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I hardly ever get my skates sharpened. How often do you get your skates sharpened?

It’s a personal preference. As a goalie, I get mine done every three to four games as I prefer really sharp skates.

A trick someone told me one time was to take one of those white bic pens and run over your blade. If it cuts into the pen, your skates are still sharp.

I think you need to base how often you get your skates sharpened by what feels good to you.

I hardly ever get my skates sharpened. How often do you get your skates sharpened?

It’s a personal preference. As a goalie, I get mine done every three to four games as I prefer really sharp skates.

A trick someone told me one time was to take one of those white bic pens and run over your blade. If it cuts into the pen, your skates are still sharp.

I think you need to base how often you get your skates sharpened by what feels good to you.

Don´t the blade get smaller and smaller every time you sharp the skates ? So if I would sharp my skates every week, how long would they last?

I used to skate at a local rink, and the guy who sharpened skates would say that blades are worth about 100 sharpenings (when the person doing the sharpening knows what he’s doing) for skates that are cared for.

This would mean your blades are good for 2 years if you sharpen them every week.

I need to get my ice skates sharpened, because they are slipping a little. However my skating lesson is right at the start of the skating session so I will not be able to get used to them b4 the lesson. Will it be ok for me to skate in them or will I find it difficult?

You should be fine. It may take a short time to get used to them, but you may find you like shape blades better. Each skater has their own personal preference — some like sharp, some don’t. Before your lesson, do a few stops and a few crossovers to get the feel for them, but don’t worry — you’ll get used to it pretty quickly. Good luck!

I want to eventually join a recreational ice hockey league, but first i want to learn to skate better. I’ve done it a few times before with the rentals and I was pretty shaky. OK I sucked. But I was just wondering should I get ice hockey skates right off the bat or start with figure skates, which I heard are easier to skate with. Any information about buying skates in general would be greatly appreciated!

If you’ve used recreational skates before then hockey skates will be easier because figure skates have toe picks (a kind of zig-zag bit at the front) which can be really hard to get used to, also figure skates are quite expensive so it would probably be a waste of money. If you want to get better I would recommend taking some basic lessons in group or may be even a few private lessons. The beginner levels of figure skating can be really useful for ice hockey.
Good luck!

Im a beginner figure skater. i take at least 7 hours a week of skating. sometimes more. i had a different question earlier asking the same Q but this time i will explain myself. 1 hour of classes a week and at LEAST 6 hours of practice a week the most of practice i do is about 10 hours. so i skate from 7-11 hours a week. so often should i sharpen my skates on an average of 9 hours a week?

You will start to learn some of the signs of dull skates as you skate longer- I skated about 10 hours a week and I would sharpen them monthly or every other month because I didn’t like mine super super sharp so you will learn after a little bit how sharp you like your skates so you will know when to sharpen them. I would say for right now until you know how sharp you would like your skates I would go ahead and sharpen them about every three weeks since you are on the ice about 9 hours a week. Some of the signs to look for if you skates are dull are you slide on the ice, do not have much grip on the ice, and when you feel the edges of your skates they feel somewhat rounded instead of a sharp edge.

So I know this may seem like a weird question, but I really wanted to know. I accidentally got the wrong size and went a size up. My ice skates feel fine, but my toe doesn’t touch the tip, and sometimes the heel comes up. I skated in them before, and they felt okay. But my skating instructor told me that they’re too big. So are there any tips that anyone can give me? Thanks!

It’s not a weird question at all . . .that’s exactly what happened to me with my first skates. I bought them from a skateboard shop that happen to sell ice skates (I knew nothing about buying skates, so of course I put all my trust in him). He fitted me with skates that were more than a size too big . . . and since I was a beginner, I really didn’t know the difference (it felt "tight", or so I thought.

I seemed to skate ok until I started learning toe jumps and spins . . . it was then that I discovered my skates were too big. My toe didn’t touch the tip, so my foot slipped forward . . and when I jumped, I often had this "suction" sound at the heel (meaning the heel was definitely coming up). I had BIG problems with spins. I put a gel pad or non-medicated triangle callous pad from Dr. Scholls at the back of my heel to fill the room . . . but that didn’t help for long.

