Does anyone have experience with the new "A/B" or C/D" widths on Jackson Premieres, especially as compared to the old A, B, C, D widths they used to have for that model? Are the options pretty much just A-and-a-half and C-and-a-half? (If I go with Premieres next, it may be immaterial for me because I'd likely do a split width, which hopefully they could still do on the old width sizing...I had 5B's that were okay, but I really needed one width bigger at the ball and one smaller at the heel. Perhaps I would do an "A/B" heel and a "C/D" ball...)
On a somewhat related note, I've gotten the impression that GAM skates are pretty much Jacksons for people with higher insteps. Does anyone that has experience with both brands think that's accurate? If so, I'd switch in a hot second. I assume the Podium is the equivalent to the Premiere? (Although it looks like it doesn't have the lower-cut back that Premieres do...?) Someone at my rink used to wear GAMs, and I think she might be close enough in size to me that trying hers on would give me some information, but if not I'll have to rely on gleanings from the interwebs, as a trip to a pro shop that sells them is not in the cards at the moment.
(For those of you following my boot saga, yes, this means I'm giving up on my SP Teri customs. It's been three months since I got the redone boots back, and I still can't skate for more than 10-15 minutes without excruciating pain or complete numbness. My coach/sales rep and I have stretched and punched them six ways from Sunday, I've heat molded them at least 15 times, I've skated with and without arch supports, ankle sleeves, insoles, and assorted lacing tricks, and I cannot make them work. Whenever I get in my car to go to the rink, I've started thinking, "Wow, I really don't want to skate and I wish I weren't doing this," so I'm done with these boots if they're going to make me feel like that. At least with all the missed ice time while I was waiting for them to be re-done, and missed lessons because I sure wasn't learning anything when I couldn't stay in my skates for more than 10 minutes, I've saved more than enough for a pair of stock boots.)