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Advice needed on taping up boots for support

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Irishflip

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Ok so I'm going to Jaca for a two week skating course in a few days, and my skates are in really poor condition, offering little to no support, I can literally squeeze the boots until the two sides a touching! And I'm trying doubles. My coach advised taping them up for support and I honestly don't care about them losing colour because I'm getting new ones the second I get back so I'm using medical tape for extra support. My problem is I'm not completely sure exactly where to put the tape and how much to use :confused:. They're Risport RF4s if that helps, thank you in advance!
 
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Irishflip said:
Ok so I'm going to Jaca for a two week skating course in a few days, and my skates are in really poor condition, offering little to no support, I can literally squeeze the boots until the two sides a touching! And I'm trying doubles. My coach advised taping them up for support and I honestly don't care about them losing colour because I'm getting new ones the second I get back so I'm using medical tape for extra support. My problem is I'm not completely sure exactly where to put the tape and how much to use :confused:. They're Risport RF4s if that helps, thank you in advance!
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I've never had to use them, but the skaters at my rink who do tend to tape their skates tape the area with the hooks. Also, they tend to use a quarter of the roll on one foot.
 
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Irishflip

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Thank you so much, I was worried I'd end up having to guess. Also unrelated to the tape, I heard Elizaveta Tuktamysheva went to Mishin's camp in Jaca last year....which happens to be on at the same time as mine this year :biggrin: I may get to see her if she goes again this year. Fingers crossed!
 
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Dreaswi

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The tape used at our rink is the plain silver duct tape. It is wider and stronger than medical tape.
 
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