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Hockey Skating

and Sharpening

LEADING PERFORMANCE

TM

Modin #33


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3Maximize yourPerformance

SkateSharpening

- Basics

3 Maximize yourPerformance

5 ProSharp forLeadingPerformance

Skatingisthemostimportantfactorforimprovingoverallskillsin

icehockey.Thepotentialofskatesharpeninghasbeenwidely

overlooked.Byeliminatingsharpeningerrors,playerscanmake

significantprogressintheirskatingperformance.

ProSharp skate sharpening machines and approach improves

yourskillstoawholenewlevel.Withthenewemphasisonspeed,

agilityandskills,ProSharpgivesyouperfectlysharpenedskates

akeytooltohelpyoucompeteandsucceed.ProSharptechnol-

ogyallowsyoutoprofileandsharpenyourskatessoplayerscan

maximizecontrol,accelerationandspeed.

WelcometoProSharp

Maximize your performance

6 Problems withskate sharpening

8 Modern top levelsharpening

9 Skating with thebest

11 Blade profile12 Pivot Point

Pitch13 Hollow14 Honing A,B,C15 Summary

16 Advantages17 Skatepal18 ProSharp AS

100119 ProSharp AS

2001

Hockey Skating &Sharpening

ProSharp SkateSharpeningMachines


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Gettheoptimalbladeprofile

Keepyourbladeprofileandtheskatessharpeverytime

Results Benefits

Morepowerfulstridesandbetterglide. Higherspeed,lessfatigue,andimproved

two-wayplay.

Betteredgecontrol,agilityandbalance. Moreflexibleskatingmaneuversandmoves.

Improvedshooting.Bettercrossoverskating.

Quickerturnsandgreateracceleration. Morechancestobreakaways.

Overallimprovedconfidenceand

enjoymentinyourskating

ProSharp for leading performance

Maximize yourPerformance

Thisispossiblewithleadingwordclassbladeprofiles.Automated,preciseandcoolwheelpressureforanidealsharpening.


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TheProSharpskatesharpeningsystemassist

hockeyplayersinavoidingthefollowingsharp-

eninginaccuracies:

1. Levelness, unlevelled inside and out-

side edgesgive an unbalanced feeling to theice, forcing the body toovercompensate. Un-

leveled edges are caused by the inaccurate

proceduresassociatedwithmanualsharpening

machines.[Fig12-14p.13]

2. Overworked blades, too much steelissharpenedawayfromtheheelandtoesec-

tionsoftheblade.Thustheskateispoorlybal-

anced,whichresultsinalackofbladesupport

Problems with skate sharpening

The Banana Blade

Thisresultsinpoorbodybal-anceandskatingabilitysuffers

The Wave Blade

Thisresultsinpoorbodybal-

anceandskatingabilitysuffers

ontheice.Additionally,thesteelbladewillbe-

comeheatedtoalessdurableandlesssharp

edge.[Fig1]

3. Inaccurate blade profile and hol-

low, causes decreased skating ability. Bysharpeningthe bladewitha too longorshort

profile, too deep or shallow hollow the skater

finds they have insufficient controland under-

minedstrides.[Fig1,2,3]

Fig 1.

Fig 2.


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Background of the problemsIn minor league hockey, parents search from

pro-shoptopro-shoptryingtofindtheperfect

sharpener.Proteamssufferfromthatcoaches

andequipmentmanagersoftennothavingtime

toimplementastrategyforallaspectsofskat-ing, particulary skate sharpening. Many play-

ers,evenProandAAAteams,useoverworked

bladesorbananabladesatthecostofspeed.

Newbladeshaveanapproximate6-11footradi-

usrockerprofiledependingontheskatemodel

andsize.Thiscorrelatesto38-52mmofblade

toicecontact[Fig4],whichisnotenoughinthe

new NHL, where the most importantasset isspeed.Anotherlimitisthatthefactoryprofileis

intendedtosuitallplayers.Generallyafactory

profileworksokay,butwhynottryacustomfit

toachieveoptimaladvantage?Inthesameway

ahockeyplayerchosestheirstick,theyshould

alsobeabletotryoutskateblades.Whenchil-

drenstartskatingat4-6yearsofage,thefactoryprofileof26-32mmofbladetoicecontactistoo

short.Theyoungplayersbalanceandagilityis

developing,andthereforeitisdifficulttolearnto

skatewell.Youcanseethattheireffortisspent

on trying tostandup insteadofdeveloping a

goodskatingpostureandstride.Contouringofa

radiusrockerof12-13ft,whichgivesmoreblade

contact,54-56mmtotheice,willmakelearntoskatemoreeffectiveandfun.

