What brand and model of skates and blades should I buy.?

Question

I am a taller adult skater who is working on beginning double jumps.

Answer 1

I'm an adult skater at your same level. I use SP Terri's with a Coronation Ace blade. In my competitive days when I was younger I wore Harlicks with a Gold Star blade. Other adults that I skate with wear Jackson's but I'm not sure about the blades. Whatever skates you buy make sure that they have lots of support and get blades with a decent sized toe pick to help with the bigger jumps.

Answer 2

I wore klingbiel's most of my skating career. I had to get extra firm boots because I have really strong ankles, but they come in a variety of firmness. They are a bit pricey, but they excell at making custom boots and they don't break down easily. AND, if you tell the person fitting you that you wear orthodics, then they will do an arch mold of your foot. Makes the skate super comfy. The skate shop in your rink should be able to order them for you. They also have stock boots now - but I've never bought them, so I can't tell you about their fit.
If you decide to go for these, DO NOT get the S-1 strength - these will break down too easily. At least get the S-2.

Another boot company is Harlick, they have lots of good stock boots, but again rather pricey. If you go for a stock boot, I'd recommend getting the high tester, they may be stiff at first, but you'll get your money's worth since they won't break down too easily. The only prob IMO is that the tongue is rubber sponge on stock boots, and as a personal preference I like lambs wool.

As far as the blades are concerned, I can't really help you. I always bought gold seal blades, but they are probably not good for a taller adults. The blade is visibily rounded at the bottom more so than other blades ( and they have really big toe-picks). You'd really need to be comfortable with a rocking feeling.
On the other hand, they really help with getting lift on jumps because of the extra rocking momentum. So, if you are daring enough to give them a try, they will help you with getting extra height on your jumps, but they will take about a week or two to get used to. If you go for these, work your way up slowly through your reportoire. And don't be embarrased if you fall on your butt while skating forward. It happened to me quite a few times.
They have a new gold seal blade now - called the Gold Seal K-Pick which if I weren't retired I'd give a try. Supposedly it gives more stability on loop, flip, and lutz jumps.

As far as other blades are concerned, I don't recommend getting blades that require a chassis, you'll go through more boots than you will blades, and the chassis gets mounted to the boot, then the blade gets mounted to the chassis. Seems more likely for the blade to fly off or break with all the extra mounting.

Answer 3

You should buy a higher end skate in the Riedell, Harlick, or Jackson lines. I prefer Riedell or Harlick, but everybody has their preferences, and the skates that they like the best for their feet. MK or John Wilson are good blades to go with. You should probably go with the MK Professional, MK Vision, JW Cornation Ace, or JW Cornation comet. My favorite is the MK Vision, but depending on what you like you may like one of the other blades. In the Riedell line I would go with a Silver or Gold Star, and in the Harlick line probably the Competitor. I don't know enough about the Jackson line anymore to know what to suggest, but you could look more into those if you would like. I don't like Jackson's as well because they often times don't have some of the same technologies that Riedell and Harlick have on their skates for the same price. You should talk to your coaches and see what their suggestions are also. You can look at their websites at www.riedellskates.com www.harlick.com and www.jacksonskates.com

Answer 4

SP Teri skates and Gold Seal blades. I was doing all my double jumps from Axel to double lutz the first day I wore my SP Teris. I even competed a week later. They are really comfortable. It feels like you just sharpened your blades when you get on the ice. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

I love my pattern 99 blades!

I used to love custom Rose boots, but they went under. Now I have Riedells again.

The thing is, you really need to see a specialist and get fitted for YOU. I have no idea what your feet are shaped like, your weight, how hard you skate, etc. A pro will be able to put you in the best boot for YOU!

Answer 6

I would suggest riedell skates because they are very versatile and affordable. They are made quite narrow which is brilliant if you have a slim foot like myself. You could ask you coach to recommend a particular pair or if you know a shop just go in and tell them what you are looking for and I am sure they will find some suitable. Good luck it is a very important decision.

Answer 7

well I personall perfer riedells I think they are the best but i think jacksons are just ok I think there harder to break in but that might also be because im a very light skater and also cornation ace for the blade im tall to and thats what I perfer and I skate better with those

Answer 8

I would most definitely buy Jackson's with ultama Legacy Blades. I have these skates and they work wonderfuly. The toe pic is jagged and allows you to jump higher. I think these will help you they run about 800.00 dollars hope this helped.

Answer 9

I have been a skated for 12 years now and when i started my doubles i used vision blades. They really seemed to work for me! good luck! if you need anymore help just email me. Also here is an email to look at them http://www.rainbosports.com/shop/site/product.cfm/id/4AC57659-475A-BAC0-59FA4688FF65A72D

Answer 10

i would personally suggest a Reidell boot with Coronation Ace blades. depending on where you are and what your working on, im working on my doubles and thats whats working for me. also, when getting them sharpened never take them to a hockey skate sharpener unless you trust them 100% with your skates. ask them to do a figure skate sharpen and it should work =]