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The Pro Shop / Re: A discussion: Skate choices
« Last post by AlbaNY on Today at 02:30:07 AM »Query, you might like them if you keep adjusting to the blades. It doesn’t take too long to remember the lack of toe picks and curved tail. The hardest part for me is to remember not to try stopping by dragging a toe pick when going backwards but to hockey stop instead.
As for putting figure blades on that’s an interesting task. I don’t know about adult sizes, but for kids it seems common to find hockey type boots with somewhat hybrid blades with a little toe pick. You might like that?
Bill, what I see some of these guys doing is impressive.
The high level coach at my old rink could do pretty much anything in his hockey skates and probably doesn’t own a figure pair. I’ve seen nice spins and jumps by guys in hockey skates quite often. Then there are the handstands and other non-figure type stuff popular around here.
As for putting figure blades on that’s an interesting task. I don’t know about adult sizes, but for kids it seems common to find hockey type boots with somewhat hybrid blades with a little toe pick. You might like that?
Bill, what I see some of these guys doing is impressive.
The high level coach at my old rink could do pretty much anything in his hockey skates and probably doesn’t own a figure pair. I’ve seen nice spins and jumps by guys in hockey skates quite often. Then there are the handstands and other non-figure type stuff popular around here.