DropGloveMurphy

I thought it may be because of how sweaty I get, but I've never experienced it in any other skates so I thought that answer may be too simple. I've got some of the Elite pro laces that hold a bit tighter than the standard set that came on the skates, I'll see if that helps then move to trying different socks if need be. To fix the pressure point I used the tissue method and spot heating.

TF7 update: got the spot causing discomfort taken care of so I used them for the first time yesterday. Went to a public skate before my game last night just to get a feel for them and gotta say that they're the most comfortable skates I've worn. The game went well, but towards the halfway point of the third I noticed my right heel felt like it was slipping out of the heel lock. Anyone else experience this or have an idea what may be causing it? It didn't feel like that during the first 2 periods or during public skate. I have some gel inserts I could throw in there if need be.

Helmet: CCM Tacks 710 Cage: Bauer Re-Akt Titanium Shoulder Pads: CCM Ultra Tacks Elbow Pads: Reebok 20k Pro Shin Pads: CCM Tacks 7092 Pants: CCM Super Tacks Girdle Gloves: CCM HGTKXP Skates: True TF7 Sticks: Bauer Nexus Team (H16) P28 Curve 77 Flex

Purchased from IW. Anyone else with TF7's able to chime in on whether you have an indent in the same place on your skates? I tried the tissue method last night and it helped a little, but it's not gone. How much is too much with heating these things? I can give it another go but I also want to be able to return them or warranty claim them if this doesn't work.

Maybe overlay would be a more appropriate term? The seam where the glossy black of the boot and the textured overlay are joined. Looking at the skates again with fresh eyes this morning and this was wrong.

It's present on the 8.5 that I didn't bake as well. Based on the position I'm guessing that it's got something to do with the seam between the painted fiberglass and the rest of the boot. No, I used an ace bandage starting on the ankle wrapping down to the forefoot and the only bunching was on the holder otherwise the ace wrap was flat.

Gallery If those don't help give me an idea of what kind of view you're looking for. I didn't take pictures of the inside, but when I run my finger around that area on each skate I can feel a small bump under the bottom of the TF7 badge and a bump where the foam starts to thicken at the bottom corner edge of the silver stripes. After using the heat gun the right is less obtrusive than the left; I had already done the left before I saw the recommendation to try and push that spot back out and I haven't had a chance to go back and heat it again.

Spent some time working on the skates and the inserts are definitely not the issue. Got my heat gun out and pushed on that spot a bit which helped but it's still there. I decided to lean into the discomfort a bit so I could really pinpoint the spot on my foot and it seems I do have a bit of bone at the pressure point. Never noticed it in my other skates, even grabbed those and put them on to double check but since they don't mold the same there wasn't any pressure on that spot and is likely why I never thought it to be odd. I'll try the tissue shim either later today or tomorrow and hopefully that'll take care of it. Gotta be honest, having the TRUE's on with my CCM and Bauer's back to back is like night and day how sloppy the CCM and Bauer's feel on my foot. I hope I get this pressure point thing worked out so I can start using the TF7's soon and see how they feel on the ice.

Thank you for the thorough response! In hindsight when I said arch I should have said midfoot as the pressure point is above the actual arch on the side of the foot. I was using low arch but I'll give the inserts a try and see if they help at all. There is a dimple present on the outside of the boot and I can feel it protruding inside as well, it was noticeable during the baking process too. I had never noticed anything odd about my foot in that spot before and checking again I still didn't notice anything. I'll give your suggestions a go and report back.

Picked up the TF7 in 8R and 8.5R; ended up preferring the fit of the 8 so I baked them and am having a trouble spot on the instep right below the logo running down to the blue striping as shown here: It feels like the boot has a big bump in it which is most noticeable when standing up and it sits on the side of my foot in the middle of my arch. Dropping into hockey stance makes it mostly go away. Anyone else experience this and have a recommendation on how to address it? Left foot is worse than the right but it's an issue in both skates. It wasn't as prevalent before baking and I have tried swapping out the insoles with thinner ones to see if that helped, it did not. I put the unbaked 8.5 on and noticed it in that pair as well. Beside this the boots feel great and I love how much they mold to my foot. For reference I'm home baking in a convection oven set to 170 for 6 minutes and following the wrap instructions (lace at 70% tightness, wrap, 5 minutes sitting, stand briefly, 5 more minutes sitting, unwrap and roll top eyelet area for easy on/off). The instructions call for oven set to 180 but my oven thermometer shows my oven runs hotter than set and I didn't want to risk damaging them.

I want to give the True's a shot but would like some feedback on size before I order online so I don't have to tie up a ton of funds. I was in a Supreme 8.5D but my right heel wasn't fully locked, length was fine, and they felt a little too narrow- right foot would be tingly/numb at the end of a game. Went to a nearby shop and had my feet scanned with a Bauer scanner. Unfortunately I don't remember the numerics but I know that 8.5 was good for length and my left foot is a D width while my right was creeping up to an E. I tried on a bunch of skates before buying a pair of CCM 78k in 9D, which felt fine post bake at the store but after skating a game I don't think the fit is right. They're definitely longer, despite the foot bed being the same size as my Bauer's, and when I tried the 8.5D in the 78k my toes were jammed in- not painful just a little bunched which in hindsight may have been alleviated after baking. The heel slip issue is gone in the CCM's but the discomfort in my right foot is still there albeit not as bad, and I had some weird lace bite/ankle pressure issue where the 2nd and 3rd eyelet from the top of the skate are located on my foot. I've seen mixed responses regarding the length on True's, where it seems Bauer is the same while CCM is down a half size. I'm also not sure if I should go R or W since I don't quite push into an EE; using the trace method my length/width ratios are 2.55 for left and 2.45 for right. I was thinking of ordering an 8R and 8.5R to try since IW doesn't have any 8W available right now. Thanks in advance!