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What is the difference in the figure skates and hockey skates?

Whats the difference between figure skates and hockey ice skates?

  • whats easyer to ice skate with

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    Depends... Are you a beginner? Most beginners think figure skates are easier, primarily because they have relatively flat blades while hockey skates have visibly curved blades. The flat blade means that you'll have to worry a little bit less about falling on your butt (or your head) by accidentally leaning back or putting too much pressure on your heels. That said, however, if you can remember to always keep your knees a little bent (which is the ideal way to skate on either kind of skate anyway) you will be able to avoid a nasty backwards spill, and then at least in terms of rentals a hockey skate is probably a better choice. This is because you're going to want a lot of ankle support, and rental figure skates are often bad to the point of floppy (if the top of the skate flops over without a foot in it, it has BAD ankle support!). If you're not a beginner, then there really is no "easier" skate, and your choice depends mostly on what you're interested in doing. Also... the toepick (pointy bit on the front of a figure skate) is really not intended to be used as a brake, and if you use it as such, you'll make holes and bumpy spots in the ice which could trip you up later...

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figure skates are slightly concave and 4 mm wide they also have a serrated end called the toe pick. Ice hokey blades are about 3mm thick and much shorter for increased manoeuvrability. The boot is also cut higher to protect the ankle.

Mikey C

yeah.....the first girl who answered is wrong...A toe pick is the jagged edge on a figure skate, which is used for figure skaters to jump, it is dug into the ice and that helps vault them into the air. It depends, it would be a really good conversation to figure out which one is easier to skate on. I like figure skates more, because if I tried to do my double lutz in hockey skates...I would be in trouble! Figure skates give a lot of support and most girls wear them. Some males where them too, but I see more girls then guys. And I also see girls wear hockey skates, but mostly guys wear them. I hope you understand! Good Luck!

Hillary B

figure skates are easier to learn with as they have that jagged ridge in front to help you stop.

Mystee_Rain

one is for hockey and the other is for figure skating. Which one is easier to skate with? What type of skating do you plan to do? Figure or sport skating?

Double R

don't know why don't you do try. It'll be great fun

Hi!

hockey skates have thicker blades and figure skates have a toepick...different people have different preferences

ace012382

i would say hockey the ice skates are more thinner i think

kels

figure skates have toe picks so that they can jump

sweet and simple

hockey skates have a wider blade and more ankle support so they're to me easier.

Dater93

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