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Yup I"ve skated in mine about 5 times. I love them. Should have went custom a long time ago because of my wide feet. My toes just brush the cap and volume feels perfect for me. I also really like the holder and steel. I was skidding a bit on my outside edge on my CCM Tacks because i couldn't get used to the balance. These feel like the perfect front to back balance to me. If i tie them to tight in the middle i get some pressure on the arch / mid foot, so i have to really be careful and leave that loose. I'm using my superfeet. I just like them better than the stock insole they have /shrug.

No indication whatsoever

I picked up my catalyst pros this week. Toe box was tight but not pinching before bake. Right after bake they felt perfect. No space in the toe box but not tight. there is some kind of clear resin tape they apply to the outside of the boot that is a bit bubbled and shoddy looking. Haven’t had a chance to test drive them yet but I’m excited I think they are going to be perfect.

They told me a week generally too. I did not got an email from True even though I gave them my email multiple times. I figure they are busier for Christmas.

I’m still waiting on my cat 9 pros. 2 weeks in.

Catalyst is their new line of skates. Boot more similar to a Bauer I guess. catalyst pro is customized by removing / adding foam in the boot and maybe ballooning it out to the shape of the foot svh is like a TF boot but built by molding it around the shape of your foot.

Agreed. I guess I’ll find out in a few days and let everyone know 🙂

Gotcha. So they are expecting to get it 100% right even with the not fully custom boot. Like they wouldn’t do the catalyst pro knowing they can’t get it very close to your foot at least that’s my hope.

Can you still send Trues back ? I think they got rid of that policy. I just ordered some Pro Catalysts and I’m worried maybe they won’t fit right and I’ll have to eat a grand because I have a wide ass foot.

Outside pinky. Not the end of the world. however I did skate in them today. Width felt ok but the entire volume in the boot made them feel sloppy and actually less comfortable than my tacks. as I started thinking about my width problem it occurred to me that I supinate pretty bad when I walk and recently heard from a skating coach that I roll my ankles on tight turns sometimes. Now I’m wondering if the supination isn’t causing the pinching on the outside of my foot rather than the width.

Updating here I got my 8w in my toe just barely feathers the cap or maybe just a bit shy after baking - my pinky is hitting the toe cap I feel like this is the right size I can almost bet the 7.5 will be too small I’m uploading 17 pics with a comparison of my 8ee tacks. in there I point to where I get pain. When sitting in the baked skate I feel some discomfort like I was standing on a rock. I’m betting they will be a problem when I skate. For $300 though I may try them out and sell them if they aren’t better than my tacks I also have some pics of my foot. It’s almost 4 1/4 inch wide in the mid/ forefoot while the wide part of the true boot is about 3 1/4. The heel is also wide as hell in the boot All photos : https://imgur.com/a/ttXzKJq

Ok I ordered a 7.5 W from hockeymonkey because they have 20% off true products right now. I will plan on baking the 8 and 7.5 and returning the one that’s worse fit. will keep you guys posted on my fat duck feet.

So tl;dr these skates are a huge pain in the ass to fit. LHSs should order 1 complete size run but not sell them off the shelf and shift to manufacturing on demand model. Basically what they do for furniture now. that way they don’t sit on a bunch of unused inventory that they have to clearance and customers can actually fit skates. I used to work at an LHS for 2 years - ordering/ inventory was a disaster

Thanks team. nexus - i did try them on a few years ago. The vertical volume felt way too much. I did try on 8Rs in the store and the felt tight but like the right size. i will bake them when they arrive and I have 7 days to send them back to playitagainsports if they are too loose

My CCM tacks AS1 8EE's are absolutely killing my mid-foot on the outside. I've had this problem with skates for as long as i can remember. Fat feet i guess. I decided i should get some True TF9s. LHS doesn't have anything in wide, so i tried on the 7.5 R and 8 R. The 7.5 my toes were squished in the toe. They could order some 8EEs from True for me, but True would have to make them special and I wouldn't get the 30 day warranty. This makes it really really hard to fit skates. Anyway I found some 8W TF9s on playitagain that look almost brand new for $300. Fingers crossed its the right size, and the Shift holders don't screw me up too much.