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Originally Posted by AzNightmare
Anyway, I tried on some CCM skates. They weren't bad. The sales guy tried to tell me to get $200-250 ones because they had better ankle support and that skates are the one thing you can't cheap out on. I guess he does have a point, but I still rather stick to my $100 budget.
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Of course its better. Higher price = Higher performance. However, considering you're new to the sport, you're type of hockey nowhere even near requires performance. Hell, unless your on the top divisions, even league players don't buy in onto the whole "expensive skates" thing.
And trust me, it may take a year or 2 before you can safely say you're too good for your skates.
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare
I have a question about sticks. Because I read about how they can be curved at the heel or at the toe. Where curve at the heel is more for defencemen and toe is more for forwards. When I look down the shaft on some sticks, I see some are just curved, while some are curved with a bit of twist (to help lift the puck on shots?) What is the difference between those blades and how can I tell whether a blade is heel curved or toe curved?
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Good question. Blades that flare/twist out at the toe end are there to help ease in elevating the puck in their shots. Useful for people like centers, some wingers who like to stay close in the net and need to elevate their wristers as quickly as possibly as they don't have the time/space to wind up their shots in addition to flicking their wrists to attain the elevation.
However, since pucks just get airtime easily, you will need good shot control when shooting mid-range and further, or else you're shooting may go wild.