- Joined
- Sep 11, 2024
Hello!
I’m an adult who’s been skating for about 2 months now. I’ve noticed when I’m practicing a new skill (and some that aren’t super new) for 1/2 hour or so, my toes/the front of my feet go a little numb. It doesn’t tingle or hurt, just goes numb. It feels a little better when I stand on 1 skate and wiggle my toes and almost instantly better after a few seconds of foot stretch/wiggling when I take the skates off. I don’t have flat feet, I use 2 pairs of socks (high and ankle), but I do have a tendency to curl my toes when balancing (which tends to increase my arch too).
The numbness isn’t as bad as some people I’ve seen on here, but it does seem to be indicative of a problem that I’d rather get figured out early on.
From what I’ve seen it could be a few things:
1) I’m tying the foot/ankle area too tightly & thus cutting off blood flow.
2) I’m putting too much pressure on the balls of my feet when I skate/Incorrect form.
3) Overall poor fitting skate (I do have wider feet).
4) The small muscles of my feet are not used to so much strain and are getting tired, resulting in the numbness.
I’m not sure how to know which one it is except for the 1st (at which point I then wonder how tight is too tight vs too loose).
I’m using rentals right now (situation is such that I am able to use rentals for free). I tie them such that I make sure they don’t really wiggle at all when I move my ankle side to side. I am a 9.5 normal shoe, wearing 9 Figures.
As for getting my own, I’m hesitant since my rentals are free right now. Also, while I’ve heard Jackson’s are better for wider feet, I’m worried about buying the wrong skate/brand + getting it sized incorrectly/such that it needs adjustments as the nearest pro-sizer is about 5 hrs away. Any tips on how to make sure to pick the right one?
I’m an adult who’s been skating for about 2 months now. I’ve noticed when I’m practicing a new skill (and some that aren’t super new) for 1/2 hour or so, my toes/the front of my feet go a little numb. It doesn’t tingle or hurt, just goes numb. It feels a little better when I stand on 1 skate and wiggle my toes and almost instantly better after a few seconds of foot stretch/wiggling when I take the skates off. I don’t have flat feet, I use 2 pairs of socks (high and ankle), but I do have a tendency to curl my toes when balancing (which tends to increase my arch too).
The numbness isn’t as bad as some people I’ve seen on here, but it does seem to be indicative of a problem that I’d rather get figured out early on.
From what I’ve seen it could be a few things:
1) I’m tying the foot/ankle area too tightly & thus cutting off blood flow.
2) I’m putting too much pressure on the balls of my feet when I skate/Incorrect form.
3) Overall poor fitting skate (I do have wider feet).
4) The small muscles of my feet are not used to so much strain and are getting tired, resulting in the numbness.
I’m not sure how to know which one it is except for the 1st (at which point I then wonder how tight is too tight vs too loose).
I’m using rentals right now (situation is such that I am able to use rentals for free). I tie them such that I make sure they don’t really wiggle at all when I move my ankle side to side. I am a 9.5 normal shoe, wearing 9 Figures.
As for getting my own, I’m hesitant since my rentals are free right now. Also, while I’ve heard Jackson’s are better for wider feet, I’m worried about buying the wrong skate/brand + getting it sized incorrectly/such that it needs adjustments as the nearest pro-sizer is about 5 hrs away. Any tips on how to make sure to pick the right one?