One95 Ankle Problems

[Stacey 0]

I had similar issues with the Vapor XXV.

As it turned out they didn't fit my feet at all. My inside ankle was not in the ankle pocket properly while my outer ankle was.

I had to go through several different skates before i settled on Supreme Comp.

I also can not wear a boot with a stiff composite outer material. I have bony ankles that do not feel good in those types.

So the Comps (which have the nylon outer of the One55) feel good for me.

My ankle is in fact boney, but it does appear to fit in the ankle pocket properly. However, for all I know it may not, hence the pain I'm experiencing there. I'm going to wait until I get my skates back from Nike Bauer (due to sending to them on warranty) and see if there are any changes. If the same ankle issue arises, then it's probably the boot. So I'll probably have to get new skates.

Just scanning through, but I was wondering if you wear socks with your skates?

I had a similar issue with my custom skates and it got really BAD. After getting rid of the socks I realized that the skates were so "custom" that the socks were causing the irritation that were leaving my ankle bones a mess.

Just a thought, but once any of the swelling subsides try w/o socks.

Let me know how it goes.

D

Thanks for the suggestion Deerok, I'll definitely give that a go when I get my skates back from Nike Bauer. I didn't know that socks could make that much of a difference.

From my experience, ankle discomfort comes from mainly 2 reasons. 1. the ankles are out of line with the boots ankle padding or 2. the skates were in the oven too long or have been baked too many times and when the skaters puts them on they crank on the top 3-4 laces, around the ankle, thinking it will mold better or because they can't seem get them tight as they want, the latter being because the boots simply don't fit.

I am willing to bet you fit somewhere along the lines of reason 2 and the ankle padding has simply compacted to the point there is no more cushioning.

[BearsEatBeets 0]

From my experience, ankle discomfort comes from mainly 2 reasons. 1. the ankles are out of line with the boots ankle padding or 2. the skates were in the oven too long or have been baked too many times and when the skaters puts them on they crank on the top 3-4 laces, around the ankle, thinking it will mold better or because they can't seem get them tight as they want, the latter being because the boots simply don't fit.

I am willing to bet you fit somewhere along the lines of reason 2 and the ankle padding has simply compacted to the point there is no more cushioning.

I have only baked the skates twice, and after baking them each time the sales rep at the store tied them for me because they did not want me to pull out an eyelet. It did not seem as if the sales rep cranked on the boots though, but I could be wrong. This is sounding more and more like a boot problem, so that probably means I have to be looking for a new pair of skates.

[troy 12]

I had the same problem's with my XXX's with both ankles, walking caused extreme pain but after some brief skating it all dissipated, it was diagnosed as tendonitis. No matter what I did to the skates or my feet it didn't stop until I got new skates. I'd been wearing two pairs of XXX's for three seasons and by the end of their run my foot needed a boot with more depth. Currently I'm in ONE95's with no issue, G35's also worked comfort wise, but I couldn't adjust to them on-ice. When I went the new skate route I could instantly tell after lacing a skate if it would aggravate my ankle.

[McDougalfaschnitzer 32]

I'm getting some pain above my left ankle, and I've had the skates since april with no problems.

[ringer 0]

im having the same problem on my inside right ankle. seems that there is no padding where there should be padding. at first i thought that my ankle was rubbing against the eyelets, but thats not the case, there is simply no padding on my ankle bone, and im rubbing against the hard inner surface of the quarterpackage

[B19Kress 0]

i actually have same issue with my white 9ks i assume the boot is just taller coming from mission pure fly and s500s

My 9k's actually wore a spot right above my ankle for about two weeks untill i got them broken in completely

[max455 0]

Hello,

I had the same problem with my XXIX. It ended up being the tongue was pinched between my ankle bone and the boot. I cut the felt back a bit and it is fine now.

Greg

[forbs02 20]

Another fix for hot spots:

If you have access to an athletic training room you can use the hydrocolator to help soften the padding in the skate. Open up the hydrocolator, turn your skate upside down above the hot water/steam and throw a towel over the whole thing. Leave it on for 15 min or so, lace it up and go play. It isn't hot enough that it melts the glue or anything but it has just enough heat and moisture to really make the padding pliable.

Also, you might have to continue padding your ankle until you are healed. If the skate irritated you long enough it probably bruised you. You will feel pain until that bruise heals, regardless of if your skates are feeling better or not.

[McDougalfaschnitzer 32]

For some reason it only hurts when I lift my leg and let my foot hover. If i put weight on it, it feels fine.

