Bauer One90 skates - turning the boat

[Jonathan Andrews 0]

This may be a bit entertaining for many of you but it has been a learning experience for me BIG TIME.

First of all I preface this by saying that I roller skated quite a bit as a kid and did some ice skating. I am 40 now and in January I got the wild idea that I wanted to PLAY HOCKEY! So... 3 months in.. A lot has happened.

1. I purchased a pair of Bauer Turbo skates off of ebay and joined a beginning hockey class in Kansas City.

2. I became comfortable with the skates and made a lot of headway in a short amount of time. Became pretty proficient in forward, backward, cross-overs both ways, and hockey stops.

3. I started feeling so good I decided that I would buy myself a really good pair of skates. I did some research and in my less than infinite wisdom I purchased a pair of Bauer One90 skates. They received RAVE reviews and I pulled the trigger.

Upon purchasing the skates I had them sharpened and the guy sharpening them said, "These are AWESOME skates <snip> turning in them feels like turning a boat." Me, being the 'PRO' now, scoffed at his wisdom and I hit the ice.

No... I HIT the ice. Truly... In my reading I had failed to find the fact that there is QUITE a bit more blade on the ice. Thus making the turns very hard.

I have had the skates for about a month now and things are looking up. The edges are AMAZING to skate on and it makes the confidence in my edge-work soar.

I am just now feeling 90% confident with my hockey stop on the right side. and the left is just not coming yet. I am maybe 30% there but this IS improvement. At least I am not falling on my noggin anymore when attempting to stop left. (weak side) I got a concussion 5 Saturday's ago and made an ER visit.

Overall I love the skates and will be growing into them. I simply picked off more to chew than I should have at such an immature point in my skating life.

I spend just about all my lunch hours over at the rink trying to perfect the great technique from my teacher and Robby Glantz's site. Has anyone seen his DVDs?

I write this tome in order to 1. Caution anyone who is as clueless as moi and 2. To get anyone else's feedback on the skates.

Thanks for reading!

Jonathan Andrews

Blue Springs, Missouri

[DamnLocust 0]

Jonathan, talk to your sharpener about changing the blade radius to make it easier for you to turn/cut/pivot on the skates. IIRC they come stock with an 11' radius, you may want to go down to a 9' radius in order to have a bit less blade on the ice. You also may want to look into experimenting with your hollows.

There's a ton of information on this board when it comes to skate sharpening, radius, hollow etc. By using the search tool, you'll be sure to find some info that will educate you, and with that knowledge and the help of an experienced skate sharpener, you'll be able to fine tune your blades to feel just how you want them to.

Welcome to the board.

[cougarscaptain87 12]

doesnt the LSP come with a 9/10 profile? im not 100% sure but i believe thats what they come with, either way, if you feel that the blade is "too long" try having your sharpener change your profile to 9'. any more questions let us know!

[Jonathan Andrews 0]

Jonathan, talk to your sharpener about changing the blade radius to make it easier for you to turn/cut/pivot on the skates. IIRC they come stock with an 11' radius, you may want to go down to a 9' radius in order to have a bit less blade on the ice. You also may want to look into experimenting with your hollows.

There's a ton of information on this board when it comes to skate sharpening, radius, hollow etc. By using the search tool, you'll be sure to find some info that will educate you, and with that knowledge and the help of an experienced skate sharpener, you'll be able to fine tune your blades to feel just how you want them to.

Welcome to the board.

Thanks a lot for the input. I will search the board as you suggest.

It is good to be hear and I hope to learn from other's experience. I am amazed at the addiction level hockey and skating has. It is a self feeding monster and I find myself thinking about how to skate better all the time.

[Andoy 5]

Also, some people on this board (myself included) had lifts installed to get that neutral-forward pitch because these skates do such a great job of locking down your heel.

When I first skated in one90s I definately felt the longer holder...just give it a few more skates to see if you get used to it before profiling.

[Shawn in Tampa 0]

You could always change the holder too.

[Drewhunz 3]

I'm assuming not much has changed when I was there. Where are you getting your sharpenings done? Ice Sports, Pepsi Midwest? In any event, you would probably be best helped with a reprofiling.

[Jonathan Andrews 0]

I'm assuming not much has changed when I was there. Where are you getting your sharpenings done? Ice Sports, Pepsi Midwest? In any event, you would probably be best helped with a reprofiling.

Yes, Ice Midwest is where I get sharpened and play. Thanks for the input.