Buying Skates - Guidance
Our OZONE Coaching Team would like to provide you with some guidance in purchasing your first pair of skates suitable for our Skate UK & Skate Star Pathways
When buying your first pair of skates, whether 'new' or 'used', please be aware of the following:
Brands not suited to Skate UK, Skate Star and Patch Ice skaters (due to poor ankle support and toe-pick design) Stay AWAY from:
- SFR Galaxy
- SFR Glitra Ice Skate
- ROCAS - Any model
- Oxelo - Any model
- Axelys FS 100
- Soft Skate 380
- LMNADE Curve Ice Figure Skates
- Nevica - Any model
- Story Verso
Brands to consider BUYING (with good ankle support and toe-pick design):
- Jackson - Mystique with Mark II blade
- Jackson - Excel with Mark II blade
- Graf - Bolero
- Graf - 500
- Edea - Motivo
- Risport - Antares
- WIFA - Prima with Mark IV blade
Jackson Mystique
Jackson Excel
Graf Bolero
Graf 500
