Heel Slippage Help?

[kovalchuk71 212]

Hey I have been skating in Graf G9's for about 2 weeks and while they fit great, I have been having a little bit of heel slippage. Is there anything I can do to remedy this?

[Chadd 916]

heel implants or thicker socks

[kovalchuk71 212]

Do you mean heel inserts?

[schrempsky 0]

superfeet usually does the trick too

[Chadd 916]

superfeet usually does the trick too

That won't make your heel any wider

[schrempsky 0]

i found the slight heel lift that is in the superfeet lifts your heel in the heel pocket of the skate which is narrower and helps lock it in nicely

ive always thought that a thicker sock would encourage movement within the skate, because there is a greater amout of material between your foot and the skate, thats why a thin sock was usually used

please correct me if im wrong

[-brady2 0]

I've noticed while wearing thicker socks my skate moves around more

[Chadd 916]

i found the slight heel lift that is in the superfeet lifts your heel in the heel pocket of the skate which is narrower and helps lock it in nicely

ive always thought that a thicker sock would encourage movement within the skate, because there is a greater amout of material between your foot and the skate, thats why a thin sock was usually used

please correct me if im wrong

Honestly, I don't believe that anything actually works. I know several people who have some luck with the sock thing. Anything that lifts the heel, like superfeet, can also cause lacebite with a higher volume foot.

[djinferno 2]

I've noticed while wearing thicker socks my skate moves around more

yup, grafs so go barefoot of re heat mold to get better wrap...

[scorer75 9]

Here is something that worked wonders for me with the same problem.

Credit for this goes to Dave at West Side Skate in NYC, a great local shop.

I placed a smart hockey ball into the back of the skate. I then placed a piece of cardboard around the skate to keep it from getting scraped or marked, and put the skate into a bench vise.

I would keep the skate in the vise for a day or two removing it a day before I skated, otherwise it would be to tight to skate in.

The smart hockey ball keeps the skate from folding while still forcing the ankle area of the skate to "tighten" up around the ankle. I had to do this about once a week for a month and it eliminated all heel slippage.

Certainly worth a shot and did not cause any damage or breakdown of the boot.

Smart Hockey Balls

[kovalchuk71 212]

So does this mean I should get different skates?

[TBLfan 25]

Or different feet!

I would try thicker socks or maybe heat molding and a FIT machine... But more than likely the heel pockets are just too big for you.

[ktang 34]

Some guys I play with use neoprene ankle supports (the ones you slip on when you sprain an ankle) to get the heel to fit right.

[B-Nads 0]

Or different feet!

I would try thicker socks or maybe heat molding and a FIT machine... But more than likely the heel pockets are just too big for you.

I tried the different feet option - doesn't work. :P I even considered cutting my feet off and having skates fused on instead of prosthetic feet - hard to drive a standard like that though.

I agree with Chadd - the Superfeet will affect the volume of your skate - esp in the fore-foot. Mine did help solve my slippage problem in my 7k pumps - the biggest factor that helped in my case, however, was calling RBK HQ and asking how much you can safely pump up the skates - I was only pumping them 8 - 10 times - they are good for way more than that. With that and and the greys, no more trouble. One nasty side-effect is that the greys lessent the volume which is causing some pain in the forefoot - it is lessening as I get more time on them and they compress a little.

Good luck.

[Brokensticks 0]

I would tend to agree with Chadd that nothing really solves the problem other than different skates, but you might try a superfeet insole to help lift the heel and see if it doesn't give you lacebite. It's a bit of an expensive trial though. You can trim the insole down so it is basically the heel portion only. I believe there are instructions for this on the packaging. I have tried wearing Bass Pro Shops lifetime guaranteed socks which are really thick. It helped some, but caused my feet to sweat quite a bit. In the end, I switched to different skates.

[dundeestars1 0]

superfeet did the trick for me i just got mine a month ago and there doing fine i would go for that simple option