Warrior Alpha Pro Skates

[Sniper9 570]

On 6/16/2026 at 8:57 PM, Cosmic said:

I managed to find a seller in China. Shipping was stupid expensive but apparently this shipper knows about us Powerfeet cult members and is capitalizing. I paid the tariff no problem and got them yesterday. I put them in, with the included shims and I love it. My toes are so cozy in there; like a dream. Now I am awaiting a profiling to see if I can recreate the Mako pitch, as I am still skidding out when I try to cross over.

Powerfeet even without tariffs and shipping isn't worth $20 for foam. But it's your money and as long as you're happy. 

[Cosmic 179]

11 hours ago, Sniper9 said:

Powerfeet even without tariffs and shipping isn't worth $20 for foam. But it's your money and as long as you're happy. 

Yea, I am fully aware. But negative space in the toes just crushes skating confidence after being accustomed to having that space filled. And we can't get these things in USA anymore. 

[malcb33 109]

Before these released, I heard that these offered both great stiffness (laterally) and good forwards flexion. Since they've been released, I haven't heard many people mention much about it, as they tend to focus on the weight and comfort.

So, was this all hype or is there substance to it? The improved forward flexion was/ is the main thing that interested me in these skates.

Edited June 22 by malcb33

[Westside 281]

9 hours ago, malcb33 said:

Before these released, I heard that these offered both great stiffness (laterally) and good forwards flexion. Since they've been released, I haven't heard many people mention much about it, as they tend to focus on the weight and comfort.

So, was this all hype or is there substance to it? The improved forward flexion was/ is the main thing that interested me in these skates.

These are hands down the stiffest skates I’ve used. Can barely squeeze the ankle opening with one hand compared to other top of the line skates. But I still have great forward flexion without dropping eyelets or skipping the second eyelet like I’ve done with other skates. Not sure how much is actually due to the tongue or if it’s because the boot is cut lower.

I agree and find it funny that the tongue and stiffness was the topic of conversation among influencers on the preproduction skates and now it’s all about comfort and lack of stitching 

Edited June 23 by Westside

[Sniper9 570]

22 hours ago, Cosmic said:

Yea, I am fully aware. But negative space in the toes just crushes skating confidence after being accustomed to having that space filled. And we can't get these things in USA anymore. 

My point is you can easily make your own

[flip12 749]

1 hour ago, Sniper9 said:

My point is you can easily make your own

I've just use cheap kitchen sponges after losing one of my POWERFOOT inserts. A pack of 10 costs about $1.25. Shipping and handling is walking to and from the corner shop, about 5 minutes round trip.

[A2rhino 89]

I'm going to try these on this week but will remain skeptically optimistic. The fact that these skates are being hyped so hard but that the pro version had been available since the second quarter of 2025 and not one siting of these being worn (blacked out) in a game or even tested by a Warrior athlete makes me think that these are nothing special. 

I was also told from a dealer who did not receive any that they only made a limited run on these to see just how well they would do in the retail market. Sounds odd to me but then again I'm not in the business so it may be normal. 

[The Dude 1]

On 6/16/2026 at 5:57 PM, Cosmic said:

I managed to find a seller in China. Shipping was stupid expensive but apparently this shipper knows about us Powerfeet cult members and is capitalizing. I paid the tariff no problem and got them yesterday. I put them in, with the included shims and I love it. My toes are so cozy in there; like a dream. Now I am awaiting a profiling to see if I can recreate the Mako pitch, as I am still skidding out when I try to cross over.

Hey man, how did the profiling work out? Did it fix your skidding out issues? I just picked up a pair of these. Sure enough, exact same issue as you. I also skate with a 1/2. I’ve never had this happen before, but I took my first three steps onto the ice and just leaned into one edge and fell..  Blew my mind. I continued skating and didn’t fall per say, but any time I leaned into an edge with about half as much energy as I normally would with my Trues, I could feel them going out from underneath me. I also normally skate with a quad… I’m not nervous that this purchase was a mistake… yet… 😅

[The Dude 1]

On 6/16/2026 at 5:57 PM, Cosmic said:

I managed to find a seller in China. Shipping was stupid expensive but apparently this shipper knows about us Powerfeet cult members and is capitalizing. I paid the tariff no problem and got them yesterday. I put them in, with the included shims and I love it. My toes are so cozy in there; like a dream. Now I am awaiting a profiling to see if I can recreate the Mako pitch, as I am still skidding out when I try to cross over.

Hey man, how did the profiling work out? Did it fix your skidding out issues? I just picked up a pair of these. Sure enough, exact same issue as you. I also skate with a 1/2. I’ve never had this happen before, but I took my first three steps onto the ice and just leaned into one edge and fell..  Blew my mind. I continued skating and didn’t fall per say, but any time I leaned into an edge with about half as much energy as I normally would with my Trues, I could feel them going out from underneath me. I also normally skate with a quad… I’m not nervous that this purchase was a mistake… yet… 😅

[Cosmic 179]

On 7/14/2026 at 9:01 PM, The Dude said:

Hey man, how did the profiling work out? Did it fix your skidding out issues? I just picked up a pair of these. Sure enough, exact same issue as you. I also skate with a 1/2. I’ve never had this happen before, but I took my first three steps onto the ice and just leaned into one edge and fell..  Blew my mind. I continued skating and didn’t fall per say, but any time I leaned into an edge with about half as much energy as I normally would with my Trues, I could feel them going out from underneath me. I also normally skate with a quad… I’m not nervous that this purchase was a mistake… yet… 😅

I did the quads 2 profile, +2 pitch, and 1/2 ROH. I am still skidding a bit, not as bad as before, but nowhere near as good as I had it in the old Makos. The interesting thing is that when I just do a basic turn (no crossover) it is way sharper. And it is so sharp that my mind is not used to getting to where I want to get to so quickly, that the quick turn did not even help me when I used the skates the on time since I got them sorted out. I will get used to it, and hopefully my mind will stay up to date on where I am going. So yea not totally fixed yet but there is hope.