1Yes*HIGH

2Yes*MEDIUM

3No*DEEP

1Yes*HIGH

2No*MEDIUM

3No*DEEP

321

321

Note:Toodeeptoepro-

filecutshortenstheblade

lengthandreducestheac-tiveedgelength.

Note:ProSharprecom-

mendskeepingtheheel

profileradiusatnotlessthanprovidedbythe

skatemanufacturer.

Toe and Heel Profile

9`

Radius

47

5256

11`

(mm)

13`

Flat(TheIce)

Feet Icecontact47mm

52mm

56mm

9`

11`

13`

Ice Contact


Fig 3. Fig 4.


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Skatesharpeningtendstogotowardamoreeuro-

peanstyleof5/8-1inchhollowand1319ftra-

diusrockerwhichgivesreducedfrictionandmore

effectiveskating.Itisbeneficialinthenewtypeofintensetwowayplaywhereallfiveplayersonthe

iceneedtobeinvolvedanddurable.Despitethis

themostcommonhollowinNHLis1/2inchand

sometimes even 3/8 hollow. For hockey players

over200poundsitmeansextrahighfrictiononthe

iceandthereforefatiguesetsinmuchquicker.To

gainmorespeedProSharprecommendsacombi-

nationofdifferentradiusrocker1219ft,tobecon-touredinthemidsectionandapproximately3/2of

theblade.Seepictemplate,

Itstheoppositetrend,however,forgoalieswhore-

quireverysharpskateswithadeephollowof1/2

1/4inch.Toimprovegoalieskatingthebladepro-

fileshouldbesharpeneddowntoa22-40ftradius

rocker.Comparethiswiththeclassicstylewitha80-120mmflatglidesurfaceandapproximately1

inch hollow. Thebutterflystyledemandsagood

griptoquicklygosidetoside,upanddown.For

thispurposeprosharphasinventedatemplatefor

thedoublehollow.Itmeansthattheskateissharp-endextremelysharp,forexample3/8inchhollow

onthetoeandheel,andmoreshallow(5/8)inthe

middle,whichallowsforasmotherslidemotion.

Modernskatingisfastandcomplexwithlotsofin-

sideoutsideedgeshifts,pivots,mohawks,forward

andbackwardskating.ProSharpthereforeempah-

sizesnoneoraverylittledifferencebetweenfor-ward anddefencesharpeningsettings.Defence-

menshouldpayextraattentiontonotsharpenthe

toedowntooaggressivelyduethispartbeingcru-

cialinthebackwardskatingpush.Whenitscomes

tosettingthebladeprofile(contouring)forforwards

thepivotpointshouldbeplaced17-22mmback-

wardof the blade mid point, and defence10-20

mmbackoftheblademidpoint.

ProSharpZuperiortemplate

Modern top level sharpening

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Leading hockey players combine excellent tech-

nique and strength with the right skates and

blades.Toskatelikethebest,itisimportanttoput

thefocusonaccuratelysharpenedbladesandan

athletic, lowbody posture.These factorsarethe

mostfundamentalingettingthemostoutofyour

skatesandyourbody.Thesitpostureistheideal

biomechanicalskatingbehaviorformaximumper-formancemakingitpossibletohavegoodbalance

andstabilitywhileyouunloadpowertotheicedur-

ingfullextension.Thebestplayershaveusedthis

basicknowledgeofskatingandhaverefinedtheir

sitpositioncomparedtoaverageskaters.

Thenewskatingcharacteristicsshowsquickfoot-

speedandedgeworkwithfrequentshiftsfromin-sidetooutsideedgeandviceversa.Thebestplay-

ersmasterthesequalitiesandusetheiredgework

skills to break patterns and be deceptive which

meansthattheybecomehardtoreadforthe

opponents.

Furthertopickupandgainspeedinsteadofde-

creasespeedwhenturning,theplayerneedsthe

rightbladeprofileandhollow.Regardingposition-

ing as the key todefend successfully, speed is-

needed toget intothepositionin time. The best

defencemendo not wait for the opponents, they

skateupthezoneseveryoffensiveplay,andatthe

sametimetheycutofftimeandspacefortheother

teamplayers.

Skating instructors and coaches who translateskatingdrillsintogamesituationswillberewarded

withbetterunderstandingofhardworkandrepeti-

tivetraining.Theendgoalistobuildarepertoireof

movesandskatingskillsthattheplayercanusein

aspiltsecondresponsetime.Tophockeyplayers

havehundredsofskatinghoursyearafteryearand

stillstrivetobecomebetterandbetter.Forlearning

itiscrucialtohavethesamegreatfeelingtotheiceeverypracticeandeverygame.Perfectlytuned

edgesandbladeprofileletyourmindandmuscle

memory develop you to the next levelofskating

skills.

