What's the most common goalie skate sharpening radius?

[insertnamehere]

I thought it might be interesting to see what everyone here prefers for their skates!

[SnackDubs]

5 minutes ago, insertnamehere said:

I thought it might be interesting to see what everyone here prefers for their skates!

Ive always thought you can never replicate the bite of 3/8s and its so hard to do slides without that cut but I might switch back to 1/2 inch because I like a "dull" 3/8s. It takes me a good 5 skates to break in a sharpening so I'm thinking of going back to 1/2 inch.

[jeff da goalie]

I had been at 9/16ths on my old skates (4mm) but since moving to the Bauer Vapors with a 3mm blade, I've gone to 1/2".  

[SaveByRichter35]

3/8 on a 4mm blade.  I actually just dropped my skates off to be profiled, I believe he will be going with 26'.  He says he will give me 3/8 again but he believes once the blade is correctly profiled and the entire blade is actually contacting the ice I won't need to be at 3/8 anymore.  It makes sense, and he knows his shit so I trust him, but I want to at least see where I am at with the profiled 3/8 before I commit to dialing it back.

[cwarnar]

7/16 on 4mm Step Blacksteel.  I'm thinking of moving to 3/8, but I've read most guys scale back when they move to Step over stock steel

[bunnyman666]

FBV mainly due to glide. The edges get beat up a bit more because they are more fragile. I feel like I get the glide from the next size bigger. I use 3/8” Fire (Sparx FBV equivalent).  

[Mroy31]

I've been slowly making my way down.  I had been using a 1" with my One100 LE's, then 3/4" for a while.  In the 1S I moved to 5/8" with a view to trying 1/2" but haven't made that jump yet.  I had 5/8" on my stock steel in the 1S and then switched to Tydan DLC, so I've only had the one hollow on the Tydans.

Maybe after the playoffs I'll try going to 1/2"

[itis121]

I used to go 3/8, but then I've been told it's harsher on knees for lateral movements. I switched to a 5/8 took a few skates to get used too but it works for me now. 

[coopaloop1234]

1/2" represent!

But only after the first skate. After that, it's a sweet spot for another 2-3 games.

5/8" is too shallow, even for the first skate it feels too slippery.

[Znowleopard]

started on 1'   (25 mm for us normal people) and now im using 5/8 (15mm)

[IPv6Freely]

I was using 1/2 since I started, but just moved to 3/8. I thought I was going to bail the first time on the ice, but my pushes were significantly better. 

It helps to have a Sparx and be able to change it whenever I feel like  

[Korppi32]

95-1 fbv last few years. When I used traditional hollow it was 11mm (maybe 3/8)

[Chenner29]

I was at 3/8, but I've moved down to a 7/16.

[cwarnar]

1 hour ago, Chenner29 said:

I was at 3/8, but I've moved down to a 7/16.

Too hard to move?

[Chenner29]

2 minutes ago, cwarnar said:

Too hard to move?

Was catching my outside edge too much.  7/16 on a two piece holder style skate with 3mm blade actually seems to feel like a 3/8 on my old Grafs with cowlings; I think these had a 4mm blade

[cwarnar]

19 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

Was catching my outside edge too much.  7/16 on a two piece holder style skate with 3mm blade actually seems to feel like a 3/8 on my old Grafs with cowlings; I think these had a 4mm blade

Perfect. I was thinking of moving up a hollow but I think 7/16 is the way to go

[Chenner29]

3 minutes ago, cwarnar said:

Perfect. I was thinking of moving up a hollow but I think 7/16 is the way to go

I also lost 40lbs but put on a lot of leg strength...I suspect my sharpenings are gonna be all over the place for the next couple months lol

[Fullright]

I chose "other". Ordinary flat ground. Not sure what flat ground V means but I know I've never had it unless terminology changed which it probably has.

[SaveByRichter35]

Its important to note what width blade you have.  A 1/2" radius on a 3mm blade is going to feel different from a 1/2" radius on a 4mm blade.

[Puckstopper]

13 hours ago, Chenner29 said:

I also lost 40lbs but put on a lot of leg strength...I suspect my sharpenings are gonna be all over the place for the next couple months lol

Yeah, that's a lot of moving parts to account for, but good problems to have.

I like 3/8" on 3mm, but will probably move to 7/16" for summer.  

[old but slow]

5/8" on 4mm recently switched to 5/8 fire (sparx flat bottom) on 3mm. Probably going to try 3/4 fire in the near future.

[BadAngle41]

7/16" on 3MM Tydan DLCs here

[jayluv54]

9/16 works well for me on 4mm

[daffy]

7/16" with 30' radius (yes lots of blade on the ice) and front third if blade shaved down for a forward pitch.

[CG35]

Blackstone A-Trap 52/22/125 on 3mm Bauer LS3G steel.