later part of the day (thus why I asked the question earlier) From experiences I've read from the board, I think the negative issues that arise with True skates can be directed back to the initial fit/scan. In the end, it doesn't matter where you go, as long as you get a fitter who knows what they're doing...not unlike buying skates in the past.
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    Also, what time of day did you do the scan? and what time of day do you predominantly skate?
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    Long term product reviews in video form. Written long term reviews are great, but it would be fantastic to put the visual together with the written review.
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    Obviously my point. Although, it worked in the Mighty Ducks movies!
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    Yes. There's a reason why many skating coaches in the NHL are former professional figure skaters. Figure skaters, in broad terms, are very good at controlled mechanics and skating efficiency. (you have to be if you're going to skate for 3-5 plus minutes at full speed, meanwhile doing jumps, spins, etc) A lot of kids, growing up playing hockey only learn to get from point A to point B; who cares how you get there as long as you get there as fast as you can. Figure skaters get from point A to point B as fast as they can, with a great amount of control and efficiency. That's the big difference. I find the biggest issue with learning to figure skate with boys/men is the social stigma, but I see it less in hockey circles now with all these former figure skaters being hockey coaches. But still, there's many who are embarrassed to have themselves or their sons take figure lessons, and sadly a lot of hockey players would greatly benefit from them. There's some great videos on the web that showcase figures skaters dealing with hockey skating mechanics. Here's one with Barbara Underhill improving the efficiency of Brian Boyle's stride: Another of Barbara Underhill doing a demo for hockey coaches: And for fun, here's one with Bret Hedican (who was an excellent skater) and his wife Kristi Yamaguchi, and compared to Yamaguchi, you'd think Hedican couldn't skate. (I know...they're doing moves he's probably never done before and with practice, he'd probably be pretty good at them)
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    Buy new gear! just kidding. Like DK said.
  16. shoot_the_goalie
    Try getting that area of the toe box heated/punched first by someone who knows what they're doing. It might be tough since it's the toe box, but worth a shot before taking more drastic measures like using a Dremel. With that said, I do know a few people who have used a Dremel for such the purpose you describe. You have to be extremely careful, make sure to sand smooth after, and realize that you are slightly weakening that area of the skate since you are taking some material away. A totally different thought...which may not work at all, but have you tried to use Powerfoot inserts? In addition to removing negative space above your toes, which they're designed for, in my experience, they also tend to restrict movement of your toes and sometimes even help to push back your toes a minimal amount away from the toe box. Worth a shot before taking the measure to alter the boot materials.
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    My two cents... In SMU's case, sounds like the shop is guilty of communication errors. However, now that True is no longer direct to consumer and added a "middle-man" into the process, it's on True to make sure that their authorized fitters know what they are doing and know how to communicate any issues back to True. I feel that this is the part of the process that broke down, and in SMU's case, it's on both the shop and True to rectify the problem. And look...if it turns out it's definitely more one-sided fault, then it's ultimately up to True to take command, since it's their product, not the shop's. So if the shop is just completely incompetent, True should take over for this specific case, and then later, either re-train the shop or "de-authorize" the shop from selling their product. Just because you're an authorized True seller/fitter, doesn't mean you're good at actually fitting & selling the product (like oldtrainerguy28 is). Luckily for me, the LHS I got scanned at, the guy who did the fitting really knew what he was doing, and he was the only employee in that store authorized to do the scan at that time. If you wanted to get True skates at that shop, you had to make an appointment, and only when he was at the store. Even then, at that time, he had only done a handful of scans (sold product), and he even mentioned that there were still kinks in the process, such as bad connectivity issues, etc. Hopefully a year later, those kinks have been smoothed out. Heck, I know of certain authorized True fitters, that have, at this point, only done 1-2 sold scans. Point being, I would highly recommend going to a True fitter you know well/has a great reputation or calling the shop ahead of time and asking how many pairs they've scanned and sold. Just don't assume that if they sell Trues, that all will be perfect.
  18. shoot_the_goalie
    In part relation to lasers post, does True keep records of all previously made skates for a particular customer? I'm on my first pair, and they are perfect, but say I wanted to get another pair over time, and I am pretty confident my feet haven't changed, could I just call up True and ask them to send me a new pair built to identical specs of the previous pair? Or would I have to go through the LHS, get a full re-scan, etc...?
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    This. This is what should be happening so as not to exacerbate the problem. If your "3rd" pair comes back and it's not right again, demand that the LHS contact a True rep on the spot, while you are physically present at the LHS so all parties can figure and sort it out. Would save a lot of time and headaches.
  20. shoot_the_goalie
    Funny enough, when I got my Trues, I thought my left boot was built too small as my toes were pushing against the toe box. Asked True if they had any solutions to this, they looked up my order, and voila, said all I had to do is pull out the foam insert in the cap. No muss, no fuss, since it was held in with tape. (right boot didn't have any insert) Fit's been perfect ever since. In hindsight, probably should have told my LHS (to relay to True), that I didn't really like my toes brushing too much and they probably would have never put in the insert. On an aside, dealing with True, when I needed it, was fantastic, and I believe they would right any wrongs as everyone I've talked to there seems to really want to have their customers happy. I would leave a message, and they would contact me right back. And whether it's relevant or not, I've found this to be true with CCM and Blackstone.
  21. shoot_the_goalie
    If only SPARX and Blackstone would have a baby...
  22. shoot_the_goalie
    Took two hard shots off my Trues last night. Both off the sides of the foot. Felt it, but didn't hurt. I would say for my purposes, the added shot blocker reinforcement is worth it than the extra weight they add, now having taken multiple shots off of them.
  23. shoot_the_goalie
    I was told my Trues would take up to 3-4 weeks to be delivered. They were delivered in about one week, and probably only in production for 4-5 days as I got them delivered after a weekend. I ordered in last November, and from what I was told by my LHS was that they were not as busy being that they had fulfilled just about all their NHL and pro orders at that time. So no, I wouldn't be worried if they are able to turn over your skates that quickly. Mine were built quickly and they have been solid for a year now.
  24. shoot_the_goalie
    As a happy True skate user, I have heard this as well. From my understanding, CCM & Bauer 3D scanned customs are generally more expensive than True, due to the fact that they build a 3D last off of the scan. Maybe a rep for the companies on the board can chime in here?
  25. shoot_the_goalie
    Not to mention all they need is one person who does ignore the safety literature to start a PR nightmare. One person who is careless and causes a fire with their Sparx; that then turns into a video on social media showing a Sparx catching on fire without any context to why.
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