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Jackson announced a new model today: the Debut. It's rated up through Axel.http://www.jacksonultima.com/en/Index.aspx?product=pLCdcjOtcln22rcKmyYpcg1A2B3C4D5E1A2B3C4D5E
I feel like such a nerd saying this, but I'm a graphic designer/illustrator full time and who thought kerning this was a good idea..... the letters should connect....
I hadn't noticed initially because I didn't zoom in, but you're right. Now that's going to drive me nuts. The new D ebut!
Hmm those Debuts look like really nice boots, but it seems they come only in 2 widths ("A-B" and "C-D"), which probably means they can't be semi-customed. (I need A or AA heel and E ball.)
I thought about you in late April - were your ears burning? I used the new Microsoft font, Gabriola, for a exhibition program. It drove me crazy - loved the font, but couldn't figure out how to get the swirls and swishes to behave. The font shows different flourishes based on the actual letters and it doesn't kern nicely. Two of skaters have a two-word last name (no hyphen.) The mom proofread the document and said "You left out the space!" I hadn't - for one skater, it looked fine, for the other, there was no gap. Putting an extra space resolved it, but it was so frustrating! In the titles, it added spaces I didn't want! If it hadn't been the middle of the night, I would have asked for your help.
They've only been out 2 months they are built around the new elite last so semi customs might be available.
I popped into a skate shop today and they had a pair on display. Maybe it's because I currently have the Ice Fly but I thought they were really heavy. Chatting to the staff they said they'd had them a few weeks and so far the feedback hadn't been good, especially about the microfiber feel.
<<Emphasis added>>Could you please explain what you mean by "microfiber feel"? Do you simply mean that people touching the boots in the store didn't like the way they felt? Or do you mean that some skaters have actually purchased the boots and didn't like the way they handled during actual skating?
A few weeks isn't long to get much feedback especially regarding the on ice experience. I'm starting my breaking in experience tomorrow.
I'm gonna need a split-width Freestyle. I currently have a 4.5B, and though the heel is good, the ball is too narrow.To those who have tried it: would a R-size Debut be enough for me, or do I have to go with split width as well?
One skate pro told me that many of his teen girl customers (a large chunk of his figure skate clientele) shy away from Jacksons because they look clunky but are drawn to Edeas because they look so cool.