I know there are tons of threads where people ask about new skates so forgive me in advance. But is there anything in particular one should pay attention to when trying on new skates?
Background in case it helps: When I started to get more into figure skating my coach provided me with used boots (Wifas) since I was in really low level recreational Reidells. Once I decided to stick with skating, my coach put me in Edea Ice Flys. That coach really tried to control all aspects of my skating so me going to a boot fitter and trying on boots wan't an option. He measured the length of the foot, had me try them on in a very rushed manner, and that was that. With the Edea Ice Flys I had arch pain that lasted for over a year that is now mostly gone and also feel like my foot slides towards the toe of the boot, causing me to grip with my toes in the boot and my heel lifts sometimes. I need to replace my blades and have decided now may also be a good time to get new boots. There's a fairly knowledgeable boot fitter in my area but since this is my first time really going on and trying different boots what should I pay attention to? My heel is pretty narrow compared to my toe box, but I don't have a wide foot. I do freestyle (single jumps through flip) and recently started ice dance (pre-bronze dances). My blades are MK Professionals.
Background in case it helps: When I started to get more into figure skating my coach provided me with used boots (Wifas) since I was in really low level recreational Reidells. Once I decided to stick with skating, my coach put me in Edea Ice Flys. That coach really tried to control all aspects of my skating so me going to a boot fitter and trying on boots wan't an option. He measured the length of the foot, had me try them on in a very rushed manner, and that was that. With the Edea Ice Flys I had arch pain that lasted for over a year that is now mostly gone and also feel like my foot slides towards the toe of the boot, causing me to grip with my toes in the boot and my heel lifts sometimes. I need to replace my blades and have decided now may also be a good time to get new boots. There's a fairly knowledgeable boot fitter in my area but since this is my first time really going on and trying different boots what should I pay attention to? My heel is pretty narrow compared to my toe box, but I don't have a wide foot. I do freestyle (single jumps through flip) and recently started ice dance (pre-bronze dances). My blades are MK Professionals.