pronounced heel

[wetwilly17 6]

if you have a pronounced heel, how important is it to find a skate that is meant for a pronounced heel? i.e. is it most important to get a skate with proper heel width, forefoot width and volume; or is the heel shape just as important? i am really having a hard time finding a great fitting skate.

[niXon 4]

I'd say it's extremely important, I wouldn't place any of those factors ahead of one another as they are all key aspects to how a skate fits.

[AIREAYE 248]

what is a pronounced heel? Is it skinnier or is it wider/fatter?

[sharks25 9]

It is skinnier and farther back. Your ankle bulges slightly below your tendon. I love the Bauer vapor line, and I have a slightly pronounced heel. The Reebok pump helps form around your ankle.

[wetwilly17 6]

what is a pronounced heel? Is it skinnier or is it wider/fatter?

imagine sort of a ball attached to the end of your heel, it protrudes outward from the back of your ankle

[lampliter87 8]

I have a moderately pronounced heel and pretty bad bone spurs on top of that. Graf G35's fit like a dream.

[wetwilly17 6]

I have a moderately pronounced heel and pretty bad bone spurs on top of that. Graf G35's fit like a dream.

i tried 735/g35 in a narrow size and they were slightly too wide at the forefoot. g3/703 in narrow fit me perfect at the forefoot but the heel is too narrow. the reason i posted is because i was wondering if the g5/705 in a narrow would fit me nice, except for the fact that i have a pronounced heel. the g5/705 forefoot is supposedly slightly smaller than 735/g35. i'm not sure if the relatively straight heel of the 705 would lock my heel though.

too bad no one around here carries graf anymore.

[bdh13 1]

I've had both the 705 and G5 and the G5 definitely seems to have less of a straight backstay (some where between straight/pronounced) than the 705. The G5 may work, but 705 probably would not.

[almack 0]

the g5 and 705 have similiar fit aspects, have you considered a custom bauer vapor around a c/aa or d/aa

[MLSman 22]

Willy:

If you plan to spend the money on a high end boot...save up the extra $100 and go custom. When you have frankenfeet...the best bet is to get the right fit...so you can choose essentially any skate you want or like.

[wetwilly17 6]

I'm just a beer league player but I play a lot. I'm going to call some of the lhs's around here to see if I can order custom even though I'm a nobody. (I was under the impression that only competitive players could get custom fit based on the team they play for)