Ice Skating... Getting The Competitive Advantage

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