If you are wondering why your ice skates need sharpening, here’s the answer. The sport of ice skating becomes much more fun with properly sharpened ice skates. They improve your overall performance, whether skating indoors or outdoors. Gliding forward is especially challenging on dull ice skates since they have a very tough time melting the ice. With Prosharp skate sharpener, you can sharpen your dull ice skates easily at home.

How To Figure Out If They Need Sharpening
Typically, every forty hours that you spend on the ice, you should get your blades sharpened. You know your blades need sharpening when your turns are less sharp and slower than usual. Your blades refuse to glide and continue to bite the ice. Unless your skating skills have declined for other reasons, the best indicator that your hockey or figure skates need sharpening is a decline in performance.

Apart from that, you may need to sharpen your skates for one or both of the following reasons:

The blade has nicks in it. To check for it, apply light pressure while slowly moving your finger along the blade. If you feel any nicks in the blade, it’s time to bring out the skate sharpener.

The blades are dull. Use the back of your fingernail to check the blade's sharpness. Apply no pressure as you run the back of your fingernail parallel to the blade. Your fingernail should be scraped off in one thin layer with the blade. Test both skates' inside and outside edges.

Skate sharpening frequency is also influenced by the skater's weight, ice temperature, skating level and style, and ice quality.

You might require a different cut if the ice you skate on changes significantly. For instance, you might want to try a less rocker cut if you are doing more lake skating and feel less stable (unlike hockey skates).

You might want a deeper cut to effectively create a double edge for greater traction if the ice you are skating on right now is significantly colder. If the ice is now warmer, you might wish to make a straighter cut.

Skating is enjoyable with properly sharpened skates, and Prosharp home skate sharpener would make the job much easier for you. Order yours from the Rink Systems website.