VegasHockey

Do you sit low or crouched when skating or do you sit more upright? I noticed those who get quad profiles that sit more upright don't like the quad profiles. I personally like longer profiles, on a single radius an 11.5' is pretty ideal for me. Tried a few dual profiles. They felt good as long as they were longer radius profiles, for example, 9/12, but anything drastic, such as a 10/20 didn't feel good to me. I like triple and quad profiles the most though. Again, longer profiles, ZuperiorM, or the Quad2 are preferred. I have tried to adopt the Quad0 but haven't been successful. The toe is a little too aggressive for me and I don't feel like the longer sections are long enough to provide me the speed and stability I am looking for. Many times I think the biggest benefit from profiles is that most templates natively have pitch built into them which forces players into a proper stance and gets their weight over the balls of their feet. Many players have poor hockey posture without being aware of such and profiles help rectify this. I also think skates like TRUE, which also tend to force players into the proper hockey stance, yield the same benefits as well.

Agree with his wholeheartedly. Just like some people can't skate on profiled steel I personally cannot skate on steel that has not been profiled. To each their own. 😀

For the slight cost difference I would buy new vs used to have a full warranty. If it was 40% or less I would buy used.

Is the holder squared? Check that first.

I didn't end up needing to do an alignment but we did settle on 2mm shims front and rear. He also added a small 1mm piece of foam to the outside heel of his insole and he seems happy with everything.

You should always try and have the holder mounted as far back as possible. This is a pretty good explanation why: http://bladesbytodd.com/2015/08/09/mounts/

Looks to me like the steel slipped in the clamp hence why so much was taken off the front or they added pitch to the profile template not understanding that it already has pitch built into it. Either way, that steel is jacked.

It's the video for the Bauer splash guard. Not sure why you are seeing anything else.

Zuperior is nice but you do give up a lot of lateral mobility in exchange for top end speed and greater stability. That's why I like the Quad2, I feel you still get that speed and stability while still having that lateral agility. Also, if you pitch the Quad2 properly it takes off almost none of the toe of the Flare which is nice 🙂

Looking at his orthotics though the front has less material than the rear. I don't want to add too much lift to the front to cause him to pronate. Instead of shimming the front 2mm and rear 4mm, should I maybe do both at 3mm?

Baking skates at home video? I didn't see that anywhere. If I thought that these splash guards or attachments actually provided a significant increase in preventing the transmission of C19 between players I would probably spend some time developing something more affordable. However, I think players are more likely to contract C19 from others off the ice. Before the game in the arena, in the locker room, after the game when hanging out, etc. I think the chance of contracting C19 while on the ice playing is relatively low. But then again I am not an epidemiologist.

I think I could make this at home for a buck or two. Bauer is trying to charge 19.99!?

I like the Quad2, I'm not a huge fan of the Quad0.5. It's all personal though. I have never tried a 8/9/14 but I have used the Zuperior on Flare and it feels great. Lots of speed and stability. Can easily skate around defenders instead of having to cut through them. As for the zone transitions, they are all pretty much the same between the various Quad profiles.

He said the shims resulted in a significant improvement in his skating. Previously due to the supination he could never get a full toe flick at the end of every stride due to the way his ankles would supinate at full extension which prevented him from "grabbing" the full inside edge of the steel.

Don't have the Flare pitched and it wont eat off all of the toe of the steel. The standard Pro Sharp profiles have pitch built into them natively which is what takes off so much of the toe.

This is awesome. Thank you for sharing.

I convinced him to let me do this shims instead of adding material to his insoles. 2mm in the front and 4mm in the rear. He is going to grab them this afternoon and give them a test.

@JR Boucicaut @Vet88 If he pronates, I would shim the outside of the skate and if he supinaes i would shim the inside of the skate? If he wants to add wedges to his insoles instead it would then be the opposite, right? He is leaning towards trying to add an orthotic wedge to the insoles. Then if he doesn't like it he can remove the wedge himself as opposed to a shim would would require him to bring the skates back to me since he doesn't have the tools or knowledge to remove the shim himself.

One of the guys I skate with has the new one. I very much prefer the older model. The new one requires hand tools to do adjustments and all of the motor components are in the top portion instead of safely living within the housing. I understand that some compromise had to be made to shed weight but I feel like this new model is not as professional as the previous generation.

I think the F series replaced the X series. https://blackstonesport.com/machines/f-series-portables

For pronation, yes, I have never dealt with supination though.

Would I shim both the front and rear of the inside holders on each skate? Would it be better to just add foam to his insoles instead of shimming the holder?

He said he usually does wear them, just this pair of shoes he was wearing is a very low profile and the footbed is built into the shoe so he couldn't use the orthotics in them due to lack of volume. Now that I have seen the orthotics he uses I entirely understand.

I got the images of his orthotics. See below.

I offered to shim the skate for him but I am concerned that his supination is not only at the heel but his forefoot as well. The entire outside portions of his shoes showed significant wear so the supination seems significant. Since I don't deal in custom orthotics and that is outside of my scope I think it might make sense for him to visit with a professional. He asked me for a recommendation but I don't know anyone who specifically deals with orthotics that is also familiar with hockey or ice skating. I think his best bet would be to see a highly recommended physician and bring his hockey skates and insoles. Maybe they can adjust his current insoles with wedges in strategic places.