| Speaking in general terms, if you play a | | | | with these skates",or how much growing room |
| sport, you are inclined to seek a competitive | | | | is enough?...Even though skate design and |
| advantage. The desire to win, compete, excel, | | | | technology have changed dramatically over the |
| challenge, and improve are just a few of the | | | | past few years, the fundamentals of how a |
| underlying reasons that a sport is played. | | | | skate needs to fit to be comfortable and |
| Golf is a great example of a sport that | | | | perform have not.Basically, there are three |
| sparks the desire to seek a competitive | | | | issues to consider when purchasing skates. |
| advantage. Purchasing a bigger driver, a | | | | First and foremost, is the obvious issue of |
| nicer putter, a set of custom built | | | | purchasing a pair of skates that are |
| irons...the list seems endless. The reality | | | | comfortable. |
| is that all of these things can, and often | | | | |
| do, in fact improve your golf game. If you | | | | Second to comfort, is that your skates must |
| have ever played golf with a set of clubs | | | | fit correctly to perform ...the correct size |
| that are too short...long...wrong flex... | | | | (length), and width. (Not unlike the 'right' |
| etc. then you have likely experienced the | | | | golf club) |
| frustrating difference it makes to your score | | | | |
| when you compare it to the positive results | | | | The third consideration to the fit of the |
| of using a set of clubs that are the correct | | | | skates, but as important, is choosing the |
| fit and style for you!Not unlike golf, the | | | | correct make and model of product. Far too |
| world of skating is the same. Skaters are | | | | often skaters focus on buying the same skates |
| always looking for a competitive advantage, | | | | that they have seen their skating idol |
| so... with another summer of hockey schools | | | | wearing or they look only to the most |
| well underway, and hockey tryouts just around | | | | expensive skates, because obviously (to them) |
| the corner, we wanted to give you some | | | | they are the best.Clearly, what we know is... |
| insights into a fundamental way of helping | | | | it doesn't matter how much you pay for your |
| you to help gain a competitive advantage with | | | | skates or what famous skater is wearing the |
| your skating... all it takes is a little | | | | product, if the skates you purchase don't fit |
| knowledge...A common question that we get | | | | properly your skating performace can be |
| asked by parents of young skaters and, by | | | | adversly affected.Read on for some insights |
| skaters in general is.... "how are my skates | | | | in how to gain the competitive advantage by |
| supposed to fit?". This question is generally | | | | being certain your skates fit.The |
| preceded with such comments and questions as | | | | fundamentals of how skates should fitA skate |
| "I hate my skates", "why do my feet always | | | | does not fit the same as a shoe.A hockey |
| hurt when I skate?", "I'm just not as fast | | | | skate... |