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- Nov 17, 2021
Hi. This is my first post. I'm seeking some guidance on a recent blade transition. I learned to skate on Coronation Ace at 5 years old and it has been the only blade I've used for years. I returned to skating 6 months ago after taking many years off as an adult, and I have been using Coronation Aces again with no problems (on my old custom Harlick's). However, because my Harlick's are breaking down, I just got a new pair of boots (Risport Royale Prime) and new MK Gold Star blades (regular, not revolution). The boots are FANTASTIC and make me feel so secure, strong and stable on the ice. However, I am having difficulty finding the "sweet spot" on the Gold Stars for spinning. With the Gold Stars, if I rock too far forward on a spin, the big toe pick scrapes the ice, but if I shift slightly back on the blade, the back of the blade scrapes the ice. It feels like there isn't much of a spin rocker. I'm sooo confused b/c I thought Gold Stars were supposed to called "The King of Spin."
I've managed to "feel" a bit of a spin rocker when I do a back spin, though I must have PERFECT balance in order not to scrape the ice with my toe pick or back of blade. However, on the forward spins, especially the sit and camel spins, I'm still getting the scraping no matter how much I experiment with shifting my weight to different parts of the blade.
There are diagrams online that show the location of the sweet spots on various blades. It looks like there are three rockers on the CAs and only 2 rockers on the Gold Stars. I'm also looking at my CAs in person and they look massively rounder overall than the Gold Stars. In fact, the Gold Stars look extremely flat in comparison.
Has anyone gone from CAs to Gold Stars and had this problem of "scraping" the ice on spins? I'm wondering if it is hopeless or if I should keep trying to spin on the new blades. I've only practiced four sessions with the new blades, but it just seems so difficult. Like I'm embarrassed to even practice the spins because it looks like I've never done spins before when I spin with the Gold Stars.
I'm hesitant to replace the Gold Stars with the CAs because with the Gold Stars, I feel extremely stable and strong on my edgework, stroking and turns. Even twizzles, which I'm learning as an adult, are easier, though I have to shift my weight further forward on the blade to turn and I think I can overcome that hurdle with more practice. The Gold Stars make me skate super fast, too!
I've managed to "feel" a bit of a spin rocker when I do a back spin, though I must have PERFECT balance in order not to scrape the ice with my toe pick or back of blade. However, on the forward spins, especially the sit and camel spins, I'm still getting the scraping no matter how much I experiment with shifting my weight to different parts of the blade.
There are diagrams online that show the location of the sweet spots on various blades. It looks like there are three rockers on the CAs and only 2 rockers on the Gold Stars. I'm also looking at my CAs in person and they look massively rounder overall than the Gold Stars. In fact, the Gold Stars look extremely flat in comparison.
Has anyone gone from CAs to Gold Stars and had this problem of "scraping" the ice on spins? I'm wondering if it is hopeless or if I should keep trying to spin on the new blades. I've only practiced four sessions with the new blades, but it just seems so difficult. Like I'm embarrassed to even practice the spins because it looks like I've never done spins before when I spin with the Gold Stars.
I'm hesitant to replace the Gold Stars with the CAs because with the Gold Stars, I feel extremely stable and strong on my edgework, stroking and turns. Even twizzles, which I'm learning as an adult, are easier, though I have to shift my weight further forward on the blade to turn and I think I can overcome that hurdle with more practice. The Gold Stars make me skate super fast, too!