You're damn right about getting a random grind by random places.

You need revisit this topic every year.  That I how important this topic is.

5'10", 170 lbs defenseman. 14 years old, Bantam AA/AAA. 1 inch hollow. Don't know why, but it feels right.

180lbs and i have owned a skate sharpener for 20 years and tried most profiles and radius' .   I have settled on 9/16ths and standard blade profile

I played hockey the first half of my life. Now I haven’t really played in 20 years but still skate on my old CCMs. The technology now is amazing. Your videos are phenomenal in bringing me up to speed. Thank you!

One of the best decisions I made as a hockey player, dad of five boys and two girls , was having their tuuks reset with a pvc wedge in the rear 1/8" to 3/16" made a huge diffference in comfort of foot position in relationship with the ice.

At 67, I skate so much more than just playing the game, at 5'10" 210 lbs on a 5/8 x 9' set up:

I started dancing in/on my skates a decade ago, including serious tap infused in different dance styles, my skating abilities which were very good before are now blowing my own mind!

My overall skating quickness, agility, control and smoothness in transitions is the best it has ever been and getting better the more I skate, this translates into having much faster feet and greater versatility in my ankles pivoting, making playing the game much more fun! Peace,
David ;  D ~

Man I wish I realized long ago there were different grinds and profiles. I was always a light weak skater and started with probably a 13/⅝ radius, it served me well. Then got a random radius and smaller profile and never skated right again.

Being a 6’5 225lb player in my hay day 5/8 was my sweet spot always found 1/2 to be WAYYYY to much but 5/8 was my nice medium and when it wasn’t done right i could feel it lmfao crazy how much of a difference it actually makes

Oh my god, I always felt like my blade was like a rocking chair and thanks to you I found out the contact surface is only 2”. I just started playing again and was hesitant to get them sharpened because I thought for the beginning it’s better to have “dull” blades because they are more forgiving. I’m definitely getting a new profile and sharpening before the next practice!

I'm a 5'10, 175 lbs offensive defensman and use a 9/16 ROH with a 10' profile with a very mild forward pitch. Gives me the perfect balance of bite and acceleration without sacrificing agility

6’2” 230 lbs, and mine has always been 5/8”. Had to get my new Bauer Mach skates profiled more forward. They even told me it would feel more back leaning, but try it for a couple skates and come back and change it if I needed. Definitely needed it.

I use 5/8 its allowed me to learn how to stop on my outside edge. Haven't gotten them profiled but I want to.

I'm 5'6 about 160-170 lbs and currently skating on a 5/8 hollow working on being a winger

I’ve been skating since I was two years old and played competitive (select tier 2 peak) ice hockey for years. My dad has always taken my skates to Canadian tire to get sharpened. I had no idea the blades of the skate are so important. I recently learned in depth about hockey stick specs so it’s disappointing I was never taught about hockey stick and skates specs. I always thought my skating technique was bad even though I’ve always been one of the fastest skaters on the ice because I always get skate hopping. It’s interesting to find out I need to get my skates sharpened and profiled at a hockey shop.

5’11”, 220lbs.. im on 1 1/2 (38mm, prosharp Quad zero profile)

Iv’e had the same hollow since i was 20 (41 now). Skated/played hockey since i was 6..

Hi I’m Phil from Sunnyside Manitoba Canada . I’m 210 5/8” . I’m also using Marblades .

Our daughter has been playing hockey for more than eight years now (having started at the age of six). She changed to 7/8" on advice of her coach about three season ago and is absolutely happy with it. It matches her edge control ability perfectly and gives her a good glide.

While I'm sharpening the skates myself with a Sparx machine unfortunately our local hockey shop doesn't offer profiling but we keep looking for that.

Thank you for such a great video. Ice skating is such a beautuful sport and anything related to it is important for the ice skating community.

8-year hockey dad, 2-year adult beginner (40+ YO, 5' 6", 160 lb)

I started out ignorant about hockey gear but love learning and improving.
From the beginning, I presumed me and my skater (now bantam) would need to progress from Standard (commonly 1/2 hollow) upward towards the sharper 5/16 like a "pro" as we develop hockey experience.  Boy was I wrong.  I am now settling in at 9/16 for 14-YO and 5/8 for myself.  

Our Bauer Supreme and Vapor skates are the single profile (9 or 11  foot) from the factory.  Profiling might be my next adventure.

114lbs, 5'6" using the Zuperior S With a 0.5 forward pitch with a 5/8 hollow as I play heel heavy, so doing this I am far to confident, that I'm doing single foot stops, a week after learning how to stop... So confidence is insane for me