Pens skate cut chart

[steelhammer]

i thought this was interesting:



Fleury @ 3/4"?!?
Gonchar @ 1"?!?


edit: meant to say McKee and not Rupp who use that new flat bottom V-cut. looking even closer i guess neither does.

[shafnutz05]

Just had to post this...

[Digitalgypsy66]

Just had to post this...

That is great. I saw it on the Pens Blog this morning.

So can someone help a brother out and decipher the skate blade sizes and stuff? It's like Greek to me.

[PghSkins]

Yeah, I have no idea what this means beyond the little schematic Bibsy was drawing the other night.

[steelhammer]

i hope this explains it:




as you can see, the smaller the fraction - the deeper the cut. fleury's shallow hollow for the style that he plays is truly mind boggling. his technique on his butterfly/lateral slides has to be almost perfect or he'll just slip out.

[littlemoonboot]

Flat Bottom V you make the rockin' world go round!

[Sheriff66]

Never heard of the new V cut, would love to try that out.

[Dickie Dunn]

5/8's is where its at.

[mikey287]

Sarge, really? No wonder he can shift down into "coast" mode at the drop of a hat...

[steelhammer]

i go 3/8", but sometimes they feel too sharp and i have to dull them a bit. does anyone know who cuts flat bottom V in Pittsburgh? i'd like to try it too.

[mac5155]

lol sarge's skates are worse than goalie skates, are they not? lol

[mac5155]

i go 3/8", but sometimes they feel too sharp and i have to dull them a bit. does anyone know who cuts flat bottom V in Pittsburgh? i'd like to try it too.

dana heinze

[maudineormsby]

Can someone explain the profile to me? I understood profile to mean the rocker length and pivot point, but when applied to 30/60 is doesn't make much sense.

[Elementary Penguin]

There are some places here in St. Louis that cut the Flat-Bottom V. I switched to it and I liked it a lot. Had to play with the radius a bit, because it didn't translate exactly, but now that I've adjusted to it, I like it a lot. I use a 5/8" equivalent.

[accgoalie13]

i hope this explains it:




as you can see, the smaller the fraction - the deeper the cut. fleury's shallow hollow for the style that he plays is truly mind boggling. his technique on his butterfly/lateral slides has to be almost perfect or he'll just slip out.

Most goalies I know get the 3/4". Goalie skates are a lot different than player skates. They have a lower center of gravity, they make lateral movement much easier, and the blade is wider. When the edge is sharp it is harder to get a smooth lateral motion, at least that's what I have experienced personally. I could go a month without sharpening my goalie skates, but the player skates I feel the need to sharped them weekly. What I am trying to say is sharper is not necessarily better with goalie skates.

[icecats30]

Im a goalie and i get my skates cut at 3/4 as well. i dont see the big deal.

[JoseCuervo]

There are some places here in St. Louis that cut the Flat-Bottom V. I switched to it and I liked it a lot. Had to play with the radius a bit, because it didn't translate exactly, but now that I've adjusted to it, I like it a lot. I use a 5/8" equivalent.

who? I kinda want to try it out...

[czwalga]

Gonch with the 1" haha, going for that speed! I get mine cut at 1/2" i've tried 3/8" and 5/8" nothing more extreme than that.

[steelhammer]

most goalies i know, myself included, go 3/8". i see advantages/disadvantages to both, but sharper is better for me.

[Mango Salsa]

The idea, as I understand it, is to keep going shallower until you can't turn without losing an edge then go one deeper. Worked for me anyways. Ended up with 7/16

[tifosi77]

Sid, 7/16"...... that's great. Typical fussy superstar. :p

I use a 1/2" hollow. Tried a 3/4" once and thought I was never going to be able to stop myself other than by running into the wall. I literally left the ice went to the skate guy and said "fix this, please". And he did.

Here endeth the lesson.

[bhaw]

Sid, 7/16"...... that's great. Typical fussy superstar. :p

I use a 1/2" hollow. Tried a 3/4" once and thought I was never going to be able to stop myself other than by running into the wall. I literally left the ice went to the skate guy and said "fix this, please". And he did.

Here endeth the lesson.

Same with Rupp. The guy scores 4 goals this year and thinks he can get the Crosby treatment

[mac5155]

Sid, 7/16"...... that's great. Typical fussy superstar. :p

I use a 1/2" hollow. Tried a 3/4" once and thought I was never going to be able to stop myself other than by running into the wall. I literally left the ice went to the skate guy and said "fix this, please". And he did.

Here endeth the lesson.

Same with Rupp. The guy scores 4 goals this year and thinks he can get the Crosby treatment

u mean the max talbot treatment??

[RedLightDistrict]

Wow. Gonchar is wearing a Paul Coffey-eseque factory hollow.

[DropEmJayBird]

3/4.. less effort once you get going is much better when 5 forwards show up to your game.