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Look up Kneesovertoesguy on YouTube. Some highly effective exercises that focus on muscles and mobility usually overlooked by most PT, trainers, athletes.

They will do both, the new toe and the old, but I would highly recommend going with the new plastic caps, as that is the bulk of my issues with the skates. The exposed leather and stitching around the toe is what has worn through completely on both skates, on both sides. The new toe cover eliminates that wear spot.

I haven't had the pleasure of ordering or even seeing 60 pairs. Seeing the condition of my skates after 6 months of light c-league action I must say I was hugely disappointed. My retail 20K's which I have had since their release date are in much much (I'll add another one for exclamation) much better shape. I would hate to see what an NHLer's VH skates look like after a week. At this stage of their existence, I will give their design a 4, and durability a 3.

My beef with VH, aside from what I mentioned above, was that I ordered my skates in March/April 2015, by May/June they announced the new improved tendon guard and toe cover, and by July/August they announced lower price for Junior size skates. It would have been so very nice of them to take a moment of their time to mention their (near) future planned improvements and suggest for me to wait to place the order until these new "updates" were implemented. At the end, I had to spend another $100 shipping them back, only to not have my issues (stitching around the toe box, and boot length) not resolved.

Attention to detail, durability issues, inability to resolve a requests/issues. For a company that small, making such a unique product, I expected top shelf results. Loving my Easton Mako's right now though!!

Posted this in the "Team Jersey" thread, but I am sooooo excited about them... .....and here they are Had to change the Tackla logo... ...but in addition, I also scored this beauty Olive V10 QuoteMultiQuoteEdit

^^ All because of him ^^ Model: Pro+ Fit: Narrow/short Size: 13” -1/2" cuff Foam: EVA dual density PE insert: 2.0 mm Thumb: flex Palm: Pittard digital 0.85 mm Overlay: Pittard digital 0.85 mm Gusset: Poly knit black (stretch) Palm fit: standard Finger length: standard Gusset height: -1/4" Cuff length: -1/2" Embroidery: SPUTNIK20 Pinky side: (left) Lucia (right) SofiaNo "Screaming E" on cuff roll "Lubo" fingers and finger tip inserts on the left hand but not the right

Not that I could have. Not that I should have. But I had to have... Model: Pro+ Fit: Narrow/short Size: 13” -1/2" cuff Foam: EVA dual density PE insert: 2.0 mm Thumb: flex Palm: Pittard digital 0.85 mm Overlay: Pittard digital 0.85 mm Gusset: Poly knit black (stretch) Palm fit: standard Finger length: standard Gusset height: -1/4" Cuff length: -1/2" Embroidery: SPUTNIK20 Pinky side: (left) Lucia (right) SofiaNo "Screaming E" on cuff roll "Lubo" fingers and finger tip inserts on the left hand but not the right Jesse from The Hockey Shop coming through once again. Will be ordering another pair for my second team soon.

Just received confirmation that my skates have shipped...3 weeks from day of order on the nose. Do I care whether I paid in USD or CND? Not really. Unlike a lot of people (maybe) I do not disassociate USA and Canada as foreign countries, even though they are. It's true that I love the US a bit more than Canada, but I also love New Jersey a bit more than New York. The above being said, I really hope that these skates will solve a lot of the fit issues I experience with every single retail/stock skate. And if they do, I will be super proud to wear a skate made on this side of the world, by people I can reach out and talk to. What's the difference in $$?? So I may have to skip a few burrito bowls at Chipotle next month, although not likely. That's the bottom line for me. I want to be comfortable in my skates. For decades I have struggled with fit, even doing the custom route previously a number of times. I will pay whatever. The idea of paying $900 for skates should pain me more than most. For 17+ years I have managed or owned pro shops, so my skates were always free. Since I quit the biz, I now have to buy skates at or close to retail, but thankfully my size 5.0-EE's are usually half the price of the senior sized counterparts. And I gleefully dropped the $900 for a chance to be pain free.

Retail Easton Air's.

I hope my wife never sees this....

