I changed to 3/4 about a year ago (trusting the advice of my skate sharpening guy) and haven't looked back. He's right - it takes a week or so to get used to the slide/glide, but if you are 'smart' enough to adjust/adapt your style, you'll have an edge over most players without having to put in more effort.
I heard someone in a different video kind of vaguely mention that they think 5/8 is all most players would need as opposed to the standard 1/2 that most players settle for, and it got me thinking. The points you bring up all make a lot of sense. As a low-level beer leaguer, I've actually tried sharpening my skates with a rotary tool and a half inch grinding ball, with some success and a lot of inconsistency down both edges, but inevitably I'm sure it's left me with a really shallow hollow closer to 3/4 inch many times just looking down the middle of the blade. Even with those inconsistent edges, I already can tell I prefer what a shallow hollow feels like coming to a sliding stop. It's effortless and my acceleration doesn't really suffer. I think with consistent 5/8 or 3/4 edges I'd get used to skating like that quickly.
How does height and weight factor in? Professionally paid players are often what... 6 ft and closer towards 200 lbs. I'm an adult but built like they were when they were playing u14. On 3/4 ROH, even my inside edges feel too slippery.
@@skatersedge3139 it's still a 3/4 hollow, the FBV just has a flat section that is supposed to give you a glide similar to a 7/8s hollow. I have both stones and use both feel very similar to me. They both have the same exact grip. The biggest thing I've notices is the edge on the Fire is damaged or lost easier than the standard
@@cglasford1 Agree to disagree In my experience as a certified skate technician, doing 1000's of sharpenings over the years , and testing profile's. 3/4 traditional hollow is not the same as 90/75 fbv or what Blackstone says is their 3/4 hollow equivalent. The 3/4 traditional is way more grippy and has less glide. I skate on the 70/50 fbv which they say is the 1" and 3/4 equivalent. Which most machines don't even do . Fbv and traditional are totally different and I find that Blackstones equivalency chart is not accurate at all.
@ ok. I’m just going off personal feel. They don’t feel that different on my feet. I don’t have machinist tools to test skates. As I noted the biggest difference for me is the increased fragility of the edges. Because of this I’m actually considering switching to 7/8 standard.
Check out his channel it's tagged in the description. Phenomenal information. Just a little long winded for younger kids I think. I spent 2 hours shortening this video by 5 mins as an attempt to keep my players attention. I coach a Bantam A team and this was very beneficial.
5/8 is where it’s at ! 🚀
I changed to 3/4 about a year ago (trusting the advice of my skate sharpening guy) and haven't looked back. He's right - it takes a week or so to get used to the slide/glide, but if you are 'smart' enough to adjust/adapt your style, you'll have an edge over most players without having to put in more effort.
Does weight matter? 150lb player vs 200lb player?
@@FERN69Qno I’m 180 and my 7 year old is 50 and my 4 year old is 40 a d we all use 3/4
My Sons 8, 10 both using 1" hollow😊. It forces them to use their edges correctly. 3/4 fire is similar, but needs to be sharpened more often
I heard someone in a different video kind of vaguely mention that they think 5/8 is all most players would need as opposed to the standard 1/2 that most players settle for, and it got me thinking. The points you bring up all make a lot of sense. As a low-level beer leaguer, I've actually tried sharpening my skates with a rotary tool and a half inch grinding ball, with some success and a lot of inconsistency down both edges, but inevitably I'm sure it's left me with a really shallow hollow closer to 3/4 inch many times just looking down the middle of the blade. Even with those inconsistent edges, I already can tell I prefer what a shallow hollow feels like coming to a sliding stop. It's effortless and my acceleration doesn't really suffer. I think with consistent 5/8 or 3/4 edges I'd get used to skating like that quickly.
Good info, but I'll just add that Fire tends to have a steeper drop-off in how long your edges last. I'd recommend sharpening at least once a week.
I’ve always skated a 5/8 hollow. It gave me enough slide to stay loose on the ice but enough bite to take hard edges.
U sacrifice agility for speed
1” on a 13’-26’ is what you want
How does height and weight factor in? Professionally paid players are often what... 6 ft and closer towards 200 lbs. I'm an adult but built like they were when they were playing u14. On 3/4 ROH, even my inside edges feel too slippery.
It’s all personal but I’m 5’11” and 180 and my 7 year old is 4’ and 50lbs and we both use 3/4.
Do this apply to kids as well? Or does it depend on their weight?
yes kids can use these. both my 7 and 4 year old use a 3/4 fire
is 3/4 traditional more grip than 3/4 FBV?
No it’s basically the same. The fire just gives you more glide
3/4 traditional hollow is not the same as 3/4 fbv
@@skatersedge3139 it's still a 3/4 hollow, the FBV just has a flat section that is supposed to give you a glide similar to a 7/8s hollow. I have both stones and use both feel very similar to me. They both have the same exact grip. The biggest thing I've notices is the edge on the Fire is damaged or lost easier than the standard
@@cglasford1
Agree to disagree
In my experience as a certified skate technician, doing 1000's of sharpenings over the years , and testing profile's.
3/4 traditional hollow is not the same as 90/75 fbv or what Blackstone says is their 3/4 hollow equivalent. The 3/4 traditional is way more grippy and has less glide.
I skate on the 70/50 fbv which they say is the 1" and 3/4 equivalent. Which most machines don't even do . Fbv and traditional are totally different and I find that Blackstones equivalency chart is not accurate at all.
@ ok. I’m just going off personal feel. They don’t feel that different on my feet. I don’t have machinist tools to test skates. As I noted the biggest difference for me is the increased fragility of the edges. Because of this I’m actually considering switching to 7/8 standard.
The depth of hollow to injury ratio was interesting, keep posting these
Check out his channel it's tagged in the description. Phenomenal information. Just a little long winded for younger kids I think.
I spent 2 hours shortening this video by 5 mins as an attempt to keep my players attention. I coach a Bantam A team and this was very beneficial.