omgimdiene
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- Oct 16, 2024
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Trying to get back into the game after 25 years away. I am having a diabolical time trying to find skates that aren't torturing my feet.
* Went to pure hockey near me and did the foot scan. The scanner must have been off, because every single Bauer and CCM skate they tried was too narrow at the toe box area.
* The manger recommended CCM xf tack pros with a wide cut because CCM has the widest skates on the market according to him.
* Ordered the tacks XF pros and the skate seemed to fit, albeit snug. The pain and tightness where the toe box was was alleviated, however I noticed that the area around the ankle and arches was very tight. The girl who helped me said it was common and that baking would help form it around my foot. We bake, and I try on the skate. It is still quite tight in the heel area, but I thought it was ok and was convinced that I might be able to break them in.
* Tonight was the first skate with them and it was a disaster. I couldn't wear the skates for more than 7 minutes before having to leave the ice with too much pain. The pain was coming from the arch area, and no, it wasn't a type of pain where it felt like due to lack of arch support, it felt more like a crushing from the side foot pain like of you put the back half of your heels in a vice grip. I suspect that I have wide heels as well and they the boot might have alleviated the toe box issue, but it has too narrow of a heel and arch area for my foot. I ended up taking out the sole insert for the skates and compared to my sneakers inserts, and my shoes have absolutely wider heel area by quite a noticable amount. The tremendous amount of pain also wasn't due to a lacing issue because I kept playing around with it all night during the skate. At one point it was so loose it was like I didn't even tie the skate and yet my heels still felt like they were being crushed from the sides.
I am just so frustrated at this point. I dealt with very poor fitting skates back in high school and it was like being tortured. The way these new skates have fit will mean there is no way to play the sport for me with any stock skates. Is custom the only option here? I must have some weird shaped foot that is both wide in the front where the toes are as well as near the back where the heel and arch areas are. If I ordered custom skates and they fit poorly, is there any recourse? What should I demand in terms of measurements if I shell out coin for custom?
* Went to pure hockey near me and did the foot scan. The scanner must have been off, because every single Bauer and CCM skate they tried was too narrow at the toe box area.
* The manger recommended CCM xf tack pros with a wide cut because CCM has the widest skates on the market according to him.
* Ordered the tacks XF pros and the skate seemed to fit, albeit snug. The pain and tightness where the toe box was was alleviated, however I noticed that the area around the ankle and arches was very tight. The girl who helped me said it was common and that baking would help form it around my foot. We bake, and I try on the skate. It is still quite tight in the heel area, but I thought it was ok and was convinced that I might be able to break them in.
* Tonight was the first skate with them and it was a disaster. I couldn't wear the skates for more than 7 minutes before having to leave the ice with too much pain. The pain was coming from the arch area, and no, it wasn't a type of pain where it felt like due to lack of arch support, it felt more like a crushing from the side foot pain like of you put the back half of your heels in a vice grip. I suspect that I have wide heels as well and they the boot might have alleviated the toe box issue, but it has too narrow of a heel and arch area for my foot. I ended up taking out the sole insert for the skates and compared to my sneakers inserts, and my shoes have absolutely wider heel area by quite a noticable amount. The tremendous amount of pain also wasn't due to a lacing issue because I kept playing around with it all night during the skate. At one point it was so loose it was like I didn't even tie the skate and yet my heels still felt like they were being crushed from the sides.
I am just so frustrated at this point. I dealt with very poor fitting skates back in high school and it was like being tortured. The way these new skates have fit will mean there is no way to play the sport for me with any stock skates. Is custom the only option here? I must have some weird shaped foot that is both wide in the front where the toes are as well as near the back where the heel and arch areas are. If I ordered custom skates and they fit poorly, is there any recourse? What should I demand in terms of measurements if I shell out coin for custom?
