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Regardless of anything you’ve heard or been told, the shape of an ice hockey blade is an upside down “U”  there will be a picture provided at the bottom illustrating this fact. The reason for this is you get 2 edges that give you a much better level of balance and it also means you’re a lot more manoeuvrable on the ice. Having 2 edges  also allow you to “grip” the ice while turning sharply in different directions (each edge is used to hold “grip” the ice while turning in a different direction, turning sharply (hockey turning) to the left means you’ll be using your outside edge on your left skate and the inside edge on your right skate) as you lean left or right on the ice, you lean of on your edges (leaning left will put you on your outside edge of your left skate and inside edge on your right skate (or blade) leaning right will put you on the opposite edges (left skate will be on its inside edge while right skate will be on its outside edge). If the blades were not shaped like this, skaters would not be as agile as they are and there balance would also be reduced dramatically. Read the rest..

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This tutorial breaks down all the reasons NOT to wrap or tie your ice hockey skate laces around the back. Read the rest..

What you need to know about laces
First off they aren’t all the same. The major brands you’ll find on the market are A&R laces and Pro Guard. Pro Guard laces are pretty fluffy and thick. A&R laces are generally pretty tightly woven and not at all fluffy. Read the rest..

Skates that are too big are almost impossible to fix. Most people think a second pair of socks will help here. Contrary to what our mothers taught all of us, wearing an extra pair of socks is one of the worst things you can do in a pair of skates. The more room you have for your foot to move about, the more likely you are to develop blisters and even painful, semi-permanent bone spurs on your feet. Serious figure skaters never wear socks. Most wear thin tights no thicker than heavy panty hose would be. Many hockey players and figure skaters forego socks altogether in favor of bare feet. While this ensures a better feel for the ice, it is very hard on your skates. They will eventually smell like rotten, stinky feet and actually wear out faster as they soak up all the perspiration from your feet. I prefer a very thin pair of socks, think dress sock thin. Read the rest..