Filling up oversized skates with thick socks will lose you support since your foot can still slip inside the boot. Your boots should be large enough to let you wiggle your toes. The best way for a beginner to achieve a proper fit is to seek out a skate shop with a good reputation. The geometry of different manufacturer's boots are slightly different, and making a careful choice at this point may prevent many problems down the road. Also, this arrangement allows adjustment of the mounting of the blade to provide for individual physical requirements.
Blades are available with modifications for freestyle, figures, and dance.
The picks of less expensive skates tend to give you a less secure purchase on the ice during jumps with a toe pick take-off. Your skate seller will mount the blades for you using only half of the available screw holes on the sole plate. Mounting blades correctly takes skill, which is another reason why you should make the effort to find a competent shop. Breaking Your Skates In The better the skates, the thicker the leather, the longer they last without breaking down, the higher the cost, and the harder they may be to break in. It may seem at first that you've made a very expensive mistake.