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    On 9/11/2018 at 9:55 AM, SILVER82 said:

    I think last year someone posted a video at the Hockey Expo where a Skate fitter mentioned a Version 4 of the Skate.  Has anyone heard anything about this?  I think I remember in the video they mentioned it was coming out in Aug or something.  The video was taken down pretty quickly though. 

    I believe they are currently on V4 of the skate as they recently switched to a new carbon weave. 

     

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    3 hours ago, DarkStar50 said:

    So I was sharing this situation with the guys in the shop and wondered what would happen if :

    the customer has a low end stick that broke under the 30 day warranty but he paid $300 for it ??!!

    Will Bauer replace with like $$ spent on that stick ??!!

    No, Bauer will provide a like replacement for the amount paid that they feel is suitable. 

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    2 hours ago, darkhors said:

    If you call them, they will give you a list of places in your area. They sell their equipment to many chiropractor and foot specialists offices so they're not really a "Shop" so to speak. If you're in Michigan, then yes, they have their own shop because that's where they started, but there are places all over the country, you just have to call them because they don't list them on the website.

    Who do I call specifically? www.fastechlabs.net ?

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    1 hour ago, tcc said:

    Thanks mojo that info was never explained to me while trying on the skates.  The sales rep even said my left foot was slightly longer than my right and sized me according to the smaller foot.  I wonder why the rep never offered that option?  That 0.25 might make a world of difference cuz as it stands now my left foot touches the front of the toe box but my right one skims it when in the proper stance.

    Would skate shops take back the brand new unused skate but sharpened blade in return to going custom?  Or am I SOL?

    Just buy a set of steel that is not sharpened and swap it. Should then be able to return the skates as new. 

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    11 hours ago, darkhors said:

    Yeah, I figured it out right after I replied 🙂

    Yes, if you can't have your skates fitted to your insoles, there are other custom insole options that will fit your skate. Fastech Labs in Troy does them and they are outstanding. They fit them to the same length and width of your skate so you know they will fit properly into the boot. The biggest downside to these are cost, but at $150 it's money well spent. Depending on how much you skate, you could get upwards of 3-4 years on one pair. Not to mention that you can get them in about 30-40 minutes start to finish. They have places all over the country that do them, but you have to contact them to see who does them in your state.

    They look legit, wish they had some place in Seattle area. 

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    I was watching a player get scanned today and one thing I think that's interesting regarding the Bauer scan method, it doesn't account for putting your foot in the proper position. Why would they have a player stand completely straight, not be in a hockey stance, and not have their weight shifted appropriately?

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    10 minutes ago, Santos L Halper said:

    At risk of veering wildly off topic, I'd just like to say that, as a coach that does a fair bit of skating/edge-work with private clients, I couldn't agree with this more.  Parents ask me all the time, 'what skates should I buy?' - except in VERY rare instances, my response is always, "whatever NON TOP OF THE LINE skate fits the best".  

    Top of the line skates are simply too stiff for the vast majority of youth players.

    I agree with this, with the exception of True skates. 

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    3 minutes ago, Hills said:

    I couldn't wear SF in my FT1s as it would push my heel up too high out of the heel pocket of the skate. If you are borderline for depth in a skate SF doesn't help.

    I had the same result with an FT1, the Super Feet positioned my ankle too high and was very uncomfortable but with the AS1 I think there is enough play to allow the height difference.

    In the FT1 I had to use Speed Plates, and they felt AWESOME. 

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    8 hours ago, flip12 said:

    How do you mean?

    An FT1 has almost zero protection. Ever blocked a shot in one? The retail model has almost zero protection anywhere other than the ankle, and even there its thin compared to a True skate or even other brands. I have owned a few pairs of pro spec FT1 skates and they are marginally heavier than the retail model. There is more padding throughout the entire skate, clarino liner (optional) and thicker ankle pads (optional), and even the composite seems thicker. I am not sure a retail FT1 would be able to handle 30 days of abuse from a professional player before falling apart. Now, I am not picking on the FT1, because it is one of my favorite skates, I am merely stating facts when comparing retail vs pro spec skates. 

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    2 hours ago, JR Boucicaut said:

    It’s called a Haglund’s deformity. Get it right. It reeks of ignorance when referred to as a Bauer Bump. 

    It can happen in any skate. And sadly, I think people who use that term to pin it on a particular skate brand don’t know why they occur in the first place. 

    I don't care what it's called. Thanks fact is I see it more with one brand than others and that "slang" is what most people understand it as, hence why I used it in quotations. 

