Hi there Goldenskate,
after a 2,5 year hiatus our local rink has FINALLY reopened and I'm back on my Edeas which I just bought 2 weeks before the rink closed! (...yes, that hurt!!)
I've spent most of the hiatus on rollerblades instead and really seen a lot of progress but going back on iceskates the narrow blade is obviously quite a bit different and needs much finer control (I like to tell myself: "You're no longer skating on a rubber sausage, Snorlax!")
I'm still just settling in but I wanted to ask if anyone has pointers around how to tell whether a blade needs repositioning. I noticed that my left blade scrapes/catches a lot, especially towards the back, up to a point where it really throws me off.
Looking at the boots and comparing the blade alignment, I can't really see much of a difference but I have no trained eye for this at all.
If I had to go with a gut feeling I'd say the left blade needs pointed outward a bit on the front so the back is pointing a little inward. Currently I often have the feeling that the back of the blade isn't really centered under my left heel and slightly too far on the outside.
I know that it could just be a normal imbalance, so I don't want to fall back on the "it's the skate excuse". If you have any suggestions for exercises to help with this, please shoot! I already started to pay a lot more attention to my left side, I now start my drills on that side, and I tried shifting pressure around (applying more/less/heel/ball) etc but it still trips me up a lot and the mental question mark is there!
Because my local rink closed so shortly after I got the skates, I didn't get the chance to spend time with my previous fitter for any blade adjustments, and now being back our rink actually has no figure skating academy anymorre. To access a professional fitter I would need to go elsewhere, before I do I'd love to hear from y'all what your experiences were, if you have any wisdoms to share, how it should feel, what else I can test or even just drills to improve.
Thanks in advance
Snorlax
after a 2,5 year hiatus our local rink has FINALLY reopened and I'm back on my Edeas which I just bought 2 weeks before the rink closed! (...yes, that hurt!!)
I've spent most of the hiatus on rollerblades instead and really seen a lot of progress but going back on iceskates the narrow blade is obviously quite a bit different and needs much finer control (I like to tell myself: "You're no longer skating on a rubber sausage, Snorlax!")
I'm still just settling in but I wanted to ask if anyone has pointers around how to tell whether a blade needs repositioning. I noticed that my left blade scrapes/catches a lot, especially towards the back, up to a point where it really throws me off.
Looking at the boots and comparing the blade alignment, I can't really see much of a difference but I have no trained eye for this at all.
If I had to go with a gut feeling I'd say the left blade needs pointed outward a bit on the front so the back is pointing a little inward. Currently I often have the feeling that the back of the blade isn't really centered under my left heel and slightly too far on the outside.
I know that it could just be a normal imbalance, so I don't want to fall back on the "it's the skate excuse". If you have any suggestions for exercises to help with this, please shoot! I already started to pay a lot more attention to my left side, I now start my drills on that side, and I tried shifting pressure around (applying more/less/heel/ball) etc but it still trips me up a lot and the mental question mark is there!
Because my local rink closed so shortly after I got the skates, I didn't get the chance to spend time with my previous fitter for any blade adjustments, and now being back our rink actually has no figure skating academy anymorre. To access a professional fitter I would need to go elsewhere, before I do I'd love to hear from y'all what your experiences were, if you have any wisdoms to share, how it should feel, what else I can test or even just drills to improve.
Thanks in advance
Snorlax