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Indeed. Elite actually has their "Polaris" profile which is the Quad 0.5 with sections 3 and 4 switched with each other.

Ya it comes stock on Bladetech. I've found myself buying more and more of their steel these days because it appears to be one of the only options that works with both the old Tuuk and PowerFly holders. I had an old pair sitting around and totally forgot I had it so threw it on my skates. I also used my Quad 0 last night to compare. I still think that profile has huge advantages in stability and straight line skating, but I find myself having trouble doing mohawk-type maneuvers because the heel is so flat. 10' is wonderful but I don't play offense often - more so defense. I've found the 9/10/11 to be a good balance between the 10' and Quad 0 and feels very natural. I do believe the 9/10/11 has slightly more forward pitch than the Quad 0. Comparatively, the Quad 0 feels very neutral.

I'm thinking it might have to do with the transitions between the various radii on the Quad. It doesn't feel as natural for me as say a 10'/11' combo. I have since switched to at the 9/10/11' triple that comes standard on Bladetech. I quite like it. Might be my favorite so far.

Hmm, isn't that website owned by OP? Shame shame shame. Doesn't matter if hand-sharpening has nuclear laser beam-level of sharpening ability. It's no contest because if you have a Sparx at home, you are able to use the flattest hollow you can comfortably skate on for one hour before it needs resharpening. And that's before even considering that 100% my profile will be degraded after a single manual sharpening. if I don't have a Sparx and want the flattest ROH I can comfortably skate on, I'd have to visit the nearest "expert" hand sharpener several times a week... Indeed, the market has spoken.

I've tried it, as well as Quads, Zups, Ellipse etc... It is a completely different profile if you're coming from a Quad 0 or some variant of that. It's very neutral as it feels like it's got a flat spot in the middle. Hard to get on your toes as well for quick release shot. You just have to try it to know...

These things are night and day difference even from the 1S supreme line. Amazing how far their goalie skates have come.

Thanks very much.

Does anyone know if the newest Bauer Pro Goalie skates come in a Fit 1? Their website and every other site only has Fit 2 or 3 listed.

I do believe there are advantages and disadvantages to different profiles. I think at this point it's inarguable. My point was simply that the so-called "standard" profiles aren't all that bad in the first place. It did take me a while to come to this conclus

I was using a 5/8 fire so pretty close I think. Like someone mentioned earlier in the thread, the Quads were a good teaching tool but I think I've outgrown them. They're good in their own right but all this marketing about how they're as agile or more than for example a 10' profile is just not true. And that's not unique to the Quads. I tried the "most agile" Elite SCS which was marketed as being more agile than a 10' - also untrue.

I'd say the SCS 1 is a neutral pitch profile. Not forward leaning with no toe like the Quads I'm used to. A little longer feeling than a 10' if you're going for something closer to being on rollerblades.

@flip12 Out of morbid curiosity I got an SCS 1 standard/medium profile on Black Friday. I quite liked it. Not quite as agile as 10', but still agile and definitely more stable. Big upgrade from the Quads and solves the problem of the ultra flat back they have.

I was on Mission's. Last pair was from circa 2001. Couldn't tell you which ones, but they had the plastic hooks on the outside for heel lock. I used to ratchet down the heel lock part and then skip every eyelet after except the top, which I made extra tight.

Similar situation for me on rollerblades, actually. The only problem is those boots could actually flex! One of the pleasant surprises of going from Quad to 10' was that I found I didn't need to tie my laces as tight. Having so much toe shaved down in the case of the Quad was forcing me to tie my laces tighter than what was optimal, for whatever reason.

Ah gotcha. Ya I did not like the Ellipse whatsoever, tbh.