Hey all,
After many years of not playing, I'm back in the game. Had been using a Graf G50 with standard cowling for years, but since I've been gone the game has changed (butterfly slides, etc), so wanted to see what this cowling-less skate is all about. Went and bought an admittedly cheaper pair of CCM 9370 skates to just get a feel of the way the skate fits, the higher steel, angle of attack, etc. without dropping a ton of money off the bat.
A few things I noticed when I did an open skate the other day and noticed a ton of 'chatter' on the skates when stopping, especially when going backwards. Not sure if this is due to skate geometry, weak legs, inappropriate hollow (1/2"), or something else. Previously would sharpen to 3/8" when wearing the Grafs and had no such issues.
When skating straight line (no pads, etc), I definitely also felt like my weight was all on my heels, which was weird. When I finally strapped up with pads last week for open hockey, I didn't really feel the weight distribution difference.
Anyway, just wondering if anybody else experienced any of this when transitioning to the new type of skate, or if I'm just a poor skater with weak legs haha