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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
Sportchek usually has some young kid with no clue what he's doing sharpening your skates. I've found that my skates have actually been worse after taking them there. In fact, I'll use one of those machines before I'll use Sportchek.
Seriously Ken; try Sportswap on 11th. I was almost afraid to stop for fear of rolling my ankle.....that's how sharp they were. They lasted through 3 games before I even thought about getting them done again.
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I went to Sportmart once. I watched them take a highlighter, run it over the blade, and grind until the highlighter was gone. Needless to say, I don't go there anymore.
Rockerwise, you can get your skates rockered more forwards or backwards depending on whether your a
defenseman or a forward. As a d-man, you'll want them rockered a little bit back, as you're skating backwards more.
In regards to the hollow...I always thought that the better of a skater you are, the less of a hollow you would want, since you should be able to turn well already. The less of a hollow, the more top speed you have due to less friction, but the less acceleration, stopping power and turning abilities you'd have.
At least, that's what I've always thought. Could be wrong though