She's skated one session and declared that the boots are "broken in." That's impossible.
That is my point though. I'm not trying to say that oh I've broken in my boots already, I'm saying that I felt like they didn't need breaking in at all.
For example, a skater who has just started skating would need to break in their new Jackson Classique boots. However, a skater who has already gone way up to say Jackson Elites, probably would not need to break in a new pair of Classiques at all, because even at its stiffest, they're not as stiff as a broken-in Elite. I'm totally exaggerating in this example here, I know I am no where near to being in an Elite, I'm just trying to explain my point.
I also do
not think that my new boots are not stiff enough, I'm pretty sure they are adequate. I'm merely wondering if the fact that I have no trouble breaking them in means I'll be breaking them down sooner than a year. If there's no straight answer to that, then don't worry it doesn't really matter, it's not like I can change anything, and I'm satisfied with the boots as they are now. Just wanted to be prepared.
The additional support and lower-cut boot are advantages that are letting her skate well from the start in stiffer skates. It doesn't mean the skates aren't stiff enough.
Actually, the new boots aren't lower-cut. I put them together and they look pretty much the same (of course, I'm just eyeballing it, so I could be slightly wrong).
Technically, if they provide support without impinging forward ankle bend. They also have to be molded to the foot, which heat-molding expedites.
See it never impinged my forward ankle bend at all. They don't quite fit my feet as comfortably as the old boots did though, so that still requires some breaking in on that end.