Cobra contour vs. Tuuk replacement

[aal 3]

I just can't seem to get used to the forward pitch of the Cobra holders on my Graf skates. Should I get the Cobra blades contoured, or just get Tuuks put on? I'd like to get the Tuuks, but there's no place around here - So. Cal. - that I know of enough to trust to do a good job. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Too Old 1]

I'd believe that you'll take a bit more metal off the rear of the blades than you'd want to. They do have an aggressive forward pitch. I'd probably opt for different holders myself. That said, I do like the Cobra's on my G3's.

[interpathway 9]

Personally I just got TUUK LS2s put on my G3s. It'll save you a ton of steel, but again if no one near you seems capable of mounting a holder correctly I don't know the best plan of action. You could get toe-lifts installed, around 3mm will put you near back to neutral.

[NWoodhockey17 0]

if you can't get anyone close to you to get it done then you could consider sending them away to get the tuuks mounted, it may be a bit more expensive but if it helps get the right pitch it may be worth it. I've had to do it twice and its been worth it both times.

[vek 0]

I had the same issue; I had the cobra's contoured, but still wasn't happy.

I put on Tuuk LS2s on the advice of the shop who said they were identical to the custom plus; however I've since learned on this site that the custom plus has a slightly more bias on the heel, which I would have preferred.

Nevertheless, the LS2s are a big improvement, and I'm fairly content. I think if I was to do it over again, I would have tried the pitch 3 holders, so that I could fine-tune the pitch myself.