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How do you change the profile of the blade instead of the standard contour? In other words, it ships with a contour in the steel. How do I change that? Won’t it move if a profile shim is attached while shaving the steel?!
Do the holes for the true holders and Bauer holders line up perfectly? I was thinking about buying true skates and using Bauer runners because I have more spare Bauer blades, but I don’t want to have to drill new holes in the boot or try to fill the old holes.
There is a reason when a pro player uses True skates, they have the TU'UK holder installed however 'if your replacing shift holders replacing them with ccm holders lineup way closer to shift holders hole wise. Can't figure out why Scott V can't figure it out yet. most people want to play hockey not speed skating.
Great video! Thanks for the information. If I end up wanting to change over from the shift holders to the shift max holders (same size)…will they need to drill new holes or will the max holder line up with the old shift holder rivet holes?
what did you meesure the angle with ?? i have seen some small angle messurements but haven´t found it on the inet ;) is it only for angle or also the hollow ??
Nice video. I replaced my Bauer customs with TF9s. Only then did I realise why I couldn’t do many edge drills. Now I can do really nice forwards crossrolls, powerpulls and three turns, and my backwards crossrolls and powerpulls are coming on. Skate fit is critical. Even Bauer customs won’t fit some feet, like mine. Comfy, yes, supportive, no. Bauer customs as sold in the shops are really just stock skates, sized to each foot, with a bit of heat and pressure moulding. With a wide foot and narrow ankle like mine, the ankles won’t be supported laterally. The TF9s fit so well. I don’t need to really tighten the laces, honestly they feel almost loose, and yet I can feel and control the edges. I also skip the last from top eyelets. The only negative, they are hard to get on and off. One tip. Before wrapping, for each skate insert a shim between the top three eyelets and the tongue. Do this on the outer eyelets, not the inner ones. It helps a lot, at least with my foot shape. Without the shims, putting them on and taking them off is very painful.
After years wearing Bauer customs, I’ve discovered why I struggle with skating drills. I moved up to True TF9s, and suddenly edge drills are easy: powerpulls, crossrolls, Russian stroking etc. The damned Bauers don’t provide enough support. I have wide forefeet and narrow ankles. I wonder how many people are like me? My next skates will also be true, custom or Hzrdus. I am impressed that I get custom level comfort from stock boots.
I went from Bauer customs to True TF9, a massive upgrade. Just as comfortable, but much more supportive, and my skating has improved dramatically. My feet are the wrong shape for Bauers. At first I couldn’t get them on without significant pain, even when twisting my foot. I rebaked them with a 4 mm thick rubber shim under the top three eyelets on the outside only. Now they slide on and off, not easy but not painful. I read that you shouldn’t pull or push the tendon guard when putting on and taking off the boots. And always remove insoles off ice. I use Bauer speed plates.
Do you happen to know if Edea is still making the old version? I saw a rumor somewhere that they’re going to switch back to the old version with 3 hooks and stones on the side. I’m looking into switching from Ice Fly’s to Showgirls, but I would really rather prefer to have the old version of them
Nice that you guys are making skating accessible for people with non symmetrical leg lengths. How did you guys come up with 2.5 cm did you guys measure her?
We deal with a number of the ortho/podiatrists that specialize in this sort of thing. We only really show the extreme cases, like this one. In general we are splitting the difference in leg length. She has a 5cm leg length difference, so we built a 2.5cm lift.
What’s the difference between a contour and profile? True shift steel comes stock 9.5/10.5. Is that a contour or profile? Seems like with the marsblade you would want the 14 mars insert for the agility/ancceleration. And say a 13’ or longer single profile for the glide and speed. Seems like a lot of possibilities. Do you know how much the marsblade holder and steel weigh?
You can use whichever made you like with these skates. Pattern 99 Revs were installed on this pair as she’s using them for free skate. We see lots using the MK Dynasty or Ultima Synchro blades for show skating as they are a free skate/ dance blade combo.
Do you know the actual stock profile on shift steel? Most websites say 9/10. I emailed true, they said 9.5/10.5. And most local shops say it has a 9/10 with 1/32 pitch forward? Also What size runner is on those beasts?!
The stock contour on the True MAX stuff is 9.5/10.5. Their old steel was 9/10. These are Bauer holders, and we profiled them to a 9.5/10.5 contour with profile adjustments as well. That's a 322.
When you guys fill holes in skates, what do you use to plug the holes? I work in a shop and I’m the only one who can do rivets and have a guy who wants to swap true holders to CCM XS. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
@@bsharpottawaoh sweet, thanks for the reply. Is it possible to drill a hole that’s partially in the JB weld and partially in the boot itself? There’s a couple holes where the alignment is weird and I don’t wanna have to make the hole too wide for anything besides a copper
at 7:19, when you show the inside of the skate, there is a layer of white paper at the bottom of the skate. Is that masking tape? That material is peeling off at the bottom of my true customs. Is it safe to peel that white paper/tape completely off?
Hi Joel, your other vieeo "True Holder Swap - VH to SHIFT" is set to "Made for Kids" so we can't comment and also cannot save the video. Can you change it so it's not for kids?
I’m guessing that the dressing wheels are Diamond or CBN because anything other than these two materials will wear which will also cause an inaccurate radius. Which is the reason you say you use this method
I recently bought a pair of Prostock Catalyst pro skates and every time I walk, my max shift holders make a very loud creaking noise. I only figured this was the middle part of the holder causing this sound out as I heard the same sound when I took off the steel and went to push them back in. Has the b-sharp ottawa team seen anything like this on the max shift holders before? I'm hoping to avoid replacing the holders but if its a sign that something's wrong with them, I'd rather replace them before they break on me during a game. I was previously wearing the TF9s with just the regular shift holders and never had this issue before. Thanks!
I emailed True a while back and they said their steel is 9/10 front/rear. I can forward it to you if you'd like to confirm. Good video though. I just picked up a set of shift max holders and steel because I was tired of the steel moving around in the holders and clicking when I walk to the ice.
So if I’m running a quad 0 should I get the same thing done to the blade that come or try standard and adjust accordingly or just go right to what I’ve been using and adjust with inserts
In your experience after epoxying holes and redrilling, especially if the new hole is close or overlaps original holes. Does it weaken the boot? I want to go up a holder size. From 263 ccm xs holder to a shift 272 holder on my trues. Wish I would have just ordered them with 272. Thanks
What would you say is your most popular profile? I’ve heard quad 0 but guess there are too many variables. Weight, runner size skill etc… I’m looking for speed acceleration and some modest agility. Thx
Most popular profile we do, like the ones we’ve done for Mason McTavish, Brennan Othmann and more, would be a 9.5’-10.5 dual radius, with a 1/2mm drop of the toe from heel height, and pulled the centreline balance point 4mm behind the CL. The Quad 0 is a contour, along with all the rest of the ProSharp templates, unless they are added to the blades with a proper measurement and toe to heel height adjustment.
