The Ice Skating Boot and Blade - Where Do I Start?
It can be tricky for a beginning skater to stay balanced in a skating boot on a very thin blade. The boot may feel more like some type of torture device rather than a honed piece of equipment. Skating boots and blades are the main pieces of equipment used for skating bonelessone and the most important. The old saying that "you are only good as your equipment" is very true. It's much better to skate to your equipment's capabilities than trying to outskate your skates! It won't take you long to realize that it is vital to invest in a good boot and blade. Rental equipment is often not the best to learn in, and really doesn't support your foot properly. It is common for beginning skaters to get discouraged simply because a pair of rental skating boots don't fit right. Skaters leave the ice thinking that they can't learn this sport, when really it may have just been faulty equipment. When I first started skating, I didn't entirely understand this concep...