Ordered New Skate Components
This is my first post. I have recently started skating again after two decades without regular skating. My boys are interested so, who am I to argue! My old skates were Riedell 295s with Classic plates short rear mounted and Fan Jet wheels. My feet are slightly larger so I needed to upgrade. I also feel less stable... I was a very good but recreational skater. I have skated a handful of times in those two decades and each time it was like riding a bike, after a few laps, it was like I never stopped. This time, it is half and half. So, I bought new bushings and bearings, if hopes that it was just skate age related...now I think it might just be body age related, LOL.
I decided to upgrade my skates, so I ordered some Riedell Blue Streak boots (size 13), Standard length Powerdyne Reactor Pro plates (size 12), Rollerbones Turbo wheels and some Gold Swiss bearings. Now I am exploring how I will mount the plates. I wasn't aware that this was as variable as it appears to be... I thought that I had decided to align the plates to the point between the second and third toes but since my feet are really flat, I'm not sure that this is correct for my specific anatomical uniqueness. I have a Snyder boot marking tool, so I could jut go a few millimeters towards the outside...
Thoughts?
Comments
Mark your heel w/ the Snyder tool. Past that it is useless unless you are mounting a recommended Snyder size plate on a Riedell Art boot. The tool assumes you want your front axle @ the widest part of the boot. If that matches up to the center of the ball of your foot and that it where you want it, go for it.
All of the generic "rules" for mounting plates are just that, generic since all of them are based on assumptions. 1) You want the front axle on the center of the ball of your foot .
2) the widest part of your boots will be @ the ball of your foot is.
I'll give ya a hint. Take a look @ a Brannock device. It has an "Arch length" slider that locks on to the ball of your foot. If your "Arch length" measurement is different than your shoe size, then most likely the ball of your foot is not going to be @ the widest part of your boot. Where ever you want the front axle to be, do not assume the Snyder tool will get you there.
Typically, I put the front axle between the center of the ball and the first toe joint. The I center the plate on the boot sole.
Thank you, I appreciate the insight!