true shift holder

[flip12 712]

52 minutes ago, start_today said:

I broke a holder on my TF7s. A few questions for the brain trust: 

a) do the Max holders have the same hole pattern as the shift? 

b) I’ve seen a few places say that the Shift steel can go in Max holders, but not the opposite. Is that correct? I’m hoping to avoid buying new steel. 

c) Are there any other holders that line up with the shift hole pattern without having to drill new ones? 

A. Yes (96% sure).

C. No (100% sure: Shift and Shift Max are the only switch holders I’m aware of—that is a Shift (Max) holder is one shape that goes on a left or right skate whereas the others have a left holder and a right holder and they can’t mix and match holder sides and skate sides, so they’re not going to line up with the Shift (Max) holes).

B. Sounds right but I can’t remember the specifics.

[VegasHockey 1280]

On 12/26/2023 at 10:56 AM, start_today said:

I broke a holder on my TF7s. A few questions for the brain trust: 

a) do the Max holders have the same hole pattern as the shift? 

b) I’ve seen a few places say that the Shift steel can go in Max holders, but not the opposite. Is that correct? I’m hoping to avoid buying new steel. 

c) Are there any other holders that line up with the shift hole pattern without having to drill new ones? 

A: Yes

B: Shift steel can work in the standard Shift holder or the Shift Max holder. Shift Max steel cannot be used in the standard Shift holder, as it has a locking tang on the end. 

C: No. Every other brand of holder will require drilling.

[flip12 712]

I'm leaning towards putting heel lifts on mine. I like the holder, but I feel like I'm not forward enough, especially on starts. My favorite holder and steel spec has been the classic Graf Cobra 11' radius with aggressive pitch. Does anyone have a suggestion on how much of a heel lift I should request to achieve that feel on my Cat7s?

[VegasHockey 1280]

On 12/28/2023 at 8:21 AM, flip12 said:

I'm leaning towards putting heel lifts on mine. I like the holder, but I feel like I'm not forward enough, especially on starts. My favorite holder and steel spec has been the classic Graf Cobra 11' radius with aggressive pitch. Does anyone have a suggestion on how much of a heel lift I should request to achieve that feel on my Cat7s?

If you want to test the heel lift before making significant modifications, you could buy these:

https://www.thisissoul.com/products/superfeet-heel-lift

If you want to just do the heel lift, I would start with 1-1.5mm

[ironslave 2]

Question for the hive. I just got a pair of Cat 7's. Love the boot, but I feel I am pitched too far forward.  Coming from Bauer One100's with a 1.5mm heel lift on LS2 (which I loved), and the True's feel quite a bit more forward, where it feels like I am falling forward with skating backwards. 

Wondering what people would recommend to achieve a similar pitch?  Should I put a 1.5-3mm shim on the toe of the Shift Max?  Or, should I just put on the LS 2's on the Cat 7's?  (which would mean drilling the boot, and drilling the sole as well to get access to the holder, if a blade needs changing). 

[krisdrum 233]

20 hours ago, ironslave said:

Question for the hive. I just got a pair of Cat 7's. Love the boot, but I feel I am pitched too far forward.  Coming from Bauer One100's with a 1.5mm heel lift on LS2 (which I loved), and the True's feel quite a bit more forward, where it feels like I am falling forward with skating backwards. 

Wondering what people would recommend to achieve a similar pitch?  Should I put a 1.5-3mm shim on the toe of the Shift Max?  Or, should I just put on the LS 2's on the Cat 7's?  (which would mean drilling the boot, and drilling the sole as well to get access to the holder, if a blade needs changing). 

Sounds like a profiling adjustment would be in order instead of "renovating" the boot to holder interface.  Believe the stock profile on the True blades is a 9'/10' combo.