That's fine. A month might be enough time for you to get to NJ anyways.

A good friend of mine is an assistant store manager there, and he has confirmed that they did not receive the 5.0 and 5.5 wide. The sizes they did sell were in the senior range.

I guarantee that they don't get one of each size/width (at least not in Easton) since there were no 5.0-Regular, 5.0-Wide, 5.5-Wide, 7.5-Wide. I find it hard to believe that they would have sold those sizes within two days of release, especially the wides in 5.0 and 5.5. A Bauer skate maybe, but an Easton?

I have just returned from trying on the Mako's at HM. The skate is really nice overall. After a "half" bake, I must say the heel of the skate felt incredible. The length was a little long, as I was trying on a 5.5. The volume seemed slightly too shallow for my foot, however I felt no pressure from the tongue/laces, which was a very pleasant change from other skates I have tried before. The width was insufficient for me in the mid-foot, ball of the foot area. My feet went numb very quickly, however I wasn't in pain as I often suffer from other skates in that area. Lastly the top of the boot dug into my leg while I was sitting there, but I know that can be easily remedied. I can't say the skate has met all my expectations yet, I really need to try it in my size 5.0-Wide to truly tell. Just for reference, I currently wear a 20K 5.0-EE The one thing I was disappointed in was the fact that HM did not have a full size/width run on a brand new skate to try on.

Why would you not be able to bake (any skate) more than once??? When trying to sell skates, I found that to be an invaluable selling point. Have baked every single one of my own skates more than once, even more than twice. It's not like you are dealing with dairy here.

Curious to see if there will be a JR size available? I don't think there would be, but would love to try these out. If anybody has that information, would be glad to know.

I've been meaning to go there, make a day trip of visiting "The Big 5" stores in NJ, well four. Curious to see if any of them offering anything worthwhile or different.

Perhaps, but I'd rather not say publicly. I might be selling it, since the size is a bit larger than I would prefer it. That is once I get a smaller size.

I don't usually showcase my stuff, but I am really excited about this new gear I am starting to use. and the skates.... Skates: All black beauties! Hybrid Graf Supra 705-703 Size: 5.75-EE/B Grey Clarino Liner Up-sized tongue Up-sized toe box +1 Stiffer No stitching in heel No model window No zig-zag (regretably) Superfeet LS2

As an operator of a LHS, I find it difficult enough to compete with other LHS's in my area not to mention the MonkeyGiantFace.com's. Having people come in for fitting is great, espcially when you make the sale, but more and more people do use our (LHS's) good intentions to get the proper fit in order to save $80 on a pair of One90's. Can't really blame the customer either, they did their homework and thus save a themselves some money. It's a given. What I think needs to happen, and I have had this conversation with my fellow competitors, is a number of changes have to happen on our side of the business to off-set the ever growing popularity of the on-line shopping. A. Introduction of fitting charges. $10 or $20 surcharge on a skate fitting, waved if skates are purchased. A-2. Waving of the fitting charge, plus dropping the price of the skate the price of the fitting upon purchase. B. Teir pricing on first time sharpening. High-end skates, those that most commonly bought at on-line stores, can be sharpened for $25. Low-end product that you can find in TSA or Wal-Mart can be done at $15. C. Skate baking. $50 a pair. D. Multiple free sharpening cards. Get your skates here, get 5-10 sharpenings free on top of the first one. Since most LHS's offer free sharpening and baking services on their skates, the trend may tilt in our favor once again. If it costs a skate buyer $75 to get skates ready for use, they may think twice about buying on-line. Although it will be very difficult for all LHS's to adhere to any such strategies, there may be however an easier method. I think that the manufacturers have to make a stand. Imagine if Nike Bauer Hockey came out and said "We will not sell our thermo-formable skates to dealers who cannot properly service, fit, and customize our products for the consumer. Only Pro Shops, and not on-line dealers will be able to carry our high-end equipment." Ofcourse they will never do so. So, lets use this forum to exchange ideas of how the LHS's can strengthen their position in the hockey marketplace.