Breaking in new figure skates?

Question

Okay so i got these amazing new lightweight riedell figure skates today and I love them. But it feels so weird when I skate since theyre new. Any good tips for breaking them in fast and unpainfully?

Answer 1

Heat molding can help break them in faster if your skates are heat moldable.



Whatever you do, do not wear your skates around your house or do deep knee bends. There are also people who say to wet your socks and stuff but ignore them, this will ruin your skates.



Wearing them around your house only breaks them in for walking, not skating. You will get creases in all the wrong places.



Doing deep knee bends will break them down, not break them in. Only do deep knee bends after they are broken in.



The only way to break your skates in is by skating. Do things like stroking, crossovers, 3-turns, mohawks, edges, etc. Simple things, but don't do deep knee bends.



Only lace the two bottom hooks for the first five hours of use or so. Only lace the three bottom hooks for the next five hours of use after that. After your skates are broken in, then you can lace them all the way up if you please.



Only skate in them for short periods of time or your feet will be killing you. Bunga pads can help reduce irritation. You can get any stubborn spots punched out.





Usually people will give me a thumbs down when I say this. They will actually recommend doing deep knee bends and wearing them around the house. But I am not just making this up, this is what is recommended and stated by the skate manufacturers themselves.



Harlick (proves my point about doing deep knee bends): http://harlick.com/order/faq.php#break

SP-Teri (proves my point about walking in your skates): http://spteri.com/FAQ.htm#3





Good luck with your skates!

Answer 2

Breaking In Ice Skates

Answer 3

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Breaking in new figure skates?

Okay so i got these amazing new lightweight riedell figure skates today and I love them. But it feels so weird when I skate since theyre new. Any good tips for breaking them in fast and unpainfully?

Answer 4

- When just laying around the house wear your skate.



- Put plastic bags around your feet for when you're going on the ice. The bags help heat up your boots and help mold your feet to the boot faster.



- Use a hand dryer in the washroom to heat up the skates just before you're about to put them on.



- If your feet are in pain then try buying bunga pads to help with the blisters and bruises.



- Dont tie your skates all the way up leave off a hook or two.



- Spend an hour or more a day doing just stroking exercises.



hope this helps.

Answer 5

Wear them around the house with skate guards on. Try doing squats in them too. When skating in them practice a lot of moves with deep knee bending: crossovers, both forward and backwards, 3 turns, Mohawks, stroking with deeply bent knees, when you feel as though you can try a lot of Waltz Jumps. You really need to skate in them as much as you can to break them in and to get used to their new feeling:) I know how strange it feels!! If your blade has a different sized rocker, different length of the blade, and/or different toe pick, this could take an adjustment period too. A new blade takes time getting used to. Whatever you do don't go back to using your old skates as a crutch as this will definitely make the adjustment period with your new skates much longer. I bet in a couple of weeks you notice a huge difference in how they feel, for the better:)

Answer 6

You're going to think I'm insane. But I took turkey oven bags and put them on my feet before I put my skates on, they made my feet so hot and the insides of the skates heated up and molded to my feet, breaking them in a bit.

Also, wear them around the house and bend a lot in them.

Don't hook the first loop when lacing them up. So its the loop furthest down. It'll help create a bend in them.