"To Patrick: Thanks for all your help! Best wishes."
Jarome Iginla
#12, Calgary Flames
Methodology
Through a series of quality questions out skate technicians will guide you through your boot selection process.
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The boots will be sized correctly for length and width and any pressure points in the skates will be removed.
Common pressure points may include the heel, ankle bones, side of the small or big toe. We have the equipment and expertise to accommodate these problems.
Issues such as arch discomfort or inadequate arch support may have to be dealt with. This is all a necessary part of true custom skate fitting.
The skate blades are then aligned and (re-) mounted on the skates to allow for the biomechanical differences in the feet as well as the rest of the body. (For example leg length discrepancies can effect the blade alignment.) These issues need our attention will be corrected.
Posting the foot or in other words working with the foot bed of the skate to get the foot in a neutral position may be an appropriate tactic to straighten the foot inside the skate boot.
On many skates a heat fit is a great way to complete the fit and accommodate any of the last little fit adjustments.
The skates will be sharpened and if necessary the blades shape, profiled just enough to ensure that the transition from one end of the blade to the other is smooth when skating.
