Sniper9

My true vs the as1. I felt more agile in the as1. Same profile on steel and hollow and I felt like my turns were more responsive with the as1. Strides and starting off, I felt more powerful with the trues and more biomechanically sound.

My right foot is 1/2 smaller but can be solved by using a 3mm foam insert at the toe and spot heating the heel/ lower ankle of the right skate and compressing it just slightly to get the same fit. I honestly went the true route just out of pure curiosity. I was happy with it while I had it but it wasn't worth the money for me since retail skates fit me fine with the above mods, especially now with the horror stories (even if it is the minority, I rather not wait the few weeks to possibly be disappointed vs retail skates readily available on the spot). Looking back I should have just tried on the retail Bauer and CCM especially since it was 7 years since I ever tried any retail skate on prior to my purchase. Oh well you live and learn.

Your height may be closer to a large but waist definitely a medium.

Is the inside sole (when you remove the footbeds) not flat? As in bumpy around certain areas especially where the rivets are (indented). When I run my hand on the bottom into the forefoot, it isn't flat and feels "lumpy". Not sure if it's from the heat moulding or if it's just like this but I vaguely remember it was possibly like this out of the box.. I've attached pics but it's a bit hard to see.. it's more apparent on the right skate. I don't notice it when the footbeds are in. Just wanted to know if I messed it up during the heat moulding. I'm not talking about the texture of the actual material, but actual indents where the rivets are and throughout the sole that feels almost like domes.

And this is the reason I went on and tried the as1 skates and I'm getting rid of my trues. The as1s fit me better than the trues after a bit fine tuning certain areas with the heat gun. And cost me a fraction of the price. Ultimately, the trues are still a very solid skate and they will probably out last the ccms... But I'm not going to risk getting a poorly fitting pair of custom skates when I know now that retails fit me fine if not the same or better than my trues.

I guess you missed the part where he said his left is the bigger of the two feet and it was the right that was too small .. the left had a 263 holder... So why would they need to up the holder size to 272 when his left is the bigger foot and it was the one that was fine in length (with a 263 holder). His fear is what smu had received. ... A boot way too large with a bunch of toe plugs .. Flat feet is arch related. You're mistaken instep with arch. Two completely different things.

This is the first time I've heard of skating lace free, so you obviously know more about this than I do. Is this something that you CAN do as opposed to SHOULD do? Or is this something used as a training tool more than anything? I can't imagine anyone doing this at all in any kind of game setting.

No, but you technically shouldn't have to heat mould/bake your skates after this method is done since it's pressure moulded to a last of your actual feet.

Personally if they are a few years old I would just get new gloves and make sure they are always aired out with the liner pulled out after every game. I've never had smelly equipment when I made sure this was done.

I'd probably just get new gloves if it's that bad... Unless you're allergic to the fabric? What ive done in the past is spray or soak the gloves (or any hockey gear) in a Lysol solution in hot water. Let it soak a while. Then put my hands on them to squish around and agitate to make sure the cleaner is dispersed. Then I rinse the hell out of them until it's completely risk. I will then put it the front load washer and do a short wash cycle with regular detergent so that the gloves are spun dry. Depending on what your gloves are made of this might not be ideal (leather etc).

I always assumed this was the case even though I've never read about it. But this should pretty much confirm it... These are definitely not ft2s and likely his jetspeeds dresser as ft2s. The outsole is a huge give away.

It took me a few months to get used to the feel of them. Super comfy but it was definitely an adjustment period getting used to a new boot, let alone a boot that is no where near the same as CCM or Bauer. If you're trying on new skates or even a new company, you should always use the same profile as before so you can judge the new skates with the least possible variables. Invest in a heat gun as these skates respond extremely well with spot moulding.

I wish my issue was more the width of the toe cap but it's the stupid clip on toe box system CCM uses. The left one has a plastic notch that sticks out way more than the right. I might actually end up having to warranty it. My lhs was able to widen the toe box noticeable but the notch is still there and I can feel it. Will.it cause pain and issues, maybe not, but it's annoying af and shouldn't be like that for top end skates. Edit: I ended up using some soft Eva foam toe inserts that true sent to me. They were soft enough to cushion the area and not just cover it. So far so good...I really don't know why lining the toe boxes with at least a very thin layer of padding isn't standard. Even the old Bauer stock insole systems that had the wings were a good idea. Picture of the insert. Ended up doing this to the right skate too just to even the feel on both sides. #ocd...

