AnthonyC

I have a question - I tried on 8s today and they are snug on my toes, a little cramped.  When I took the liner out of the boot, I fit perfectly into the liner, toe touching and no cramping.

In a normal bauer skate I am like an 8.75.  8.5 brand new without baking feels a little small and 9 feels roomy.  I wear a 9 in True but their sizing is different and there are spacers in the the toe box.

Should I feel confident to get the 8 and bake it?  Will the shell stretch out enough?  The toe sleeve makes a lot of sense to wear and it sounds like I absolutely have to do that if I get an 8.

I don't really want to go up to a 9 unless I have to, I prefer being on smaller steel.

About to order some but +2.5 seems excessive.  My last 2 pads were Optik 2 33+1.5 and Hyperlite M.  I think 33+2.5 or +2 but can't completely tell.  I want something a little taller than the Bauer M.  Optik 2 were nearly perfect.  Does anyone have any perspective on the size translations?

Thanks to all.  I think my decision is do I want to go with a 100 degree boot in large or 125 in M.  I like smaller pads so I am debating even though the 2X pro worked very well for me.

Thank you @BadAngle41, I have seen the catalog but I appreciate your help.  I actually forgot about TGN instagram feed and he had the pics there.  Would still love a flex comparison, though.  Kind of stumped on what flex to get as I like the 2X quite a bit but would be willing to go with the 125 degree boot if its just as soft as it would sit higher and I could drop from a L to M.

@TheGoalNet I was wondering if you could post some comparison shots of the blockers, please?  I see above someone asked about boot flex.  Were you saying the softness was about the same as the 2x? Thanks.