[Law Goalie 147]

Another fix for hot spots:

If you have access to an athletic training room you can use the hydrocolator to help soften the padding in the skate. Open up the hydrocolator, turn your skate upside down above the hot water/steam and throw a towel over the whole thing. Leave it on for 15 min or so, lace it up and go play. It isn't hot enough that it melts the glue or anything but it has just enough heat and moisture to really make the padding pliable.

I guess this is a more sophisticated version of 'take it in the sauna with you'.

[fastbrother7 0]

I had this same problem with my old easton synergy 1500c's. I used them about half a mens league season, and it just became unbearable to skate in them anymore. It was odd because it was like something was applying pressure on my ankle, but I couldnt figure out what it was. I switched to Missions and they have been pretty comfy, but I now have a small lump of scar tissue from the rubbing.

[Matt18 1]

Well I just got off the ice and boy do i love my One95's. I was coming from 8090s so I was a little hesitate to switch. They where very stiff at first and i didn't know if I would like them but by the end of the game I felt right at home on them. I also did feel a step faster. (as others have also felt).

One question out there for your other fellow 95 owners, Have any of you had the plastic stitching hit your big toe where they sew on the plastic/rubber protector part on the inside of the boot irritate your toe? I can feel this while skating and it doesn't hurt just annoying. I was thinking of puttin tape over it or taking a lighter to it to hopefully melt the ends of the plastic so it is less irritating .

Thanks for your input

[figgifumi_11 3]

I had this same problem with my old easton synergy 1500c's. I used them about half a mens league season, and it just became unbearable to skate in them anymore. It was odd because it was like something was applying pressure on my ankle, but I couldnt figure out what it was. I switched to Missions and they have been pretty comfy, but I now have a small lump of scar tissue from the rubbing.

I had the exact same issue with my 1500C's. Switched over to a pair Mission AGX's and the problem (pain and soft tissue swelling) went away, though I was left with calcification on the ankle bone due to the bursitis that occured from the skates. I spoke with an orthopedic surgeon about it and he told me that they can remove the scar tissue (essentially shave off the calcified deposits) but the risks would greatly outweigh the rewards. I have a pair of One95's being delivered tomorrow, so I am hoping that they will be a better solution.

[SolarWind 23]

I had this same problem with my old easton synergy 1500c's. I used them about half a mens league season, and it just became unbearable to skate in them anymore. It was odd because it was like something was applying pressure on my ankle, but I couldnt figure out what it was. I switched to Missions and they have been pretty comfy, but I now have a small lump of scar tissue from the rubbing.

I had the exact same issue with my 1500C's. Switched over to a pair Mission AGX's and the problem (pain and soft tissue swelling) went away, though I was left with calcification on the ankle bone due to the bursitis that occured from the skates. I spoke with an orthopedic surgeon about it and he told me that they can remove the scar tissue (essentially shave off the calcified deposits) but the risks would greatly outweigh the rewards. I have a pair of One95's being delivered tomorrow, so I am hoping that they will be a better solution.

same here, just not to the same extreme degree - it seems to be a known issue with synergies, and even with stealth skates (I had some of it with S15)

One95 is a different beast - no problems what so ever after ~20hrs on ice...

[forsberg91 0]

im having the same problem on my inside right ankle. seems that there is no padding where there should be padding. at first i thought that my ankle was rubbing against the eyelets, but thats not the case, there is simply no padding on my ankle bone, and im rubbing against the hard inner surface of the quarterpackage

Im having the same problem but on the outside. Ive been skating in these skates for about 4 months now and on the outside of my left ankle the top edge of the boot digs into my leg. The liner is rubbed away in one spot and theres just a really hard white material there. Pretty much all of the padding at the very top is gone and is either this hard white stuff or still the liner but with no padding under.

[fastbrother7 0]

I had this same problem with my old easton synergy 1500c's. I used them about half a mens league season, and it just became unbearable to skate in them anymore. It was odd because it was like something was applying pressure on my ankle, but I couldnt figure out what it was. I switched to Missions and they have been pretty comfy, but I now have a small lump of scar tissue from the rubbing.

I had the exact same issue with my 1500C's. Switched over to a pair Mission AGX's and the problem (pain and soft tissue swelling) went away, though I was left with calcification on the ankle bone due to the bursitis that occured from the skates. I spoke with an orthopedic surgeon about it and he told me that they can remove the scar tissue (essentially shave off the calcified deposits) but the risks would greatly outweigh the rewards. I have a pair of One95's being delivered tomorrow, so I am hoping that they will be a better solution.

