NickC19

I honestly can't imagine skating without these anymore.

I can finally say I've created the perfect fitting skate for myself. C width MX3s with Speed Plates and Powerfoot toe inserts. Steel is 10' with a +2 pitch. It's like wearing a pair of Jordan's (albeit instant response) on the ice. Threw my X100's in the pic because I acquired them around the same time for a grand total of $650 :)

Using the Greens was certainly not ideal...I can tell you that. I have a high arch and a skinny foot so it took up a little volume and helped keep a tight fit. If I didn't have speed plates I would have Yellows on my skates...both with PF inserts. It's not really a fair 'comparison' between SF and SP as the plates are fully moldable. They are both good though and better than Formfits.

PHEW is a wacky Facebook group that stands for "Proclaimed Hockey Equipment Whores." They are usually more concerned with how they look vs. how they play. All things aside, it's not impossible, just keep an eye on eBay (I've seen a few pairs but never pulled the trigger) or maybe make a post in the PHEW For sale thread like I did. You might get lucky!

Speed Plates are amazing IMO. I found someone on PHEW that had a pair brand new and he sold them to me for $35 shipped. Baked them in my home over @ 200 degrees until the ink disappeared then threw them in my MX3's and stood for about 1 minute or so. It molds to every inch of your arch and toes...fits like a glove afterwards on the bottom of your foot. I also got the POWERFOOT inserts to reduce the negative space in the toebox and now have the most comfortable skate I've ever worn and every movement my foot makes is directly transmitted to the ice. I was previously on Superfeet Greens and also Yellows in the same MX3's but without the PF inserts. I can only imagine every top Bauer skate going forward will have the Speed Plate,,,it's definitely that good.

I've had these for three sessions now (two pick-ups and a beer league game) and have to say I'm sold! I put these in my MX3's at the same time as a pair of Speed Plates and holy smokes my skate does EXACTLY what my foot does. The comfort factor alone is worth that $30 IMO. This was the missing piece I needed on my quest to have the most responsive, comfortable skate I could come up with. Great product!

Beer League Gear Helmet: Bauer 4500 w/ eBay Pro straight visor Skates: Bauer TotalOne MX3 w/ SF Green insoles Gloves: Bauer X100 Pants: NBH Vapor XVI with Nexus shell Shins: CCM Ultra Tacks Elbows: Bauer Vapor X 7.0 Shoulders: CCM RBZ 110LE Sticks: Bauer TotalOne NXG P92 102 flex & Warrior Dolomite Toews 100 flex My team uses SJ colors so all my gear is black.