Goon 0 Report post Posted April 4 (edited) Has anyone noticed that the Powerfly holder has more of a flat pitch than the previous Tuuk LS Edge holder? Just switched to Vapor X5 Pro skates from my previous Vapor APX ones and I’ve had to add a heel shim to adjust the pitch as I kept feeling like I’m leaning backwards. I’m assuming it’s the holder anyway. Not sure why else there would be a pitch difference when staying with the Vapor line. Blade profile is the same between the skates. Edited April 5 by Goon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1266 Report post Posted April 5 22 hours ago, Goon said: Has anyone noticed that the Powerfly holder has more of a flat pitch than the previous Tuuk LS Edge holder? Just switched to Vapor X5 Pro skates from my previous Vapor APX ones and I’ve had to add a heel shim to adjust the pitch as I kept feeling like I’m leaning backwards. I’m assuming it’s the holder anyway. Not sure why else there would be a pitch difference when staying with the Vapor line. Blade profile is the same between the skates. Pitch is the same Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goon 0 Report post Posted April 5 53 minutes ago, VegasHockey said: Pitch is the same What’s different then? The boot? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1266 Report post Posted April 8 On 4/5/2024 at 8:41 AM, Goon said: What’s different then? The boot? APX has an aggressively-angled boot cut Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goon 0 Report post Posted April 8 7 minutes ago, VegasHockey said: APX has an aggressively-angled boot cut More so than the X5 Pro then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1266 Report post Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Goon said: More so than the X5 Pro then? Yes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goon 0 Report post Posted April 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, VegasHockey said: Yes. Cool. Certainly explains why the heel lifts have made the skates feel more “normal” to me. Edited April 8 by Goon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nchan2000 0 Report post Posted April 12 Would it be better to pitch the skate blade rather than insert a shim? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1266 Report post Posted April 13 On 4/11/2024 at 8:15 PM, nchan2000 said: Would it be better to pitch the skate blade rather than insert a shim? Either works. If you have someone skilled with profiling, I would pitch the blade, but the easier method is a shim. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry54 243 Report post Posted April 14 If you're happy with the blade manufacturer's stock profile, then I'd get a shim. If you're going to get the blade profiled anyways, you might as well just have the pitch added to the profile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
