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6 Things You MUST Know Before Buying Your Next Pair of Ice Hockey Skates

Mistake #... them up is like trying on a button shirt
1.) Rushing out to buy the manufacturers without buttoning it... both are meant to
top model of skate. fit when they are done up. So...when you
Manufacturers make several models of put the skate on, be sure to give your
skates to accommodate different levels of heel a good kick into the back of the
skating, different physical sizes of boot and then lace it up.
skaters, and to cover all the price 4.) Buying the same make and model of
points. So, the 'Top Model' (read most skate that that the pro's (NHL) have.
expensive) may not be the best choice of This can be a tough one because the
skate for you to buy. The higher the younger skaters want what their favorite
model of skate the more expensive it is, NHL player is wearing. The bottom line
and the stiffer it is. If you're not with this is that the skates that the
physically heavy enough to deal with the general public are able to buy off the
stiffness of the skate it won't matter shelf are not the same as what an NHL
how much money you pay, your skating player is wearing. The Vapor XXX or CCM
performance will suffer. Skates that are PRO or what ever the model might be, is
too stiff for a skater will restrict knee not the same skate as what you, the
bend. Very often it can also means general public, are able to purchase. The
long-term discomfort. Be really honest pros are wearing custom made boots from
with yourself when it comes to your the manufacturer. The NHL is a great
skating ability and physical size. marketing vehicle for the skate
Purchasing a model of skate that matches manufacturers and consumers need to be
those two criterions, can dramatically aware of this fact.
increase your skating performance, and 5.) Buying a larger length to try and
save you money. accommodate a wider foot.
2.) Fitting hockey skates like shoes. If your foot is wide and the skate is
Skates and shoes do not fit the same. A tight then buy a wider skate not a bigger
safe rule of thumb to use, is that a length. The really big skate that feels
skate will always fit a size, to a size good in the store, will come back to
and a half, smaller than your shoe size. haunt you almost every time. A skate has
Depending on how you fit your running a very specific shape that is relative to
shoes, a skate may even occasionally be the length of the foot going into it. If
as much as two sizes smaller. If your you purchase a skate that is the wrong
skates are currently the same size as length, nothing about the shape of the
your running shoe... they are definitely foot will line up with the boot. For
too big. For example if you wear a size example; the widest part of the foot
10 running shoe start with trying on a comes back into the narrowest part of the
size 8-½ hockey skate. If you generally boot. The arch of the foot no longer
wear an extra wide shoe, start with a 'D' lines up with the arch of the skate. None
width skate. The ideal fit length wise, of that will bother you in the store, but
can only be checked when you are standing get out skating and it will show up.
in a skate that is laced up. The longest 6.) Not setting enough time aside to
toe of the foot should lightly feather properly fit the skates.
the end of the toecap. When you bend your It can take time to fit a skate for
knees slightly (like when you skate) the comfort. Wrapping a very stiff piece of
toes must pull completely away from the material around the foot can sometimes be
front of the toecap. If they don't pull a challenge. How a skate fits in the
away, then go up half a size, or if you first few minutes of putting it on
need growing room, then go up half a compared to how it fits after spending
size. some time to warm the boot up can make a
3.) Trying on a pair of skates and not dramatic difference. Give yourself at
lacing them up. least an hour, so you can walk around the
This is one of the most common reasons store and get a feel for the boot as well
skaters end up in skates that are to big. as warm it up. Also take the time to try
Hockey skates are, by design, meant to more than one manufacturers skate and
fit when they are laced up. As the boot models. Different manufacturers boots
is laced, the foot will draw into the have unique feels and fit different from
back of the skate. A skate that one another.
ultimately fits properly will, more often As a hockey player your skates are your
then not feel small when the foot is single most important piece of equipment.
placed in the boot prior to lacing it. Pay attention and you will have more fun.
Trying on a pair of skates without lacing Because it's fun to skate faster!




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