Reason for getting new skates?

[a komets fan 0]

I didn't see this topic posted when I searched for it, figured it was ok to post. My game is all about skating and it seems like after a year or so I get sick of my skates. Currently, I have a pair of the old One70s and I'm starting to what I call "dip" in my skates. This is where I feel like I don't get enough push from my boot. Is this just a mental thing or what? I play college hockey (ACHA) and you see guys who have the same skates for years, so it is just a mental thing for me?

I've had these One70s for about a year and a half now and averaged about 3-4 times a week skating in them year round.

[Chadd 916]

If you're thinking about your feet when you're on the ice, it's a problem. As long as you can afford them, get something new.

[17D1998 1]

You play 3-4 times a week at a high level, you should have top of the line skates.

[fiimb 1]

i heard something while watching an NHL game that NHL players go through 4 pairs of skates a year on average, so i think its entirely possible for you to wear out your one70's in a a year of high competition hockey.

some players just don't get rid of their old skates either, or they rebuy the same skates over and over. a guy on my team has had the same skates for 6 years (absolutely ridiculous, but he just won't budge).

[Vathsdrop 0]

If you were lucky enough to be born before this new generation of disposable skates + afterward you don't play professional or serious hockey passed 18 there's high chance that you'll keep your current pair (the one you had when you were 18) for ages. I still have my tacks (my feet didn't grow since) I bought 10 years ago and still use them time to time and absolutely no complain I have. Just lately changed a cracked holder + get some job on the steels to adjust the pitch to the new holder.

I know a guy he's still rocking some micron mega 10-90 (they look brand new - good maintenance - no secret) -> Much more in style with these than any current top of line skates in my opinion

[NextBobbyOrr 0]

About your physical and mental comparison, it might be physical or you could be going through a slump. If I ever slump, I'll try anything with new equipment. Usually I won't go so far as to buying new gear, but different tape style's, blah blah, even trying/using other friends gear for the time. So unless your in a deep slump, IMO rule the mental thing out.

[DarkStar50 680]

Your skates are dead. Time to buy a new pair.

[a komets fan 0]

Does the team provide coverage for one pair per season? The only way to find out if it’s mental or not find another new pair of one70.

Cheers

No they don't unfortunately. I had this same type of feeling with my Synergy 900s that I had before I owned the One70s, so I'm now thinking it's more of a physical thing. Just not crazy about dropping $300+ to get a new pair.

[DarkStar50 680]

"My game is all about skating", in that case, invest in your skates.

[Vathsdrop 0]

Just not crazy about dropping $300+ to get a new pair.

Finally someone normal on this board -> hourray

[Krev 86]

Finally someone normal on this board -> hourray

If you were looking for 'normal' people here then you are definitely in the wrong place.

To the OP, like Darkstar said, invest in your skates. Single most important piece of equipment next to what's protecting your head.

[jds 20]

I would buy new skates when the laces on my current pair get dirty.

[duch 0]

Yep,this is a tough one. I'm still rocking in my Easton 1300C's I bought in 2005 or 06. There are times I get on the ice and feel there is no jump left in them, yet a couple of games later I'm flying in them, in a faster,more intense game. Unless the skates, holders or blades are damaged I can't see how physically they can lose their so called jump or snap. I think it's a mental thing, your just not getting up for every one of your games.Like anything else in life, your emotional tie to the game will vary, from day to day or game to game. I also don't like shelling out hundreds of bucks for new blades every year and believe me I've gone though a lot of them in the past fifteen years. It really hurts the cash flow and can be very dissapointing when the new blades don't meet the expectations you where hoping for. You don't want this to turn into a vicious cycle where your compulsively buying new skates every time you feel the ones you've had are letting you down. It gets very expensive.

[pby 0]

Yep,this is a tough one. I'm still rocking in my Easton 1300C's I bought in 2005 or 06. There are times I get on the ice and feel there is no jump left in them, yet a couple of games later I'm flying in them, in a faster,more intense game. Unless the skates, holders or blades are damaged I can't see how physically they can lose their so called jump or snap. I think it's a mental thing, your just not getting up for every one of your games.Like anything else in life, your emotional tie to the game will vary, from day to day or game to game. I also don't like shelling out hundreds of bucks for new blades every year and believe me I've gone though a lot of them in the past fifteen years. It really hurts the cash flow and can be very dissapointing when the new blades don't meet the expectations you where hoping for. You don't want this to turn into a vicious cycle where your compulsively buying new skates every time you feel the ones you've had are letting you down. It gets very expensive.

Materials invariably breakdown when you flex them enough. At some point they'll stop giving you the support or having the "snap".

I know you shouldn't compulsively buy new skates everytime you feel theres a problem, but I would rather have some equipment that performs than giving excuses that my poor performance is caused by old broken down skates.

[RichardsIsTheMan 0]

For me, I personally like having skates a long time. I hate breaking them in, and I normally keep my skates for about 3-4 years. I don't normally think about my feet and my performance while skating. If anything is making me think about my feet, it's pain.

[Krev 86]

I prefer investing in my skates, but only once I run my previous pair into the ground.