Skate Fit on Arches

[2nhockey 21]

My daughter has been skating for a while in some Mako 2's. The skates have been baked twice, and hot spots have been hit with a heat gun and manipulated out. She likes the skates ok but the arches on both skates are still putting pressure on her.

 

She went and stood on one of those Dr. Scholl's machines and the machine said she has low (not flat) arches, and recommended one of the insoles that is like 1/2 the length of her foot.

 

Will  Dr. Scholl's insert work in ice skates? Since the one that is recommended is only 1/2 length would she just be skating on 1/2 an insole or does this insole go in with the existing insole?

 

Thanks for any help!

[Labrat198 7]

I have low arches also and these have worked well for me.

 

http://www.totalhockey.com/product/CCM_Custom_Support_Performance_Skate_Insoles_-_Low_Arch/itm/12319-2/?dvdit=1&gclid=CjwKEAjwpfC5BRCT1sKW2qzwqE0SJABkKFKReStVe2d9m4ppARufTB3qSylG-240KZq597OE5EhjGhoCjqfw_wcB

 

many other bands that offer similar insoles too. Pull the current insole out, cut the new one to fit, toss them in and off you go.

[GreatestAmericanBeardo 258]

i have low arches,   i went with Superfeet yellow on the advice of @SeanCornell91 and haven't looked back. that said, it did take me a few skate to adjust. i would suggest going to a public skate before entering a game situation. 

 

and yes, its as easy as:  Pull the current insole out, cut the new one to fit, toss them in and off you go.

[2nhockey 21]

Thanks for the help! I'll give those a try.

[Vet88 674]

9 hours ago, 2nhockey said:

Will  Dr. Scholl's insert work in ice skates? Since the one that is recommended is only 1/2 length would she just be skating on 1/2 an insole or does this insole go in with the existing insole?

 

Thanks for any help!

Be careful of using a insole designed for a shoe as opposed to one designed for a hockey skate. The main difference between say a superfeet and a Dr Scholl product is the thickness of the insole, if the support is too thick it lifts the foot in the skate which can cause a volume issue (leads to lace bite) and or a heel lock issue (the heel gets lifted out of the heel pocket).

[mojo122 538]

One of the reasons I switched from SuperFeet to SpeedPlate. 

[2nhockey 21]

Thanks again for the help. We finally made it to a hockey shop and the owner let my daughter try the CCM inserts for about a half hour. She said they were better but still felt some pressure. Next he baked some Bauer Speed Plates and she tried those for about 15 minutes. They had no Super Feet. Anyway, she liked the Bauers better, so they are in her skates now. Tonight will be the first skate on them. We'll see how it goes.

[2nhockey 21]

About 2 hours of practice tonight and she said the Speed Plates felt very good. Not perfect as she says she can feel some mild 'pushing' on her arches, but not painful and the best these Easton's or her Graf's have felt.

[JimmyTheDriver 36]

Yeah... Its a pretty steep arch in the Makos, and can't be punched out.  I talked to Easton support and even some skate engineers a few months back when I got mine.  Not much to do other than play with insoles like you have been doing. 

 

I tried a few and the Superfeet Yellows have given me the best relief.   Still a little bit of pressure but I got used to it over time. 

[Buzz_LightBeer 973]

1 hour ago, JimmyTheDriver said:

Yeah... Its a pretty steep arch in the Makos, and can't be punched out.  I talked to Easton support and even some skate engineers a few months back when I got mine.  Not much to do other than play with insoles like you have been doing. 

 

I tried a few and the Superfeet Yellows have given me the best relief.   Still a little bit of pressure but I got used to it over time. 

They can most definitely be stretched or flattened. I've done it to every pair I've owned. Though I wouldn't fault a shop guy for not wanting to do it at the risk of ruining a pair of skates. It's very different when I'm doing it to my own pair

[JimmyTheDriver 36]

1 hour ago, Buzz_LightBeer said:

They can most definitely be stretched or flattened. I've done it to every pair I've owned. Though I wouldn't fault a shop guy for not wanting to do it at the risk of ruining a pair of skates. It's very different when I'm doing it to my own pair

 

The actual carbon fiber arch?  In speaking with Easton, and my own attempts, that part of the boot isn't responsive to heat like the rest.  Everything above it is, but not the actual arch.  Unless I am wrong, which happens alot :)