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Good fitter near DC or upstate NY?

Started by Query, November 17, 2024, 12:13:13 PM

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Query

Marlan @ Fairfax ice arena says that because my boot size differs by heel-to-toe vs arch length I should find a find a fitter with a Jackson 3d scanner who also fits custom Riedells. Any good ones within a few hundred miles of DC or upstate NY?

AlbaNY

I don't know about the scanner aspect, but Dave at Westside in Long Island City is very good at custom fittings.  I went through him for my customs, and I see a lot of people on other skating focused internet chats recommending the same for the NY region.

Upstate is a broad term.  I liked the advice that Cassie at Northern Ice & Dance in Potsdam gave me when I was starting out and would trust her for a fitting. 
There's a shop in Boston (a few hundred miles from upstate NY?) that many people recommend also.  I knew skaters who went there for custom Harlick fittings.  I'd have to check on the name.
Many skaters I know go to a lady in Skaneateles for fittings, and I have her info if you want.  Again, I never saw a 3d scanner except that I think Westside had something like that for Auras? 

Query

Quote from: AlbaNY on November 18, 2024, 03:46:23 AMMany skaters I know go to a lady in Skaneateles for fittings, and I have her info if you want.

Thanks. I want. My relatives live near Ithaca. Skaneateles is the closest.

I keep trying to reach people at Jackson, Riedell and Graf, for their referrals, and info on whether they can accommodate my feet. So far no luck.

Each skate brand that uses 3D scanners (CCM [for hockey :(], Jackson, maybe Graf), has their own scanner, which are incompatible. I think the CCM one just lists the closest stock CCM size, much like Dr. Scholl's insole fitters. :(

I'm tempted to check out Avanta. Maybe they have less business since their public conflict with Karen Chen, so their delay isn't too long...

Aura has stopped making custom figure skates. But their contact number, near Chicago, is also Avanta's.

Given the high cost of custom figure skates, it might be worth driving somewhere like Chicago if I thought they could do it right.

I don't even know for certain that I need custom boots. But my toes are close to twice as wide as my heel, and heel-to-toe vs arch-length (i.e. heel to ball on the inside edge of the foot) would lead to 1 shoe size different. Plus, I think I want a horizontal footbed, with no bend line and no forwards tilt, though I should really try some sort of experiment to see if I can use that.


AlbaNY

I'll message you the contact information a bit later.

Good luck.  I'd probably try Avanta myself.

AlbaNY

Query, I couldn't figure out how to pm an image, and now I don't see how to add one on here either.  Can you point out the right thing to click??

AlbaNY

Ugh.  I had to use imgur.
I hope it works.

ETA: okay, not on the first try.  Here's a link:  https://imgur.com/a/If5HUzV