Overbooting?

[lilyeva]

Hi I have never used this site before so I apologise if I’m doing something wrong but I am looking for my first pair of skates to start lessons in and I was thinking about buying the Edea Motivo/Overture I am aware those are for single jumps but I want to buy a skate that will last at least a year so I was wondering if they would be too stiff for me to break into. I am about 110-115lbs and I am 5’2-5’3 ish in height. Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Hi I have never used this site before so I apologise if I’m doing something wrong but I am looking for my first pair of skates to start lessons in and I was thinking about buying the Edea Motivo/Overture I am aware those are for single jumps but I want to buy a skate that will last at least a year so I was wondering if they would be too stiff for me to break into. I am about 110-115lbs and I am 5’2-5’3 ish in height. Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated

Hi and welcome. What's your foot type and what level are you AKA what skills do you have and which are you headed to next?

 

[lilyeva]

Hi and welcome. What's your foot type and what level are you AKA what skills do you have and which are you headed to next?

I am level 1 so basically a complete beginner and my foot type is orient. Reading this over it does sound a bit stupid but I read that weight and height add to your skate choice? Please bear with me here lol

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

I am level 1 so basically a complete beginner and my foot type is orient. Reading this over it does sound a bit stupid but I read that weight and height add to your skate choice? Please bear with me here lol

It does. And you are fine, you don't sound stupid, you are learning!

If you have an orient shaped foot you would not fit Edea properly. You would need to look at Jackson or Graf. You might be able to fit some Risport as well. I would look at the following:
Jackson Debut 2450
Graf: Prestige Crystal (boot only option)
Risport: Electra or the newer verson of RF3Pro (since it's lower rated than old version).

Where are you in this world so we can help you find a proper figure skate fitter in your area?

Good luck!

 

[lilyeva]

It does. And you are fine, you don't sound stupid, you are learning!

If you have an orient shaped foot you would not fit Edea properly. You would need to look at Jackson or Graf. You might be able to fit some Risport as well. I would look at the following:
Jackson Debut 2450
Graf: Prestige Crystal (boot only option)
Risport: Electra or the newer verson of RF3Pro (since it's lower rated than old version).

Where are you in this world so we can help you find a proper figure skate fitter in your area?

Good luck!

It does. And you are fine, you don't sound stupid, you are learning!

If you have an orient shaped foot you would not fit Edea properly. You would need to look at Jackson or Graf. You might be able to fit some Risport as well. I would look at the following:
Jackson Debut 2450
Graf: Prestige Crystal (boot only option)
Risport: Electra or the newer verson of RF3Pro (since it's lower rated than old version).

Where are you in this world so we can help you find a proper figure skate fitter in your area?

Good luck!

Thank you I live in Edinburgh Scotland

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Thank you I live in Edinburgh Scotland

Your closest pro fitter who is well known and trusted is in Blackpool UK at Al's Skate Shop. They carry all three brands that I suggested to you.

 

[lilyeva]

Your closest pro fitter who is well known and trusted is in Blackpool UK at Al's Skate Shop. They carry all three brands that I suggested to you.

Oh gosh that’s in another country is there anyway I can fit myself at home (measuring) or do you mean to try them on?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Oh gosh that’s in another country is there anyway I can fit myself at home (measuring) or do you mean to try them on?

It's almost impossible to measure your foot and ankle correctly yourself. A professional fitter does that and has you try on boots recommended for your size, foot shape, and skill level. You also need expert help having the blades mounted correctly for your weight distribution, and having the boots molded where your feet and ankles need it. My daughter and her husband skate in Aberdeen, for recreation nowadays but at the senior level technically. He buys his boots at Cold Blooded Sports in Perth, but they only carry the Edea line and one model of Graf, none of which would be right for your feet. She goes to Al's in Blackpool for her boots and blades, as do many of the Scottish competitors. I've used Al's myself once or twice while temporarily living in Aberdeen.

Or they travel even further south to Gosport to go to Everglides. I'm afraid travel to buy and maintain equipment is a fact of life for Scottish skaters. Good luck!

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Oh gosh that’s in another country is there anyway I can fit myself at home (measuring) or do you mean to try them on?

It's almost impossible to measure your foot and ankle correctly yourself. A professional fitter does that and has you try on boots recommended for your size, foot shape, and skill level. You also need expert help having the blades mounted correctly for your weight distribution, and having the boots molded where your feet and ankles need it. My daughter and her husband skate in Aberdeen, for recreation nowadays but at the senior level technically. He buys his boots at Cold Blooded Sports in Perth, but they only carry the Edea line and one model of Graf, none of which would be right for your feet. She goes to Al's in Blackpool for her boots and blades, as do many of the Scottish competitors. I've used Al's myself once or twice while temporarily living in Aberdeen.

Or they travel even further south to Gosport to go to Everglides. I'm afraid travel to buy and maintain equipment is a fact of life for Scottish skaters. Good luck!

You cannot fit yourself. Also, these are boots and blades separate and you need a pro that knows what they are doing with figure skates.
100% agree with what @Diana Delafield advised.

 

[Query]

Just to clarify: Sometimes fitting doesn't work out well, even if you follow their directions exactly. And sometimes boots and/or blades are defective. But if you fit yourself, rather than going to one of their approved expert dealers, the boot manufacturer is less likely to take the boots back, or may charge you extra to do so. Plus, there are very often adjustments to be made after the boots and blades arrive. Also, there is an extent to which bending over to take measurements might change the size, shape, orientation and/or weight distribution of your feet. And the instructions most boot makers give aren't very clear. For the most part, boot makers personally train the fitters in how to fit & adjust their particular brand of boots.

Nowadays it makes a lot of sense to buy many things over the Internet, or by mail. But skates are special. You likely really are better off with an "expert" approved by the manufacturer.

A few people do it anyway - at their own risk.

There are a huge number of people, in this forum, and in other skating forums, who are very unhappy with the way their boots were fit, or even who were injured by misfit boots or badly mounted blades. That might give you some idea how big the risk is.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Also, there is an extent to which bending over to take measurements might change the size, shape, orientation and/or weight distribution of your feet.

Like always.