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shinderhizzle84
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 Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:47 pm Post subject: Question about Skate Sharpening |
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Hello! first of all let me preface this by saying that I am new to the boards, but it looks like you guys have a pretty freaking sweet community! 
Now, the sports shop that has been doing my skates since I learned at the ripe age of 5 (I'm 19 now) closed down a little while ago without warning--they never told me how they did my skates, but they always did it PERFECTLY!!!
Anyways, If I describe to you how I want my goalie skates to react on the ice, it'd be sweet if someone who knew what they were talking about could help me out!
I have a minor mental disorder, so I take lots of medication. Because of this medication, I have strength issues--I have very little muscle mass. Everywhere I've taken my skates to get sharpened, when I go out on the ice right after, I feel a TON of resistance when stopping and shuffling.
On my old skate sharpenings, it was tremendously easy to stop, and when I pushed off into a shuffle or a t-push, I would meet no resistance, and would go flying...but since it was easy to stop, I could still make agile, short shuffles just as easily as I could long, cross-crease ones.
I used to tell the guy to make it "3 quarters goalie, 1 quarter player", and he seemed to understand what I meant. With a lot of cuts, I have an easy time skating forward and backwards but can't stop or move laterally for my life. With other cuts I can move laterally all day, but meet so much resistance when skating regularly it's almost unbearable.
Can anyone help me find a cut for my blades that I could use with ease? I like the ability to stop and shuffle easily, since, due to my low muscle mass (which, I assure you, I am CONSTANTLY working on), helps me get across the net a lot quicker, but if I make it TOO easy to shuffle, I might encounter problems skating forwards and/or backwards to challenge a shooter or keep up with him on a breakaway.
Anyways, thanks a bunch, and sorry for the long post!! |
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Returning2MyNet
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The 1/4 radius is sharper and depending upon style of play and strength in your case will not shuffle well, put for power pushes and slides provides better bite.
You likely would benifit from trying a 1" hollow. Very dull and will allow for ease in shuffles, but for a power push your foot will likely blow out(ie moving left or right while in the butterfly) over drive blades installed on your skates toes would help you over come this blow out problem.
You could then try sharper hollows, but I would bet 1 would be perfect for you.
what are over drive blades?
They are product that is an arched piece of metal that is attached to the bottom of the skate cowling under the big toe, that protrudes about 1/8" from the edge that provides ice bite when the skate blade loses bit.
they are very easy to install.
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mx42
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:56 am Post subject: Re: Question about Skate Sharpening |
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| shinderhizzle84 wrote: | Hello! first of all let me preface this by saying that I am new to the boards, but it looks like you guys have a pretty freaking sweet community!
Now, the sports shop that has been doing my skates since I learned at the ripe age of 5 (I'm 19 now) closed down a little while ago without warning--they never told me how they did my skates, but they always did it PERFECTLY!!!
Anyways, If I describe to you how I want my goalie skates to react on the ice, it'd be sweet if someone who knew what they were talking about could help me out!
I have a minor mental disorder, so I take lots of medication. Because of this medication, I have strength issues--I have very little muscle mass. Everywhere I've taken my skates to get sharpened, when I go out on the ice right after, I feel a TON of resistance when stopping and shuffling.
On my old skate sharpenings, it was tremendously easy to stop, and when I pushed off into a shuffle or a t-push, I would meet no resistance, and would go flying...but since it was easy to stop, I could still make agile, short shuffles just as easily as I could long, cross-crease ones.
I used to tell the guy to make it "3 quarters goalie, 1 quarter player", and he seemed to understand what I meant. With a lot of cuts, I have an easy time skating forward and backwards but can't stop or move laterally for my life. With other cuts I can move laterally all day, but meet so much resistance when skating regularly it's almost unbearable.
Can anyone help me find a cut for my blades that I could use with ease? I like the ability to stop and shuffle easily, since, due to my low muscle mass (which, I assure you, I am CONSTANTLY working on), helps me get across the net a lot quicker, but if I make it TOO easy to shuffle, I might encounter problems skating forwards and/or backwards to challenge a shooter or keep up with him on a breakaway.
Anyways, thanks a bunch, and sorry for the long post!! |
Try 1/2". If you feel it's too sharp, move down. Vice versa if you feel it's too dull. |
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Returning2MyNet
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:53 am Post subject: |
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1/2 will be way to sharp for him, he was using 3/4 and said that was a bit to sharp. 1 or 7/8
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mx42
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| Returning2MyNet wrote: | | 1/2 will be way to sharp for him, he was using 3/4 and said that was a bit to sharp. 1 or 7/8 |
I've read through his original post several times and don't see any mention of 3/4" being too sharp for him.
The closest thing to a radius he provided was originally requesting his old shop to sharpen his skates at "3 quarters goalie, 1 quarter player," which he said was perfect for him. |
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Returning2MyNet
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right so 1/2 would be to sharp. Its like working with kids its best to start to dull and work up.
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