NHL players, what pitch do they use?

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

Hey guys, I haven't talk to my brother about this but I would like to know what kind of pitch do the best skaters in the NHL use? Especially the agile guys (Kane, Kovalev, Datsyuk etc...) I know my brother use a forward pitch so I have given it a try since 4-5 months but I just can't seem to get use to it... I always feel too much forward, on my toes.

So it would be interesting to know if some knows which players use what and also I would like to hear the insights on if others like me that weren't able to adjust to forward pitch, if they have been able to adjust to it...

Thanks for helping!

Kovy

[Neo5370 132]

Hey guys, I haven't talk to my brother about this but I would like to know what kind of pitch do the best skaters in the NHL use? Especially the agile guys (Kane, Kovalev, Datsyuk etc...) I know my brother use a forward pitch so I have given it a try since 4-5 months but I just can't seem to get use to it... I always too much forward.

So it would be interesting to know if some knows which players use what and also I would like to hear the insights on if others like me can't adjust to forward pitch, if they have been able to adjust to it...

Thanks for helping!

Kovy

I don't know any from personal experience but if you do a gettyimages search for scott niedermayer when was still in 852 Tacks w/ Tuuk+ he's got a black heel lift. However, I don't know if that just evened out the neg. pitch of the custom+ or if it was enough to give him a forward lean.

[HOPE 0]

you consider kovalev a good skater? mehh

i cant say he doesnt have good hands, but in my opinion his good hands are due to his lack of speed, i know hes old but kovy never had speed

[RadioGaGa 162]

you consider kovalev a good skater? mehh

i cant say he doesnt have good hands, but in my opinion his good hands are due to his lack of speed, i know hes old but kovy never had speed

Try to stay on point..if you can't help or answer the OP, then don't post for the sake of posting.

[Theo 1]

you consider kovalev a good skater? mehh

i cant say he doesnt have good hands, but in my opinion his good hands are due to his lack of speed, i know hes old but kovy never had speed

A lot more to skating than flat out speed...Kovalev was probably one of the smoothest and most agile skaters of the 90's-00's... Beautiful to watch, especially when he tried.

Kovy- I think you know better, that a lot is personal. Speaking for a guy like Jagr, I think he had quite a forward pitch though. I like thr forward pitch because IMO, it helps w/ knee bend and gives you a more proactive posture to burst forward. But to each their own.

[Tondog 12]

Get two sets of blades and try the different pitch back to back and you'll find your sweet spot a lot quicker. It doesn't really matter what the pros are using because I'm sure you could find the entire spectrum among them as well. What you want to find is where YOUR stride is most effecient for your style of play.

[HockeySavants 5]

Would most D men use a more neutral pitch as opposed to forwards?

[bagsbie 8]

Would most D men use a more neutral pitch as opposed to forwards?

that's very likely so. I have mission pitch holder and, since I mainly play D, I adjust it to the neutral position.

[Chadd 916]

Would most D men use a more neutral pitch as opposed to forwards?

some do, some don't. It all depends on what they like. There is no magic combination that will make you a better player, it's all in what feels more comfortable to you.

[skyscrape 5]

you consider kovalev a good skater? mehh

i cant say he doesnt have good hands, but in my opinion his good hands are due to his lack of speed, i know hes old but kovy never had speed

He said agile not fast. The guy is agile.

I am not a pro and I do not know any pros's at the NHL level, but I know that I feel much more agile with what ever stance the Stock X:60's have on Step Steel than I do with a forward pitch added.

[lassek20 1]

Would most D men use a more neutral pitch as opposed to forwards?

a natural assumption but each player is different. i had a pair of tyler sloan's one95's that had 5mm heel lifts......

[adam14 182]

I heard Nathan Gerbe had ridiculous lifts in his skates when he was at Boston.

[J22 0]

I heard Nathan Gerbe had ridiculous lifts in his skates when he was at Boston.

probably just a little help to make it over the boards on line changes

[t6lock 24]

I've seen a few pro stock skates on ebay that say 9/10 on them, im guessing front half is 9 and back half is 10? I wonder what Mason Raymond's pitch is, when hes skating his back his pretty much parallel with the ice.

And I wonder what I should be using, I am using a 9ft neutral right now. I play a very defensive centre. Would making a forward lean make strides quicker or more efficient? Or is it a balance thing.

[Buzz_LightBeer 976]

Would most D men use a more neutral pitch as opposed to forwards?

Gonchar uses a pretty agressive forward pitch.

I once heard Crosby used a 9' to the front, 11' for the middle surface, and a 7' well towards the back. Not stating it as fact, that was the rumbling I'd heard

[automorph 0]

The 2 above posts are talking about "radius" of the blade, not pitch

radius is how much blade is on the ice

the OP is talking about pitch (grafs put you more on your toes than others)

[skyscrape 5]

The 2 above posts are talking about "radius" of the blade, not pitch

radius is how much blade is on the ice

the OP is talking about pitch (grafs put you more on your toes than others)

The combination could really improve agility!