Does stretching a skate risk damaging it?

[santiclaws 0]

I bought my new Graf 735s a bit small for one of my feet- it's slightly bigger than the other foot. The skate is the right length on the smaller foot, but is a bit too short on the bigger. If I ask my LHS to put it on a stretcher, am I risking ruining the skate?

[Bruin88 0]

I bought my new Graf 735s a bit small for one of my feet- it's slightly bigger than the other foot. The skate is the right length on the smaller foot, but is a bit too short on the bigger. If I ask my LHS to put it on a stretcher, am I risking ruining the skate?

not at all ,i had 735's ,i got them heat molded quite a few times ,ankles stretched ,width stretched and they were fine

[jason@ewh 0]

go for it...

[wickedwrister 0]

With the Graf toe cap, you might find the gap between the boot and plastic of the cap gets larger. Should not decrease the protection, but you will notice the way it looks.