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I got new skates this year. They felt good in the store. When I started skating in them they hurt on the bottom outside part of my arches on both feet. I thought it was just from the break in process. However, they still hurt anytime I skate in them after having not skated for a couple of days. Also, the right half of my right foot has become permanently numb. Are my skates too narrow? Are they still being broken in? And is this something serious or not that big of a deal?

Bauer skates with EE width. That's what I did and my similar problems went away.

How much and how often do you skate? Player or just recreation?

Every year it takes time (more and more these days) for my feet to become comfortable, even in skates I've had for years.

What kind of skates are they?

George Blanda wrote:Bauer skates with EE width. That's what I did and my similar problems went away.

Amen to that. I didn't think I have wide feet, but just getting wider skates has helped 10fold.

I probably have been skating about 3 times a week all winter, all outdoors, all recreational, but still some fast paced games. The skates, which are CCM Super Tacks 852's (10.5 D, I think), probably have about 40 hours in them now.
So, if I do have wide feet, do I need to get new skates? How about a boot stretcher? Because besides the pain and numbness, believe it or not, I really like these skates.

new2hockey wrote:I probably have been skating about 3 times a week all winter, all outdoors, all recreational, but still some fast paced games. The skates, which are CCM Super Tacks 852's (10.5 D, I think), probably have about 40 hours in them now.
So, if I do have wide feet, do I need to get new skates? How about a boot stretcher? Because besides the pain and numbness, believe it or not, I really like these skates.

Probably just wreck em doing that!
Go to a place that sells used skates..they will let you try different ones out until ya find a pair that works for ya.
At least the good places will!
And you can trade in those.

That's probably what I should do, but I'll end up taking like a $100 loss in that deal and end up with a crappier pair of skates.

new2hockey wrote:That's probably what I should do, but I'll end up taking like a $100 loss in that deal and end up with a crappier pair of skates.

Or you could live with a numb foot and save $100.

Look... wait until Hockey season ends, go to place like Sporting Goods Inc. or whoever sells used skates or leases skates in your area.
Kids will be bringing back their leased skates...and yes, there are some kids out there with big wide feet. You will be able to snatch up a pair of top quality skates for cheap, and if yours are as good as you say they won't have a problem taking them on trade or discounting the difference.

Can't Never Tried wrote:

new2hockey wrote:That's probably what I should do, but I'll end up taking like a $100 loss in that deal and end up with a crappier pair of skates.

Or you could live with a numb foot and save $100.

Look... wait until Hockey season ends, go to place like Sporting Goods Inc. or whoever sells used skates or leases skates in your area.
Kids will be bringing back their leased skates...and yes, there are some kids out there with big wide feet. You will be able to snatch up a pair of top quality skates for cheap, and if yours are as good as you say they won't have a problem taking them on trade or discounting the difference.

Any suggestions on a good sports shop? Who has the best selection of used skates?

slasher wrote:

Can't Never Tried wrote:

new2hockey wrote:That's probably what I should do, but I'll end up taking like a $100 loss in that deal and end up with a crappier pair of skates.

Or you could live with a numb foot and save $100.

Look... wait until Hockey season ends, go to place like Sporting Goods Inc. or whoever sells used skates or leases skates in your area.
Kids will be bringing back their leased skates...and yes, there are some kids out there with big wide feet. You will be able to snatch up a pair of top quality skates for cheap, and if yours are as good as you say they won't have a problem taking them on trade or discounting the difference.

Any suggestions on a good sports shop? Who has the best selection of used skates?

I like these guys Sporting Goods Inc. in Rogers of course use to be in Brooklyn Park.

Don Noland has been in the skate business a long time... they have tons of used skates, more in the smaller sizes because there are a lot more kids skating then adults. Most are the better quality top name skates with a year or so of use on them.
They can fix any skate problem as long as the boot is in good enough condition to make it worth it.

new2hockey wrote:I got new skates this year. They felt good in the store. When I started skating in them they hurt on the bottom outside part of my arches on both feet. I thought it was just from the break in process. However, they still hurt anytime I skate in them after having not skated for a couple of days. Also, the right half of my right foot has become permanently numb. Are my skates too narrow? Are they still being broken in? And is this something serious or not that big of a deal?

If you have some numbness that lasts very long you should see a doctor.
Numbness in your foot, particularly the right, maybe an indication of poor circulation caused by diabetes or circulation illness or disease.

Any numbing inthe extremities shold be taken seriously.

Thanks Elliott. I have done some reading into it and realize that numbess can be linked to some very serious illnesses, including diabetes and MS. If it worsens or spreads, I will definitely get it checked out. But I have also read about numbness being caused by poor fitting skates and boots. From research and from the way it feels, I think the nerve is being pinched right below the outer ankle bone.

So, are wide skates (EE) also wider in the ankles or only in the foot bottom? Also, would it be difficult to get wider skates tight enough in the ankle region, while still trying not to pinch that nerve?
Has this happened to anyone else?

new2hockey wrote:Thanks Elliott. I have done some reading into it and realize that numbess can be linked to some very serious illnesses, including diabetes and MS. If it worsens or spreads, I will definitely get it checked out. But I have also read about numbness being caused by poor fitting skates and boots. From research and from the way it feels, I think the nerve is being pinched right below the outer ankle bone.

So, are wide skates (EE) also wider in the ankles or only in the foot bottom? Also, would it be difficult to get wider skates tight enough in the ankle region, while still trying not to pinch that nerve?
Has this happened to anyone else?

Might wanna get that checked out in addition to the bigger skates.