Shaine

I can say for sure this happened with my Graf G9035.

Question and Helpful Information. Size 7.5 Sketcher sneakers. I've got a question that I've asked multiple people that work in the industry before and have never been able to get a 100% guaranteed answer. Are the CCM JR size skates constructed with the exact same materials and stiffness as the senior skates? Does it depend on the model and company? I know the JR Grafs were listed at a 45 stiffness vs the senior 75/85 Is it possible to get size 5.25-5.5 with a wider forefoot for the price of JR Super Tacks $599? I seem to be about a size 5.25 in most skates which lands me between a 5.0 and 5.5. I own Tacks 5.5 EE which had to be punched out in the forefoot (still too tight at the front) and my heel doesn't get a desirable lock (feel like ankle floats a bit). Skated on demo Super Tacks a few months back during my Local CCM fair. Was pressed for time because they were packing up so I put a size 5.0 on one foot and 5.5 on the other and proceeded to skate around. The 5.0 felt a tiny bit tight length wise (toes touching toe cap) and gave me a weird pressure point on the inner side of my foot near the arch. The 5.5 felt good, no pressure points but I could tell was a little too lengthy. I'm currently skating on Grafs G9035 6.0D. When I first bought them my big toe skimmed the top cap but as the skate took shape to my foot I no longer touch the toe cap and the skate actually feels a tiny bit lengthy. The Grafs are by far more comfortable than my CCM Tacks but they are definitely heavier and I felt a HUGE decline in my ability to perform sharp turns and quickly accelerate. Tacks also feel quite a bit stiffer and actually protect my feet a lot better. I've taken pucks off of the Tacks before and the worst reaction I had was ouch I felt that. With the Grafs when pucks hit off my skates I usually feel a bit of pain and one time I took a moderate beer league slap shot off of the inner ankle bone that ended my night. I honestly think I would've been fine had I been wearing my Tacks. The sizing charts on HockeyMonkey list all three skates Tack 5.5, Super Tacks 5.5 and Graf G9035 6.0 at 24.8 CM, size 7.0 US Shoes. As far as the costume insoles that came with the Tacks, I used the arch machine at my LHS that suggested I was a Med Arch. I skated with those insoles for a very long time but I felt that It was causing me to stand awkwardly on the outer edges of my skates which I believe ended up worsening my knee problem. Once I went back to the standard insoles it felt much better. The insoles that came with the Grafs feel great but I'm hesitant putting them into new Super Tacks and baking them upon purchase. This started out as a question but I felt this information could be useful to people with sizing questions. Update: Tried 5.5D at LHS today. Felt like a good fit from mid foot back, nice tight ankle lock and support. From mid foot forward it felt tight though specially near the pinky toe. I didn't even bother trying the 5.0D on. The 6.0D felt too lengthy specially when I leaned forward, I could also tell that the heel was slightly looser. There is a very noticeable size difference in the tongue used between the 5.5 and 6.0. Not sure if the difference I'm feeling between these and the ones I skated on are because these had never been worn unlike the demo models or if there has been some sizing adjustment before they released them.