Sniper9

U said u downloaded imgur right? Upload the pics onto it... Then go to those pics. Click the share button, then choose the copy to clipboard options. Then paste it into the insert from url option.

Also here are a few pics.... One year update showing that they are still holding up very well. No eyelet issues or anything breaking down. No tendon guard issues. No cuts. No liner issues. Mind you the skates have only been used about 50 games. But at this rate they will last me at least another two years.

So I finally got BOTH my skates dialed in... I'll try to keep it as short as possible regarding my initial issues with my skates. - Got my skates in November 2017 - baked them at my lhs and they fit great. But noticed some sloppiness in my right skate / heel area vs my left that was locked in but had minor arch ache. - left arch ache went away when cut out arch area of red insole. Used superfeet yellow from day one - tried using stock true insoles but right skate fitment still not there and found them way too spongey. Rebaked right boot a couple times and even clamp method on heel. No dice. - removed red footbeds altogether and rebaked tongues to remove the creases from all the baking. Helped quite a bit and lived with this setup until early this month. - Realized my right arch collapsed when bearing weight and alignment of my knee when lunging caused pronation and flat arch. Realized I was scanned doing this hence the right boot made for someone with flat feet = eureka moment!! - stumbled upon old mlx vids and heating the arch. So I did that and it worked. Created a higher arch in the right boot. Yes!!!! - put speed plates in and the right was locked in and felt the best, however the left skate with speed plates caused some noticeable arch pain. So used the same method to reduce the arch a touch. Outcome is two skates with speedplates that fit friggen awesome!! I've only used them walking around the house and yet to test it on the ice but it's the best the skates have felt since I finally realized what had to be tweaked. This whole time I thought it was the heel lock but it was the arch. I will also see how they feel with the ccm orthomoves that I have coming in the mail as well. I will be testing out the following insoles to see which feel the best; Speedplates, superfeet yellow carbon, superfeet yellow, ccm orthomoves, also with and without the red insoles. I have a feeling the speedplates may be the best since I had to alter the arches on my skates and I feel that the speedplates will "fill in" any spots that I didn't perfectly modify since I was more or less guessing the exact area for my arch that needed increasing/reducing. I even re examined my arches when bearing weight and my right arch is actually higher than my left when I ensure my alignment is correct and prevent my arch from collapsing.. this is also noticeable when I look at the shape of my moulded speed plates. So for me, my skate issues aren't bc of true, it's really no one's fault. If I were to get re scanned I would make sure my right ankle and knee are aligned properly so the scan doesn't show a collapsed arch. I truly believe if I had known my right ankle caused such bad pronation, then I don't think I'd ever have any issues from the get go. The left skate arch was tolerable and was something that went away from regular play but bc I now play once every two weeks now adays, it would come and go here and there. So yes I've done a bit of tinkering and will be experimenting with diff insoles too but that's the beauty of these skates. You can modify do much to satisfy your personal preference. I'm just glad I know now what caused a something I'll fitting right skate in the beginning. Length has always been perfect for me. Both toes barely brush the toe cap.

I'm not trying to be condescending but how long have you been using the internet for? To insert a picture, yes create a new post..... Don't know why you're getting l personal/emotional about Jrs post. I didn't find it demeaning at all. I think we are all wondering why it's been so long with no pictures.

I was curious because of the diverse replies .. thanks.

So tempted to inquire about the Facebook post.. but don't know what size to get... I wear a size 7d in Bauer and they fit perfectly. (for my left foot as my right is a touch smaller). I currently have trues but intrigued about the makos

It could be that they assumed you wouldn't notice it was only toe plugs being added. Without pics of the rivet issue you're complaining about, none of us can actually agree that there is a mount problem on your holders... I say this bc true might have looked at them and thought they were fine.

This will technically be your second skate assuming they are remaking it, as your "second" was just an altered first skate.

You've posted this so many times already. But yet to post any pics.

Btw sk8stk, do u know what the thickness of the red Eva foam is. Is it 1 or 2 mm?

I've been running superfeet since day one of getting these skates and the superfeet itself didn't help with increasing arch contact. The only thing that worked for me was heating the area up in the boot and creating more of an arch. With that said, as I mentioned, I didn't want to add pieces of Eva foam to my insole or skate as I wanted the fit to be more about the boot itself instead of a pieces of foam being added ot taken away.

The carbons aren't as stable and almost rocker since the bottom is round and the posts aren't as stable as the regular superfeet yellows. I actually prefer the yellows over the carbons due to what u described.

Maybe that's what they consider as "custom". As in they "customize" the boot for you .. not bespoke per se.. but made to measure 🤔

Mlx skates were off the shelf for consumers and didn't advertise as custom made but heat moldable and altered to feel like they were custom right? If so, then the tow plugs do make sense for them as they are giving the customer every option available to meet their fitting needs without actually making a boot from a scan or mould or even tracing.

