RoenickFan

Yeah, I think what I'm going to do is have my MX3s adjust for a little more forward pitch (maybe similar to Grafs?) and then when I find a pair of Makos for cheap I'll bake those and mess around with the fit in the arches. I will say the MX3s fit me great and it's an excellent skate. My only beef would be that seemingly neutral (almost negative) pitch on the skate.

This is going to leave me wondering now. I do not have flat feet. The skates in general felt great but I couldn't get past the pressure I felt in my arches. The kid at Total Hockey (who actually seemed reasonably knowledgeable) said that the skate would not be moldable in that area. Not sure why I didn't think to google that while I was sitting in the store because the first thing I saw when I did Google Mako Arch Pain was a video explaining exactly how to fix this problem. Kind of a shame because I was pretty much sold on getting the Makos. Too late now anyway, I had the MX3s baked and sharpened which pretty much means I'm stuck with them. Don't get me wrong, I'm not unhappy with the Bauers, seems like an excellent skate, but it does leave me wondering whether or not those Makos would have made a difference in my skating.

I went today and tried on the Mako 2 skates. Pretty much went to the pro shop with it in my head that I was going to buy the Makos. Put them on and they initially felt like slippers. However, I stood up and could not get over the feeling that my feet were being squeezed in the arches. The kid sizing me said that even after baking that particular area would not open up. He heated them up for me anyway, and I tried them back on and wore them for roughly 15 minutes. I still had that somewhat uncomfortable feeling in my arches. Which I thought was really weird because the rest of the skate felt great around my foot. Coming out of another pair of ill fitting skates I just didn't want to take the risk. I went with Bauer MX3s instead. Has that been a complaint among other people trying on the Makos for the first time? I thought it was supposed to be a fully moldable 3d shaped boot?

Hi everyone, I'm hoping that someone can provide me with some insight as to what direction I should go? Pretty much just resigned to men's league for the rests of my days skating. I'm ready to buy what I'm thinking will be the last skates I ever buy, especially at current price points. As of this point in time, I'm between buying the Mako 2 or Bauer MX3's. Here's my dilemma, my favorite skates of all time are the Micron 10-90 Megas. I'm not sure wht it is, but it seems these skates almost forced you to skate properly. I feel that simple in terms of skating that I played my best hockey wearing that boot. Since the demise of Micron I've pretty much been in Bauer Supremes. They have always fit well, but I've always felt that my skating has been slightly off. I switched to Graf G35s about 4 years ago and I love the pitch, how the boot is designed, etc, but they do not fit me properly. The front part of my foot is squeezed, and the large ball towards the back of my big toe on the side just gets rubbed raw. Developed a big corn on both feet. Can't wear the skates without a corn cushion period. I've never loved a skat so much that fit so terribly. The kid who sold them to me swore that it was a 3d moldable boot, it's not. Anyway, do I go for tried and true fit in Bauers, but what I consider to be just slightly off balance (for me) & performance in skating? Or do I give the Mako 2 a shot in what I hope is an innovative skate, hopefully comparable to Micron Megas or Daoust? The main hangup I have is everything I've ever owned by Easton usually breaks down way too fast. I'd hate to spend roughly $800 and then regret it 6 - 12 months later!