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You can achieve a more aggressive toe by offsetting the centre line when your profile with the elipse. If you want an ellipse to match a quad 0.5 or quad 1 profile it can get close but not exact. I’ve analyzing the templets. What you were asking for is the quad one sheet, but with the smoothness of the elipse. That is the Omni quad one. Check out my Facebook page for a good image that describes the Omni quads. The image is of the quad one with a 6 foot toe and 15 foot heel smoothly blended all the way across the blade. https://m.facebook.com/LaSalleSkateShop/?tsid=0.6065308458443983&source=result

^^^ now that was the funniest thing I’ve read all day! But no, for others reading this, that’s not how it works.

Here's a good pic on my FB page https://www.facebook.com/LaSalleSkateShop

The Problem with the Elipse Profiles is that you can not control the radius in a specific spot on the blade. An elipse as defined by Math is nothing more than an A - B (major - minor) radius to get your shape. So the radius is continuously changing to make it smooth (no transition points like the quad), but you can not control what you want at different points along the runner. That's why many dislike the elipse. What you want is the "OMNI Quad's" from Blackstone. It takes the Quad 0, 0.5, 1, II and makes them continuously variable (like an elipse) to be super smooth, but better! And you know what the radii are along the blade! Let me find a picture to help explain...

I think this is what you are looking for. Different spinners for 3mm or 4mm blades, and different inside edge fangs (sharpness) options. https://goalie.purehockey.com/support/a_trap_review/pg_id/7002/

You are not making that big of a change. But you will feel the difference. I would ask one question first.. is there anything you already really like with the 9’? If so you will probably give up a bit of that. And maybe a 9/10 or 9.5/10.5 is more what you are after. Or if you are looking for less fatigue and better glide with the same agility all you want perhaps a Max Edge 981 is what you want. ( 9’ -50mm flat- 10’ ) . Several people still like this profile because of the blade Contact with the ice in the Center.

Call them direct to order an OMNI Quad shaper bar set. Here’s a pic that shows how good it is. OMNI Quad 0.5 Or let me know if you need steel profiled using any OMNI Profile bar. 0, 0.5, 1, or 2. I have a full set.

Honestly I profile skate of all different runner sizes with the OMNI Quad 0.5 from Blackstone. Because it does not have 4 zones, and is smoothly blended from toe to heel 8’ - 14’ you can do this… You do need a senior size skate to get the full 8’ - 14’ profile, but on a smaller skate you might profile it using the middle portion from 8.5’ to 13.5’. I profile my son’s size 1’s even using an OMNI Quad 1. He Gets a 6’ toe, and 13’ heal with that. (Full profile is 6’ toe and 15’ heel) The OMNI Quads from Blackstone are more like an eclipse, except you know exactly what you are getting! At every point on the steel! The elipse might be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of because you are getting this mystery profile.

$40-$50 to profile is crazy, I only Charge $20. To profile. Hockey is expensive enough…! but yes the Bauer Power profile is a Quad. But depends on the length of the runner. It could be a Quad XS, 0, 1, Quad 2. I’ve scanned and measured the stock power profile and they match up very good out of the box. But another set of steel would need to be profiled to match. And personally I re-profile ever 10-15 sharpenings. I’m picky and I want my two sets of steel to always be the same. (Profile/pitch/steel height)

So the Quad 0.5 is such a smooth and easy profile to skate on. It’s not too extreme in any way. If you like a 9.5/10.5, you will like the Quad 0.5 even more. If someone wants to try a Quad 0 or 1 and they have never skated on one before and and not a top level skater, I usually recommend the Quad 0.5. It really makes everything easier, without any downsides. And the OMNI Quad 0.5 from Blackstone is ever smoother that Prosharps. Blackstone’s is smoothly blended (gradually changing) from 8’ to 14’ from the toe to heal. So no transition points that’s all I use.

If you are in Canada, you can mail in to LaSalle Skate shop Any custom profile you can think of can be custom machined and runners profiled for you. Just send a FB message.

I totally agree with this. I have profiled many people’s skates with the Quad 0.5 since it is not too far pitched and everyone loves the 0.5. (No surprise) My 8 year old going into AAA also skates with a Quad 0.5 Actually, to be honest I’ve been profiling with Blackstone’s OMNI Quad 0.5 which is a major upgrade to prosharp’s. The OMNI turns the 8-10-12-14’. Into a continuously blended or continuously increasing radius 8’ at the toe and slowly increasing to 14’ at the heal. So no transition points. This is the smoothest profile you can skate on! Blackstone make OMNI Quad 0, 0.5, 1, 2 . I have profiled many people’s skates with the Quad 0.5 since it is not too far pitched and everyone loves the 0.5. (No surprise) My 8 year old going into AAA also has been skating on the Quad 0.5 for a couple years now.