Every time I take my first lap or two on my soccer cleat skates, I feel like I'm falling backwards. But being human, I quickly adjust and get on pace.
Since it feels that way every time, that is a sign that it is not natural for my feet to have no heel at all.
So as a test, I added slightly more than a quarter of an inch. Not much, but a brief test in the kitchen has me thinking that it might be just right.
Going to an invite-only party Thursday night, so I will find out soon enough.
I've been meaning to do this since I built them. Oh well. At least I got it together.
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Nice work! I always wondered if putting a half insole on the inside would do the same thing... as long as it doesn't push your heels too far out of the tops!
I suspect that in most cases a half insole would push your heel out of position in the boot.
Anyway, it worked. It is just enough that I felt natural on them. I rolled onto the skate floor, rounded the turn, and on the first straightaway I shuffled, then started turning 360s right away. Then it hit me that I never felt comfortable doing that on this setup before.
It worked! I think another 1/8" would be even better. I may try that if I can find another piece of plastic the right thickness.
Makes me wonder how often people have gotten new skates built, and blamed the "falling over backwards" on the short-forward mount when it may have been the flat sole boot that was also new to them.
I always thought your skateware should be closest to your footwear as heel lift goes. This way it will essentially be the same and require no adjustment to have the same stances.
Never heard if someone doing negative heels though. Those crazy vegan earth shoes or W/E.
Also where you wear your shoes out can help point to where you prefered pivot points are, along with where you carry your weight on how broken down an insole may be in some areas. This could help "center a plate" for a user instead of the blanket "between the toes" rule everyone goes on and on about.
(04-17-2015, 09:30 AM)Reserector Wrote: [ -> ]Makes me wonder how often people have gotten new skates built, and blamed the "falling over backwards" on the short-forward mount when it may have been the flat sole boot that was also new to them.
In my case, I can certainly say it was the short forward. My Rebels had a small heel, more than I wear in shoes, as I normally wear tennis shoes, and the tippy rear had to be managed. I don't think I noticed it more with the flat thin soled Bonts. But I was pretty used to it by then.
Nice work! I may have to try this I feel high on my toes