Skates and Helments for Sale

Bauer black hockey skates - kids size 5 $50.00

Jackson Artiste White Figure Skates - kids size 4 $50.00

Bauer Hockey Helmet with cage and chin pad - Child Size $25.00

CCM Hockey Helmet - Size Small $20.00

If interested send me a PM.

White figure skates could make the kid a joke magnet in hockey locker room. Be careful.

OldHockman wrote:

White figure skates could make the kid a joke magnet in hockey locker room. Be careful.

you have to be shitting me.

Hey Puckette, be careful, those hockey skates could make a figure skater the laughing stock of a figure skating competition

Some of these moms just don't know the difference, and then their kid pays the price for it.

I think Puckette has probably been around long enough to know.

While it depends on what kind of skating you want to do, the beginner has to learn a set of basic skating skills starting with balance, posture, stroking, and stopping, and these can be learned on either figure or hockey skates. The toe picks on figure skates need getting used to. They are not used for very basic skating (stroking, cross-cuts) but are required for many jumps and spins. You get more of the fundamentals when you learn on figure skates (perhaps because the
lessons concentrate on technique).

The blade of the figure skate is wider than hockey skates. The profile or rocker is intended to have the right radius of curvature along the blade for moves where you are shifting your weight to the front or back of the skates. There are different styles of blades for dance, figures, and free-style. Hockey blades are short, narrow, with a deep grind and highly rockered, especially at the ends and are designed for maximum agility . Blades for goalies aren't as rockered and have a
shallower grind.

Hockey skaters tend to skate more hunched over and are much more concerned with quick stops, starts, and changes of direction. Figure skaters tend to skate more upright, and have more fluid movements. Figure skates generally cost more than hockey skates. The boots are usually made of leather and require maintenance. Figure skates have heels (about 1 1/2 inches).

In my opinion, figure skates should not be used for playing hockey. The blades protrude more and can cause injury. Hockey skates can be used for figure skating (even for jumping) but your progress will be limited.

Hope this helps.

Not sure who you're talking to, OldHockman, but I think everyone here knows that. I think the figure skates she's selling are for figure skating.

I agree with MSChris... Puckette knows the difference.... I'm positive

Just be careful is all.

OldHockman wrote:

While it depends on what kind of skating you want to do, the beginner has to learn a set of basic skating skills starting with balance, posture, stroking, and stopping, and these can be learned on either figure or hockey skates. The toe picks on figure skates need getting used to. They are not used for very basic skating (stroking, cross-cuts) but are required for many jumps and spins. You get more of the fundamentals when you learn on figure skates (perhaps because the lessons concentrate on technique). The blade of the figure skate is wider than hockey skates. The profile or rocker is intended to have the right radius of curvature along the blade for moves where you are shifting your weight to the front or back of the skates. There are different styles of blades for dance, figures, and free-style. Hockey blades are short, narrow, with a deep grind and highly rockered, especially at the ends and are designed for maximum agility . Blades for goalies aren't as rockered and have a shallower grind. Hockey skaters tend to skate more hunched over and are much more concerned with quick stops, starts, and changes of direction. Figure skaters tend to skate more upright, and have more fluid movements. Figure skates generally cost more than hockey skates. The boots are usually made of leather and require maintenance. Figure skates have heels (about 1 1/2 inches). In my opinion, figure skates should not be used for playing hockey. The blades protrude more and can cause injury. Hockey skates can be used for figure skating (even for jumping) but your progress will be limited. Hope this helps.

Call me an idiot if you'd like, but if I were 5 feet away from the puck in the corner, neck and neck with my opponent and I needed one sudden burst to beat him out for the puck, I would beat my opponent to the puck wearing figure skates versus hockey skates.

The reason being is that your quadricep muscles are way stronger than your groin muscles, when you dig in and accelerate with your toe you use your quads versus when you accelerate with hockey skates using your groin muscles primarily you do not get as much oomph.

WOW!! bet puckette didn't expect this thread to go in this direction

stoney wrote:

WOW!! bet puckette didn't expect this thread to go in this direction

You can say that again. "WOW"

Me either!

HE HATE ME, you're an idiot.