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Offline khj_icarus

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Could you recommend a skate boots model for me?
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:37:36 PM »
Hello,
I need help chosing my skate boots.

I used to practice figure skating when I was young.
I practiced double and triple jumps and at that time I used SP Teri KT-2 boots. (and for the blades, I used Gold Seal.)

It's been more than 5 years since I quit figure skating,
but I recently decided to start practicing again.
Well this time, I think I won't be able to practice up to triple jumps, but just for enjoying, like a hobby.

The problem is, my old skate boots are small now and I need to buy a new one.
And I don't know what to buy.
As I wrote above, I'm not going to practice up to triple jumps, but still, I'm going to practice some jumps,
I want to buy a pair of boots for professionals.

At first, I thought of what I used to use, I mean, SP Teri KT-2 boots
but it seems way too professional and as far as I remember, that model is stiffer than other professional boots.
So I looked up in the internet to get some information, especially about what's the trend these days among skaters.
But I found out there are so many brands, much more than thought.
A couple of years ago when I practiced figure skating, almost all skaters (in my country) used SP Teri or GRAF.
(I used only SP Teri though.)

Before looking up the internet, I was thinking of trying GRAF because I heard that GRAF is much softer than SP Teri.
But I don't know either which model exactly of GRAF would fit best to a skater like me.

To sum up,

1. Could you recommend a model of GRAF?
2. (If there's any,) Could you recommend another brand which seems fit better to my situation?


(To add some information about my feet,
I wear 22.5~23cm sneakers and the size of the skate blades I have is 9 1/4.
My toe box is narrow and the top of the foot is not high.)

Thank you! 
 

Offline WaltzJump413

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Re: Could you recommend a skate boots model for me?
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2013, 12:15:41 AM »
Have you looked into Riedells?
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