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Use a heat gun on those problem areas with them laced up. That targets the area better. Baking instructions for skates are meant for skate ovens and not home ovens. If you aren't familiar with baking at home I'd suggest looking online for videos regarding that.

This. Just get some Eva foam. They come in different thicknesses on Amazon too. Also, they aren't 3m, as far as I know.

Depending on who you ask you'll get different answers. People have been told no about getting the tan clarino liners with true. And also no regarding pre drilled holes for other brands holders. But both have been done and seen online a number of times. I've seen the white toe cap and facing on player skates personally. Like I said, it's just using what they have already which is used for goalie skates. The only difference between the goalie skates and player skates is the holder and the tendon guard/Lundy loop. I also think some retailers that puts in the custom orders have have more pull than others.

Ft6 do look better. But the toecap on these look better. Xf pros looks the best but the cracking issues is definitely a big concern.

Have you asked your retailer to see if they would accommodate? They would just use the facing and white toecap that's used for the goalie skates to make it happen. I also seen the white done for a teammate of mine. It was the tf customs model from a few years back.

Guessing you used a socket that wasn't deep/long enough to reach the actual bolt.

Have you tried putting pressure down into the steel then releasing the trigger? How much of the pin is actually sticking out? Fyi, just because the rear pin isn't ALL the way flush with the holder doesn't mean it's not secure and will pop out. The notch inside the regular xs steel may just not be as deep as the notch in the reload steel thus causing the pin to not be completely flush. I've seen this happen even with the dial type xs holders. If you try to pull the steel out and it's not coming out, then it's fine.

1) what would you change about the toecap? Sleeker design? Not as tall? The thing is, the toe cap is essentially a sleeve that goes over the one piece boot. It's not a traditional toecap that provides structure to that part of the boot. Well maybe it does but not to the degree of other skates. Trues cf shell encompasses the entire foot including the toe areas and stops about an inch up. The design of the toe cap also allows for the tongue to be adjusted allowing for people to reduce or increase volume depending what they like. 2) the holder is brand new. Some will like it and some won't. 3) the bulge at the back of the heel is the shape of the individuals heel. How would you like it shaped? If they made it a generic shape that would take away the custom aspect of the boot. If they added layers above the bulge to smooth it out, that would add unnecessary weight at the cost of aesthetics. I guess ultimately, if you are getting custom skates, you're generally at a point where fit is paramount over anything else, otherwise you'd be rocking retail skates. Imo, the esthetics of the true customs have come a long way since they debuted in 2017.

The only knock I have is the location of the "true" on the holder. It being right above the writing on the back of the steel makes it looks too busy in that one area. Overall, the boot still looks the same aside from the facing aesthetics, but that's how it is with all companies I guess (looks overhaul but very minor "tech" tweaks) I am glad true came out with a polished dlc though. Are the holders still symmetrical? Or are they the same bolt pattern as Bauer and CCM now?

I regret not getting a second pair this past Christmas when the machs were $750 cdn with TI steel... I was going to because having a retail skate fit as well as these is always a coin toss but I decided not to... Now, ragrets

I was assuming this was the small checkered pattern but now that I think about it, it's pretty high up to be a change in weave for the blade and that just looks like the matte paint on the dimple grip texture. So you're probably right

Well according to the pic I linked it's not lol

Ovi used to use the g3 build when he was Bauer. Then when he went to ccm he only used I think the trigger asy? So I'm assuming his build is the one of the two that aren't offered by either Bauer or ccm anymore. Which is weird bc I thought there were still nhlers using a g3 build. Maybe he grew out of that build. The pic below does show a larger carbon weave pattern than the g3 weave on the shaft but the hosel and blade does appear to be the smaller checker weave of the g3/ one95 blades. https://www.instagram.com/p/DI0CuQ6Ot1O/?igsh=MTAyYndnMGIwMDNrNg==

Btw op, what are you getting done to your skates?

Glad it worked out. Wonder if it actually was, or if that's just what bsharp said after you made this post and the Google review, they dug a little deeper to actually locate your parcel in their shop.