Skate sharpening - a different cut to the blade
A new skate sharpening technique is quickly gaining acceptance in the hockey world. BlackStone Sports, the Ontario manufacturer of skate maintenance equipment that developed the flat-bottom V method. This new method allows for sharper turns and a freer glide when moving in a straight line.
“Having the angles instead of the arc was quite intriguing,” said Wilson, who is awaiting the results of a University of Ottawa kinesiology study on the effects of the flat-bottom V. Depending on the angle at which the fangs are cut, he said, “when a player stops, he doesn’t have that ‘chattering’ effect.”
An article in The New York Times gives all the details.
We’ll have to check it out. Give us your feedback and your thoughts on how this works for you.
