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The Pro Shop / Re: A discussion: Skate choices
« Last post by LunarSkater on May 20, 2024, 07:38:30 PM »USFS doesn't want people attempting figure skating stuff in blades that aren't meant for figure skating. Flat = speed skater. Concave = unable to skate on edges, which is what figure skating depends on. Also, have you seen anyone try to skate with a concave? I have, in LTS. Never had their blades sharpened and were on a factory 'sharpening.' In other words, can't skate.
Blades with circular toe picks? That seems to me designed to cause faceplants. Toe picks are sharp for very specific reasons; namely, to assist with those jumps and spins.
As for blade technology, people are working on similar things. All that stuff you listed isn't illegal, but the technology is not there for wide implementation - or is downright impossible without making skates too heavy to wear. Related, check out Blade Science: https://www.blade.science
There are augmented reality programs out there. Some countries, I think Japan, uses those in their newscasts to calculate speed, jump distance, jump height, etc. It wouldn't surprise me if those kind of programs are being used in national-level training centers.
Blades with circular toe picks? That seems to me designed to cause faceplants. Toe picks are sharp for very specific reasons; namely, to assist with those jumps and spins.
As for blade technology, people are working on similar things. All that stuff you listed isn't illegal, but the technology is not there for wide implementation - or is downright impossible without making skates too heavy to wear. Related, check out Blade Science: https://www.blade.science
There are augmented reality programs out there. Some countries, I think Japan, uses those in their newscasts to calculate speed, jump distance, jump height, etc. It wouldn't surprise me if those kind of programs are being used in national-level training centers.