From Razor To Tuuk Skating Adjustments

[Speedz98 15]

I recently went from Easton to Bauer skates and with that different holders.

Today was my first skate with Tuuks and my forward stride felt really good and strong. When turning and pivoting though, I felt like I had a lot of blade on the ice.

Going from forwards to backwards felt really awkward and unusual, but when the transition was done it felt smooth, if that makes any sense.. Like getting the pivot started but once my lean was adjusted the motion was smoother. Tight turns were also not coming easy neither was quick stops.

I'm wondering what adjustments I need to make besides just getting use to different holders. Should I get my blades profiled/rocker for easier turning?

The skates themselves feel fine on my foot, it's just all the elements of skating that I need to sort of "re-learn" and fine tune my technique.

I don't think it's a matter of Tuuks being wrong but being different. My forward stride felt great, I was picking up a lot of speed with less effort. There's a lot of promise in these skates.

[waltonhcky05 0]

The one thing I noticed when I changed from the Razor Bladz to Tuuk's was how much more responsive the Tuuk's were. Turning was much more exaggerated and I noticed that I would often put too much weight into a turn and end up spinning out. I think this is due to the higher stance of the Tuuk's which may also be what you're experiencing. IIRC, the Tuuk's are a couple millimeters taller than the Razors which leads to quicker turns and such. As far as feeling like there was a lot of blade on the ice, I'm not really sure what that might be due to though.

[troy 12]

Depending on how long he had been skating on his previous steel, repeated sharpenings could've banana'd his blades making them skate at a smaller radius than his Tuuks.

[Speedz98 15]

Depending on how long he had been skating on his previous steel, repeated sharpenings could've banana'd his blades making them skate at a smaller radius than his Tuuks.

You may be right, I had my last skates (the Eastons) for about three years.

Regarding my one100s, I noticed when turning that I didn't have to lean into them to much. Just enough, and this was especially prominent when stopping. I'd turn to stop and it be really sudden and I'm barely leaning. Maybe a rocker for better agility is something I should consider to normalize these skates for me.

In no way, though, does this impair my judgement of them, it's just an odd peculiarity that I thought there might be a way to learn how to properly skate with and if any one has had experience in.

I think this thread would help any one wondering about the changes when converting to Tuuks.

[Speedz98 15]

The first picture is Razor Blade II the second is Tuuk lightspeed 2.

Those are the heel of the blades. Pretty obvious difference. I wonder if the first image is just because of three years of use or if it was different by the default. I never did anything special to the Easton steel besides just standard sharpening.

Hopefully this helps us figure out what's up.

[jcp2 2]

I think it's the steel, not the holder. The tail of the Easton seems to have lost quite a bit of height, so you would have to put more weight on the back of the skate to make a turn as compared to the Tuuk.

[Chadd 916]

Depending on how long he had been skating on his previous steel, repeated sharpenings could've banana'd his blades making them skate at a smaller radius than his Tuuks.

That appears to be correct in this case, though I've seen much worse.

[Speedz98 15]

So really, the only adjustment I need to make is just to be more mindful of the extra steel on the ice and keep skating hard?

Any suggestions on rockering the steel?

[troy 12]

Personally, I wouldn't rocker the new steel to mimic the deformed Razor Bladz. If you continue skating on your LS2s and find the adustment still too difficult, perhaps look into profiling then.

[Speedz98 15]

If I prefer being able to turn easier and agility over speed what profile should I look into?

I don't know much about the process. I just know that I'd prefer a little less blade on the ice. I also feel like I'm sitting back to much on my heels. How do I go about getting a forward pitch.

Most of this is hypothetical for me, I don't want to make an decisions yet so I'm just trying to learn and consider my different options. It's best that I just keep skating to become fully comfortable with the new skates.

[MyBoxersSayJoe 133]

How long have you used to One100s? Just going from one brand to another can take a little bit of adjustment. I'd have my grafs for 13 years before switching to my vapors. It took a couple of weeks of playing 2-3 times a week for me to completely adjust. Little things like catching an edge during a pivot, etc. They're out of my system now. Although, back in high school I bought a pair of mission amp flyweights that I tried for a few weeks and hated so much I gave them away. If you find after a bit that you just can't adjust, then I'd say look in to profiling.

[Speedz98 15]

I just bought them Saturday, and skated with them for the first time Sunday. I'm planning to go play this Wednesday and Friday. Then most likely 3 times the next week as well. Thinking break-in time is about a month. That sound right?

[ktang 34]

About the greater agility with the Razor Bladz: I think the Razor Bladz were designed to flex a lot when the skater leans (with the hollow part in the middle and the two attachment points), so it should be more maneuverable than the Tuuk Lightspeed 2.1 blades.

[MyBoxersSayJoe 133]

I just bought them Saturday, and skated with them for the first time Sunday. I'm planning to go play this Wednesday and Friday. Then most likely 3 times the next week as well. Thinking break-in time is about a month. That sound right?

I'm not sure how stiff the boot of the One100 is or what the interior is like. My Grafs were old leather and flexed a lot. My X:60's are pretty stiff for my frame at 5'7", 135 lbs. I actually find it a bit refreshing to have some support and stability on a really hard turn. There'll be an adjustment period. I'm not sure how long, that's up to you. But you should probably find it within a few weeks, I'd think.

[Speedz98 15]

So I guess my only question left is how do I adjust my skating to accompany the longer or steel/more steel on the ice. What do I have to modify in my technique,lean,turns, to be agile with Tuuks?

[ktang 34]

If your game is based on agility, you could re-profile the Tuuk blades to match the Razor Bladz.

Or you could install the Razor Bladz onto your One100s. I know 3 players who (think they?) can feel the Razor Bladz actually bending when they turn, and springing when they stride. If that's what you're used to (in terms of holder and blade stiffness) then putting the Razor Bladz onto the One100s would be one of the easier things to do in this case.

[Leb_CRX 0]

from what I read, you're having the same issue I had when I went from my 609's to my one95's...I felt like I was skating on ski's

after a handful of sharpening's, it ate so much of my blade, and guys rounding it off for whatever reason, that it wasn't obvious anymore, along with getting used to the boot

they still didn't feel "right" through, so I ended up getting them profiled...9 foot radius, neutral pitch, and balanced...night and day difference...

try it, it shouldn't be more than 20-30$

[Speedz98 15]

Thanks for the help everyone.