I went to a fitter where it got clear it’s between these two boots. I don’t do jumps and the freestyles I’ve had for over a year are barely starting to crease, so I wouldn’t really need RF3 pros. The arch support in RF3 feels absolutely wrong for me, whereas in electra it’s so comfortable. Electra is nearly perfect for me without even any adjustments, except it’s wider than RF3. Which is actually great for my toebox, in RF3 the toebox would need to be stretched. But with the heel it’s a problem, my heel lifts so much in electras and apparently there is not much to do for it? RF3 are just so uncomfortable especially because of the arch support, it would be a big sacrifice for a narrower heel. I guess the best possible option would be electra light in B width instead of C, but to my understanding this not available.
I can’t choose between risport’s electra light and RF3 pro
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Do you consider yourself a recreational skater, or are you taking figure skating lessons/classes? I ask because my own skate shop sells those two models of Risports in different areas of their shop, Ice Skates for customers who just want to go to public sessions at their rink for recreation and exercise but don't want to use rental skates, and Figure Skates for serious skaters taking lessons at all levels from beginners to senior competitors and need more expensive boots.
It's also not clear if you were only shown Risports, or if the fitter suggested several brands of boots after doing a complete measurement of your feet and ankles but you decided on Risport after trying on other brands as well?
Too many variables here to answer your specific question. Where do you live and we can perhaps suggest a better skate shop/fitter near you, if that's what is needed? And suggest other brands and models that might suit you better, if you tell us your age, height and weight, and the shape of your feet. Good luck!
I’ve been on private coaching for a while, practicing multiple spins currently. I’m pretty sure electra wouldn’t be overbooting.
I also did try other brands and it was easy to notice risport is the most ideal for me, I’m already familiar with Jackson which is pretty much the second best option but I’m mostly changing because I wanted more comfortable boots.
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Still missing information. Are the Electras you're considering the boot alone to which you're adding whatever blade it is you like, in which case I've been told that does come in a range of widths including the B? Or are you trying on the Electra boot-and-blade set which I understand (I've never looked at them myself) only come in C "one size fits all" width? Not all skate shops carry the separate boots without blades. It would really help if we had more information than just a description of how a boot feels when you try it on. That isn't a situation where a random stranger online can or even should be advising you.
A snug fitting heel pocket is essential. At the same time, the heel pocket is the area of the boot least amenable to modification. In particular, if the heel pocket is too loose, don't get that boot (model & size).
Yes, like the usual, I’m getting the boot alone, and my fitter said that especially electra is usually is only sold in the standard width. Which seems to be the case at least when checking skate shops in my country, and I’d need customized order for any other width.
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I think her point might be that Electras are underbooting?
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That too, but there's a language problem again. There was a thread with the same OP a year ago about why learning figure skating online from YouTube was not a good idea, her reason involving a lack of coaching in her country apart from one expensive club with restricted membership. It took 26 messages back and forth to pin down that the OP is in a small country somewhere in eastern Europe.
Suggestions were made then about virtual lessons or travelling to summer camps or on an occasional basis to other nearby countries to get proper coaching, but the thread ended there. I would make the same suggestion for this equipment problem, to travel to another nearby country to a better skate shop, with a more knowledgeable fitter and a larger stock of boots. Or perhaps use a virtual fitter who can possibly see enough onscreen to suggest a solution to the heel slippage problem?
@everette, once again, we really do need to know more specifically where you are, to send you to someone close to where you live who can actually see you wearing a specific boot (including feeling with their hands by holding the boot while you move your foot up and down) and advise in person. Strangers online, spread all over the world, can only make generalized guesses, based on insufficient information.
African foot type, 5’3/110 lbs, high arches. I don’t really know about skill levels because there is no specific skill level chart used in my country, but I would say all the basic elements except jumps, and I’m learning scratch spins and different variations of one foot spins.
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Try a Risport Royal Pro. Let us know how that one feels.