ProSharp thereforeprovides a consistent sharp-

eningthatkeepsthebladeprofileintactthewhole

season.

Skating with the best



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Radius

Radiu

s

14ft

13ft

12ft Radiu

sR

adiu

s

Flatglidesurface

Radius

Different

radiuses

combined

Classicradius

rocker

Glidesurfacewith

differentradiuses

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Frontoftheblade

Starts(0-1sec)

Accele ration (1-3 sec) shift s The

strideusessection1longerthensec-

tion2whichgetsactivatedinthevery

lasttoe-snap.20%oftheblade.

Middleoftheblade

Forwardandbackwardstrides

Gliding

stop

Midpoint

Pivotpoint,Defense-5-15mmppfor-

ward-20mmppCentreofgravity(in

anidealskatingpositionandstride)

60%oftheblade.

Heeloftheblade

Pushandextension

backward&crossoverskating

balancesupport

changesofdirection

stops

20%oftheblade.

Midpoint

Centreofgravity

Pivot Point=F=D

Blade Profiles

Blade Sections

Fig 5. Fig 6. Fig 7.

Fig 8.

Skate


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Thebladeprofiledeterminesthe contactsurface

between the blade and the ice[Fig 4 p.7]. Skate

sharpeninginvolvesabalancebetweengrip and

lowfriction.Whileinmotion,askaterwantstomax-

imizeandmaintain theskatingglide.Thefrictionbetweenthebladeandtheiceshouldthereforebe

minimizedwithanaccuratebladeprofile.Atthe

sametime,wewantexcellentgriptotransferpower

toaccelerate,shiftandstop.

The blade profile should be selected based on

your weight and skating preferences. The more

youweigh,themoreofyourbladeshouldbetouch-ingtheiceinordertodisperseyourweightevenly.

However,itisequallyimportantthatyourmuscles

adapttothenewProSharpprofileinordertocon-

tinuetoimproveyourperformance.So,insteadof

trying tocorrect bad skatingwith the blades we

stronglypromotegoodskatingposturetomakethe

bestuseofyourbladesandskates.

ProSharp recommends the radius profile or

rocker[Fig5-6],which isthemosteffectivewayof

grinding or contouring your skates. Modern high

level skating requires increased maneuverability,

quickerstartsandfastercrossoverskating,pivots

etc.Note:anotherskatesharpeningmethodusesa

glidesurfaceontheblade.Thismeans30-80mil-

limetersofthebladesteelissharpenedflattotheicesurface[Fig7].

A longer radiusprofile (wheremoreof theblade

istouchingtheice)benefitstheskaterbyprovid-

ingbetterstabilityandbalance,lessfrictionanda

highertopspeed.Ontheotherhand,itreducesthe

abilitytomakequickturns.Ashorterradiusblade

profileresultsinmorefrictionbecauseitshrinkstheamountofcontactbetweenthebladeandtheice.

Thiscausesmorepressuretobeputontheblade,

forcingittocutdeeperintotheice.Thedeforma-

tionoftheicecauseshigherfrictionfortheskater.

Skatingwithashorterradiusprofileincreasesthe

maneuverabilityofshortquickturns.

Thebladehasthreesections[Fig8],theheel(20%oftheblade),themiddle(60%oftheblade)and

thetoesection(20%oftheblade).Theheelfunc-

tionsas balance, support and for turning,shifts,

turnsstopsandcrossoverskating.Themiddleof

theblade iswhereyoumainlyskatewithapush

inthestrideandforglideonthefrontleg.Further

start,stopsshifts,pivotsandturns.Thetoesection

isusedforstartsandacceleration,toesnapandbackwardskatingpush.Note:Thereisafrequent

transitionbetweenthebladesections.

Blade profile the bl

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cesthe

blade

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Thepivotpointreferstothecentreoftheglidesur-

face,wherepivotsorshiftsbetweenforwardand

backwardskatingmostlytakeplace.ProSharprec-ommendsthepivotbeingplaced5-25mmbehind

thecentreof theblade.Theshallowestsegment

of the bladeprofile shouldbeplaced there. The

centreofgravityismainly5to25mmbehindthe

middleofthebladewhenyouskateorstandinthe

idealskatingposition.Fig.SinceProSharpusesa

combinationofradiusrockertheplayerstillisable

tohavebladetoicecontactduringdifferentskatingmotions.

Forwards+1,5

Neutral0

Backwards-1,5

Pitch

The pitch is the angle in which the blades lean

downtotheice.Itaffectstheskatersbodybalance

throughthebladeprofileattackangle.ProSharprec-ommends,01,5mmPitchor0-1,5degreeangle.

