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Zac911
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Alot ot be said for a hand laid carbon fiber skate made for YOUR foot. :) #madeinCanada
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This is exactly what I experienced as well. In all my years of playing I have been trying to get this feel from my skates- Comfort, Fit, Balance and Range of Motion- You just point them where you want to go and they GO.
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That's what I was trying to figure out- Highest compliment I can pay these skates is that I haven't thought about my feet once since I have been in them. Absoutely love my new jets, but hey I am kinda' biased.
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They probably could, but that's not profitable. This isn't about hockey... This is about profits. Get your head in the game Smalls! :)
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It would be interesting to know who and what is really behind that. There is a reason for everything ;)
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Understand. What I am saying is the Training Manual I have says 12 minutes- Based off of using an oven designed for heating skates. I did 12 on my own personal skates and it was more than enough ( 8-10 would have been fine per the document that comes with the skates ). What I am READING from that piece of paper states Professional CONVECTION Skate Oven 8-10 minutes and if using a CONVENTIONAL Home Oven 15-20 minutes, so it's important to distinguish that there is a difference amongst the two. I know many guys that use their home oven. I always cringe due to the lowest common demoninator or potential for accidents.
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I believe it is 12 minutes at 180.
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Sorry- The comment about the luxury to be on forums wasn't a shot at you or anybody else. I'm just buried and I try to make myself available as much as possible. I always try to keep an open mind as to new ideas as you never know where the next great idea will come from- I certainly don't believe in stifling the conversation. I have worked for companies that operate like that- They want what they want and they don't care about your experience as long as there is a nice story to sell people on. They give you a Powerpoint Presentation & tell you to just dance and the mice will follow . Nearly all my accounts will grill you on a cheesy Powerpoint Presentation, so you better know what you are talking about when they start grilling you- Or you will get exposed. They can smell a phony a mile away. I have working experience with Speedplate and so I will leave it at that. I just wanted to clarify that the footbed was not a situation where somebody was trying to save money. If Scott and his team were going to save money somewhere you are not going to bridge the delta on footbeds. The entire process of how they make skates is very cost prohibitive. When many companies set out to design and market a skate one of the most important factors is how can we commercialize this and make lots of money. When Scott started his journey profitibility wasn't really in the eqaution. It was something he had to figure out later on the fly as it was Player and Fit FIRST.
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I am swamped with work. I don't have the luxury that many have to be on forums, so it wasn't so much my picking out or singling out that comment and ignoring the rest- It was just a comment that really stood out to me. Scott has spent tireless hours on this skate. There are things/specs I thought I wouldn't like, but in seeing his suggestions I went with what he felt worked the best on his boots. I wasn't 100% sure what to expect when I got my skates. I could only go off what my close friends who are in them have told me. I went into the process with completely open eyes and ears. The skates I received did not disappoint. I realize that not everybodies experience will be the same, but they have achieved excellent consistent results since implementing the 3d scanning. I didn't want to take my experiences / perceptions of other companies skates and apply them to Scotts boots. That's like your girlfriend making you pay for her last boyfriends mistakes :)
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WHY??? The speedplate has issues all it's own; however, the boot made for you in Winnipeg is a custom skate- This includes the shape of your arch. There is no off the shelf skate that can address the ball of YOUR foot, YOUR arch, and YOUR heel all in one package. The footbed that Scott chose was not for costing issues. The combination was chosen to give you the most options for fine tuning.
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I can't really add anything to the guys issue as you are asking the exact same questions I would be asking. Many of the mainstream mfg's skates tend to restrict motion and thus the skater doesn't truly develop some of the muscle groups leaving them weak ( and potentially fatigued after skating in a boot that offers better range of motion / articulation ). Without knowing more details about the skater it's kind of hard to diagnose.
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This is very similar to the Taper Side Honed Figure Skate Blades. Having an edge flared out at the bottom would in theory give you lower steel engagement with the ice for turns as well as a wider steel for better floatation. The bigger picture as to service / sharpenings might be more challenging though. I am all for it; however, in the hockey environment might not be all that practicable, but I believe some of the next innovations need to come from steel and steel prep. -
Fletch... That's what they put together until we get the Fit Centers Launched. Stay tuned ;)
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It all depends on the foot. Guys- Remember these are custom molded to YOUR foot. If you have a fairly average shaped foot- The carbon sled is likely to look the same / similar. If you have an odd shaped foot- The carbon sled will look the same / similar. This goes back to about comments about aesthetics- These are custom carbon fiber sleds made for YOUR foot. The more you have oddities in the shape of your foot the more likely you will see that from the exterior. No two pairs of these skates will truly look identical because, they are made to various sizes / shapes of feet. Due to the various shapes of feet it's hard to take a uniform piece like that heel foxing and have it fit perfectly center on a carbon sled that fits someone who has an odd shape. Make sense? I think we have become so accustomed to homogenized looking skates where they are all the same on the outside and then the internals determine how good of a fit you get. Think of these skates as more of an Orthopedic Device rather than a Marketing Campaign with smooth exterior racing lines of a car. While out installing these Fit Centers I have had so many players take their shoes and socks off to show battle wounds from years of wearing bad fitting skates. Gnarly Bones Spurs / Calcium deposits from toes, ball, instep, heel you name it. The reason this skate makes sense is because it fits so good that you won't end up with those battle scars. So like I was saying- If you don't get it... Eventually you will.
