Spacecowboy

Thanks. Pretty sure it is heat moldable. ... Features: Form Fit + 3-Piece 48oz Togue Sports Excellence Exclusive Upgrades: Hydra Max Liner LS3 Steel (N9000) Curv Composite Quarter Package (N9000) Bauer Nexus Freeze Pro+: an exclusive skate model developed in collaboration with our partner Bauer and our Sports Excellence product specialists. The Bauer Nexus Freeze Pro+ is an enhanced model with hand-picked upgrades to offer our customers maximum performance and better value.

Well then...so much for that theory. still not happy about the fit on the insole.

Interesting point about the speed plate itself moving. My skates are a Nexus 7D. The Speed Plate that was sold to me is a 7. I was reading the fitting instructions from Bauer. If the skate is a 1/2 size or a wide, they say to go up a size on the speed plate. Since a Nexus 7 is close to a Supreme EE I should have been sold an 8 Speed Plate. The 7 SP is 2-3 mm shorter that the inside of my skate. If I completely unlace the skates and push on the SP, it will slide forward and back. I am now thinking that once sweaty, the SP is sliding forward, which makes more sense than my foot sliding up the arch support. So...thanks Pure Hockey for a year of poor fit and a waste of $50!!!!

hmmm....never thought that the speed plate itself could be moving. Is the Superfeet Yellow thicker than the Speed Plate? if so, this solution interests me just from the volume aspect.

Funny, but I have both the speed plate and the power foot. Power foot was definitely needed as the toe cap seemed huge going to a nexus from a Graf! I like the feel of the power foot but I didn’t feel like the speed plate was much improvement over the stock insole.

Thanks for all of the tips so far.

No offense taken but I would say that at the risk of bragging, skating strength is definitely not an issue.

Length is not an issue. I should have mentioned that I’ve done this test and there is barely any room in the back. When skates are on I brush the front of the tow cap. when skates are initially put on and not necessarily tightened very tight, foot is locked in as good as can be expected. once a little sweaty the slip forward starts. It’s not much but it is enough to not be good. I feel like it is the width just in front of the heel. When it happens, toes are definitely uncomfortably against the toe cap. I don’t necessarily feel and up and down slip but my foot is forward against the underside of the tongue. I thought about putting a layer of leather between the tongue and the laces to try to reduce the volume top to bottom and keep foot locked in.

I have been skating in a pair of Bauer Nexus Freeze Pro + 7D which is an SMU skate a couple notches below their top end. I fitted into this skate because I had an issue with volume in just about every skate I tried. Bauer scan recommended a Supreme 7EE but even with that recommendation, the sides of the skate would bulge out so that you could see the felt on the sides of the tongue when laced (pencil test fail). My previous skates were 7W Graf 703, which definitely had the same problem. tried a Vapor in 7EE which fit great except that I had the depth problem again. I thought the new bauer Fit#3 would be the solution, but it seems like the Fit#3 is basically a nexus fit that looks like a vapor or a supreme. Nexus seemed to solve the problem. Seemed like a great fit. Right length, right width, no pain, etc. If I lace them up I cannot get my heel to move even a mm. About 1 period into a game, my foot slides slightly forward. I am always finding myself kicking the heels back against the bench between shifts. I think I am fitting really good in the front end of the skate and the depth, but from about midfoot rearward it is a little too wide. With playing only 1 or 2 times a week year round and a senior, I really don't want to drop $1,000 on custom skates, but can't seem to find a skate that accomodates the depth without being too loose in the heel. Any suggestions?