Skate profile 7-12 vs cag one 30/55

[Benderdad 0]

Hi, I got my son’s skates profiled for the first time and was recommended to do 7-12.  My son doesn’t hate it (doesn’t love it either) and I haven’t seen any improvements either so I was discussing with someone and they suggested going to cag one 30/55. He’s an offensive Dman, plays AAA and just turned 13. Is there a major difference between the 2 profiles?  Trying to not spend the extra money unless it would help. Cag one person said he would have more blade on the ice compared to the 7-12 profile he’s on. Thanks for any advice or suggestions. 

[Mcpowers15 0]

What size blade and type of skate?

someone can make profile recommendations without seeing you kid skate, It provides little value.  In the end they are only a recommendation.  Profiles are very much individual decision.  There is no one size fits all.

cag profiles are basically a flat spot.  Some people like them.  Others don’t.  I personally don’t care for them.  Research pro sharp profiles.

[Benderdad 0]

He has size 263 blades on the Bauer ultra sonic, has pulse and tydan steel. I figured it would be best to have someone see him skate but I don’t know of anyone in NJ that would watch him skate and make a strong recommendation. I will  look into pro sharp profiles as well. 

Edited August 23, 2020 by Benderdad

[Benderdad 0]

Great I will call you tomorrow. Thanks!!

[mojo122 535]

On 8/23/2020 at 9:21 AM, Benderdad said:

Hi, I got my son’s skates profiled for the first time and was recommended to do 7-12.  My son doesn’t hate it (doesn’t love it either) and I haven’t seen any improvements either so I was discussing with someone and they suggested going to cag one 30/55. He’s an offensive Dman, plays AAA and just turned 13. Is there a major difference between the 2 profiles?  Trying to not spend the extra money unless it would help. Cag one person said he would have more blade on the ice compared to the 7-12 profile he’s on. Thanks for any advice or suggestions. 

Sorry I didn't see this earlier.  Assuming his Ultrasonic's were retail did he not like the Quad 0 profile that came on the Pulse TI?

[Benderdad 0]

They were retail and to be quite honest I didn’t know they had a quad profile. I was able to buy them before being actually sold in the stores, and I bought tydan replacement blades from someone local and spoke to them about getting blades profiled and he recommended 7-12 and I had him profile them. I’m used to buying skates for myself and my son and just assumed they were standard blades. The guy does a lot of NHL and other high level player skates so I went with what he suggested and I guess either way my son needed tydan blades profiled, he mentioned he would have more blade on the ice, but he also probably didn’t know the pulse blades had a quad 0 on it. That being said I don’t know which profile he likes better. It took him a bit to get used to 7-12 but he seems ok for the most part. He’s a typical just turned 13 kid and doesn’t offer much info, just says he likes them. He also likes his shoes with holes and shirts with stains on them.  I do see him slipping on crossovers which he never had an issue with. He’s a good skater who spends a lot of time working on it. I was looking to add more speed and acceleration and went with what was recommended, I spoke to a couple people and did the tydan assessement which recommended the 30/55. I probably should’ve left his blades alone but when I bought the tydan ones I figured I’d get them both profiled. 

[mojo122 535]

I've skated on 35/65, Quad 0, Zuperior as well as a bunch of others.  I like all 3, but would say IMO that the 2 ProSharp profiles are a safer bet for most players.