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All good reading here. I have to check out for a while and get back on the road with the Fit Center Training. I have been so busy even eating has been a bit of a challenge. The first leg of my tour I lost 15lbs. I know many have questions via the board or DM. I am not ignoring you, but I have to get back out and work. I will do my best to check in when I can. Hope you understand. :)
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I appreciate that. THANK YOU! When I first saw the VH Skates at Sharks Ice about 5 or so years ago his comments were my first thought as well... I had much to learn about what Scott and Garth were doing. This is a Performance Fit first model. Professional Players are having fit issues- When you make your living on your feet and your skates are causing your feet problems... You can't solve those problems by using the same line of thinking that created those problems in the first place.
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Marce- The biggest difference is that each skate made is not a one size fits all on the Carbon heel or even the first pic where it runs through the arch. Scott is building a full custom carbon fiber sled for the bottom half of the players foot- This " sled " is made to fit the ball, arch, heel width and depth of the individual per the 3D scan. The VH skate does not have a toe cap like we have all come to know about how skates have been traditionally made for years. This is more of the Tesla Model vs Selling Size runs into the dealer. It's a just a different way of making and selling skates. That Pitch Holder while it had great steel- Talk about a holder that was difficult to get on the ball of your feet with... Yikes. It was heavy as well, but that's because, it had alot more steel than the LS2.
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Sorry if I sound argumentative. :)
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The holder is 2mm taller in the heel from the toe. Very few of the players Scott has worked with have noticed. The steel is a 9ft radius. For players that don't feel like they are balanced I would also remind people to look at the steel they were skating on prior- Is it still perfectly radiused or are the heel and toe ground down? Anybody transitioning to new steel will have an adjustment period. In any case when it comes to balance and rocker- Nothing that a quality Radius Job can't do. I hear Pro Sharp up in Van is doing very well with their Quad Radius. A stock radius on any new steel is fairly meh for the masses, but perfect for nobody. It's time we look at Steel Prep like Race Car Drivers do with their Tires. Time to evolve the conversation. I generally prefer to drop the steel from the holder when sharpening, but completely understand that for time constraints it's not always possible ( I have done this even with my tuuks ). I have not seen or heard many complaints regarding clamping with the holder- Can you elaborate on this? Are you saying the clamp is hanging up on the holder somewhere? Can you provide pics?
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You have established that you don't like it. That is fine, but when you only retort to selected comments of mine and avoid others all together... That is where the evolving the conversation stops.
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The Tongue is fully adjustable- It's held in by a large velcro tab. You can set it up to ride higher or lower, but most of all it's easily serviceable.
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" It's really an Aesthetics vs Fit / Performance issue. You really have to decide what is more important. Not everybody fits a generic stock boot. This coupled with some of the bone spur issues we are seeing from others- If you don't get it... Eventually you will :) " There are alot of performance benefits of this design over what most other competitors are offering. You don't like the way it looks. That's fine. If I had asked my customers what they wanted they would have said a faster horse- Henry Ford
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I'm not sure if you truly understand the construction of the skate and what makes it so very different from what is out there. I keep hearing comparisons to Mako and besides some external surface similarities the TRUE by SVH are nothing like those. This skate is designed more like an Orthepdic device- It's shaped to the ball of YOUR foot, it's shaped to YOUR arch, It's shaped to the width and depth of YOUR heel. This is truly a hand made custom skate for YOUR foot. Think of a Custom Carbon Fiber Sled made just for YOU. There is no traditional toe cap thus avoiding issues that so many have with rubbing and bone spurs ( or pro's who go +1 or +2 to help alleviate that pain only to lose edge control due to movement in the ball area ). Hell... I had alot of assumptions based off of what I knew from skates from years in this business- I had to let alot of that thought process go once I actually got my hands on the skate and truly listen to what Garth and his team were teaching me. Many skates today are designed around a marketing plan. The VH skates are designed for performance via a better fit. The inverse of your argument is that the skates do not have to perform as long as they are pretty? Or who cares if the skates damage my feet.... They are pretty! If you are spending north of $600 on a pair of jets they should be made and fit YOU. I am trying to understand your complaint here- Not trying to pick an argument here so much as trying to evolve the conversation. As for the " dimples " on the holder- Take a closer look at the holder on the Goalie skate and then look at the Player skate. Report your findings. :)
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Can you elaborate on that a little more for me?
