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I bet companies and retail shops would love that. At that point it's just different flex shafts. No crazy curves to carry or left sitting on a shelf in some shop.
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Just cut the bars in your line of sight... Easy enough. I know, it's still a modification. Giving the options I'd rather deal with some bigger slots than a janky mount job. JMO -
That's the irony of the white skate. You get them because they look cool only to have them look like hot garbage after a few months.
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If you've never skated on a 3/4 ROH, skip the 3/4 Fire. I skate on a 3/4 and hated the 3/4 Fire. I had edges but it just felt way to floaty to me.
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Interesting story about profiling/sharpening
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Neither have I.
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Could it be a monocomp boot? Looks like it's only graphics, no heel cup or outersole.
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Matthews decked out in CCM gear last night.
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I don't think you can have one without the other. Proper form and technique will be much harder to achieve full potential with a poorly fitted skate, same for a properly fitted skate with poor form and technique. Lots of chatter about how critical holder alignment can be but overall fit of the skate is secondary?!? That just sounds counter-intuitive to me. IMO you need a properly fitted skate AND footbed before you can even discuss form and technique. At some point the poorly fitted boot will hold a player back. We can argue stiffness all day but fit, that to me sounds like a no brainier.
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@Leif - I'm 49...
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That's great, you'll have the best form in the senior home. 😉 Before barking at the OP about this that and the other, how about asking him what he's looking to get out of it. Not everyone is training to play the Soviets. Again, it's the practicality of that route for a player his age. It's entirely possible to skip all that and just have fun. Great skater or not, we all end up in the same place, local beer leagues. Ask yourself, is all that really worth it.
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There are plenty of us out there who never payed a lick of attention to that stuff and get along just fine. Again, I'm not dismissing it. Just doesn't seem all that practical for an older player who's probably only on the ice once or twice a week. It's fair to interpret my analogy anyway you like, that's wasn't how I intended it.
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Look, biomechanics, off ice training, no laces...all that stuff is great. It's definitely something I would steer my young son or daughter to. However, those learning the game at an older age don't have time for that. Frankly, it's all a bit extreme for an older player who just want to lace em up and go for a rip. For a player in the OP's position, a proper fitting skate that won't hinder his stride should be priority #1. And while I don't wish to go into here. To say that skate fit and all that is irrelevant is pretty short sighted. Correct your form on crap skates is like racing slicks on a Pirus...
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Who's to say there is an ideal stiffness? Sure there are some basic guidelines as to who should be in what. Mostly it's what the player prefers.
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Gee, flip13 disagrees me...there's a shocker. Let me dumb it down for everyone. In the orginal pic of Nylander he looks a lot like Pasta, enough so to warrant a snarky remark, which I provided. Not sure why that got everyone's panties in a bunch. And yes, William and David are friends. It's pretty well documented.
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It's not the number, they actually look alike. Being friends makes it even weirder.
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The scan is not the end all be all of fitting. The scanner may suggest one thing but the player may be more comfortable in another. Did you spend any time in them after you were scanned?
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When did David Pasternak sign with the Leafs...
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All mine say 40, that includes 3 different hollows and one Fire.
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You can't be serious, in a cast for about a month and you expect to be playing one day after the cast comes off....
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I think point being made is as you sharpen you change the width and alter the angle of the blades. You're essentially grinding away the gains.
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The old Nike/Innovative asymmetrical shaft is back.
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One way to find out. Lower the wheel and check the spring tension by hand. Raise it up and see if you feel a difference. The difference you hear could be debris on the ring after hitting the toe.
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This is my understanding as well. Which was confirmed by someone who works there.
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If the shop pooched the mount. They should be pick up the cost of shipping. They made the mistake not you.
