Re: Rocker on goalie skates?

"Alan Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  Phil Earnhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On 23 Nov 03 18:49:21 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Doug
> > Norris) wrote:
> >
> > >>What would be the tradeoffs for goalies in having a small amount of
> > >>rocker vs. having the skates totally flat?
> > >
> > >Completely flat skates would make turning much more difficult.
> >
> > Right. That's half of the generic answer to the tradeoff of rocker in
> > skates. I was hoping for some *specific* information: what is the
> > utility of turning ability for a goalie? What are the possible
> > scenarios under which they would need to be turning while playing
> > their position?
> >
> > Do you have an answer to my original question: how much rocker is
> > actually present in goalie skates?
>
> None. The blades are completely flat.
>
> I say this having both played (a very little) goal, and having been a
> skate sharpener.


 I was about to say the same.  I've played goal since the early 1970's, all
my skates have been perfectly flat but with a hollow, so you could turn.

It was always worthwhile to have the front part of the blade hollow ground
like
a forward's and the rest (after 1") flat.  The choice for may goalies was
whether you wanted the flat skate ground cross-ways or like a forwards
(without the hollow), which was straight.

I preferred a hollow ground of 1" near the toe and the rest sharpened cross
wise.  I have a few goalie friends who don't like the hollow at the toe of
the skate and went for a flat blade sharpened lengthwise.

Sounds simple, doesn't it?  :)