Hi everyone! So glad I found this site I’m in the market for new skates and am struggling. I am currently in Jackson Freestyles wide width and I broke them down quite fast. At first they seemed to fit really well but within about 2 months I had a lot of heel slippage and there’s a lot of room for my toes to move up and down and I find my toes often curl and grip while I’m skating. For reference, I am consistently landing a toe loop and salchow. I am an adult skater that is 5’9” and I weigh about 175, hence why I’m going to a higher stiffness (have a nice bend in all the options I tried).
I went to try new skates yesterday and it felt like a bit of a fiasco. I tried Riedells (equal stiffness to the Jackson 3500), Jackson debut (not close to stiff enough) and the elite 3500, and Edea ice fly and chorus (they didn’t have concerto in my size). We went to a regular width and down a half size because my heel is quite narrow but the ball of my foot is not. So every single pair of skate I tried on hurt so much on the sides of my feet and under on the ball of my foot. My toes also touch the end of the boot but come off a hair when I bend at the knee. The skate tech (highly recommended shop) said we can punch them out and it should relieve the pressure but at this price point, what if it doesn’t? And even going to a more narrow width, I still had the tiniest bit of heel lift in every option. Does anyone have suggestions?
ETA: my feet still hurt from the process yesterday
I went to try new skates yesterday and it felt like a bit of a fiasco. I tried Riedells (equal stiffness to the Jackson 3500), Jackson debut (not close to stiff enough) and the elite 3500, and Edea ice fly and chorus (they didn’t have concerto in my size). We went to a regular width and down a half size because my heel is quite narrow but the ball of my foot is not. So every single pair of skate I tried on hurt so much on the sides of my feet and under on the ball of my foot. My toes also touch the end of the boot but come off a hair when I bend at the knee. The skate tech (highly recommended shop) said we can punch them out and it should relieve the pressure but at this price point, what if it doesn’t? And even going to a more narrow width, I still had the tiniest bit of heel lift in every option. Does anyone have suggestions?
ETA: my feet still hurt from the process yesterday
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