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- Jun 24, 2022
Hi Skaters,
I wonder if you can help with a dilemma. I keep getting recurrent stress fractures in my feet. It never happened until 2020 and since then I've had several. I've changed skates and sizes several times. I also roller skate and have gone through a few different boots trying to find something with more toe room without being too long. I've also had my current ones punched out twice to try and maximise toe box space.
I've recently been fitted for custom skating (hockey, but skate specific so no metatarsal pad) insoles. My feet were scanned and there were 2 fitting sessions of about 1 hour each. They struggled to get the insoles into my ice skates, but they do get into my roller skates OK. Our rink closes in the summer so I only just got to try them out in my ice skates last week. I immediately felt my toes are crammed into the skates now and after 2 sessions felt the start of a stress fracture. The pain got worse in the next sessions and I've now taken a break from skating and walking for the last two days.
Now I wonder if the insole is taking up valuable space in my skate. They are made out of a special shock absorbing material and the arch and shape is custom to my foot. I wonder if it's worth getting a 1/2 size bigger boot to accommodate the special insole or if I should take the insole out a return to skating on a regular one. That would mean time and money was wasted on that custom insole, but the ultimate goal is to prevent my bones from breaking.
Does anyone have experience with insoles affecting skate sizing?
Thank you!
I wonder if you can help with a dilemma. I keep getting recurrent stress fractures in my feet. It never happened until 2020 and since then I've had several. I've changed skates and sizes several times. I also roller skate and have gone through a few different boots trying to find something with more toe room without being too long. I've also had my current ones punched out twice to try and maximise toe box space.
I've recently been fitted for custom skating (hockey, but skate specific so no metatarsal pad) insoles. My feet were scanned and there were 2 fitting sessions of about 1 hour each. They struggled to get the insoles into my ice skates, but they do get into my roller skates OK. Our rink closes in the summer so I only just got to try them out in my ice skates last week. I immediately felt my toes are crammed into the skates now and after 2 sessions felt the start of a stress fracture. The pain got worse in the next sessions and I've now taken a break from skating and walking for the last two days.
Now I wonder if the insole is taking up valuable space in my skate. They are made out of a special shock absorbing material and the arch and shape is custom to my foot. I wonder if it's worth getting a 1/2 size bigger boot to accommodate the special insole or if I should take the insole out a return to skating on a regular one. That would mean time and money was wasted on that custom insole, but the ultimate goal is to prevent my bones from breaking.
Does anyone have experience with insoles affecting skate sizing?
Thank you!