CaraSkates
02-03-2005, 08:47 AM
I'm currently skating in Riedell Blue Ribbons. I've had them since March, they felt fine till a little under a month ago. I posted a thread about them a few weeks ago. So, last night I went to the skate shop and got fitted. We ended up going for an older model of the Silver Star (no ankle notch) and MK Professional blades. At the moment I'm landing waltz, salchow, half-flip, half-lutz, toe loop, half-loop and working on landing the full flip and just started the loop. I can do a centered scratch spin and am working on sit & back spins. According to my coach I have very good footwork (I can do almost all the three turns, I have a little trouble with back 3's on my left foot, but can do them) and am fairly light on the ice, for someone my size (5' 6", 145 lbs but don't look like I weigh nearly that much. My legs are very muscular).
My old skates were too big and I had broken them down (I skate 12.5+ hours a week over five days). The biggest problem was my heel lifting up and moving, causing blisters.
So, we bought these, they have to order the blades and build up the arch in the skate (I'm flat-footed) but they punched out the ball of my foot a little (The ball of my foot is slightly wider then a B but my heels are way too narrow for a wide?) and the ankles to help with breaking them in. Besides the fact that they feel much stiffer then my old skates, they felt pretty good last night.
My mom is wondering about how long these will last and how long the blades will last? My coach said don't come home in less then a Gold Medallion with Club 2000 blades. We went for the slightly more expensive model so that it will hopefully last more then a year? I'm done growing so that's not the issue. Opinions anyone?
My old skates were too big and I had broken them down (I skate 12.5+ hours a week over five days). The biggest problem was my heel lifting up and moving, causing blisters.
So, we bought these, they have to order the blades and build up the arch in the skate (I'm flat-footed) but they punched out the ball of my foot a little (The ball of my foot is slightly wider then a B but my heels are way too narrow for a wide?) and the ankles to help with breaking them in. Besides the fact that they feel much stiffer then my old skates, they felt pretty good last night.
My mom is wondering about how long these will last and how long the blades will last? My coach said don't come home in less then a Gold Medallion with Club 2000 blades. We went for the slightly more expensive model so that it will hopefully last more then a year? I'm done growing so that's not the issue. Opinions anyone?