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- Jul 26, 2016
My son is currently in the standard model of Coronation Ace, which is appropriate for his level (and was recommended by the coach).
I was reading somewhere about common skating injuries and that overly heavy skates can contribute to some injuries. One article suggested that skates should weigh no more than 5 percent of the skater's body weight (tough to achieve for little kids).
Given that my son is only 50 lbs, I was wondering if exploring the Coronation Ace Revolution made sense for his next skates, since they are lighter. From the John Wilson website, it didn't sound like they were intended for more "advanced" skaters than the standard model, but did offer weight reduction and more durability. This might also mean less sharpening (and its a long drive to do the sharpening for us) - in the end, this could save enough in time and gas to offset the additional expense of the more expensive blade. Right now, we have to sharpen around 16-18 hours because of all the nicks (and yes, we are religious about guard use).
Does anyone have experience in switching from the standard model to the "Revolution" model? Is it really that much lighter and can you get more skating time in between sharpening? Is there any difference in how the blade works with the boot (the sole plates look very different from what I can see on the John Wilson website).
I also couldn't tell if the Revolution model was a "parallel" blade or "tapered and side honed" because the comparison chart says "parallel" but elsewhere on the website says "tapered and side honed". Does anyone know which one it is? Are there any challenges with the tapered and side honed style of blade, especially with sharpening or general care?
I am not interesting in getting something fancy and spending extra money just for the sake of it, but if there is a real benefit in terms of weight reduction and saving time and money overall, I'm willing to consider it for our next pair, even if my son seems to be good in the regular Coronation Ace.
We are (hopefully) a few months out from needing new skates, but wanted to start thinking about this before. If anyone has experience or input, I would appreciate it.
Thanks!
I was reading somewhere about common skating injuries and that overly heavy skates can contribute to some injuries. One article suggested that skates should weigh no more than 5 percent of the skater's body weight (tough to achieve for little kids).
Given that my son is only 50 lbs, I was wondering if exploring the Coronation Ace Revolution made sense for his next skates, since they are lighter. From the John Wilson website, it didn't sound like they were intended for more "advanced" skaters than the standard model, but did offer weight reduction and more durability. This might also mean less sharpening (and its a long drive to do the sharpening for us) - in the end, this could save enough in time and gas to offset the additional expense of the more expensive blade. Right now, we have to sharpen around 16-18 hours because of all the nicks (and yes, we are religious about guard use).
Does anyone have experience in switching from the standard model to the "Revolution" model? Is it really that much lighter and can you get more skating time in between sharpening? Is there any difference in how the blade works with the boot (the sole plates look very different from what I can see on the John Wilson website).
I also couldn't tell if the Revolution model was a "parallel" blade or "tapered and side honed" because the comparison chart says "parallel" but elsewhere on the website says "tapered and side honed". Does anyone know which one it is? Are there any challenges with the tapered and side honed style of blade, especially with sharpening or general care?
I am not interesting in getting something fancy and spending extra money just for the sake of it, but if there is a real benefit in terms of weight reduction and saving time and money overall, I'm willing to consider it for our next pair, even if my son seems to be good in the regular Coronation Ace.
We are (hopefully) a few months out from needing new skates, but wanted to start thinking about this before. If anyone has experience or input, I would appreciate it.
Thanks!