New Skate issues. Need some tips

[Eatsleephockey68 0]

I'v been skating on the same skates for about 6 years. Just recently I got a new pair of skates and have been breaking them in for about 2 months or so. The only problem I have with them is when i'm in stride I find myself falling flat on my face... It's almost like I stepped on a piece of stick tape and can't control my fall. I remember I had a similar problem with my old skates as well and I had someone do something to them to fix the front of the blade. Does anyone know what I'm talking about that knows more about sharpening skates?

[Monty22 833]

Toe pic?

Seriously though, maybe you had a shop change the radius on your last pair? I would take them back to where you had them worked on the first go round and explain your issue.

[syinx 139]

It could be just that you're not used to a longer holder or even a larger skate size. Can you give us the information regarding your old skate brand and size, as well as the new one?

[Chadd 916]

Something about the new skates is throwing off your balance. A less aggressive forward pitch, or even a negative pitch would bring you back a little bit.

[Eatsleephockey68 0]

My old skates were bauer vapor 12s. My new pair are vapor 6.0's. As far as sizes go, they are the same size as my last pair of skates maybe a half a foot bigger not sure.

Toe pic?


Seriously though, maybe you had a shop change the radius on your last pair? I would take them back to where you had them worked on the first go round and explain your issue.

I had the equipment manager for a pro team do it for my years ago, but I was to young to realize what he actually had done. I just know that on my old pair I was falling forward frequently and the equipment manager tinkered with them and fixed the problem.