jpeaslee 30 Report post Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) Steel - Step Blacksteel 288 SB4.0 Hollow - 7/8" Profile - Zuperior M About Me - Played inline in South Georgia a little bit growing up and club inline in college. Took about a 10 year break and started playing Ice a year and a half ago after turning 30 and moving to a place that has legit hockey (yes it's "Alabama", but it's different than you'd think). I play 3 nights a week. Low D2 player, but skating is probably my biggest strength. I messed around with profiles a bit when I first started ice and wound up skating on 8'/13' w/ a minor forward pitch and that completely changed the way I was able to skate. FWIW, I'm a big guy, 6'2" 265, usually play forward. Review - I got these installed about 2 games before taking a spill head first into the boards resulting in a moderate AC Sprain and 2 broken ribs. Got to take a nice 6 weeks off before getting back to skating. Subsequently, I’ve spent about 3 months on this profile skating about 3 hours a week. I immediately felt more comfortable on these than I did on the 9/10’. Got some of the agility back and they had a little more forward pitch (which i definitely like). They do feel a little more stable in a straight line, but lean forward a little bit and you get some maneuverability back. Backwards crossovers were a little easier, might be slightly less stable, but cutting was a little tighter and smoother. If I was stuck with these, I could definitely make them work, but a little more agility would still be nice. As I get further into these tests, I may change things up a little bit on some of the older reviews if I feel things aren't staying to scale. Acceleration: 3.5 Mobility: 3.5 Stability: 4.25 Speed: 4.75 Other Profiles Tested: 11', 9/10’ 8'/13' (not prosharp) Next Profile: Quad I Edited November 24, 2019 by jpeaslee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
