Please excuse me if this is a very stupid question lacking common sense, but my novice self is just trying to figure out what my friend meant.
I have a friend who is an intermediate synchro skater and we were on the topic of blades the other day. She told me that her blades are 1/4" inch smaller than recommended for her boot, as this helps her in synchro but still allows her to do freestyle elements. Is this a thing that people do? I know synchro blades have a smaller heel, but can you simply just put a smaller blade on and call it good? Are you still able to do all your freestyle elements the same, or do you pay a small price for having the smaller blade? Does the smaller blade actually help with turns and edge work? For anyone wondering, she is in paramount blades.
I am not a synchro skater, so I will not be doing this with my blades, but I am just curious if this is a thing that synchro skaters do and what the pros/cons are vs just using synchro blades.
Thank you for enlightening my novice self! I appreciate any information I can receive as I am still learning!
I have a friend who is an intermediate synchro skater and we were on the topic of blades the other day. She told me that her blades are 1/4" inch smaller than recommended for her boot, as this helps her in synchro but still allows her to do freestyle elements. Is this a thing that people do? I know synchro blades have a smaller heel, but can you simply just put a smaller blade on and call it good? Are you still able to do all your freestyle elements the same, or do you pay a small price for having the smaller blade? Does the smaller blade actually help with turns and edge work? For anyone wondering, she is in paramount blades.
I am not a synchro skater, so I will not be doing this with my blades, but I am just curious if this is a thing that synchro skaters do and what the pros/cons are vs just using synchro blades.
Thank you for enlightening my novice self! I appreciate any information I can receive as I am still learning!