Joe Thornton on 3/8" hollow

[mew1838 0]

Check out the Sharks TV page, they an interview with the EQ manager. Someone as big as Joe on 3/8" is pretty crazy.

[mack 44]

Yes, but not "wow I should make a thread about it" kind of crazy.

[Aussie Joe 0]

If I may stray from the chosen topic, is there any info online or even MSH based that describes or illustrates the different hollows a sharpener can produce? I've only started to take a keener interest as of late to what I can actually have done to my skates in this regards.

[Spreedizzle 1]

If I may stray from the chosen topic, is there any info online or even MSH based that describes or illustrates the different hollows a sharpener can produce? I've only started to take a keener interest as of late to what I can actually have done to my skates in this regards.

Here is a decent page that goes over the various things that you can do to your blades.

http://home.comcast.net/~shshockeystats/skates.html

[Jordan 13]

Ther are quite a few:

Here is a good one, follow link, download ProsharpEdu.pdf at the bottom of the page

Prosharp education

This is another really good site:

No Icing Sports

And here is a link to the Lockwood video:

Lockwood, Discovery Channel

And finally, probably the best real world discussion and working example, was right here on this board:

One90 Transition and Skate Profiling

Good luck.

[slapshot19 0]

whats so astounding about a 3/8 hollow???

[Kevin 5]

For a guy his size, 3/8" is a deep hollow.

[jimmy 194]

Some skaters grew up with 3/8 because that's what was done as the "regular" years ago. For some, it's hard to drop the "training wheels" of a 3/8's and go shallower. Others are in such excellent physical shape that they can overpower the handicap of the deep hollow.

[jeffw 1]

During the Pens game last night they were talking about how the equipment mgr just got Crosby off 3/8" and on 1/2". They said Ryan Malone skates on 1".

[willy0314 0]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

[Spreedizzle 1]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

It is true....every time that you redress your grinding wheel it does take material away from it. However, a high end shop should be redressing the wheel after every sharpening, and replacing their dressing bit on a regular basis.

[lb33knight 0]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

They are just being lazy. Yes, some of the stone is cut away everytime it dressed but one stone should last for well over 100 pairs. The money made off of just 3 sharpenings will pay for a new stone.

[Jarick 5]

Exactly why I've gone 1/2". Anything else is a crap shoot.

[JR Boucicaut 3795]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

They are just being lazy. Yes, some of the stone is cut away everytime it dressed but one stone should last for well over 100 pairs. The money made off of just 3 sharpenings will pay for a new stone.

Hahaha in the SOUTH!

:) Just busting on ya. Up here it's 4 sharpenings. You know, proshops on every corner.

[jimmy 194]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

They are just being lazy. Yes, some of the stone is cut away everytime it dressed but one stone should last for well over 100 pairs. The money made off of just 3 sharpenings will pay for a new stone.

Real pro shops love those lazy sharpeners. Let's not "encourage" them to do it right! Anyway, lets also not oversimplify the profit one makes on a sharpening. It's not "that" much! Everyone fails to remember the gov't (federal and state) get a huge chunk of the profits. In my case, it's 30%, so I have to do about 7 sharpenings to pay for a stone. :)

[shifter 0]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

3/8 is terrible!! I'm around 165lbs and I can skate with the hollow but, its very deep. When I bought a pair of vapor shifts not too long ago they said they regularaly sharpen at 3/8..I was shocked because for those little kids that bring in their skate and get it sharpen on 3/8 their not learning how to turn properly the technique..

[lb33knight 0]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

They are just being lazy. Yes, some of the stone is cut away everytime it dressed but one stone should last for well over 100 pairs. The money made off of just 3 sharpenings will pay for a new stone.

Real pro shops love those lazy sharpeners. Let's not "encourage" them to do it right! Anyway, lets also not oversimplify the profit one makes on a sharpening. It's not "that" much! Everyone fails to remember the gov't (federal and state) get a huge chunk of the profits. In my case, it's 30%, so I have to do about 7 sharpenings to pay for a stone. :)

Federal and state shouldn't matter. Skate sharpening is considered manual labor and therefore not taxable.

