Why did my feet and ankles hurt when i wore my new figure skates ???

Question

When i went ice skating today i wore my brand new figure skates that i bought yesterday and as soon as i went on the ice my feet and ankles hurt like mad !!! I had to put up with the pain. Is this because i didnt break them in yet ??? if so can u please give me ways to hurry up the process of breaking them in.please. Thank-you..

P.S dont say the one about wearing damp socks because it doesnt work.

Answer 1

they probably hurt because u have to break them in and get used to them until they rnt so stiff

Answer 2

You're right -- the wet sock trick doesn't work!  Unfortunately, breaking in skates just takes time.  Put your guards on, wear your skates at home while you're watching TV and walk in them a little.  Don't lace them all the way up right away.  Skip the last "lace hole" and don't lace the top hook.  Until you feel a little more comfortable in the boots, this will allow for some flexibility.  When you feel they're broken in, lace them as you normally would.  While skating, do lots of things to get into your knees/ankles, such as waltz jumps, crossovers, swizzles, etc.  Pay attention to where your feet are hurting in the skates.  If you're having problems in the ankles, pinky toe area or ball of the foot (side), a pro shop can "punch" those areas out for you.  They have tools that stretch the leather a little outward, creating more room for joints and taking the pressure off of them.  If you're having a lot of rubbing in the tounge area, check rainbosports.com or the Bunga Pad site -- they have specially designed sleeves and discs to put over those areas and prevent rubbing.  Or -- even cheaper -- go to Target, Walgreens...whatever and get a bag of the round makeup sponges.  They're probably 99 cents for a bag of them, but you can cut a small circle out of the middle and use them to cushion your ankle, spots prone to blisters or other places that need a little extra padding.  Congrats on the new skates!!

Answer 3

I don't know if this will work , but they sell shoe stretchers in places like a shoe repair store/s. Just look around :



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Answer 4

u probably was not use to the skate, it will feel comfortably later

Answer 5

You have to break them in, as you know. It will take like ten days, and there isnt a way of making it go faster.

As they start to break in, they should feel better.

You can wear them around the house (with gaurds on of course) and that will help, because when you actually go skating they wont be as stiff.

When you do wear them, bend your ankles and knees, then come up. Do this as much as you can, which should bend them and make them more comfy. If your not wearing them, push the ankles in and out with your hands and bend the leather a little.

In the mean time you can little rubber sock type things. They are just a thin gel cylinder that goes around your ankle and prevents that sort of pain. Go to back to your skate shop and get them, or ask if they have anything else.

Answer 6

you have to break them in, and you may not have tied them tight enough

Answer 7

Figure skates will take a while to break in. It depends on your level, like a Senior level skater could break theirs in after one day of skating. Since you sound like more of a beginner skater, it could take about a week to break them in, or 4-7 days of skating for 1-2 hours.

You can leave the top set of the metal/plastic white/gold colored hooks untied for the next week or so you skate in them. This helps to take away some of the stiffness in the boot.

You can also buy Bunga Pads or Silipos Pads to protect and help your ankles. They are like a tube/wrap, except they are lined with silicone. You put them over your socks. Even though they are quite expensive, they usually last me 1 1/2 years for each ankle tube, and I skate 5-6 days a week (about 11 hours a week).

You can buy Bunga Pads at Bungapads.com

You can buy them in long sleeves that you just cut to the right size. Also, you can use them on you heels.