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I believe there are benefits to profiling and radiusing, but I have never looked into it personally as the return on investment for me is not there. I don't play at a high enough level where I find the 'stock' profile of the steel to be holding me back. My skating mechanics are not perfect nor consistent, and its hard to accommodate for consistency and technique with profiling the skate blade. That, and the contour/profile gets lost with regular sharpening depending on how much steel and where the steel is removed by your sharpener, it decreases the benefits even further.
As a high level skater, the profiling can provide noticeable benefits. Mid level skater, questionably justifiable. Goalie, I would say not worth it.
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