Hi, everyone! Yes, I am here with yet another dreaded thread on blades
But, I figure everyone is a little different, so hopefully those of you with experience skating in different blades will be able to kindly offer some insight!
Currently, I am in Coronation Comets; I will have been in them for 2 years this coming January. I'm working on silver MIF, pre-bronze dance, and my lutz. The problem I'm having with the Comets is very poor (read: pathetic) spins. I can't stay centered, and have a lot of trouble finding the "sweet spot." It's really gotten to the point where I don't WANT to spin because I'm so frustrated with them. I'm also having trouble with edges. I feel as though I have to PULL myself around the lobe on patterns, that I get "stuck" in a flat edge (if that makes sense?).
The man who sharpens my blades has recommended Pattern 99's, but I've seen that some people prefer the Gold Seals because they're a bit rounder, which is appealing to me after dealing with the Comets. GS are really out of my price range and P99's are pushing it quite a bit. And so I've been looking at the Eclipse Pinnacles, which I've seen people say are closer to the GS.
OR, given the issues I'm having, would it be better to drop down to a 7' rocker? It's a really dramatic change, but I wonder if that would be better for the edge problem. I enjoy dance quite a bit more than freestyle, so I'd rather cater to that than to spins.
While I know that new blades isn't going to fix everything (I have to work on myself, too), I feel as though I want to at least TRY something new. I've only briefly mentioned this to my coaches, and we've not yet sat down for a conversation, because I want some knowledge before getting into it so I know what we're talking about. It was my freestyle coach (who is my primary coach) who chose the Comets because she felt it would help my spins and they're more stable.
Any insight is much appreciated! It would definitely help to be armed with some knowledge before I talk to my coach about this. Thanks!