Okay, so I just got my blades sharpened on Saturday (Phantom parabolics). First time I skated on them was today. As soon as I got on the ice, they felt wrong. I feel like I can't roll up the rocker at all. My waltz, sals and loops were TINY because I felt like the blade was flat and I just couldn't get "up". Moves felt off as well. Flips and lutzes were okay, but I still felt like I couldn't get much spring. I have really been focusing on my waltz/axel take offs of rolling up to the toepick to spring off, and even at the boards it felt like I couldn't get up there at all. Loops it felt like I was jumping from a completely flat blade.
Now, of course all of this is happening 1 week and 5 days before my first competition back in four years. So I'm freaking out.
Could a different ROH cause this feeling? Normally I get a 7/16" sharpening. Normally, this is done at my sharpener's store. However, he was at the rink on Saturday with his mobile sharpener and I'm wondering if maybe it wasn't set for what I normally get? If it was just a ROH problem, I wouldn't think that the blades would feel "flat". Which makes me wonder if it's a problem with the rocker. But, when I look down the length of the blade, I do still see some curve.
I'm planning on taking them back in, but won't get there until Saturday afternoon. I have two more practices before then. If it's a ROH problem, could using my profiler in the mean time fix it until the sharpener can? Is there a way I can tell if it's a ROH or rocker issue? (No, I did not trace my blades when I got them.)