Hi! We recently replaced my daughter's worn out and too small Edea Choruses with Ultimate Legacy (8" rocker) blades (...blades were not worn out but were too short for new boots... ) with Edea Ice Fly with MK Pro blades (7" rocker). MK Pros are heavier, different spin rocker, different overall rocker, plus the blades are longer because she went up a boot size. My daughter was hesitant to change both boots and blades, but she wanted to move up to the Ice Fly and her coach wanted to transition her to the MK Pro rather than have her continue with another pair of Legacy blades. I feel like the combination of both of these two transitions is too much.
She had been struggling with getting her double toe and struggling occasionally with consistent-looking twizzles; I think her coach thought the blade and boot change would help with both, as well as her edge work. She's had her axel and double sal consistent for the last year and her double loop (sometimes). Now, she is falling out of her flying camel, falling on most double sals, too hesitant to do her lutz or to try double-loop ... On the plus side, her edges do seem stronger and faster, and her axel seems higher (though not as smooth or something - just looks different).
She doesn't seem to be too bothered by losing the double sal, double loop, falling on flying camels, etc. ~ saying that she's just going to have to take some time to relearn these things, but - why, if she doesn't have to?
With multiple rink shut-down periods, multiple growth spurts, emergency replacement of her last pair of Legacy blades, all of this has already translated to losing jumps and other skills, then getting them back again, etc. - it just seems like maybe there's a better boot blade combination to transition to that would be more natural for her ... every other time she's made a boot or blade change it's translated to close to immediate improvement rather than backtracking ...
Edges and rotation to some spins seem to have improved with the new boot & blade combo, but is there a better combination out there for her that would make for an easier transition? Coronation Ace? MK Pro Lite? Legacy 7"
(Not sure if the issues are mainly rocker size, spin rocker, weight, or ... the boots: Chorus to Ice Fly)
She had been struggling with getting her double toe and struggling occasionally with consistent-looking twizzles; I think her coach thought the blade and boot change would help with both, as well as her edge work. She's had her axel and double sal consistent for the last year and her double loop (sometimes). Now, she is falling out of her flying camel, falling on most double sals, too hesitant to do her lutz or to try double-loop ... On the plus side, her edges do seem stronger and faster, and her axel seems higher (though not as smooth or something - just looks different).
She doesn't seem to be too bothered by losing the double sal, double loop, falling on flying camels, etc. ~ saying that she's just going to have to take some time to relearn these things, but - why, if she doesn't have to?
With multiple rink shut-down periods, multiple growth spurts, emergency replacement of her last pair of Legacy blades, all of this has already translated to losing jumps and other skills, then getting them back again, etc. - it just seems like maybe there's a better boot blade combination to transition to that would be more natural for her ... every other time she's made a boot or blade change it's translated to close to immediate improvement rather than backtracking ...
Edges and rotation to some spins seem to have improved with the new boot & blade combo, but is there a better combination out there for her that would make for an easier transition? Coronation Ace? MK Pro Lite? Legacy 7"
(Not sure if the issues are mainly rocker size, spin rocker, weight, or ... the boots: Chorus to Ice Fly)