Choosing The Right Ice Skating Skates

By Paulette Hart


Many people enjoy winter sports, and some of them you can do year round in an indoor rink. If you are looking for the best ice skating skates Toronto, however, you need to know what you want to do with them. Then, there are a few easy rules to help you pick out the best option for your needs.

Ice skates come in two basic types, one made for hockey and one made for figure skaters. When learning the basics, it wouldn't matter much which one you choose, except that it's a good idea to get used to the right kind. The type made for hockey skaters have smooth blades with no toe pick, and typically sport a fabric boot.

The streamlined boot of a figure skate has a toe pick on the front. Part of learning the basics in this sport is learning how to maneuver around the toe pick, so it makes sense to start out with the appropriate skate. However, toe picks are not actually used until the student is ready to learn jumps or spins.

Like most things, boots and blades come in a number of different qualities. A high-quality skate is typically fairly expensive, which means that most beginners start by wearing lower quality options. Plastic soles and leather uppers make up most beginner boots, while wooden soles and leather uppers are common on higher quality work.

A skate boot needs to be a lot tighter than a street shoe in order to allow you to stand and maneuver on top of the blade. This means that typically, your skate size is one size down from your shoe size. However, more important than size is fit. Your toes should touch the end of the boot, but not be pressed into it.

To lace up a skate properly, allow the laces to be somewhat loose over the toes, tight from mid-foot to the top of the ankle, and looser again across the shin. This type of lacing offers maximum control and simultaneous comfort. Once you have new ice skating skates Toronto, it's time to take them for a spin.




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