tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post3163993507964591428..comments2024-03-20T05:41:12.410-04:00Comments on The Ice Doesn't Care: Surgical Intervention on Figure Skating BootsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-4288890958794297852017-10-08T21:29:11.816-04:002017-10-08T21:29:11.816-04:00It's worth a try if you're going to buy ne...It's worth a try if you're going to buy new boots anyway. Ask around to see if a coach can help.Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-23676610279185686492017-09-25T16:26:04.746-04:002017-09-25T16:26:04.746-04:00I'm not having your level of Emergency Pain, b...I'm not having your level of Emergency Pain, but my boots are just too narrow, and punching them out isn't enough. I wonder if I can do this as a stopgap until I can afford new super-wide boots?Just some girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895592912130166725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-77032961443583437042017-03-12T20:29:25.264-04:002017-03-12T20:29:25.264-04:00I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions for...I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions for softening up the leather, other than having a skate tech try a round of heat molding to fitting the boots to your feet.Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-90092007285006370122016-04-11T13:04:32.334-04:002016-04-11T13:04:32.334-04:00I am having what seems like a similar issue to you...I am having what seems like a similar issue to you and in the same location from the looks of the cuts on your boots. I think I have some nerve damage on the insides of both my feet, right between where my arch ends my big toe starts (on the side of my foot right above the ball of the foot). I started feeling this pretty early on in skating in my new boots and it's now been about 2 months like this. I felt inside my boots and it's really really hard at the point where I'm having the nerve pain. Any suggestions for softening up the boot? I'd like to save cutting the boots as a last resort since they're still very new, and the pain is by no means debilitating.<br /><br />I find that it's worsened by the fact that I tend to pronate when I skate (although I don't know if it's really pronation or a habit of "winging" my foot from ballet). That's a totally different problem but one I've looked at your suggestions for ankle support about.<br /><br />By the way, great blog! It's really helpful for a new skater like me to read about the issues I'm having. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-4456570651799698722013-08-21T22:01:36.283-04:002013-08-21T22:01:36.283-04:00,Honestly, last year when I saw somebody else'...,Honestly, last year when I saw somebody else's boots cut last year, it was slightly creepy. But this year when my feet hurt as much as they did, I would do anything to make the pain go away. I was perfectly ruthless about it.<br /><br /><br />The heat from my feet keeps the boots warm. It's not cold and I don't use any tape. If I test or go into competitions I'll put some skate tape over the cuts.Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-53845575832326869232013-08-21T18:05:21.754-04:002013-08-21T18:05:21.754-04:00What happened next? Did you cover the holes with t...What happened next? Did you cover the holes with tape, inside & out? Do you find the boots are cold now that they are air-cooled? <br /><br />And, how did you cope seeing a knife going into the boot? Accordionhttp://bobbinsbikesandblades.com/wordpress/noreply@blogger.com