Hi all, a bunch of you helped me out over the summer when I was asking about boots. I got Riedell silver stars and skated in them for the first time today. I’m happy to say they felt great and I feel like my knee/ankle bend is going to be so much better in a more traditional boot.
I stuck with MK pros for my blades but between going from edeas to Riedell and the fact that my old blades were crazy flat, it feels like I have so much rocker now. The toe pick feels light years away from the ice and some things I do that I assumed were bad habits I’m realizing may have been because of my flat blades. I did some forward outside 3-turns and couldn’t believe how smooth and quiet they were. Does anyone have suggestions on getting a feel for the rocker? My freestyle and moves coach wants me to wait for jumps, back spins, and backward 3-turns until my lesson, but even a simple scratch spin or waltz jump feels a bit terrifying right now.
I stuck with MK pros for my blades but between going from edeas to Riedell and the fact that my old blades were crazy flat, it feels like I have so much rocker now. The toe pick feels light years away from the ice and some things I do that I assumed were bad habits I’m realizing may have been because of my flat blades. I did some forward outside 3-turns and couldn’t believe how smooth and quiet they were. Does anyone have suggestions on getting a feel for the rocker? My freestyle and moves coach wants me to wait for jumps, back spins, and backward 3-turns until my lesson, but even a simple scratch spin or waltz jump feels a bit terrifying right now.