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? asked in SportsWinter SportsIce Skating · 1 decade ago

When should I get new skates? And what skates should I get?

At the moment I have jackson freestyle skates with Mark IV blade. I've had them for about 4-5 months. I'm a fairly fast learner, and I can currently do all single jumps but axel (and still working on getting lutz more consistent) and on good days i can do loop-loop and flip-loop combinations. With my spins I'm working on camel, camel-sit combination, and sit spin variations and some other stuff. I've been skating for a total of 5 and a half months approx. I'm about 54 kg (not sure how much that is in lbs, i think about 120?) and 171cm. And I've been doing loops and flips for about 2/3 months. I have been skating 1-2 times a week (as I live 1.5 hours away from the rink) but I will hopefully increase that to 3 times a week. About 4-5 hours in total, including one group and one private lesson (but I've only been doing private lessons for 3 weeks). Oh, and I'm 13, not sure if I'm still growing or not..So my questions are...:

Are my skates right for my level?

When approximately should I get new skates and/or how can I tell when my skates have worn out?

What skates should I get when I do get new ones? (I want to start saving up now, lol).

Should I stick with Jacksons or try a different brand? Riedell or Edea/Risport maybe? I have fairly normal width feet. I'm pretty happy with my jacksons at the moment, but that could just be because I've never had any other brand to compare them too..

Thanks in advance :)

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  • CMP
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Since you aren't having any problems with Jacksons and are relatively happy with them, I would continue using Jacksons. They are usually cheaper as well. You could go to a skate shop and try on different brands to see if there is one you like more, but there is no reason you can't stick with Jacksons. GAMs are also made by the same company as Jackson if you wanted to try them as well. The sizing is the same. The skates you currently have are for beginning freestyle. Since you are not a heavy person, your skates will not break down as fast so you can still use your skates until you can get new ones, but you should get them as soon as you are able to afford new skates.

    Boots:

    Jackson Elite

    GAM Spectra

    GAM Ultra

    GAM Performance

    Riedell 1310 LS

    Riedell 435TS

    Risport Excellence

    Harlick Competitor Plus

    These boots are rated for jumps through Axel, combination jumps, sit and camel spins, etc. You could probably use them for most doubles as well because you are light. Keep in mind that light versions of boots will break down faster than traditional.

    Blades:

    Jackson: Lite, Legacy, Protege

    MK: Professional, Vision

    John Wilson: Coronation Ace, Coronation Comet, Four Aces

    GAM: G3, G4, G10

  • 1 decade ago

    Boots that are breaking down will suffer from shifting padding that suddenly hurts your feet in places they never hurt before, lack of support (able to push/pull the sides of the skates to the outsides very easily) on jump landings, spins and practicing edges, and there usually will be a deep crease at the ankle where the ankle bends. Freestyles are fine for the level you're at so if you still have enough support, and they're not breaking down, I don't see why you should change your boots, but you could upgrade your blades at this point, actually. :) (keep the old blades in case you decide to re-sell your skates after, or sell the blades separately now to make money to partially pay for the new blades - you can take your new blades onto your new boots with you after you decide to upgrade your boots).

  • 1 decade ago

    Omg they are fine for ur level I have same skates and same blades and I can do all my single jumps and my axel and double salchow and double toe and I am only now getting new skates but have jumped through the levels and now need very very tough skates as my coach wants me doin double axel at the end of the year btw I'm moving into Graf Edmonton special

    Source(s): Personal
  • 1 decade ago

    i would say to ask your coach what he/she thinks because they know your skating the best and will know if you need new skates and blades coaches are the people you should trust so just ask he/her. good luck :)

    Source(s): figure skater :)
  • alban
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    it extremely is a complicated inquiries to respond to, it relies upon on your foot kind, what you like, form of grip on your board ect. attempt bringing your board to a shoe save and once you attempt one on, push off on the board to make certain in case you may save a grip

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