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    24 minutes ago, Santos L Halper said:

    As a parent, unless I was dealing with a biomechanical issue that is ONLY solve-able with custom skates, I would have a hard time buying True (or any fully custom) skates for a kid under 16 that has not reached his/her full development - and I'd imagine that the vast majority of parents feel the same way.  I understand that a few parents at the margins will pay whatever it costs to have the 'latest and greatest', but it just seems like a unnecessary waste of money to buy custom skates for a 14U player who's still got (potentially) upwards of three years of growing to do...

    Anyway.

    As a coach, I can tell you that after having my True skates for about 3 weeks, I no longer notice the weight difference - except when I pull them out of my bag...at which point, I'm like, 'HOLY S&#T, these are TANKS!' Once they're on my feet, however, it's all good and I don't notice anything.  Do keep in mind, however, I'm coaching, not playing.  If I were still playing at a high level, maybe I would notice that difference (in my case, my Trues are almost 21% heavier than my TotalOnes) in the third period?  I mean, I guess I probably would?

    That said, what I DO notice is that my body mechanics are better in my Trues.  I have to 'think less' about maintaining proper ankle/knee/hip alignment when I'm showing the kids a drill, because my body naturally goes there...which is not to say that I DIDN'T have proper skating technique in my TotalOnes...but it just 'feels' more natural in my Trues.  Also, I KNOW I'm better on my edges.  It is absolutely indisputable.  Techniques that I used to put a HUGE amount of thought into executing properly now come smoothly and effortlessly. And I have also been able to drop from a 1/2' FBV/Fire sharpen to a 5/8" FBV/Fire, which has allowed me to noticeably increase the glide portion of my stride. 

    As such, for me, AS A COACH, any weight increase has been more than offset by the performance benefit.  

     

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    (N.B.  I am willing to stipulate that some of this perceived benefit of the Trues could be due to the placebo effect - i.e., I did SOMETHING (spent actual money on new skates) so my brain is telling itself that I'm doing a better job than I was before.  I've seen video and I think I look 'smoother'...but, again, maybe I'm just telling myself that?  Also, some of this benefit could be due to the obvious improvement of Step over Bauer stock steel...)

    I entirely agree with the skates putting peoples bodies in the proper position by default, as compared to other brands. But if you are a good skater and have proper technique this becomes a non-issue or benefit. As for age range, I dont think it matters if you can afford it. If a parent is gonna spend $$$ for an AS1 or FT1 they may as well spend a few bucks more and get their kid custom skates. I see more players with the "bauer bump" compared to previously and a lot of them are quite young. The youngest being 10. In Burnaby half of their selects team which is 10 and under use True skates. I am not saying the skates are not good, just that some players compare the weight between a retail AS1 or 1X and forget they are comparing a retail skate vs a pro spec skate. 

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    On 9/3/2018 at 6:29 AM, stick9 said:

    I sort of like it, not the stick itself. I like that someone out there is trying something different. Too many smaller players try to enter the market touting lower prices, better duribility, funky colors and yet it’s just the same old hockey stick.

    Props to them for trying something different even if it isn’t entirely new or unique. 

    They are pretty nice but they need to work on how they fuse the stick/blade. Also, the blade itself is terrible and needs some work. It feels dead. 

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    15 hours ago, tcc said:

    The new laces helped but I found that I would need to re-tighten my skates every so often which I didn’t have to do with the waxed laces 😞

    Any info out there about the new speed plate 2.0 insoles?  I have custom sidas currently and wonder if the new speed plates would be just as good.

    New SP 2.0 is pretty awesome. I would absolutely check it out. 

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    9 hours ago, oldtrainerguy28 said:

    Just an FYI The Great one wears them.  😏 As do about 10 other HHOF players. The weight doesn't seem to bother them nor the other 120 plus current NHL players.  

    And there are some mighty fine skilled players wearing them past and present.  

    Pavel Bure Wayne Gretzky Adam Oates Adam Graves Igor Larionov 

    Mitch Marner Ryan Strome JVR Bozak and on and on. 

    We all know its 80 to 100 grams but no it doesn't make that big a difference. 

    If it truly did then 24 players in the Sharks organization wouldn't be wearing them.  (Team with the least amount of games lost to foot injury). 

     

    At a professional level, all pro spec skates are very close to the same weight once you add shot block protection to them. I also agree that 50-150 grams is not a huge deal to a professional player who has legs built like tree trunks. However, for players under 16, even playing high-level, or red players (even high-level ones), 50-150 grams is a ton of weight. Just look at the studies that Byonic and others did to show how extra weight equates to over a course of an entire game. Lastly, most of the weight comes from the steel on true skates. Step steel, which great, is also VERY heavy. 

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