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Giltis
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I would take Mike's word over my fitter's. Your situation is similar to mine, I would have been on the hook for the skates if I ordered them, and I could not take a 700+$ chance when for a bit more I could get a custom fit (I'd still consider a Graf Custom in the future if the company turns around). My True's are a recent purchase, so far I really like them, it's pretty nice having skates that don't hurt my feet in the 2nd half. It feels like I have to do less work to get around if that makes any sense but that could just be all in my head. I recommend them, but it is certainly expensive. If I were you and if you were really set on Grafs, I would contact them and tell them your dilemma and see if they could work with you somehow, where are you located?
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The new STX Surgeon RX3 gear is out.
Giltis replied to ParabolicActivity's topic in Ice Hockey Equipment
I've been using the RX3 for about a dozen games now. Anyone else find it whippier than other sticks with comparable flex ratings? Maybe it feels that way to me because it's really light and balanced well. -
When I was shopping for new skates recently, I mainly looked at traditional Graf. The Graf fitter told me that I would be a good fit for G705 Wide which he didn't have on hand, and ok-ish on the G709 which I tried on (Graf footbed feels amazing! I will be getting a pair of these for my backups). He also told me that the PK series had similar dimensions as the G705 Regular. In the end I wasn't fully convinced that I would fit well in them and got True Custom. However when my backup skates finally go I will look at getting traditional Graf, maybe by then the company stock the shops better.
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I've learnt so much from this thread, I never knew there was much of a difference.
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I did go through my LHS, they took my number and placed it through the TRUE site, my card was only charged when the process updated itself, so I guess that may be why.
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~10 day turnaround at the moment it seems like (still needs to get to the store though) https://imgur.com/zZJmuAu
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Marsblade has made it into the NHL it seems like.
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Yeah pretty much Sidelineswap (https://sidelineswap.com/search?q=true holders), has them for less than 100, sometimes dipping down to like 50$ (https://sidelineswap.com/gear/hockey/other-hockey/599644-new-step-steel-and-true-holder-size-11-296).
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This is probably the reason I often see never used True Holders and StepSteel for sale for really cheap.
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I wish I was kidding, I should specify that my experience is from the Car Restoration world, so it's even worse (but this type of behaviour is everywhere).
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Wouldn't it be easy enough to have a particular stick dressed as something else though? Although some guys like Crosby are known to be extremely fickle with their equipment, even the graphics.
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You'd be surprised at how people waste time and money, I've had people pay tremendous money just so that they can say that they've tried it and "gave it a fair shot".
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You can ask me/pm me any questions and I can relay, she's not on this forum, but I talk to her in person, or through BenchApp/text.
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It really sucks that you have had a bad experience with the skates, and in my opinion you should get a refund and everyone should have been able to walk away from the deal after a couple of tries to remedy the situation. That said you can't spread rumours off of speculations, in just these two short posts you use 8 uncertain speculative statements. I have verified these statements in the past with a current employee to be untrue, and followed the process to verify that. My disclosure is that I am considering purchasing a skate from them soon.
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You're creating a lot of FUD from speculations. This is the exact rumour that made me reach out to a few TRUE employees who've told me that they make custom lasts out of every scan. In fact the process that I've followed was that of my teammate's who wears juniors sizing (she's short).
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I'm sorry I'm not familiar with the terms, what does this mean?
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Yeah one thing that's reassuring me about a purchase is that a couple of my teammates have gone to the exact LHS that I will be going to get fitted/scanned, and have had great results.
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So this was one of my biggest concerns and I wrote them about it. Turns out they actually do make custom one-off moulds off the foot scan. This is the quote "...Our the[sic] moulds used for our skates are designed from your foot scan. Once the mould is in place, material as[sic] added layer by layer as an inside out build..." Reading through @smu's posts and issues that he's had, we are all merely speculating what the LHS and TRUE are actually doing. I'd like to know if and when, and most of all how it will all get resolved. Listening to the whole saga I was a bit hesitant (especially dropping 1k sight unseen), but I think I will make my purchase in the new year.
