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New Technology In Skate Sharpening
by Paul on 07/24/09 at 02:22 PM ET
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from Vito Pilieci at Canada.com,
An Ontario company has developed a new way to sharpen skates that will give the wearer as much as a five-per-cent boost in speed without sacrificing any control.
Called the “Flat Bottom V,” the technology allows for a skate to be sharpened with a squared-off hollow centre. The shape provides the optimal performance on the ice for skaters, according Kingsville’s Blackstone Sports, the creators of the technology….
Traditionally, a sharpener passes a diamond over the skate’s blade, carving out an arched grove. A lower arch provides the skater with more speed while a higher arch provides taller edges that bite into the ice and give the skater more control over their movements.
The Flat Bottom V is created with a device called a “spinner” that contains several diamond cutters capable of carving out the hollow square shape.
The skate-sharpening technology, which is slowly being rolled out to skate shops all across the nation’s capital, proved to be an instant hit with many players within the National Hockey League…
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