[SumAznGuy]

Profiling skates benefit those that a) are good skaters and b) brand new steel

When I bought my skates new, I had them profiled. Since changing steel twice, I didn't bother getting them profiled.

As a decent skater, not worth it imo.

As Noir posted, skate sharpening is just grinding off material from the blades to get that edge. Some people don't push hard enough on the skates during the sharpening process, and some people push too hard or even worse, they start off light and end pushing very hard.

Even if you ask for a specific hollow, some people just don't do it right.

When I first started playing hockey, I went to the neighbourhood hockey shop to get my skates sharped. He would go front to back with the sharpening and so an the end of the season, I still had lots of material at the front of the skates but not much material at the back of the skates. Imaging reversed rocker.

I always ask for 7/16's hollow. For a while, I had it written on the bottom of my skates so the guy sharpening the skates will see it and remember to change the wheel.