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Sniper9
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Also why does it even matter. Every athlete or human being will endorse a company given the right $$. Especially if it's something they already use. Heck I'd endorse CCM.bauer or warrior etc even for three free gear alone. Back on topic...
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Take the tongue out and unlace completely. It either has grey inserts which can be pulled off as it's only taped on. Or if it's only red Eva foam you may need to chisel it off. The red Eva foam is only about 1-2 mm though so not sure if it'll make a tonne of difference for your son.
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I was surprised I never had issues putting them on and taking them off other than making sure the top two laces were undone and laces had slack. Never had to turn my foot sideways. My feet were always locked in too. I guess I'm lucky with how my feet are proportioned.
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Was it from an accident or was this pretty much from birth?
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Crazy. Is this for leg length discrepancies
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It's just weird how the finish can vary so drastically from one boot to another. My trues we're more or less flawless. Carbon was even with all the weaves uniform. The gloss on the finish was uniform and didn't have matte spots like the ones do now. And very minimal residual glue. Even the stitching was straight which from what I saw was a rarity. Only thing for mine were the one skate had the vent holes on the bottom of the boot drilled in by someone cross eyed lol. Which I didn't care about bc no one sees that.
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Those who argue the sloppiness of the finish of trues, do you really think it's acceptable? I can understand whether you personally care or not. But do you really think any company charging 1000 bucks for anything should overlook the details that true has... And this is on top of the complaints in fit etc as well. I've seen trues products in their sticks and protective gear and the finish is overall very good. So why is this level of QC overlooked with the skates?
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For me, personally, as long as it doesn't affect the integrity of the skate I don't really care but as a company producing a brand new item (not refurb etc), I just don't understand why they don't think esthetics is important, bc the reality is that it is to the majority of people out there.
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Ya but you'd think there's a level of pride in the way something looks. It's like saying it doesn't matter if you buy a brand new car with orange peel scuffs etc bc it won't affect it's performance.
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How does this pass qc ?? I've noticed that since they changed their carbon fiber weave, there have been way more substandard cf finish... Seems like the pitting in the cf coating is on every single skate that comes out of the factory.
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That's a good question. Could be preference as some ppl like more wrap and some less... Also, I always wondered why we had to choose which line if it was total custom. If it's completely custom, couldn't you choose any model regardless of the retail "fit" as itll be made for your foot but just a diff paint job and materials.
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With too end skates that are completely thermoformable, you don't need to crank on the laces either. With the as1s I find I tie them just as tight ( which is just enough to remove the slack / a touch tighter). As for waxed laces I always used them with my trues but that's mainly bc I like the thinner look of waxed laces. So just for esthetics.
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Is that from the slot widening? Too much weight during the bake/mould process?
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If you're going to use shims which requires removing rivets etc, I would just swap the holders to something you're used to... Just another option. But it does suck having a set of holders and steel that is just collecting dust. The true holders aren't easy to sell though, unless you more or less give them away.
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I never felt more on my toes with the trues. I went from the one100 to trues both profiled to a quad zero. No issues.
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For me if I went total customs route I would get added comfort liner and larger toe cap. If it happens to be a touch too large I don't have a problem adding 1-2mm of foam to decrease the negative space. Personally, I rather add a bit of foam which would add comfort than try to punch or stretch an area in the toe box junction. I actually did spot heat the junction with my skates and created more room for my pinky however it didn't work that great because the actual toe cap an clip was extremely hard to modify. The carbon right where it meets the toecap wasn't the problem as that heats up well and is extremely mouldable. What ends up happening is that the carbon and toe cap don't expand at the same rate creating even more fit issues and more discomfort bc the plastic toe cap clip/rivet ends up sticking out even more bc or the discrepancy. Not sure if that makes sense but that's what I experienced. What ended up working ok and what I settled with was adding the liner on that area. Putting the skate on and tied it up. Spot heated the area with a heat gun and stood on the skate to add weight and also used my hands to push down in that area. Nothing too crazy but enough to accommodate the added liner without it making my foot feel like it's squished.
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At least you don't get PM's. Unless you do... Lol.
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This is me with my as1s... I had to put Eva foam there myself to remove that plastic ridge feeling on my left skate (pinky). It's more prevalent on my left because my left foot is bigger than my right. It's an issue I hope CCM addresses in the future or with the ft2s. I wonder if this issue is prevalent with the ft1. Have comfort lining on the forefoot is an option for total customs along with increasing the toe box so why don't you go that route if you do another order?
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The tongues being too far down is a common issue I see where people aren't pulling the tongues up after putting the skates on. I see so many pics of this online. Of people or even lhs watched the videos produced by true and svh, all these things are addressed as well as little fine tuning techniques. If you need to rebake hour entire skate bc of overall fit, do that first, and try the tissue technique in the heel and see how it goes. The CCM Orthomove insoles are garbage I'm. Worst feeling aftermarket insoles that I've tried. Personally, even with the trues being a custom skate, I find the best insoles I've tried in them and with other skates are the speed plates. Using SP will also possibly prevent you from having to fiddle with the skates arch as the SP will fill in any negative space you may have without you having to alter the actual shape of the boot (unless you want to).
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Those areas are very solid. You aren't pushing the carbon but more the lining. From my experience to get the lower part of the boot to change shape ( arch, heel), a heat gun is the only way to spot mould it. Baking the skates as a whole isn't going to allow you to Target the certain areas well enough nor is the heat high enough. Personally I'd use a heat gun especially if you need to redo the tissue technique more than once. Seems like waste to have to rebake the whole skate for a couple of small areas. Blisters are from friction. I'm not a fan of the stock insoles. You can also trim the red insoles arch areas to see if that would work. Your heel issue I would try the tissue technique but with a heat gun. Personally, Ive had great success dialing in my skates with the heat gun where baking in general wasn't cutting it.
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I wore a small in the one95 and they were fine and I had to cinch those near max too. In the jetspeeds I'm pretty sure I'd wear a medium but that's bc they are probably the tightest fitting pants available right now. For warrior I am going to try a small since the medium feel ok but I have to cinch the waist max as well.
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Generally you can purchase accessories from them via email. Tongues etc. Or go through the shop u got scanned. It's a provincial holiday in Canada so likely won't get a reply until later this week or tomorrow.
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The one inch extension on most retail pants isn't sufficient if you get a medium? You look at pro players and it varies a lot from player to player regarding the gap between the knee cap and the bottom of the pants. Some have it overlap. Some meet each other and some even have a gap. I personally would get a size where I didn't have to cinch up the pants all the way. Bc that means there's a lot of excess room everywhere as well, like in the leg holes etc.
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You're the exact same specs as me lol. But I find being a medium is hit or miss as I think the s in warrior would fit better. As for the jetspeeds my buddy wears small for his pants and he said the ft1 were even tighter than his 1x. So I think I would be a medium in the jetspeed like but others probably would prefer a small.
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Are you wearing the same size with jetspeed? I wore a small in Bauer one95. Got a medium int he warrior qredge bc I was within the sizing chart for the medium on the lower end... Height wise I'll always be a medium but my waist is a 32. I find a small fits better since I like it a bit snugger.
