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Originally Posted by mickz
Why would "proper foot beds" be needed for a custom pair of skates?
As for the pros wearing them, using the Canucks as an example, most players use stock insoles... Ehrhoff is the only exception but he is super picky with all his gear.
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when you look at nhl skates they may look like stock insoles but they are specific to the player... even when kane gets his apx saktes made by bauer he gets a mold of his foot and tracings.. so they are 100% custom.. even the footbeds.. just because he doesnt use generic arch supporters etc doesn't mean his insoles are not modified.
Just because you can bake a 900 dollar skate doesn't mean they are custom.. they are still a generic boot that is molded to fit your foot... nothing is altered in height width, or arch support... the best general consumers can do is get aftermarket footbeds that designed for ppl with either flat feet or high arches...