Ya I need to find something. The best solution imo would be filing that ridge down but it's a near impossible area to get into unless the facing is heated and folded back to allow you to see what you're doing. I'm bringing fit to my lhs to see what they can do. Moleskin is a good idea. I out some thin Eva foam in the area and it helped but obviously still felt it because the ridge sticks out. Will see what the lhs suggests/does and go from there.

Your friend may have poor fitting trues..

Ya I saw that. I might also just use duct tape. It tape the inside of the boot where the ridge is. Luckily for me it's not painful but annoying. I don't know why it's designed so poorly in that area. Why wouldn't they make the inside of the tow box as smooth as possible or at least line it with some smooth padding.

I just had my second skate with the as1 and it was night and day better. No pain at all. I wore the skates inside the house for probably 2-3 hrs at a time the last two days and it def made a huge difference. I realized that alot of the issue was due to tightening the laces too much which I didn't think would be an issue. I literally had to tie them the same way as with my trues, which was barely any tension. I put some duct tape over some areas on my foot that were rubbing/pinching and it worked wonders. Was really able to enjoy the skates. My left pinky toe does rub against the ridge of the toe box where it meets the boot though. Not sure why CCM designed it so there's nothing covering that area which is just hard raised plastic. ... I don't think that area can be punched out and it's too tight to get in there to and or file down. It didn't cause pain but a bit annoying feeling it.

Or if you're getting a CCM just shell out the extra 100 bucks for the 3d custom. If you fit a retail skate without diff size feet it's prob a pretty good alternative.

True quick release holders?

How do you go lace free? Velcro?

Lol I finally unloaded my black tuuk edge holders on there. Thought I'd never get rid of them. Now if only I can get rid of my true holders ...

Have to say that's pretty good of them to just send it no questions asked really. Just take it as a backup regardless 😉

I've sold five things on there in the last two weeks. Good way to unload old gear or gear I don't want. It's nice that it's in USD since I'm from Canada (as a seller). You folks in the states pay quite a bit more for hockey gear. If you low ball, worst case is you don't get it. If someone low balls you, who cares. Ignore.

I get that errors happen. But reading the ones on here and then experiencing it more or less first hand is a bit of a deal breaker for me. I have trues when they first partnered with vh. Mine turned out good. But my confidence in the company is lessening more and more. His toe issue was to the point where he couldn't get his toes to sit flat bc it was crammed. So the fact that all the foam in the toebox was removed to try to create more space and it still caused issues shows how off it was. He has an extremely high instep and wide feet vs length. He's a 6.5 and doesn't even fit in ee skates in any model. Those issues were clearly stated to the scanner when he was scanned because I was there. I'm not blaming one particular party per se as it could be the scanner too but the fact that there seems to be errors like these happening more than it really should (Imo) means true needs to do something about it. Whether it's training the scanners better, develop a better program, and/or better oversight in QC at the factory, and even more variables to ask about on the order form. Just my two cents.

So my buddy just got his trues in. About two weeks from the date he was scanned. He got his scanning done at an lhs that had done scans since the vh days and they have outfitted the most true/vh in any shop in BC. Anyways. I was there when he got scanned and they used a brannock and everything. He tries his skates on and the volume is way off which was his initial issue he mentioned when he got scanned. The right skate is also way too short and even with the foam removed from that area his toes were crammed in there. So needless to say they need to be remade to accommodate the length of the right skate and the volume of both. The shop has requested additional 1/4" in the facing of eyelets 3-6. This result has pretty much put me off to getting trues in the future, unfortunately. Even if they are willing to remake the skates until it's perfect, it's a lot of time and energy and waiting around. For me I can fit into retail skates without too much issue other than the dreaded break in period, but for my buddy, the reason he went to true was because he literally tried on every make and model with no avail.