http://sportsbagblog.com/how-to-take-care-of-your-ice-hockey-skates/ All things sports and outdoors, athletics and recreation. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://sportsbagblog.com/how-to-take-care-of-your-ice-hockey-skates/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Chris Huffman Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:20:19 +0000 http://sportsbagblog.com/?p=147#comment-81 Choosing the correct size skates for you will also make a difference in the life of your skates. As you continue to use your skates, your feet will heat up and the padding will begin to compress over time. This will cause your skates to feel loose. Have you ever wondered why your new skates were tight and hurt your feet a bit and now you feel like you need to tighten your skates after the first 15-30 mins of skating? New skates have a break-in period and for this reason people tend to buy them a little too big. They feel good at first but over time they feel loose in sports and can even cause blisters. Here are a few tips to getting a good fitting skate. Tip 1: Don’t buy skates that are too big. Ice hockey skates run big when compared to your normal shoe size. A size 9.0 Nike/Bauer or CCM would be compared to a size 8.0 or even a 7.5 in normal shoe size. Tip2: most skates now a days are “heat moldable” this means that you can virtually eliminate the painful break in period and get a custom fit to your foot. This also will allow you to buy a skate that will not loosen up after you have played in them for a while. Each brand has a slightly different method for heating or baking the skates so be sure and check the owner’s manual before you heat up your new skates. Choosing the correct size skates for you will also make a difference in the life of your skates. As you continue to use your skates, your feet will heat up and the padding will begin to compress over time. This will cause your skates to feel loose. Have you ever wondered why your new skates were tight and hurt your feet a bit and now you feel like you need to tighten your skates after the first 15-30 mins of skating? New skates have a break-in period and for this reason people tend to buy them a little too big. They feel good at first but over time they feel loose in sports and can even cause blisters. Here are a few tips to getting a good fitting skate.
Tip 1: Don’t buy skates that are too big. Ice hockey skates run big when compared to your normal shoe size. A size 9.0 Nike/Bauer or CCM would be compared to a size 8.0 or even a 7.5 in normal shoe size.
Tip2: most skates now a days are “heat moldable” this means that you can virtually eliminate the painful break in period and get a custom fit to your foot. This also will allow you to buy a skate that will not loosen up after you have played in them for a while. Each brand has a slightly different method for heating or baking the skates so be sure and check the owner’s manual before you heat up your new skates.

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