I'm planning on getting new boots and blades in a couple of months, and will of couse go to my skate shop to get fitted and ask advice from the fitter, but I wanted to do some research on my own beforhand, since there seems to be a lot of knowledge here.
I'm an adult skater 21 yrs, about 165 cm (5'5) and 65 kg (143 lbs). I'm curently working on lutz and starting single axel soon and my goal would be to start some doubbles next year. I skate about 5-7 hours a week.
I curently have risport electras with an aspire xp blade.
I have egyptian feet and I think I have normal or perhaps a little high arches.
The boots fit my foot really well, but I've had problems with them causing some pain on my inside ankle bones. I think it's the inside "edge" of the tounge that is pressning against my ankle bones and causing pain. Recently the pain has been getting a lot worse to the point where I have permanent bruises on my inside ankle bones if I skate more than 2 days in a row. I'm now using two gel pads on top of eachother to help, which takes away about 60% of the pain, but that still isn't ideal ofcourse. I think it's gotten worse lately because I've started to tie my skate tighter than usual because it feels like I don't get enough support otherwise (might be due to the skates starting to be too broken down?).
So, since I feel like Risport fits my foot well exept for at the ankle, I was thinking that that the RF3 Pro or perhaps the Royal pro (since I've heard it has more padding) could be some good options. Or would Royal pro be overbooting in my case? Has anybody else had the same problems with electras and how have you solved it? Or is this just a sign that risport doesn't fit me and I should try another brand?
Regarding the blades, I've come to the conclusion that I probably should switch to coronation ace or mk professional, but how do I know which one to choose? My only complain with the aspire xp that I currently have is that I've consistently found it hard to find my "sweet spot" while spinning, which seems to be quite common after reading some threads on the forum. I'm also confused because at my skate shop the blades are named "John Wilson and MK Coronation Ace" and "John Wilson and MK Professional" which I find confusing, because aren't they different brands?
I would be very grateful for some advice regarding what boots I should consider in order to solve my ankle bone pain and which blades to choose.
I'm an adult skater 21 yrs, about 165 cm (5'5) and 65 kg (143 lbs). I'm curently working on lutz and starting single axel soon and my goal would be to start some doubbles next year. I skate about 5-7 hours a week.
I curently have risport electras with an aspire xp blade.
I have egyptian feet and I think I have normal or perhaps a little high arches.
The boots fit my foot really well, but I've had problems with them causing some pain on my inside ankle bones. I think it's the inside "edge" of the tounge that is pressning against my ankle bones and causing pain. Recently the pain has been getting a lot worse to the point where I have permanent bruises on my inside ankle bones if I skate more than 2 days in a row. I'm now using two gel pads on top of eachother to help, which takes away about 60% of the pain, but that still isn't ideal ofcourse. I think it's gotten worse lately because I've started to tie my skate tighter than usual because it feels like I don't get enough support otherwise (might be due to the skates starting to be too broken down?).
So, since I feel like Risport fits my foot well exept for at the ankle, I was thinking that that the RF3 Pro or perhaps the Royal pro (since I've heard it has more padding) could be some good options. Or would Royal pro be overbooting in my case? Has anybody else had the same problems with electras and how have you solved it? Or is this just a sign that risport doesn't fit me and I should try another brand?
Regarding the blades, I've come to the conclusion that I probably should switch to coronation ace or mk professional, but how do I know which one to choose? My only complain with the aspire xp that I currently have is that I've consistently found it hard to find my "sweet spot" while spinning, which seems to be quite common after reading some threads on the forum. I'm also confused because at my skate shop the blades are named "John Wilson and MK Coronation Ace" and "John Wilson and MK Professional" which I find confusing, because aren't they different brands?
I would be very grateful for some advice regarding what boots I should consider in order to solve my ankle bone pain and which blades to choose.