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I have to add that with my skates, before they were baked they felt huge. Most people say they can't fit their foot in before baking but mine felt like they were two sizes too big in width. After they were baked they felt good. But even then I don't have issues putting them on or taking them off... To take them off I only need to unlace the top eyelet where most people need to do two. I spot heated my right boot and squeezed the areas below the ankle bones without them on as there is no way I'd be able to get that leverage with them on and doing it by myself. It worked out very well. Threw in speed plates and I'm happy to say my right skate is more or less 100%. With that said , I'm tinkering with my left skate because, unlike the right, the lefts arch has given me a bit of arch pain here and there. Nothing major but at the end of some games it's a but sore. I can alleviate it with the simple red insole trimming, but I don't like the added volume using the red insole. So I'm forced to actually heat up the arch area and push it slightly down... I did that and threw in speed plates and although the arch feels good, the overall fit around the ankle/heel seems a touch off now. I'm going to tinker with it some more when I'm back home from vacation. Most would think this is a lot of work for skates that are "custom" and should come fitting perfectly from factory. I don't disagree. But at least this is letting others know that there are minor tinkering you can do to adjust the overall fit of the skates without worrying of damaging by reheating parts of it. A lot of it is also In my head. My left and right feet are different. And I might be chasing the "fit" that just doesn't exist because regardless what is on my feet, because they are different, both will never feel the "same".

Does it make it harder to heat mould?

My Bauer one100s lasted me seven years before I noticed the right boot start getting soft and I only noticed when i squeezed the ankle area with my hand. Didn't notice during play. I play only once a week for beer league so I'm not that hard on my skates. Either way it's all personal preference. I never had fit issues with retail skates in the past as I don't have hit spots etc. I got my trues simply due to curiosity.

At least now we all know how to customize an off the shelf skate 😁. But in all seriousness, I hope it works out for you. I actually tried on my Bauer's today for fun without lacing them, and I have to be honest, I didn't mind/actually likes the hollow super light feel..... 😶

No. Don't want to do something that drastic esp having more holes drilled. Funny thing is that it doesn't really affect my skating. I do the one leg glide test and I still glide straight. Not sure when I developed this issue but I'm guessing it was pronounced by an ankle injury I had in 2012. I'm going to put my old bauers on and see if I notice the difference as well. Looking at my Bauer's the right skate boot got soft and started to break down before the left which tells me that it obviously took on more strain from the pronation... I guess with the Bauer's they always felt ok, but it's more noticeable with the trues bc they are made from your scan and vs my left which fits 100%, you notice it way more.

My issue is lack of arch not too much arch. As explained in my previous post, my right skate's arch is lower than what I need since I over pronate on my right foot and when I got scanned, i didn't notice but had my foot scanned while over pronated and was more or less flat footed. So unless I actually add to the arch with pieces of the Eva foam (which I didn't really want to do), I don't really have any other choice but to heat that area up and push the arch area from outside of the boot, up. This is what I did and it worked well. Used a heat gun and made a subtle but noticeable change. That is another thing I like about the true skates. You can target certain areas of the skate with a heat gun and basically make precise changes to the boot. My over pronation is obviously still an issue since it sometimes makes my right foot feel a bit sloppy bc of the combination of weak ankle ligaments (from an old ankle injury), and just overall poor biomechanics on my right side, but I'm overall very happy with my skates. Theyve def held up really well. When I pay attention to my biomechanics consciously activating my ankle muscles, the right side actually feels completely locked in. So it might be something where I just need to focus on strengthening my right ankle and working on proper alignment rather than thinking I need to keep tinkering my skate. Still trying diff footbeds to see if I can dial them in even more. Will see how the ccm orthomoves are when they come in. I am going to put some speed plateswter this week and test those out. If nothing really changes with these footbeds, then oh well.

Just ordered some off hockey monkeys Canada site. For some reason the are listed as 33.99 Cdn vs 50+ everywhere else USD. Not complaining though. Lol. https://www.hockeymonkey.ca/catalog/product/view/id/226399

Anyone know if this method can me done with the true skates. Thinking about doing this method but increasing the arch on my right skate vs reducing as per the video...

Your arch collapses to some degree when you put weight on it. When you walk, lunge, or even stand there. The position your foot is scanned with true is the position where you are in a stride position or as similar to one as possible. There must be a reason they do the scans this way and it isn't done just because. Yes there have been some bad fits and unhappy customers but your case seems to be the exception. When orthotics are made your foots pattern are taken while you walk, where weight is placed on your foot/arch. Imagine if the boot was made with the height of your arch with no weight bearing. The arch on the soles of the boot would be pretty high and I guarantee that your arches would be excruciating from being dug into while skating

Thing is how do I know I'd be 100% happy with ccm or even Bauer? I fit retail skates pretty well for Bauer so if I do end up going with bauer again I'd likely just go retail route. As for the Trues. I discussed how the fit on the right foot isn't 100% and it was more to do with my own foots arch and how it collpases depending on how it's positioned. Something I didn't know existed until months after getting fitted.