Hi everyone!
I’m an adult skater (20, F, 5’2”/157cm, 125lbs/56.8kg) currently in Jackson Freestyles (5.5, C width, rated through the axel) with the Aspire XP blades. I started skating Feb 2022 from learning crossovers, and have skated in them for about 85 hours. The ankle area and top of the tongue have developed some creases, and while they still seem to have quite a bit of life in them, I think I wasn’t fitted the best when I bought them and that’s impacting my skating negatively and am considering getting new boots.
I have the waltz and toe loops down, and have been working on salchows and half flips. One reason I feel like my boots don’t fit properly is that when I try to rise up on my left foot for the salchow, my foot feels like it’s moving independently from the boot, and this feels even more apparent when I try the half flip and have to bring my legs together after I pick with my right leg (I think this happens with the waltz and toe loops too but I’ve sorta just powered through it). For my landing position, it also feels like the extra room in the boot makes it harder for me to control my foot and keep it parallel to the ice (and I don’t think it’s a me issue bc I can hold the position really well off-ice).
Also, when I went to the skate shop to get fitted, I was measured to be a size 5, but had to go with the 5.5 because my foot wouldn’t go in the 5. The ball of my foot is very wide, but I have very narrow heels as well, and in hindsight, split widths might have been the best choice, but since they were my first skates and also because of time constraints (heading back to college out of state), I think my skate tech didn’t recommend that. My feet also pronate quite a bit and I have medium to high arches.
I’ve been doing A LOT of reading on here and reddit, as well as pages such as kinzie’s closet and skaters landing, and I feel like Risports might fit my feet better than Jacksons (or at least better than stock ones). However, one thing I’m not sure about is if I should go with Royal Pros or Royal Primes (and I want the royal line over the rfs because I’ve heard they allow more movement and mobility for better skating skills). I know that the Primes are rated for triples and quads, but I’ve read a few posts saying that the Pros are much softer than they used to be and adult skaters have been breaking them down very fast (and I’m concerned about this because a) I’m not the lightest adult, and b) I also skate very fast so my jumps experience more force on the landings).
I’m a bit hesitant to go to my skate shop because even though they’re reputed as a rly good shop (I’m from Houston), I feel like I didn’t have the best experience with them (or at least from the “better” fitter, who put me in size 6 Jackson Mystiques where the outside of the boot was a quarter inch smaller than the ball of my foot. I had also said that I would be learning jumps, but the Mystiques have a PVC sole, which the other fitter had avoided and told me that the Evos [what he tried the first day - which yeah, I had to go three times to finally get the Freestyles] had the fusion sole which would support jumps). Also, they only carry up to the RF3 Pros so I wouldn’t be able to tell from trying the skates on either.
For a new blade, I’m thinking of getting the regular Coronation Ace (and I think this is another reason I want to get new boots, because I am not a fan of the Aspire XPs and feel like I should get new blades with new boots if I’m going to switch boot brands after the Freestyles).
Thank you!
I’m an adult skater (20, F, 5’2”/157cm, 125lbs/56.8kg) currently in Jackson Freestyles (5.5, C width, rated through the axel) with the Aspire XP blades. I started skating Feb 2022 from learning crossovers, and have skated in them for about 85 hours. The ankle area and top of the tongue have developed some creases, and while they still seem to have quite a bit of life in them, I think I wasn’t fitted the best when I bought them and that’s impacting my skating negatively and am considering getting new boots.
I have the waltz and toe loops down, and have been working on salchows and half flips. One reason I feel like my boots don’t fit properly is that when I try to rise up on my left foot for the salchow, my foot feels like it’s moving independently from the boot, and this feels even more apparent when I try the half flip and have to bring my legs together after I pick with my right leg (I think this happens with the waltz and toe loops too but I’ve sorta just powered through it). For my landing position, it also feels like the extra room in the boot makes it harder for me to control my foot and keep it parallel to the ice (and I don’t think it’s a me issue bc I can hold the position really well off-ice).
Also, when I went to the skate shop to get fitted, I was measured to be a size 5, but had to go with the 5.5 because my foot wouldn’t go in the 5. The ball of my foot is very wide, but I have very narrow heels as well, and in hindsight, split widths might have been the best choice, but since they were my first skates and also because of time constraints (heading back to college out of state), I think my skate tech didn’t recommend that. My feet also pronate quite a bit and I have medium to high arches.
I’ve been doing A LOT of reading on here and reddit, as well as pages such as kinzie’s closet and skaters landing, and I feel like Risports might fit my feet better than Jacksons (or at least better than stock ones). However, one thing I’m not sure about is if I should go with Royal Pros or Royal Primes (and I want the royal line over the rfs because I’ve heard they allow more movement and mobility for better skating skills). I know that the Primes are rated for triples and quads, but I’ve read a few posts saying that the Pros are much softer than they used to be and adult skaters have been breaking them down very fast (and I’m concerned about this because a) I’m not the lightest adult, and b) I also skate very fast so my jumps experience more force on the landings).
I’m a bit hesitant to go to my skate shop because even though they’re reputed as a rly good shop (I’m from Houston), I feel like I didn’t have the best experience with them (or at least from the “better” fitter, who put me in size 6 Jackson Mystiques where the outside of the boot was a quarter inch smaller than the ball of my foot. I had also said that I would be learning jumps, but the Mystiques have a PVC sole, which the other fitter had avoided and told me that the Evos [what he tried the first day - which yeah, I had to go three times to finally get the Freestyles] had the fusion sole which would support jumps). Also, they only carry up to the RF3 Pros so I wouldn’t be able to tell from trying the skates on either.
For a new blade, I’m thinking of getting the regular Coronation Ace (and I think this is another reason I want to get new boots, because I am not a fan of the Aspire XPs and feel like I should get new blades with new boots if I’m going to switch boot brands after the Freestyles).
Thank you!
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