Ice skating: I got my second pair of skates. How long will it take to get used to them?

It all depends on how much you use them... :S But, you could always get them molded to your feet! It might not exactly "break them in" but, it surely helps!! I'd say to just to skate as much as possible if you really want to break them in. Hope I helped :)

You need to break them in. slow, sure, steps will ensure that you will be ready for your lessons! You've been used to the other pair of skated for such a long time that you haven't really gotten to experiance anything else. It will take a while, but with gradual progression and a good amount of time set in to get used to them and break them in, I'm sure it will take no longer than a few days/weeks, if you do it often. I hope these new skates work out for you!!! :)

Moving from beginner blades to freestyle blades is a big difference indeed, one thing you'll notice is there is more of a toe pick and on some blades there may be a larger rocker radius. It's just going to take a bit of practise to get used to them, most people have problems with the boots not the blade more, it's a bit unusual to have it the other way around. It could take a week, a month or a few months to be able to skate again properly. Depends on how much you skate, if you skate say 2-3 times a week I would say no longer than a month to be able to skate again properly. "i couldn't barely move forward" - This normally tends to be because of the boots not the blades, if you're just doing basic forward stroking you won't really notice a huge difference in the blades - you notice it more when you are doing spins, jumps, field moves etc. So the blades shouldn't affect your ability to skate forward, even if you are still new to the sport. Just remember to push from the side of your blade NOT the toe pick, and really bend the knees and ankles as you push. Hope this helps and good luck :)

I dont know if you know what type of boot/blade you have apart from the fact that it is freestyle, but i had a pair of simple risport boots and i got up to level 10 on basics and i was moving on to having private lessons [freestyle] and i bought another set of risport skates, but a higher level set...a mark 4 (IV) blade, the blade had a different toe pick on the end though, use your skates alot and put your guards on your boot and walk round the hose bending and braking them in but dont bend too much because the boot will start to crease also if the boot is unconfertable or rubbing put a hairdryer in the boots untill they are hot then tie your boots up as normal and wait for 1 hour and they should have moulded to your feet.

Moving from beginner blades to freestyle blades is a big difference indeed, one thing you'll notice is there is more of a toe pick and on some blades there may be a larger rocker radius. It's just going to take a bit of practise to get used to them, most people have problems with the boots not the blade more, it's a bit unusual to have it the other way around. It could take a week, a month or a few months to be able to skate again properly. Depends on how much you skate, if you skate say 2-3 times a week I would say no longer than a month to be able to skate again properly. "i couldn't barely move forward" - This normally tends to be because of the boots not the blades, if you're just doing basic forward stroking you won't really notice a huge difference in the blades - you notice it more when you are doing spins, jumps, field moves etc. So the blades shouldn't affect your ability to skate forward, even if you are still new to the sport. Just remember to push from the side of your blade NOT the toe pick, and really bend the knees and ankles as you push. Hope this helps and good luck :)

I dont know if you know what type of boot/blade you have apart from the fact that it is freestyle, but i had a pair of simple risport boots and i got up to level 10 on basics and i was moving on to having private lessons [freestyle] and i bought another set of risport skates, but a higher level set...a mark 4 (IV) blade, the blade had a different toe pick on the end though, use your skates alot and put your guards on your boot and walk round the hose bending and braking them in but dont bend too much because the boot will start to crease also if the boot is unconfertable or rubbing put a hairdryer in the boots untill they are hot then tie your boots up as normal and wait for 1 hour and they should have moulded to your feet.

You need to break them in. slow, sure, steps will ensure that you will be ready for your lessons! You've been used to the other pair of skated for such a long time that you haven't really gotten to experiance anything else. It will take a while, but with gradual progression and a good amount of time set in to get used to them and break them in, I'm sure it will take no longer than a few days/weeks, if you do it often. I hope these new skates work out for you!!! :)