Skate Profile for 10 year old -Tydan Powercut or Max 981

[Gally1111 1]

Hey guys,

My ten year old has been skating on a 9/10 and I am looking to maybe put him in an advanced profile. I'm really stuck between the tydan powercut,  max edge 981 or any prosharp multiple radius. Hes still a very North- South skater with a good stride that tends to get choppy as the profile wears down.....any insight would be appreciated!

[BenBreeg 493]

Just like any solution, what problem are you trying to solve?  "Advanced profile" doesn't mean anything.  Just because a profile has combo radius doesn't mean it's better.  As far as I know, and I think @Vet88 or @oldtrainerguy28 may have been part of a study that pointed to 9/10 as the only profile that had any data to indicate it had positive influence on performance.

[oldtrainerguy28 478]

What the hell is a powercut?? Geez... 

[mojo122 535]

Assuming this:

Tidal Power Cut Profile

[Gally1111 1]

Tydan powercut 

[krisdrum 233]

On 5/1/2023 at 2:15 PM, Gally1111 said:

Hey guys,

My ten year old has been skating on a 9/10 and I am looking to maybe put him in an advanced profile. I'm really stuck between the tydan powercut,  max edge 981 or any prosharp multiple radius. Hes still a very North- South skater with a good stride that tends to get choppy as the profile wears down.....any insight would be appreciated!

OP - what do you mean by the phrase I bolded?  Why is the profile being worn down?  Or do you mean the sharpening / ROH?  If you mean the profile - how often are you sharpening?  And how?  You shouldn't be seeing that much of a change on a profile.

My son when he was a bit younger than yours was on a 15 or 16 ft single, he was falling a lot and having balance issues.  To the other response questions - what are you trying to solve for?  

[Gally1111 1]

You lose the profile throughout the season after sharpening so often and I can tell when his is wearing down. I'm just looking to see if these profiles are more suited to him then what he has.....off-season seems to be the time to try new things.

[krisdrum 233]

1 minute ago, Gally1111 said:

You lose the profile throughout the season after sharpening so often and I can tell when his is wearing down. I'm just looking to see if these profiles are more suited to him then what he has.....off-season seems to be the time to try new things.

So the question remains - what are you trying to solve for?  His skating not getting choppy as the season progresses?  Better balance?  Better agility?  Something he is struggling with?

[Gally1111 1]

More speed , better acceleration.