All About Figure Skating Blades

You will learn from here the importance of taking care of the blades. The figure skating blades has its own characteristic depending on your needs or level of skating.  The blades will help you to achieve your goals but practice and determination will lead you to one of the best figure skaters.

Figure skating blades has three parts, the toe plate, heel plate and the part that actually works on ice sometimes it is called as the runner. The blade of figure skating are made from long strips of steel which has carbon content depending on the quality of particular skate blade. The figure skating blade once assembled is chrome plated. The chrome is removed in the edges by grinding, this is line you seat each side of the blade edge, that hardened steel and not chrome is at the working surface.

Figure skating blades are made in ¼” inch lengths. The blades also have different widths, radii, configuration of the rocker and toe pick. These has a major effect in figure skating blade feels.

The cost of figure skating blades will characterized by many factors. Cheap skating blades are nickel plated and made of softer steel. This ice skating blade usually for beginners with less movements than professionals. This blades requires a frequent sharpening due to easy to nick and dull. The solder used to attach the skating blades onto soles of the boot may not hold up to stress of repeated landing from jumps.

The more expensive figure skating blades are made from higher grade of steel. The higher grade of steel allows skaters to keep their edges longer and less sharpening. Skaters flow better over the ice and improve jumps and spins for advanced skater. The stainless figure skating blades with aluminum chassis which takes weight off and increase their height in jumps. Increased heights allow skaters to complete the rotations.

However, the cost of the blades will not guarantee you to become a good skater.  Always consider the skating level before you purchase a blade you desire.

When buying a new blades, check the figure skate blades sizing chart to get the length of your specific brand of figure skating.

Figure skating is the most expensive sport, the most expensive figure skating blade isn’t make you a better skater. You just need to purchase the blade you needed depending on your level and you can upgrade afterwards as your needs change. From basic skating movements to the jumps or double to triple jumps level of figure skater.

In able to get a longer span of blades to work with you, it should sharpened on a regular basis depending on the requirements and blade composition. Always put in your mind that sharpening the blades should be handle by professionals and not by “do it yourself”. The proper sharpening will maintain the correct rocker for the life of the blade. Sharpening of blades is not applicable in all blades sharpener. Some may sharpen the blades but some may sharpen like hockey skates which is not applicable for figure skates. It may lead the skater into danger or ruin the pair of expensive figure skating blades.