Ifthebladeleansbackwardsyoulosetheabilityto

accelerateandaccuratebodybalanceposition.Too

muchpitchonthebladestipsyouforwardandyou

skateonyourtoes.Note:Thepitchcanbemeasured

asthedegreeofangleorinthemillimeterdiffer-

enceinbladeheightbetweenthetoeandtheheel.

Pivot point

Fig 9.(correct)

Fig 10.(correct)

Fig 11.(error)

Pitch Apex/Pivot point

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Thehollowistheconcavegrindingoftheblades

bottom surface. The function of the hollow is to

increasethegripontheicesurface.Ashorthol-lowradiusmeansbettergrip,butatthecostofin-

creased friction.A shallowerhollow radius gives

fewergrips,atthesametime,asthereislessfric-

tionbetweentheiceandtheblade.Lessfrictional-

lowsformoreglide.Anaccurategripisnecessary

foracceleration,startsandstops.

Flat

Blade

Blade

Blade

Hollow(Deep) Hollow(Shallow)

90

Radiu

sR

adiu

s

Hollow

Fig 12. Fig 13. Fig 14.

Hollow

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Afterthesharpeningisdone,thebladesshouldbehoned

toachieveasharpanddurableedge.

A. Deburrthebladewithadiamondhone.

B. Removesharpeningmicroparticles,witha ProSharppolishhone.Thiswillremoveany

excessbladewaste.

C. Tuneandtiptheedgeangleafewdegrees (5-8)withaProSharphardstonehonewithalight

pressure.Thisgivesthebladeanextragoodbite

andamoredurableedge.

Note:StepAgivesagoodqualityfinish.StepsBandCarerec-

ommendedforcompetitiveskaters.AfterstepsCthereistheop-

tionofapplyingProSharpSpeedUpoil,whichisoilthatreduces

thefrictionbetweenthebladeandtheice.Italsoreducesthe

amountofsnowandicebuilduponthesteelandbladeholder.

HONING A, B, C

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SUMMARY

ThecorrectbladeProfileandHollowarefundamentalforyourskatingspeed,

agilityandskillsdevelopment

ThebladeProfileandtheHollowaremainlydecidedbybalancingfrictionand

griptosuittheplayersweightandskatingpreferences.

Thebladeprofileandthepitchdetermineaccurateskatingbalance.

Honingthebladeisimportantforallskates.

ProSharprecommendslesssharpening,moreoften.Yourbladesshould

alwaysbeperfect,forpracticeandgames.

Eliminatesharpeningerrorsandguesswork,useProSharpskatesharpening

machinesandsetyourperformanceinfocus.

Sharpening- Basics

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ADVANTAGESProSharpmakesiteasytogettheoptimalbladeprofileand

eliminatethecommonsharpeningerrors.

ProSharpsharpeningretainstheimportantbladeprofile

overtheseason

Evenedges

Excellentmicrofinish

ProSharpsharpeningmachinesaregentleonthesteel,no

heatingoroverworkedblades.

Lowmaintenanceandhighreliability

PROSHARP SKATE SHARPENING MACHINES

Skatesharpenedwith

theold,manual

method

Skate sharpened with

thenewaluminum/dia-

mondgrindingwheel

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ProSharp SkateSharpening


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Machines

ProSharp SkatePal isour latestportablesharpeningma-

chine,weighingjust22pounds.Clamptheskateinplace,

and thegrindingwheel automatically followstheexist-

ingprofiletoprecision,withnovariation.Andbecause

SkatePalgoeswhereyougonothingcouldbemore

convenient.Perfectforclubs,teamsandfamilies.

SkatePal Instant Competitive

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The AS 1001portable brings the trust to your

skates.Perfectskateswhereveryouare.Ad-

justablehollowsetting,entirelyflatto1/4inch

hollow (6 mm) Adjustable wheel pressure

andfeedspeed.Themachineisdeliveredinadurabletransportbox.

ProSharp AS 1001 Portable No Compromisses

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ProSharp SkateSharpeningMachines


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TheAS2001ishighlylikedamongthousandsofteams,pro-shops

and sport-shopsallovertheworld.Skatesareperfectlysharp-enedtothechesenhollowinlessthanoneminute.Thereisa

broadrangeoftemplatesavailableincludingthepopularand

uniqueprosharpcombitemplates.ProSharpAS2001All-

proareeasytooperate.Themachinesaredesignedfor

lowmaintenanceandyearafteryearoperation.Thema-

chineisdeliveredinadurabletransportboxequipped

withwheels.

ProSharp AS 2001 Allpro Easy, fast and perfect

Machines


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