Hi Everyone!
I hope you all had a fantastic holiday.
I am new here in the forum
I am starting proper classes in January and need to buy my first pair of real skates. There doesn't seem to be any fitters near me, so I need some advice.
I've seen a few posts like this, so I will put in some information below:
I'm 28 years old, have been skating (recreationally) since I was little, but never figure skated. I can skate forward, backwards, do 2 foot spins and twizzles forwards and backwards.
I'm about a shoe size 38-39 (UK 5.5/6), 5'3 and plus size (about 100kg). I live in the UK in the Cotswolds and the nearest fitter I can find is about 2.5-3h away, which is a bit too far for me to drive.
I have been looking at the edea overture or maybe chorus? I would prefer to invest in a pair that can last me a while, rather than getting the most beginner-y beginner skates. However I am wondering what kind of.. happens(?) If I get skates that are too high for my level? Will they be too hard for me to learn in?
I believe I have normal arches, normal width and my toes are "egyptian" (straight diagonal line).
I might try to find some second hand on fb marketplace or just bite the bullet and order some new, even if I know it's better to be fitted by a professional, I don't know if that is a viable option in my area.
Any and all advice is welcome and I am grateful to anyone that made it through this post
I hope you all had a fantastic holiday.
I am new here in the forum
I am starting proper classes in January and need to buy my first pair of real skates. There doesn't seem to be any fitters near me, so I need some advice.
I've seen a few posts like this, so I will put in some information below:
I'm 28 years old, have been skating (recreationally) since I was little, but never figure skated. I can skate forward, backwards, do 2 foot spins and twizzles forwards and backwards.
I'm about a shoe size 38-39 (UK 5.5/6), 5'3 and plus size (about 100kg). I live in the UK in the Cotswolds and the nearest fitter I can find is about 2.5-3h away, which is a bit too far for me to drive.
I have been looking at the edea overture or maybe chorus? I would prefer to invest in a pair that can last me a while, rather than getting the most beginner-y beginner skates. However I am wondering what kind of.. happens(?) If I get skates that are too high for my level? Will they be too hard for me to learn in?
I believe I have normal arches, normal width and my toes are "egyptian" (straight diagonal line).
I might try to find some second hand on fb marketplace or just bite the bullet and order some new, even if I know it's better to be fitted by a professional, I don't know if that is a viable option in my area.
Any and all advice is welcome and I am grateful to anyone that made it through this post