Happy new skates day. Skate profiling?

[CHIP39 0]

I just gave my crazy lights there first go round and I was surprised how comfortable they were being soon much stiffer than my first pair. Two thing I noticed.

First: It felt very strange. I mean I was scared to make quick stops turns and skating backwards was not nearly as comfortable.

Second: as I got used to them I felt a ton more stable. Almost like I was glued to the ice in turns and stops were smoother. I'm not a spectacular skater so sometimes I chatter on quick stops and turns.

Question. Is this more to do with the suffer boot or the different profile. My sharpener about six months ago pointed out something about the stock profile on my ccm shock le's and he told me to get a profile and so I said uh sure and didn't think anything of it. Felt more mobile I guess but it was a while ago and I don't remember exactly the how the transition went.

Question two. Should I profile again? And how the heck would somebody know what profile I need just by looking at the blade? In fact it seems like a ridiculous amount of trail and error is the only appropriate way to determine if a different profile is necessary and then it's like why not just adjust your technique if you don't already have a preference.

Tl;dr. Should I profile these? old skates on the left don't have laces. New ones on the right.

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[Buzz_LightBeer 974]

Personally, I'd give it at least 4-5 times on ice, see if skating in them you can naturally adjust to the stock rocker as is. If you legitimately cannot figure them out as stock, profile them. Just keep in mind that you may profile them and not like the result, and then what are you left with?

[CHIP39 0]

That's why I was thinking. The only way to know is to try it but there is only so much steel.

[jimmy 194]

There is plenty of steel on a new skate to profile and reprofile many times. For example, changing from the stock 10' radius on those to a 9' takes off about the same amount of steel as a skate sharpening. Not much. The myth that profiling takes of a lot of steel is a result of bad sharpeners who don't know what they are doing, or worse those that try to freehand a profile. After you skate on them 6 times, if you have a bad symptom, go to an experienced shop and let them select a profile that will correct your symptoms.