Skate Issue

[kovalchuk71 212]

My Skates are about .5 too big for me and I would like to make them "smaller"...I heard adding footbeds to them help or something like that but how would I go about doing this? What are some other ways?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

You could stuff the toe.

[kovalchuk71 212]

With what? Like news paper or what works well?

[Jim A 4]

either buy a flat footbed and put it underneath the existing one..get a thicker one that raises your foot up a little..or just trace your foot on some cardboard and put it under the current footbed..any of these should help..and not change the overally dynamics of theskate

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Lambswool. It might be pretty hot...

[Neo5370 132]

I've got the same problem w/ some CCM's I've lying around and I tried doubling up on the insoles, and even just adding cut sections (forefoot/heel) to add where I needed and it's not that bad of a fit.

However, when I tried skating on them, I could "feel" that the skates were too long and I just felt clumsy. I didn't get the responsiveness that I have w/ my properly fit skates.

But if that's your main pair and you can't acquire another pair, it's a solveable issue I think.

P.S. I personally would look into thicker footbeds (maybe some higher end, non-hockey Shock Dr.'s?)

[Neo5370 132]

I just decided to give up on fitting my mis-sized skates, but if I had too use them I was seriously considering the Custom and the Ultra 2.

Only thing stopping me other than the price was never seeing them in person.

http://shockdr.com/hiBand/hiBand.html

[mnhockey14 0]

maybe 2 pair of socks or a wool sock over top of a wick away sock

[jbyun04 7]

i had some extra insoles that came with my osiris shoes and they feel great, i used them in my previous skates because i had problems with the normal insoles. These elevate my foot really well and once again I bought a skate thats .5 too big for me so I put these in on the bottom and used the nike insoles that came with the skate on top, now my toes feather the cap and feel tighter.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Do you have v-12's? Thats what im trying to "mod"

[gopens67 0]

sell them... get a pair that fits.

[Neo5370 132]

If you don't have your heart set on keeping them, I'd say Gopens has the right idea.

[ladystorm3 0]

sell them... get a pair that fits.

or if u think your foot might grow, keep those skates and get some that fit you for now.

[kovalchuk71 212]

sell them... get a pair that fits.

Thats not an option for me.....I am not money bags at the moment (nor am I ever) and cant purchase new skates right now....Plus these are SUPER comfy and I got them for a deal ;) (50.00 US)