Goalie skates too sharp

[AIREAYE]

Yes... it is. We (maybe not you but this section of the board) had this discussion a few months ago. 3/4 is a standard goalie sharpen for basically every skate sharpening place you'll head to. The reason for this is that most goalies are not technically sound enough to have a skate that sharp in net. If you push across in the butterfly and your other blade touches the ice you'll fly over yourself and potentially break an ankle/leg. That's also assuming everyone plays butterfly... if you don't there's no way you should be using a 3/8 cut.

I'm not saying you can't get them done that sharp, I'm saying for a shop to give you a 3/8 cut out of the box on a new pair of skates is very drastic and would explain every problem the OP is having.

I agree with this. It is drastic if you're talking about goalies as a whole group, rather than special requests.

 

[pelts35.com]

1" is a better place to start if you like "dull" skates. 1/2" is fine if you're really small, but the 1" will allow you to move side to side yet still use your edges.

1" there barely is any edge. When my now 7 year old son got his first set of goalie skates last year I had them done at 1". A year later he has them done at 3/4". I can't imagine any adult playing with anything duller than 3/4" unless he never t-pushes or slides and relies only on shuffles to move around the crease.

 

[goalie29]

I can't imagine any adult playing with anything duller than 3/4" unless he never t-pushes or slides and relies only on shuffles to move around the crease.

Bingo. 1" and the like are for old school goalies. Anyone using any sort of modern techniques are going to want sharper. 3/8" isn't weird, but it's too much for me. I use 5/8", but get them sharpened frequently.

As for the OP, the problem you have with movement may be because the blades have very little rocker. I started off in old Bauers that had quite a rocker to them, then bought a newer pair of Bauers. The first time I stepped on the rink it felt like my feet were glued to the ice. And I'm a lifelong skater, so it's not like I can't skate in general. It took some moving around until I got comfortable. Now I appreciate the stability and ability to do backside pushes that come with the flatter blade.

 

[Hounsy]

I'm another 3/8 pure b-fly guy. While I agree it is not the most common hollow I would not call it drastic, lots of guys run rather sharp skates now.