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Sniper9
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I'm guessing you're pretty new to Trues in general. The method i told you about for putting them on and taking them off is pretty common for these skates bc of the insane wrap. Ah, yes hockey shop. I didn't realize you bought them online from them and then got them baked there. Thought you did it at two diff places. Did they not have them in stock in the store?
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Where did u buy them online from. And where did you get them baked in store. Just curious as in from Vancouver. Do the cuff flaring above. You can easily do it yourself with a heat gun or even blow dryer just be careful. I'm glad someone in Vancouver uses the shrink wrap technique. As for putting on and off. You can also youtube on how to get them on easier. If you unlace the top two eyelets they should be a lot easier to put on and take off. For me I only need to undo the top eyelet and pull the tongue all the way forward and I'm fine.
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Thanks. I'll contact you in future if I decide to go this route.
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Where did u get those bolts. I can't find hex pattern bolts for 6/32 anywhere. Only phillips or flathead. As for t nuts. How did u get them to grab in inside of the boot. This is one reason I still want the felt lined boots. So the claws on some t nuts can grab onto that insole.
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Dallas is definitely giving vegas what Vancouver couldn't, hits, and getting the puck out of their own zone quickly.
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Especially from bigger chain stores. Teens getting paid min wage and work once a week dgaf. And if they knew stuff about products it's bc they did their own research. But most teens only care about top too model from top manufacturer being the best bc of ads. On this note can we please start talking about the tf9 and tf7 skates themselves and not Trues business model?
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Didn't realize chara is wearing the 2s pros now. When did this switch happen.
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Does this really surprise you? Bauer and ccm dominate the hockey business. They offer those online educational programs etc as incentives for employee discounts etc. For a relatively new to hockey company, true has done a pretty decent job in the past five years imo. Better than any other brand such as verbero, trying to make a dent. Sure as hell doing better than Sher wood.
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Position of tongue also affects the fit as well. For my tries, if I place the tongue to where I like it(further into the toe box to reduce space), I had to remove the toe plugs from my skates as my toe felt pressed up against the end. With the tongue pulled out a bit further my toes only brushed when the toe plugs were in. The reason is obviously bc if you have little space to wiggle your toes, it's prone to stay flat and extended vs slightly curled.
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Depends on how much of your toes you wan brushing up against the toe cap. Some like it not to touch at all. Some like it to feather. And some like it more or less "jammed". You should take the footbeds out and stand on that to see how sizing is. The footbeds length is a really good indicator of the length unless the footbeds is too small or too large for the boot (which I've seen in the past with true customs, but nothing recent?). For me true has pretty much been size 7 for my left foot and 6.5-6 to 3/4 for my right. I know this bc I use Bauer speed plates in them and the size 7 SP fits the left boot perfect but the right I have to trim close to the 6.5.
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There must be a true europe email you can contact who would be able to sell and ship you the tongues. I know you can in NA. I'm lucky in that my LHS has them in stock. You also can get some Nash Sniper tongues and just sew some loop velcro on them and put them on. I know it sucks to have to do it on new skates. Maybe a cheaper method would be to just get some gel lacebite pads and out them under the tongue.
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He drilled the holes in the true toe box like how it is with the CCM ones? Not a bad idea but I'm personally not a fan of ccm tongues.
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Try the traditional felt tongue. My buddy also felt that the t guard felt tongue have him pressure points bc of how hard the t guard is bf regular felt only. The new lightweight tongues seem pretty thin and personally I prefer a beefy tongue.
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Yes, they fit totally diff when baked. Find a shop that will let u bake them and try it on. Or an online retailer that will let you return skates even if baked. Or maybe get the tf7s rather than tf9s if you're not quite convinced. I think one of the reasons true is having this promo right now is to get people to try their skates that are hesitant. I'm confident (and I'm sure they are) that a lot of people will find them one of the most comfortable fitting skates they have worn.
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To avoid having to bake a number of diff skates for consumers to try on, the shop should be trained and educated as much as possible in sizing up the customer to the point where they know what length and width the customer needs. If that's done the chances of the skates not fitting or feeling right is drastically reduced. It's not different than sizing up any other retail brand. The only diff is with trues you need to tell the customer it's going to feel ten times better baked. Trues price point is also at a level where I think most people would risk trying them out. End of the day were wasting too much time here talking about whether their retail skates will flourish or not. Why don't we leave that problem to true, and keep this thread more educational for people interested in the skates.
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Wonder if there's something in the paperwork saying this much at least. That the skate must be baked for proper fit. I find big box stores are generally pretty bad with true in general, even at the custom level.
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Even the as3? It's supposed to be less stiff. But I don't remember if it's stiffer than the as1. The as1 was pretty stiff.
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I think the way they are pressed on is why they look diff/set diff. Just like how hand pressed copper rivets will look different than the coppers on the retails which are done by machine.
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I don't know how some people have such a large discrepancy between shoe and slate sizes. Anything more than 2.5 size diff to me is unthinkable.
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I'd imagine the nylon/plastic is less likely to get rusted and seize but wonder how impact durability is... I guess it's a simple swap of the part anyways if it does break.
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Can u post pics of the two diff versions.
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They're rarer than the big brands in terms of people having them but not in availability. Mainly bc they only offered customs prior to the tf7/9. The % of people having custom skates regardless of the brand is rare in itself.
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Not sure how true does it but building a skate from the inside out, they have to get the last our somewhere when the end product is done. I'm guessing they have to heat up the skate and get the last out which makes the boot no longer conformed to the shape of the buyers foot, but is easily remedied by proper (and mandatory) baking.
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Standing. Knees and feet completely misaligned, ankles bent inward and outward,and they are moving around etc etc.
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Does Bauer and CCM etc give shops free skate ovens? I'm legitimately asking. Bauer ccm and true all make shops pay for their scanners don't they? I know Bauer does and it's a ridiculous price. You'd think something like a scanner should be loaned out to the shop free of charge since it's something that is required in custom orders.
