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    1 minute ago, Sniper9 said:

    Bc any hole that has to be expanded had an increased chance of not staying in place as long as a virgin hole (twss) as it allows for excess movement during impact or vibration etc. 

    Definitely looks off centered from the heel. 

    The right skate is good. There’s only 1 new hole drilled on the left skates. The new holes that need to be done won’t be extending any previous holes. 

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    The right skate is good. You can tell the person drilled new holes. It’s the left skate that’s off 2-3mm’s. You can tell there is only 1 new hole drilled (heel). The place I got this shady job done is called Pro Skate in Edmonton, Alberta. There is two locations in the city. One in the south and west. The one I went to is in the south. Buddy said he’ll fix my issue, but I won’t be going back to them. 

     

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    How bad is his lace bite? I pass the pencil test on both skates and I still have lace bite on my left foot. I took about a month off and let it heal and I now wear a bunga pad and it works. Lace bite is a pain in the ass. Also, I was under the impression that Nexus was the deepest and had the most volume out of the Bauer family. I have never tried the Bauer or CCM scan and don’t think I will. 

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    3 minutes ago, Sniper9 said:

    Honestly. Get new skates... And if they happen to be 6.5 go to a reputable place or send them to JR to have an oversized holders mounted. I could be wrong but it'll be hard to fix your situation bc of how closely the holes are drilled, but only someone who knows what they are doing will be able to tell you. 

    If you fit a 6.5 in ft1 then I think you were always a 6.5.  the length doesn't change or stretch over time. What size shoe are you. I am a 9 and wear 7 skates. Everyone I know that wears less than two sizes down from their proper shoe size say their toes don't brush at all while standing which indicates they can size down, but it's also personal preference to a certain degree. 

    Where r u located. 

    I wear a 8.5 shoe. The guy at the shop said he would fix my issue if I don’t like how they feel on the ice. If he can’t drill anymore holes ‘cause it might be a problem then I should talk to him about getting new boots on the store? I doubt it’ll happen. The FT1’s are on sale now at Sportchek for around $560. I’m in northern Alberta. 

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    11 hours ago, Sniper9 said:

    Was there a reason why you wanted to up the size?  

    I’ve always been a size 7 in Vapors. I bought the FT1’s when they came out in size 7. Back in March, a buddy of mine has FT1’s, too, but in size 6.5 and he was going to sell them. I decided to try them on and they fit, ahah. Not sure if they stretch a bit over time, but they fit pretty good, so I bought them off him. Couldn’t get used to the smaller holder (254), just felt off balance. 

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    I had to ship my skates to him. There’s no shop where I live (a shop I can trust), but his shop might not be any better, ahaha. I sent him a pic and he told em to see how they feel on the ice, but we won’t get ice here for 2-3 weeks. I don’t think he understands what I’m trying to say. I told him that the left holder is mounted further away from the heel than the right holder is. He said again to try them out on the ice. I guess I’ll have to wait for some ice. It just really bugs me and I’m very concerned that I’ll notice a difference. Then I’ll have to ship them back to him and which will cost me more cash and he’ll ship them back, which I imagine will cost me more cash, haha. 

    How come you don’t think the rivets on the left skate will hold up?

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    4 hours ago, strosedefence34 said:

    Did they mount them without steel in them?  Someone else can correct me if I am wrong but I always thought you were suppose to mount holders with steel in them to help prevent the holder from twisting. 

    Yes, he mounted them with no steel. He asked if I wanted to buy steel, but I said no (already had some). 

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    On 7/13/2019 at 8:36 AM, boo10 said:

    To add to JR's comments, check the holder mounts to ensure that both holders are mounted the same distance from the heel.  I'd say that somewhere around 20% of the skates I see have holders mounted too far forward on one skate. Easy to tell if both boots are the same size because you will see it looking down over the toes.  A little tougher to tell with two different sized boots.

    Hello, I just got Tuuk Edge holders (263) installed on my FT1’s size 6.5. The left holder is mounted further away from the heel than the right skate. There is 6 new holes drilled on the right skate (heel) and it looks to be only 1-2 new holes drilled on the left skate (heel). Will I feel a difference when I get on the ice? 

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    8 minutes ago, Sniper9 said:

    Did u ask why one skate had new holes drilled while the other didn't?

    Yes, I asked him. His reply was, “my team (his coworkers) would have mounted them in the same position. I know the left skate is mounted further from the heel than the right skate. Will it make a difference? It’s bugging the crap out of me. Haha

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    https://ibb.co/4tWz4v2

    I’m not sure if that’s what you meant, but they do look off to me. They’re not flush. Left skate mount is towards the toe more than the right. The right skate looks like it’s good, but the left skate bugs me, haha. It’s not even/flush with the right skate. Will I notice a difference when I skate? Buddy said if I don’t like it, he will fix it, but then he would need to drill more holes in the left skate? Right skate is good to me. 

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    I think I’m experiencing the same problem. I have 6.5 FT1’s and sent my skates to a shop to put Tuuk Edge holders (263) on them. I received them and the mount on the left skate seems to be a bit further towards to the toe compared to the right skate. They’re not even, it seems a couple mm’s off. Am I going to notice a difference? It just throws me off, haha. 

     

    I noticed on the right skate (heel), there is 6 new holes drilled, but on the left skate (heel), there is only 1 new hole drilled that I can see. I need to put up some pics, damn.

     

     

     

    I’m not sure how to post pics? Sorry!

  24. Posted · Edited by Shogun · Report reply

    @Vet88 knows what he’s talking about. He has a lot of info and he has helped me before. The thing that helped me the most and was comfortable was to stop skating for just over a month (I iced the area every day) and let it heal. I now use a bunga (gel) pad on my left foot and have had no problems since. 

     

    I tried using a bunga pad when the area was still sore and it didn’t work. You have to let it heal completely then start using a bunga pad. 

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