[lb33knight 0]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

They are just being lazy. Yes, some of the stone is cut away everytime it dressed but one stone should last for well over 100 pairs. The money made off of just 3 sharpenings will pay for a new stone.

Hahaha in the SOUTH!

:) Just busting on ya. Up here it's 4 sharpenings. You know, proshops on every corner.

We're gonna have to drop the gloves if you keep it up. :D I charge more because I can offer a better product and I certainly could charge much more than I do since we are the only place within 150 miles. Besides $7 isn't all that much. Especially when you know you'll get it done right.

[shinedown21 0]

im 150 and i use 3/8 and i think its fine.

Dont put me on blast but why do people think it's such a bad hollow?

I noticed when i skate on anything different im slipping and sliding... i dont cut into the ice enough as it is.

[JR Boucicaut 3795]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

They are just being lazy. Yes, some of the stone is cut away everytime it dressed but one stone should last for well over 100 pairs. The money made off of just 3 sharpenings will pay for a new stone.

Hahaha in the SOUTH!

:) Just busting on ya. Up here it's 4 sharpenings. You know, proshops on every corner.

We're gonna have to drop the gloves if you keep it up. :D I charge more because I can offer a better product and I certainly could charge much more than I do since we are the only place within 150 miles. Besides $7 isn't all that much. Especially when you know you'll get it done right.

Haha...anytime...

We used to charge $7.50 in Orlando. Trust me, I agree with you. But here in MI, when you have a store charging $3 for a hack job, people don't bat an eye at $5.

And you are right, it is a service, therefore tax-exempt.

[lb33knight 0]

im 150 and i use 3/8 and i think its fine.

Dont put me on blast but why do people think it's such a bad hollow?

I noticed when i skate on anything different im slipping and sliding... i dont cut into the ice enough as it is.

I have used a 3/8" for years (when I was about 150 lbs) with no problems but since the start of the year they just started to feel a little too sharp. I just recently switched to a 7/16" and it feels just like the 3/8" used to but now I'm about 25-30 lbs heavier.

[shinedown21 0]

would a 3/8 hinder my skating? I juke and turn a lot...I'm always starting and stopping. I like the command that 3/8 gives me...

would jumping to a lower cut benefit me?

[DEATHTRON 19]

would a 3/8 hinder my skating? I juke and turn a lot...I'm always starting and stopping. I like the command that 3/8 gives me...

would jumping to a lower cut benefit me?

Not if you cant skate on it. I weigh in 150-160 and its just what I grew up on (3/8). I enjoy it because with the 3/8 I can cut extra hard if I really need it, and I just feel more stable on it.

Zach

[ronnychencharik 0]

Not if you cant skate on it. I weigh in 150-160 and its just what I grew up on (3/8). I enjoy it because with the 3/8 I can cut extra hard if I really need it, and I just feel more stable on it.

Zach

I second that, except i hover around 195

[jimmy 194]

man Im only 165lbs. or so and I hate a 3/8 hollow, I wouldn't have thought a single guy in the NHL would use it. I skate with a 5/8, I'd go shallower, but every place around here bitches that "it ruins their stone to keep regrinding it"

They are just being lazy. Yes, some of the stone is cut away everytime it dressed but one stone should last for well over 100 pairs. The money made off of just 3 sharpenings will pay for a new stone.

Real pro shops love those lazy sharpeners. Let's not "encourage" them to do it right! Anyway, lets also not oversimplify the profit one makes on a sharpening. It's not "that" much! Everyone fails to remember the gov't (federal and state) get a huge chunk of the profits. In my case, it's 30%, so I have to do about 7 sharpenings to pay for a stone. :)

Federal and state shouldn't matter. Skate sharpening is considered manual labor and therefore not taxable.

Income is taxable, no matter how achieved. There is no tax exempt income, unless you are a tax exemp org. What's your address, I'll have the IRS visit you and explain it. B)