I have a new pair of Graf skates with around 10 hours of ice time on them. The skates feel great with the exception of some pain I'm still experiencing in the ankle area. The little round knobby bone that comes out of the sides of your ankles (on the outside of the ankle) are bruised and hurting during my skating sessions. Is this something that will go away with more time or do I need to work with a hockey store to have that small area of the boot "punched"?
2007-03-22 06:55:02 · 10 answers · asked by Jeff L 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
They will break in a little but personally mine always hurt becuase I like to wear a size too small. If you have room you could double or triple sock, might help.
This reminds me. Did you know that Paul Coffey's feet used to really hurt becuase he would wear (i forget exactly how many) 2 or 3 sizes too small.
P.S. Stop spending time on here Peter Forsberg. LOL.
2007-03-22 07:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first time I had a pair of skates baked I was absolutely amazed at the difference in the feel. They molded to my feet and ankles much better (even that knobby bone that sticks out on the sides of my ankles).
You can just skate the pain away eventually, but my vote is.....
Get Em Baked..!!! You won't be disappointed.
2007-03-22 11:02:41 · answer #2 · answered by David 19 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good hockey stores should have ovens or heaters to warm your skates for you when you buy them. However, if you don't have that, a hairdryer carefully used with do the trick. Just don't shove the whole hairdryer into the boot, you may overheat the hairdryer and it will stop working. Once you have heated up the boot, put it on and lace it up. You should leave the skate on without moving for at least 5 minutes or until the skate isn't hot anymore. Should be safe to walk around in the skate at that point.
2007-03-22 09:06:41 · answer #3 · answered by Hockeyman1139 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first question is...have they been baked to form to your feet? Baking cuts break-in time by about half. If you have a full day to skate, I would lace em up skate for an hour, re-tighten the laces, skate for another hour and repeat for as long as your legs and feet will stand it...six hours is optimum. One thing I would NOT recommend is that you use more than one pair of socks...you're just inviting blisters which are worse than just sore feet...there are padded socks out there to alleviate lace bite and some other foot ailments...GOOD LUCK!
2007-03-22 08:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by hockey4everman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
determine skates are not extremely like ballet shoe the place you could inspect them and notice in the event that they're broken in or not. Breaking in a sparkling pair of skates many times takes various weeks and various hours each and every week of skating in them. in case you sense delicate on your new boots, can carry out a similar strikes, spins and jumps as you ought to on your previous boots, and don't get any blisters or rubbing spots, then you certainly're doing especially plenty. getting used to a bigger toe %. will take a while. the ideal element which you're able to do to proceed to advance your circulate on your new boots is to do backwards crossovers, potential 3 turns, and backwards 2 foot swizzles. reliable success and inspect your self very fortunate which you have not had any blisters!
2016-11-27 22:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be carefull if youre gonna get em baked. If you screw up, youre screwed. You dont wanna keep baking em cause then theyll break down easier, and youll never get it perfect if you dont do it the first time.
I recommend people just take the pain like a man and eventually either your boot will break it, or your feel will get knobby and manly.
2007-03-22 07:59:30 · answer #6 · answered by bhockey67 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will most likely not go away. i had the same problem and i had to get new skates that could be baked so they could mold to your foot. if your skates are able to be baked then i suggest doing that. if not i think you need to get a new pair or skates.
2007-03-25 18:54:25 · answer #7 · answered by gorn58 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could go to a hockey shop and have them baked to your feet. break in takes a while otherwise. if you dont skate often your skates will start to unform from your feet and then you have to break them in that muck more again. its basically 2 steps forward one step back
2007-03-22 07:04:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have them baked at a hockey store. They will put them in an oven and then you put them on and they conform perfectly to your feet. You can do this in your own oven but I'm not sure what temp to put them in or how long.
2007-03-22 07:58:12 · answer #9 · answered by lazyjbob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep on wearing them, and they will get better,
if they dont go to a hockey shop and they can bake them so they form to your feet.
i love doing that, it feels cool
2007-03-22 08:17:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