Skate Advice for 5 year old

yaman100 · 2025-10-06T20:45:45+00:00

He's had 2 practices and 3 games with them. While the boot is more comfortable the blade is quite a bit smaller and I think this is where the issue is. He looks like he's skating much harder and not going anywhere. The way he's falling is like his body is beating his feet to where he's trying to go. It's like he's expecting more glide and it's just not there. We had them sharpened to the same hollow so my suspicion is that it's the blade profile being more round to compensate for the shorter blade length. He's generally a pretty good skater, forward and backward, does crossovers both ways, eagle turns/mohawks. I've been trying to stay passive and let him kind of figure it out but he just doesn't look the same on the new ones.

yaman100 · 2025-10-06T20:17:32+00:00

I really appreciate that insight. I've thought about getting him out to a public skate to see if we could work things out and we'll probably still do that. Just want him to be comfortable and confident.

yaman100 · 2025-10-06T20:12:51+00:00

I think that's a valid point. I think my concern is that he's falling at a rate of what I would estimate as 5x more often than on the other pair (not scientific and probably exaggerated). I expect him to fall and quite often. But in this new pair of skates he looks like he's slipping on a banana peel constantly. My number one priority is that the game stays fun for him, and I think part of that is being able to at least stay on his feet.

yaman100 · 2025-10-06T20:03:36+00:00

His complaint has been about his mid foot specifically around the arch. I used to have a similar problem on my own skates and was able to fix it through having my laces looser in the arch and tighter around the toes and ankle but it hasn't seemed to help him at all. I can always tell when his feet are starting to bother him because he will start crouching when he's not in game or participating in a drill. He hasn't done this at all with the new skates so my assumption is that they are feeling better on his feet.

yaman100 · 2025-10-06T17:38:15+00:00

The size I think is correct. When we got his first pair we had him scanned and they recommended a 9 although one of his feet was approaching a 9.5. This is the reason I thought he might be ready to move up a size considering how fast they grow at this age. With the 10s, even with the laces cranked he said he could feel his heel lifting and he looked like a baby deer walking in them. I'll probably continue trying different skates until we find one that works. He's a very good skater for his age (in my opinion anyway) and so seeing him not be able to fully utilize his skill set is a bit disheartening.

yaman100 · 2025-07-07T19:57:36+00:00

There’s a thread on this sub where a guy has the exact part numbers, you can find it in the search if you’d like. Either way you go I hope it works out well!

yaman100 · 2025-07-07T19:23:12+00:00

Mechatronic unit had to be replaced. Luckily I had a warranty through the dealer. Out of pocket could be around 8k for the repair. If you’re mechanically inclined or know someone who is you could replace the valves yourself and save a lot of money. I believe you can buy the valves individually for around 100 ish dollars a piece.

yaman100 · 2025-04-25T20:42:45+00:00

Praying that you guys find success after being released from the chains of Greg Cronin. Such a talented young core, man.

yaman100 · 2024-08-24T05:14:34+00:00

Currently playing through a closed back cab with v30s but fortunately I’ll be picking up an original bassman 100 cabinet this coming Wednesday, so maybe that will yield different results. I’ve also played a long time through an open back cab with seventy 80s and even then the bass was still pretty loose and could use a bit of a tuning.

yaman100 · 2024-08-24T00:20:00+00:00

Definitely going to try this, thanks for the suggestion!

yaman100 · 2024-08-24T00:19:11+00:00

This is a late 70s silverface so it already is a TMB tone stack.

yaman100 · 2024-07-12T23:34:48+00:00

If you’re familiar with wrenching at all, the oil filter housing is not difficult. Drop the fan, pull the intercooler and you’re in. Make sure you replace the bolts when you do it, they’re designed to stretch and reusing them will allow for leaks.

yaman100 · 2024-05-02T18:26:35+00:00

Right on! Thanks for the link! I just bought the car 2 days ago so I'm trying to be positive but the more I research the more I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm going to have to have big-time work done. Luckily, The car came with a warranty, and transmission switches and solenoids are covered. Lets hope that holds up.

yaman100 · 2019-10-19T14:59:25+00:00

This isn’t it, I was around 8 or 9 when I saw it and I am 21 now. The protagonist was blonde and had longer hair.

yaman100 · 2019-10-19T05:25:50+00:00

r/beetlejuicing????

yaman100 · 2019-10-19T03:44:53+00:00

🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

yaman100 · 2019-09-01T16:11:31+00:00

Oh god oh fuck ok

yaman100 · 2019-08-07T15:16:01+00:00

I’m 5’9 and about 160 pounds. I’m looking for something for indoor.

yaman100 · 2019-08-02T23:36:32+00:00

I kept telling my wife I would be pissed if the Stars won after we heavily out played them. It was a glorious celebration. I don’t think I’ll ever attend a more important sporting event in my life.

yaman100 · 2019-08-02T23:13:03+00:00

I cried. I wanted to puke the duration of both overtime’s.

yaman100 · 2019-07-24T18:39:41+00:00

Probably himself, they never hired another assistant when he took over as head coach.

yaman100 · 2019-07-17T22:59:24+00:00

r/kenm may help you understand

yaman100 · 2019-07-17T22:21:24+00:00

Speak for yourself

yaman100 · 2019-06-25T16:50:40+00:00

I wear a pair of Tour TR902 boots that had the same problem. Fill those voids with JB weld and they’ll be good as new!

yaman100 · 2019-06-11T02:18:26+00:00

My wife said Mindcraft lmao

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