Blade advice -- coronation ace rev/lite + potential upgrade?

[st4rbl1nds]

Hi, I'm a semi-intermediate skater (landing all doubles but 2lz, working on axel technique). For the past year or so I've been skating on Coronation Ace Revolution blades which I'd bought second-hand from a low-level synchro skater who didn't use them much. I mostly like them, or at least did until a certain moment; I feel my toe-pick jumps are very easy on them, edge switching is easy, it's spins I struggle with. While I easily get revolutions and centering on the more basic spins (sit, broken leg, scratch, backspin), it's the upright spins that I find really difficult to control on these blades.

Well, last week, I had a small defect with my boot and had to send them to the skate shop to get them fixed, so my friend borrowed me her old skates, in my exact size, but with the Coronation Ace Lite blade. I was skeptical, because even though they theoretically are branches of the same blade (Coronation Ace), they just look... flimsy, and tall. Still, I skated in them for two weeks, and I felt like a different skater. I didn't experience any of the "heaviness" the Revolutions sometimes gave me, immediately got my camel spin to spin, got my layback, and they just felt... buttery on the ice. However, picking jumps were significantly worse and I felt I was barely getting any dig into the ice.

My question is, what blade would combine the features of both these blades, were I to upgrade? My motions felt light and instinctive on the Lites, but the Revolutions feel amazing for jumping... any recommendations appreciated!

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Hi, I'm a semi-intermediate skater (landing all doubles but 2lz, working on axel technique). For the past year or so I've been skating on Coronation Ace Revolution blades which I'd bought second-hand from a low-level synchro skater who didn't use them much. I mostly like them, or at least did until a certain moment; I feel my toe-pick jumps are very easy on them, edge switching is easy, it's spins I struggle with. While I easily get revolutions and centering on the more basic spins (sit, broken leg, scratch, backspin), it's the upright spins that I find really difficult to control on these blades.

Well, last week, I had a small defect with my boot and had to send them to the skate shop to get them fixed, so my friend borrowed me her old skates, in my exact size, but with the Coronation Ace Lite blade. I was skeptical, because even though they theoretically are branches of the same blade (Coronation Ace), they just look... flimsy, and tall. Still, I skated in them for two weeks, and I felt like a different skater. I didn't experience any of the "heaviness" the Revolutions sometimes gave me, immediately got my camel spin to spin, got my layback, and they just felt... buttery on the ice. However, picking jumps were significantly worse and I felt I was barely getting any dig into the ice.

My question is, what blade would combine the features of both these blades, were I to upgrade? My motions felt light and instinctive on the Lites, but the Revolutions feel amazing for jumping... any recommendations appreciated!

Hi and welcome! Either traditional JW Gold Seal or traditional MK Phantoms.

All the best of luck!

 

[st4rbl1nds]

Hi and welcome! Either traditional JW Gold Seal or traditional MK Phantoms.

All the best of luck!

Thanks! Just wondering why you suggest the traditional blade? Is it the cost aspect (revolution not being "worth it")? GS looks great.. just a bit pricey

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Thanks! Just wondering why you suggest the traditional blade? Is it the cost aspect (revolution not being "worth it")? GS looks great.. just a bit pricey

They're top level blades, they're not cheap! Also, you don't need a rev and MOST people unless you're a top level elite jumper like Nathan Chen, do not need the revs.

 

[st4rbl1nds]

They're top level blades, they're not cheap! Also, you don't need a rev and MOST people unless you're a top level elite jumper like Nathan Chen, do not need the revs.

Gotcha! Many people at my rink go straight to the GS Revolution after they land an axel so I thought that was normal/expected. To me personally they’re kind of ugly so the standard seems enticing and is (where I live at least) significantly cheaper than the rev. How do the phantoms differ from the gs? Is it a different rocker? Is it even worth upgrading yet?

 

[IceM]

Thanks! Just wondering why you suggest the traditional blade? Is it the cost aspect (revolution not being "worth it")? GS looks great.. just a bit pricey

Between regular and revs, the latter aren't really worth it to the average skater, and even some elite skaters might favor the former over the latter. Regardless, I think it's better to start with the traditional. There's not a huge difference anyways. The biggest difference to the average skater is probably that your sharpener is more likely to mess up sharpening the revs than the regs, so that already makes the regs a more solid setup for most