TheGoalNet Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 As many of you might be aware, I recently embraced knee pads. I’m trying to be as open as I can to new gear choices. The NME VTX is a great example too. It’s not a helmet I would have picked walking into the store... but I’ve been impressed so far... So what do you wear under your skates and why? Any sock recommendations for a first timer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Goalie Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 No socks. Been doing this many years as a player and now as a goalie. I always felt like socks allowed my feet to slip around inside the skate too much. I always fit skates for bare feet. Now that I’m in VH/True, I’m getting that great connected feeling everyone is talking about. Downside, I am told by many skate sharpeners and family members that my skates stink to hell. Small price to pay IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estogoalie Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 One of my feet is slightly bigger than the other one, so I buy skates that are 1/2 size bigger, and then wear double thick socks to fill out the space. Works great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 When my VH skates were new, I did not wear socks, as I could not get into those skates, otherwise. Now that they are getting close to a year old, they have *just* enough room for a very thin sock. I still get that super-connected feeling with the skate having a super-thin sock. Oddly enough, my skates are starting to slightly smell better. I dry my skates after each use: first with a cold blow dryer and now with a Peet’s boot dryer. I would get a long version of a running sock. Bauer has a thin sock that would cover your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAngle41 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I've always worn socks, thin ones, but always had socks. When I was little I'd wear a pair of my Dad's dress socks, they were thin and were oversized enough to pull up high. Nowadays there so many specialty socks it's crazy. My experience lately is this... Protective Sock $$$ - I had the Bauer NG Elite w/ Kevlar. They are on the thicker side and after about a year of wearing and washing the Kevlar fibers started to poke out and feel really scratchy against my leg. Under Armour makes pair too, just as expensive I believe. Stability Sock $$ - I haven't tried these myself, but they're interesting. Stable 26 makes some that have interchangeable silicon pads be for the medial and lateral portions of your heel to help lock your foot into your skates. Hopefully someone has tried these and can add some color around their experience. Compression Sock $ - I have gone back to a thin soccer style sock (Under Armour Performance Skate Socks.) A little compression around the arch of my foot and pull them up over the calf. 3/4 compression pants over the top of them. Inexpensive enough to buy a couple and keep a spare pair in your bag for tournaments. That said, you'll probably never actually be comfortable with them as @Punisher Goalie points out having gone sans socks for so long, but there are certainly plenty of options out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 56 minutes ago, BadAngle41 said: I've always worn socks, thin ones, but always had socks. When I was little I'd wear a pair of my Dad's dress socks, they were thin and were oversized enough to pull up high. Nowadays there so many specialty socks it's crazy. My experience lately is this... Some of us still only use dress socks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwarnar Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I use generic ankle socks from Walmart. Or I have issued socks from work that I like.... Wigwam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPv6Freely Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I use Swiftwick aspire 4. Very thin, and the 4” cuff is the perfect height. It’s also compression and double thickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULTIMA Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Sockless skates were the grossest things to touch or even be around. I refused to sharpen a few pairs when I was working. To breathe in someone else's bacteria from their feet for what I was making? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, ULTIMA said: Sockless skates were the grossest things to touch or even be around. I refused to sharpen a few pairs when I was working. To breathe in someone else's bacteria from their feet for what I was making? Nope. To be fair, dust masks should be mandatory when sharpening skates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULTIMA Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I sharpened skates for 9 years, it was never mandatory and still isn't. Even so, I didn't wana even touch them.You could see the build up of slime or whatever the hell was growing on a footbed at times. How people don't take pride in their gear and cleaning it and being courteous to have to let other people handle their skates is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, ULTIMA said: I sharpened skates for 9 years, it was never mandatory and still isn't. Even so, I didn't wana even touch them.You could see the build up of slime or whatever the hell was growing on a footbed at times. How people don't take pride in their gear and cleaning it and being courteous to have to let other people handle their skates is beyond me. I know they're not, I said they should be. I mean, it's only grinding metal, what harm could that do to your respiratory system? People can be gross. Hell, I find my gear habits could be a hell of a lot better. And I air out and dry my gear properly after every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Goalie Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Now, to defend myself a bit, I do air dry my skates after every ice session and once in a while I remove my Superfeet foot beds and scrub them thoroughly with laundry detergent and Oxiclean. They come out looking like new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 @Punisher Goalie Don't you remove the liner for every drying sesh? Removing them allows the foot beds to fully dry out as well as it removes any trapped moisture that could occur between the insole and bottom of the skate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPv6Freely Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I can't imagine skating without socks. Yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Goalie Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 @coopaloop1234 Nope lol. I know, I should but I’ve been too lazy lately. My superfeet are a tight fit in my VH skates. Tough to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPv6Freely Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Punisher Goalie said: @coopaloop1234 Nope lol. I know, I should but I’ve been too lazy lately. My superfeet are a tight fit in my VH skates. Tough to get out. Yeah, I had to create a tape tab on my old insoles because they were so hard to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chenner29 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I went sockless for a brief period because of a volume issue with the Bauer One100. I've migrated over to the Bauer Premium Performance Sock. I like the arch support and compression fit in these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAngle41 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 4 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: Some of us still only use dress socks. Straight from the boardroom to the rink... garters are a must with dress socks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 2:18 PM, BadAngle41 said: Straight from the boardroom to the rink... garters are a must with dress socks... How did you know?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 I wear these now calf compression, cut resistant, no feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose75 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I always wear socks in goalie skates. It's a mental thing. I wear Swiftwick socks to protect against cuts. They are also very comfortable and form-fitting, so it feels like I'm wearing nothin' at all nothin' at all nothin' at all... Oddly I'm not as particular when I wear my player skates, and depending on the time of year I will go without. I sharpen my own skates, so no trauma for shop employees. As a sharpener myself I know how gross it is, and understand @ULTIMA's plight. The second worst is when people give you crappy pond skates, or skates fresh off the ice that haven't been wiped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAngle41 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, TheGoalNet said: I wear these now calf compression, cut resistant, no feet So.... leg warmers??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, BadAngle41 said: So.... leg warmers??? If @TheGoalNet doesn't make this his profile picture, I'm going to start a riot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAngle41 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said: If @TheGoalNet doesn't make this his profile picture, I'm going to start a riot. Especially given I went to the trouble of using a Bauer NME VTX mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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