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Aisling

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How to know at home if a pair of (edea) skates fit you properly?
« on: February 10, 2023, 01:24:36 pm »
hi everyone!

I've been skating for a little over a month now and have been searching for my first pair of skates.
Before my first lesson I went to a skate shop to get fitted (love ice skating chelmsford) and we decided edea overtures would be best for me as I have narrow feet - I was measured as a 245 (UK4).

Unfortunately, due to stock issues I had been waiting over a month for them to come back into stock so I could try them on and etc but still noting and no idea when stock may arrive  :-[

However, I came across a shop online which had them in stock (skate escape) and before buying decided to visit another skate shop to get a '2nd opinion' of sorts as to what size I was if I was going to have to buy online. I went to London Skate Centre on tuesday and was fitted as 'exactly' 247 and he recommended I may be better off in the 250 (UK4.5) skates - so yesterday I bought both 245 and 250 which arrived today and I was wondering if anyone had any advice as to how to ensure you are choosing the correct size?

Any advice would be really appreciated as prior to this I have only tried on edea chorus in store as the overtures were never in stock! ;D

ps: i should also mention I am an adult (18y/o) and so feet are no longer growing :)

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Re: How to know at home if a pair of (edea) skates fit you properly?
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2023, 08:02:26 pm »
This is not the ideal way to go about it.  But since you're in this predicament, here goes for the two main fit areas of concern.

(1) With respect to heel fit, I'll repeat what I wrote in your first thread:

The key fitting parameter for a figure skate boot is proper heel lock:  the heel of your foot should be held in the heel pocket of the boot firmly and snugly (but you should not feel pinching or pain).  After you lace up, stand up and have someone else hold your boot down firmly against the floor (that person should grasp the boot by the periphery of the outsole and by the external heel, not by the uppers).  Then try deliberately to move the heel of your foot within the boot.  The heel should not move up/down, forward/backward, or side/side.  This should all be done with the boot as-is, and while you are wearing thin socks (or tights).  No thick socks, no squishy fillers.

(2)  With respect to fit in the toe box:

With a brand-new boot, properly fitting, you should be able to wiggle your toes freely. When doing so, the tips of your toes should brush lightly across the lining. As you break-in the boot, the lining will compress, and there will be more clearance. But the boot should not exert pressure against your toes, and your toes should not feel cramped.


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Re: How to know at home if a pair of (edea) skates fit you properly?
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2023, 03:14:19 pm »
I have only tried on edea chorus in store as the overtures were never in stock! ;D


The lasts for Overture, Chorus and Concerto are identical so in terms of sizing it shouldn't matter which one you try on.



 

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