- Joined
- May 4, 2014
Hi all!
Although I think I have posted about this issue before, I am at a different point with different skates and would like to see what anyone has to say about my current situation. I have recently found that I would like to get back into the sport after a long hiatus. Prior to my hiatus, I got a formal skate fit (something I did not get with my previous pair of skates, which resulted in them being tight and ultimately unusable). The pair I was fitted with was the widest size produced by any skate brand they carried. I looked into my options and decided this was the best way to go. I was fitted with a D width Jackson (I forget the model, but I do recall it being the proper stiffness for my level, as most areas of the skate are not problematic, and I have proper ankle bend).
When I first got on the ice with them, the proper fit was a very pleasant experience, and I feel far more stable and mobile on the ice. However, I have an issue which doesn't seem to go away: the skates still feel like they're crushing my feet in the sense of width. It doesn't feel like they're the wrong width so much as that they're the wrong shape. The way the skate thins out at the point pushes my toes together and, as a result, painfully squishes my feet together. This causes not only lasting foot pain, but pain in my legs and a feeling of poor blood flow. Getting other skates is not a reasonable or possible option, and, even if it were, I am not sure how it would help; I have some of the widest skates available for my level and size.
Any recommendations as to reduce this toe-squishing issue? Is a shoe stretcher a sensible choice here? I've heard of the idea of heating/wetting the skates and molding them to my feet, but I didn't want to go ahead and do this if it was wrong/damaging to the skates or otherwise unhelpful to my situation.
Although I think I have posted about this issue before, I am at a different point with different skates and would like to see what anyone has to say about my current situation. I have recently found that I would like to get back into the sport after a long hiatus. Prior to my hiatus, I got a formal skate fit (something I did not get with my previous pair of skates, which resulted in them being tight and ultimately unusable). The pair I was fitted with was the widest size produced by any skate brand they carried. I looked into my options and decided this was the best way to go. I was fitted with a D width Jackson (I forget the model, but I do recall it being the proper stiffness for my level, as most areas of the skate are not problematic, and I have proper ankle bend).
When I first got on the ice with them, the proper fit was a very pleasant experience, and I feel far more stable and mobile on the ice. However, I have an issue which doesn't seem to go away: the skates still feel like they're crushing my feet in the sense of width. It doesn't feel like they're the wrong width so much as that they're the wrong shape. The way the skate thins out at the point pushes my toes together and, as a result, painfully squishes my feet together. This causes not only lasting foot pain, but pain in my legs and a feeling of poor blood flow. Getting other skates is not a reasonable or possible option, and, even if it were, I am not sure how it would help; I have some of the widest skates available for my level and size.
Any recommendations as to reduce this toe-squishing issue? Is a shoe stretcher a sensible choice here? I've heard of the idea of heating/wetting the skates and molding them to my feet, but I didn't want to go ahead and do this if it was wrong/damaging to the skates or otherwise unhelpful to my situation.