I’m an adult, so my feet were never going to "grow into" those skates, so my best option was to sell them (my coach sold them to another one of his students) . . . and get a little money to put towards the new, REAL fitting skates. My skating improved by leaps and bounds with the better fitting skates.

When skates are too big, the skates tend to break down faster . . . you’ll get a gash bend in the ankle area fairly early. Also, this happened to me and a couple other friends: because our foot slipped forward, we got this bunion thing on the sides of our feet nearest the pinkie toe (in which we said were are 6th toes – hee hee).

Anyway, so this is the reason why you need to find an expert skate fitter (ask a coach or other skaters where they got their skates fitted . . . usually it’s only one or two people in town who do it RIGHT). When your equipment does not fail you, you skate sooooo much better!!

So I know this may seem like a weird question, but I really wanted to know. I accidentally got the wrong size and went a size up. My ice skates feel fine, but my toe doesn’t touch the tip, and sometimes the heel comes up. I skated in them before, and they felt okay. But my skating instructor told me that they’re too big. So are there any tips that anyone can give me? Thanks!

It’s not a weird question at all . . .that’s exactly what happened to me with my first skates. I bought them from a skateboard shop that happen to sell ice skates (I knew nothing about buying skates, so of course I put all my trust in him). He fitted me with skates that were more than a size too big . . . and since I was a beginner, I really didn’t know the difference (it felt "tight", or so I thought.

I seemed to skate ok until I started learning toe jumps and spins . . . it was then that I discovered my skates were too big. My toe didn’t touch the tip, so my foot slipped forward . . and when I jumped, I often had this "suction" sound at the heel (meaning the heel was definitely coming up). I had BIG problems with spins. I put a gel pad or non-medicated triangle callous pad from Dr. Scholls at the back of my heel to fill the room . . . but that didn’t help for long.

I’m an adult, so my feet were never going to "grow into" those skates, so my best option was to sell them (my coach sold them to another one of his students) . . . and get a little money to put towards the new, REAL fitting skates. My skating improved by leaps and bounds with the better fitting skates.

When skates are too big, the skates tend to break down faster . . . you’ll get a gash bend in the ankle area fairly early. Also, this happened to me and a couple other friends: because our foot slipped forward, we got this bunion thing on the sides of our feet nearest the pinkie toe (in which we said were are 6th toes – hee hee).

Anyway, so this is the reason why you need to find an expert skate fitter (ask a coach or other skaters where they got their skates fitted . . . usually it’s only one or two people in town who do it RIGHT). When your equipment does not fail you, you skate sooooo much better!!

I have just started level 3 skating lessons, so have bought myself some figure skates to learn in. Trouble is they are killing my feet.
Any tips on how I can loosen the leather and break them in a bit. Tried wearing them as much as possible.

Add jelly insoles, they help a lot! Also when your skating just really bend your knees to break them in. DO NOT heat them, or try tostretchh them. It will ruin your skates. You just need to skate in them and eventually you will break them in. Hope this works!

Is there a good place to purchase them online? I don’t want to get figure skates as she would be more prone to trip over the toe pick. Even double bladded skates would be ok. She wears a toddler size 7 tennis shoe. So I would imagine she would need about a size 6 hockey skate.

I was unable to find any toddler hockey skates below a size 10 toddler.

It is just as dangerous to skate in hockey skates as it is in figure skates. When you fall forward while wearing hockey skates there isn’t a toe pick there to keep you from falling forward. The impact will be much harder than in figure skates. The blades are shorter on hockey skates which gives you much less stability. Most Hockey players learn the basics wearing figure skates.

Have you considered enrolling your daughter in snow plow Sam or learn to skate? Your local rink will have hockey skates in all sizes to rent. The rink usually sells most hockey skate sizes. If not, the pro-shop will be able to recommend you a place to buy skates.