She has strong feelings about boots.. good luck!
Brought my skates to the rink to meet with L (my coach). She had me put them on and shove my toes in as far to the front as possible. When I did, there was a ton of room in my heel. My skates are too big. :'( When I first started skating with her, she commented that she thought they might be too big and she's right. You can even see how the leather is buckling at the toe that I'm really trying to crank them down to hold my foot in place. Along with the inserts that I'm using to take up volume, and the pain in my Tailor's bunion area that we've punched out twice, it's like I'm struggling to make them work. Usually, I end up retying them once or twice every session because I tie them so tight (to prevent slippage) that I kill my arches, make my toes go numb, or cause pain in the top of my foot. Not to mention the little scars I'm getting on my shins where the tongue digs in a little from all the pressure.
So, the Jackson Premiere's in a 7C are way too big and the Ultima Legacy blade at 9 3/4" is too long for me. L said that's probably a contributing factor in why I'm struggling to find the sweet spot in spins and their stiffness and design (and my lacing the heck out of them) prevents me from being able to really bend my ankle.
I tried on a pair of EDEA's in a 205 and they were much more snug and felt so much better. Even without heat molding. I would need a new blade since they will require a shorter blade than the 9 3/4" but I can imagine that it will be far easier to skate on a slightly shorter blade. Ugh.
Just like my very first pair of ski boots, my first pair of skates are too big and sloppy. Live and learn.
Looks like we're going with the EDEA Chorus. Blade TBD.