I knew I wasnt the only one. It sucked because I liked how the boot felt aside from that. Im not worried about the scar tissue though. its just kinda of funky lol

[oldtrainerguy28 478]

For some reason it only hurts when I lift my leg and let my foot hover. If i put weight on it, it feels fine.

Working with a couple of the OHL guys I found an issue that may help with this. I am NOT saying it is with everyone but blade alingment for that skater may be off. After changing the alignment on one player it totally went away. On another changing the profile and hollow and adding superfeet 90% went away. (Still a lsight adjustment needed) Both players are NHL draft picks so they do know what they were feeling in the skates and werent just being sucks. The one pair of 95's was way out on the left skate only were as the right was almost bang on.

Check the alighnment it may be ok but not for the person wearing them.

[BearsEatBeets 0]

Just heard back from my LHS, Nike Bauer has decided to replace my One95's with new ones so perhaps there was a defect in the skates which may have led to my ankle problems but I'm not entirely sure.

oldtrainerguy28: I used custom superfeet and got my skates reprofiled but don't know if I changed the profile enough to make the ankle pain go away. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a blade alignment issue causing this ankle pain. But I've also tried on other One95's same size and they also gave me ankle pains as well. So I'm not sure if it's an alignment issue for me. But something must be wrong with my skates as I'm getting them replaced with a new pair.

[McDougalfaschnitzer 32]

For some reason it only hurts when I lift my leg and let my foot hover. If i put weight on it, it feels fine.

Working with a couple of the OHL guys I found an issue that may help with this. I am NOT saying it is with everyone but blade alingment for that skater may be off. After changing the alignment on one player it totally went away. On another changing the profile and hollow and adding superfeet 90% went away. (Still a lsight adjustment needed) Both players are NHL draft picks so they do know what they were feeling in the skates and werent just being sucks. The one pair of 95's was way out on the left skate only were as the right was almost bang on.

Check the alighnment it may be ok but not for the person wearing them.

I did get superfeet and the effects went away. If I skate multiple times in one day I still feel it a little bit. Need to check on the alignment.

[ean 0]

im having the same problem on my inside right ankle. seems that there is no padding where there should be padding. at first i thought that my ankle was rubbing against the eyelets, but thats not the case, there is simply no padding on my ankle bone, and im rubbing against the hard inner surface of the quarterpackage

Im having the same problem but on the outside. Ive been skating in these skates for about 4 months now and on the outside of my left ankle the top edge of the boot digs into my leg. The liner is rubbed away in one spot and theres just a really hard white material there. Pretty much all of the padding at the very top is gone and is either this hard white stuff or still the liner but with no padding under.

I have this exact same problem with a pair of Graf 703's. the funny thing is that it didn't develop until about 3 months after I got my skates...

[Rayzilla 0]

Just heard back from my LHS, Nike Bauer has decided to replace my One95's with new ones so perhaps there was a defect in the skates which may have led to my ankle problems but I'm not entirely sure...

Hello BearsEatBeets, anything to update? Have you had the same problems with the replacement ONE95 skates?

Thanks.

[top 0]

I had the same problem with my one95's. I tried re baking them and nothing seemed to help the problem. So i went back to the LHS and they warrantied my skates without any questions and my new pair did the same thing and the ankle padding were brand new. So i went to the foot clinic down by my place just to see if they could come up with a defenite answer to my problem and they did. I had a pinched nerve on the outside of my lump. What was happening, is that it just so happended that the skate was putting to much pressure on my lump which caused it i guess to pinch if that makes snese. So i just got a credit on the skates, bought some 9k's and the problem was gone. This was all within one week process from the moment i got my warranty pair back.

[Leafsrule16 5]

Contrary to your post there are few people who dont fit graf skates. If you fit in one95's no problem, grafs are not too narrow for you simply put. Graf has multiple boot fits, a one95 is a narrow skate for me but a g9 / 709 fits great.

[duch 0]

I agree. I tried Graf 703's and found them too narrow and shallow a skate. I went to the 735's which are a bit better but still not as deep a skate as I'd like. Went to the LHS and tried a pair of G5's and I found my next skate. My 735's will do me fine for now because it took me quite a while to finally adjust to them and I don't want to change because it's simply too expensive to go out and buy another pair after less than a year in them. Graf makes quite a variety of skates for different types of feet but sometimes it takes a bit of trial and error to find the best ones for your feet.