Foot pain/skate width question

[Vet88 674]

Contrary to the opinion in the article, moving the holder isn't really needed for the majority of pronation issues. And even though forces are focused thru the runner blade, the support, like many architectural structures is carried up thru the holders, across the entire sole.

Whilst this may be true for fixed or rigid architectual structures, I don't believe it holds true for ice or inline or figure hockey skates. Imagine if you will a T shaped structure balanced on a surface. Put 2 equal weights on each side of the top of the T and it will continue to remain standing. Add another pound to one side only and it will fall over on that side. This is what pronation is doing to the boot and if it wasn't for the sides of the boot around the ankle, your foot would fall off the sole of the boot.

With minor pronation, the ankle support from the boot and some internal compensation from your foot muscles is often enough for the skater to be ok. This applies to the majority of the population but I always feel they are getting short changed, they will never know how good it can be to have the blade properly centered under your foot. In medium to severe cases of pronation, especially when the skater is getting pains down the side of the foot, some form of remedial work needs to be done if they are to skate to the best of their ability and skate pain free.

The MLX skate was, to date, one of the only ice hockey skates ever built for this issue. Sadly Easton did not carry the feature thru when they purchased the company.

Your points of incremental small changes and how these changes, whilst fixing one problem, may impact on other parts of the body (particularly knee joints) is very pertinent.

[Souldriver 64]

I did find the Nexus 600 in my size, but that is $269. Pretty steep for somebody just messing around. Heck, I'd use the 200 model if I could find that in my size.

If they're truely in your skate size and you know they fit I would say go for it. Renting until June would add up then after you're still buying skates so it may be around the same price anyway. And this way you would have a better boot and one of your own as well. You will rarely ever regret buying a better skate especially if you take up the sport even more so.

[jlird808 4]

I don't like to normally do this (esp cuz I'm new here) but....3 year thread bump!!

And I'm only doing it because the tracing of the OP's foot looks almost exactly like mine, and I'm super curious as to how his quest for a great fitting skate went. I also have funny feet & suffer from the inability to try on skates at a LHS.

OP, did you go with Nexus skates?

Sorry again!!