low cut skates

[Furyan 1]

Hi everyone,

just for my information, i'm trying to understand what is exactly "low cut skate", and how do i feel it

I know that graf (every graf?) is low cut skates

Also i'm big proponent of old Mission fit, and i thought that they have such fit

Which are from many modern skates has a lower cut?

[Chadd 916]

Not all Graf skates are low cut, 709s are very high. 707s are pretty similar to the S or AG series missions.

[AIREAYE 248]

Try to find some older Easton Synergy skates, like the SE16 series.

[romdj 26]

I'm in the research process of one of the lowest cut boots as well, the x40 right now don't do the trick. can you guys comment on the s17 or the RS? how about other brands & lines? which of graf lines are lower cut? G35? G5?

[Chadd 916]

707 style skates have a very soft ankle

[IPv6Freely 2100]

What defines a "low cut" skate?

I never really thought about it... is this why I can't wear my tongues out in my RBKs? (I literally can't do it, the shinpad comes down way too far)

[innotastic 12]

the bauer supremes are low cut compared to the bauer vapors.

having skated in mostly missions and bauers, i've come to notice that low cut skates (and this may be a crude generalization) have 2 eyelets above the inside ankle bone whereas higher cut skates have 3 (i've tried vapors and rbks in the past). but really its hard to know til you try them on, and not all skates are gonna be that clearly defined.

[romdj 26]

What defines a "low cut" skate?

I never really thought about it... is this why I can't wear my tongues out in my RBKs? (I literally can't do it, the shinpad comes down way too far)

good question, my definition of a low-cut boot relies in where the top eyelet arrives, and that comparison between each lines and brands would determine the cut of the boot being lower or higher than average.

what I'm looking for is the stride to rely more on the ankle than the average skate...

neither bauer x40 or CCM u+ rld did the trick in my regard.

(curious about the rs, similar reasoning to the previous stealth line:low-cut boot, extra heel padding for heel-lock)

[fogelberg 9]

I've owned a pair of Graf 707s and to me, they "felt" like the lowest possible boot cut I could imagine. They are a very unique skate and if you're not used to almost unimited ankle flexibility, they will take several skates to get comfortable in them. Once I got used to them, they were literally my favorite pair of skates since the old Bauer Flo-Fit line of Supreme skates. However, I ended up selling them because the heel started giving me pain similar to Haglund's. I tried using Bunga pads in them, and didn't like the fit that resulted.

[Cavs019 710]

I've always thought the "cut" refers to the physical height of the skate. Ie) most obtain a low cut feel by leaving the top eyelet unlaced, whereas a low cut skate will enable you to be to laced to that height while lacing up the entire boot.

In my experience the only boots ive owned that were low cut in the traditional sense are One90s, 703s, 7000s, 8000s, and most of the older mission boots (Purefly, L7).

To Chadd's point, I think the key is just finding a skate that is soft in the ankle to replicate this feeling, independent of actual boot height. I'm in Flexlite 4.0 Pros right now and the combination of the soft boot and going an eyelet down is working pretty well for me.

[fogelberg 9]

The 707s were definitely low cut in the traditional sense (physical height of the skate) but they felt even lower cut even when laced all the way up. It had to do with how flexible the ankle is.

[Chadd 916]

What defines a "low cut" skate?

I never really thought about it... is this why I can't wear my tongues out in my RBKs? (I literally can't do it, the shinpad comes down way too far)

Traditionally, a lower height at the ankle. Most Grafs will fall into this category, with the 709 style being the biggest exception to the rule. As for your shin pad issue, it sounds like you need a shorter pad. If you were able to wear the pads behind the tongues on your previous skates, that would be an indication that the new skates are taller.

[Jordan 13]

You can always just not use the top eyelet (as JR does)...no need to limit yourself to the low cut boots only.

[VIPERS96 1]

The Stealth RS and Graf 703 are low cut skates.

[MyBoxersSayJoe 134]

I skipped the top eyelet on my X60's after coming from Graf 703's. On the APX's I don't have to do that.