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Old 05-03-2015, 12:29 AM   #46
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Originally Posted by Schraderbrau View Post
I dug up this old thread. I picked up a new pair of skates last year, I went for easton skates to reeboks. I find my new skates terrible for hard turns and overall feeling of balance. Do skate vary that much from one brand to another? Any thoughts on good types of skates (for around 300) and Is there a type is sharpening I should look for to improve balance and turns? I see "rocked up forward" mentioned above?
Skates have very noticeable differences between most of the major brands, and even within the same brand (e.g. the different Bauer models).

Try fiddling around with different a blade hollow and/or radius. That would have a notable impact on the problem you're describing.
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