Hello everyone. I've never done that many off ice jumps because I think they can be dangerous....I've heard of several people rolling their ankles, resulting in injury. But now that I am working on the Axel, I think I need to really be doing these off ice to have any hope of ever landing them on the ice. Do you have any suggestions on how to do this safely? I've just been using my running shoes but I'd like to have something on my foot that will provide some more support for my ankles so that hopefully I will keep from rolling them. I've looked at using hiking boots but the good ones that are stiff enough to provide ankle support are going to be a lot of money. I've also looked at basketball shoes and even gymnastics shoes that are used for tumbling and they're not that great as far as the ankle support. I thought about using an ankle brace with my tennis shoes but was afraid that might restrict the motion of the ankle too much.
I mentioned all of this to a hockey friend and she suggested using my old pair of skate boots to jump off ice! I have a pair I no longer use because I switched brands but it still has plenty of stiffness and support. I thought the idea seemed totally crazy at first but the more I think about it, the more I'm thinking maybe it might work. My old boots, since they're nowhere near broken down, would support my ankle sufficiently without restricting it's movement too much. Plus having these on my feet would better simulate what an on-ice jump would feel like than wearing street shoes would. I'd never do this with the blades on them, I know that would be super dangerous! This pair no longer has blades mounted on them and I can fill the holes where the blades were so that it'll be a smooth surface on the bottom. What do you guys think? Is it a crazy idea or would it be a safer way to do off-ice jumps? Or would this be risky? My friend thinks it'll work but since she's never jumped in skates, she's definitely not an expert. Any thoughts? Thank you.
I mentioned all of this to a hockey friend and she suggested using my old pair of skate boots to jump off ice! I have a pair I no longer use because I switched brands but it still has plenty of stiffness and support. I thought the idea seemed totally crazy at first but the more I think about it, the more I'm thinking maybe it might work. My old boots, since they're nowhere near broken down, would support my ankle sufficiently without restricting it's movement too much. Plus having these on my feet would better simulate what an on-ice jump would feel like than wearing street shoes would. I'd never do this with the blades on them, I know that would be super dangerous! This pair no longer has blades mounted on them and I can fill the holes where the blades were so that it'll be a smooth surface on the bottom. What do you guys think? Is it a crazy idea or would it be a safer way to do off-ice jumps? Or would this be risky? My friend thinks it'll work but since she's never jumped in skates, she's definitely not an expert. Any thoughts? Thank you.
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