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- Dec 17, 2018
So it’s time to start thinking about new boots and blades. Again. Sorry for the book below.....
I think that my DD will be at the end of her foot growth or well slowed at this point so we might be upgrading blades as well as buying new boots. She’s into her doubles working on consistency basically at this point. One thing that seems to be lagging is her spin speed. She very stable and centered. So it might be help to have a more pronounced spin rocker. Feel free to comment on that one, but another aspect I was wondering about is the effect on jumps.
She made a switch to edea because she was so hard on her Jackson’s (she was breaking them down before growing out of them) and Edea has been good for her. Her blades are currently the Matrix Freestyle since she wanted to try a lightweight blade after being on the coronation ace. Her choice.
So my main question is about if she switched to a gold seal for instance, would a greater spin rocker give her more speed and rotation to complete her variations? She can add speed between some of her position changes so I feel she might be ready to take advantage of a more pronounced rocker instead of it hindering her. She can center and hold her spins well. They just tend to be sorta slowish. She’s currently working on at least 4 variations for her spins but ends up not having enough speed for her final position which makes her bielman difficult to get into and hold.
I was wondering if with a more curved blade, are you losing real estate for edge jumps? Are you gaining a roll up and down for toe jumps and landings because of more rocker? Will it mess with timing so much it won’t be worth it? How would a change in blade rocker affect both styles of jumps and is the trade off for spins with it?
There’s a new carbon frame on the Gold Seals which doesn’t have the taper to the blades tail, as well as a better space for catch foot spins. The Phoenix. She might go for that since it’s similar to the Matrix. Somehow I think I saw a post that indicated the blade isn’t quite as long as well? I would consider this blade if I felt she could use it well and use it until it was flat because of the $$$.
Otherwise I’m not sure where to go with a blade choice for her. Also under consideration are the Matrix Supreme or the Phoenix 99 if it is available. I can’t exactly tell but I’m not confident the Matrix freestyle was a good blade for her. She came from Coronation Ace which was a good blade for her. The pattern 99 Phoenix is an option as well, but I’m not sure the rocker is more pronounced than the Freestyle she’s on now. Supposedly it’s equivalent? And the original 99 was ruled out because of weight and stanchion height. She didn’t want the heavier blade. Her choice and opinion but I supported it since she’s light with big feet lol
She would probably wear this next blade out due to time on ice and getting more time in her boots without growing, but I don’t want to be wasteful or have her on a blade she will struggle with. Hopefully she finds her last and forever favorite this time. TIA.
I think that my DD will be at the end of her foot growth or well slowed at this point so we might be upgrading blades as well as buying new boots. She’s into her doubles working on consistency basically at this point. One thing that seems to be lagging is her spin speed. She very stable and centered. So it might be help to have a more pronounced spin rocker. Feel free to comment on that one, but another aspect I was wondering about is the effect on jumps.
She made a switch to edea because she was so hard on her Jackson’s (she was breaking them down before growing out of them) and Edea has been good for her. Her blades are currently the Matrix Freestyle since she wanted to try a lightweight blade after being on the coronation ace. Her choice.
So my main question is about if she switched to a gold seal for instance, would a greater spin rocker give her more speed and rotation to complete her variations? She can add speed between some of her position changes so I feel she might be ready to take advantage of a more pronounced rocker instead of it hindering her. She can center and hold her spins well. They just tend to be sorta slowish. She’s currently working on at least 4 variations for her spins but ends up not having enough speed for her final position which makes her bielman difficult to get into and hold.
I was wondering if with a more curved blade, are you losing real estate for edge jumps? Are you gaining a roll up and down for toe jumps and landings because of more rocker? Will it mess with timing so much it won’t be worth it? How would a change in blade rocker affect both styles of jumps and is the trade off for spins with it?
There’s a new carbon frame on the Gold Seals which doesn’t have the taper to the blades tail, as well as a better space for catch foot spins. The Phoenix. She might go for that since it’s similar to the Matrix. Somehow I think I saw a post that indicated the blade isn’t quite as long as well? I would consider this blade if I felt she could use it well and use it until it was flat because of the $$$.
Otherwise I’m not sure where to go with a blade choice for her. Also under consideration are the Matrix Supreme or the Phoenix 99 if it is available. I can’t exactly tell but I’m not confident the Matrix freestyle was a good blade for her. She came from Coronation Ace which was a good blade for her. The pattern 99 Phoenix is an option as well, but I’m not sure the rocker is more pronounced than the Freestyle she’s on now. Supposedly it’s equivalent? And the original 99 was ruled out because of weight and stanchion height. She didn’t want the heavier blade. Her choice and opinion but I supported it since she’s light with big feet lol
She would probably wear this next blade out due to time on ice and getting more time in her boots without growing, but I don’t want to be wasteful or have her on a blade she will struggle with. Hopefully she finds her last and forever favorite this time. TIA.