SkatingOnClouds
03-26-2006, 01:39 AM
I read here about not getting a blade which is too advanced for your skating level. Years ago I bought Phantoms. I never actually got past single jumps before stopping skating for 20 years. ( I'm not quite sure what made me think that Phantoms were the right choice at that time.)
I am again working on single jumps, so far I'm up to loops and working on flips and basic spins. Doubles may be feasible one day, but not for a long while yet.
I suspect my old Phantoms may be coming to the end of their useful life. When it becomes unavoidable, I'll have to decide whether to go for Phantoms again.
Phantoms are mega expensive - $580 Australian 8O , when I probably don't need that much blade. MK Professionals are probably more than adequate for my level of skating. The only thing that worries me is that I am so used to those big toe-picks.
Has anyone else out there ever made the decision to go down in blades, rather than up or sideways? How hard is it to adapt to smaller toe-picks?
I am again working on single jumps, so far I'm up to loops and working on flips and basic spins. Doubles may be feasible one day, but not for a long while yet.
I suspect my old Phantoms may be coming to the end of their useful life. When it becomes unavoidable, I'll have to decide whether to go for Phantoms again.
Phantoms are mega expensive - $580 Australian 8O , when I probably don't need that much blade. MK Professionals are probably more than adequate for my level of skating. The only thing that worries me is that I am so used to those big toe-picks.
Has anyone else out there ever made the decision to go down in blades, rather than up or sideways? How hard is it to adapt to smaller toe-picks?