Four days ago, I switched from my Edeas to my old, broken in, almost broken down Harlicks. I will tell you 'how it feels' to be in lower heels. My Edeas were higher, because I had a custom orthotic insert that added another 5 mm to it. And, the pitch to the ball was more severe, which us ladies know the difference between a high heel with and without a platform sole. Platform soles make a high heel feel less high.
In the Harlicks, I can feel more bumps on the ice. Not sure if it's the heel or not, but Edeas dampen the jolt when you go over grooves. No, I'm not tripping in my Harlicks, but that's a different feel to the ice.
My three turns, loops, rockers, counters, and brackets are picture perfect in the lower heel. I am not 'on my toes' at all. I can do good three turns in my Edeas, and just passed the Adult Silver on my first try with high marks of 2.9's and 2.8s from 2 of the judges. But, my three turns are now so darn perfect, they are unbelievably gorgeous, figure quality, no skids nor spoons, all 4 of them in every direction in the lower heeled Harlicks. And, my loop would turn into a cursive r in the Edeas, but not in the Harlicks. I know top skaters don't have this difficulty, but for me there was a marked improvement in the lower heel on my skating ability. Even my jumps are not as scratchy on the toe pick. But, I did also go down in the blade from a Pattern 99 to an old set of Coronation Aces that fit the old Harlicks. So, the toe pick is smaller and there is a curvier blade in the mix. This might be helping too.
Also, there is some side flexion in the ankle in the Harlicks, and not in the Edeas. For me, that could allows me to do a deeper edge and have more feel over the edges (especially when I've messed around with loops). I don't completely trust this new ability to go deep on an edge or put much acceleration in a spin entrance, in part because my Aces were ground too shallow and because of this ability to slightly side bend at the ankle is freaking me out a little. (Brain games)
For whatever reason, I am also extending more and higher with my free leg when exiting jumps and spins in the Harlicks. I am not sure why, because my 10 year old Harlicks are alot heavier. But, I'll take the prettier exit!