New Hockey Skates

I recently bought a new pair of ice hockey skates. I skated on them twice already. But a don't have much of a grip in my strides nor do I get that glide when stopping. My question is does it take time to break in the new blade?

When you purchase a new pair of hockey skates, come with a blade that is not yet sharpened. The reason for this is safety as they do not want people cutting themselves when handling skates to try on at the store.

No grip on your stride and lack of stopping power shows that the blade on your skate is not yet sharpened. Another way to test if your blade is sharp or not is to slide a piece of tissue paper over it. If it cuts the tissue easily, it is sharp, if not, your blade needs sharpening.

With regards to breaking in, that usually refers to the boot. Most new skates tend to conform to the shape of your foot much better then models from prior to 2000. With the higher end skates, some of the more professional hockey equipment stores will have a 'skate oven' where they heat mold the skate to the exact shape of your foot to minimize the time you need to break in the skate.

Cheers!

2010-03-03 06:08:02 by Mike Musser

new skates for E

I just got some new skates for my birthday just from duhnams and i am wondering if they will work all right. Or if you know a place near milwaukee, wi that sharpens skates that would be a big help.

Well, hello neighbor! :) I would not skate on new blades. Right out of the box, they need to be sharpened, otherwise you'll have a hard time keeping your feet under you. It'll be like Bambi and Thumper on the ice! I really don't suggest getting skates sharpened at any of the area rinks here. As a former employee of one of them, the people (who are all near and dear to my heart) who do it most often don't know a thing about skating, have very little training on the sharpener and are working with machines that are as old as dirt. I'd suggest either going to the Hockey Locker which is on 20th/Howard (next to Maverick's bar, just about across the street from Wilson Park) in Milwaukee or Rainbo Sports, located inside Pettit. They're trained people who are actually know about blades and have better equipment than most rinks. Good luck and hope to see you on the ice! :)

2008-02-07 21:27:54 by mustbeperfect

Price: $19.99

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So I want to play hockey, but I have figure skates. obviously I need hockey skates to play hockey, but I don't want to spend a ton of money on a pair of skates when I already have figure skates (which I do use). so I'm looking to spend less than 100 dollars.

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2009-11-16 18:23:18 by Macy

Price: $7.95

im 16 and play midget AA. i need some new skates cuz mine are falling apart. my skates rite now ar mission agx's.

Well Mission no longer makes ice hockey skates, they are a roller hockey company only. So, if you were wanting to get Mission skates again it will be hard. You will need to look on Ebay or other sites like this to see what you can find.

I would suggest that you look into a high-end Bauer or CCM skate. Bauer now owns Mission and are producing the roller hockey skates. Not to sure what your budget will be. Maybe the Bauer Supreme ONE70 or higher skate or something in the CCM U+ series.

2010-08-07 01:35:18 by Matt

I just got a new pair of hockey skates, and I need them tomorrow for hockey early in the morning. Does anyone know a way to make them so they wont hurt my feet. In a FAST way?

well really, theres not much you can do for it.
you have to break them in so wear them around
just dont walk on the rug;]

=)

2007-11-03 17:33:42 by mandy k