Cag One Profiling — Binnie's Skate Sharpening (2024)

FAQs

What is a CAG one skate profile? ›

CAG ONE PROFILING - $30. Cag One utilizes the physics of speed skating and applies it to the physiology of a hockey player to improve skate contouring. In speed skating, the flat portion of the blade generates speed through enhanced ice contact.

To put it in perspective, a fresh 5/8” cut may feel like a worn out 1/2″ cut. In the NHL, however, the most common cut is much shallower, between 5/8” and 3/4″. Players in the NHL also get their skate profiles customized 100% of the time.

Blades. Connor McDavid runs a 10' profile. We sell Tydan Performance Blades.

A good example of a player using a neutral Profile is Sidney Crosby. He utilizes a 30/60 Cag Profile. The total flat ground onto his blades is 60mm or about 2.36 inches. The number 30 (1.18 inches) tells you how much of that 60mm of flat is ground forward of blade center.

An interesting fact worth noting is that NHL players tend to, on average, skate on much flatter RoHs than your typical recreational player. One NHL team that we are close to claims that greater than 50% of the players are at ⁵/₈” RoH and larger with many in the ³/₄”, ⁷/₈”, and 1” RoH range.

Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks are just two of the many NHL players using a ProSharp custom profile on their blades! After the custom profile, we precision sharpen your skates by hand and never by machine.

Though a lot of pro players do use the P29 curve, Crosby himself uses a custom curve that is almost flat in comparison.

You have that agility to pull you out, but you still maintain your speed." The Panthers, Sharks and Devils all have multiple players using the Flat Bottom V. And while it is popular with players of all experience ranges, many of the first-time users are older NHL players.

Can skates be too sharp? ›

While your skates can never be too sharp, they can certainly be too dull and that can take a whole lot of fun out of the game. For those skaters who do feel their skates are too sharp at times, we recommend reviewing our post on selecting an ROH. You should experiment with a slightly shallower radius.

Step #3: Select Your Sharpening Radius

The deeper the cut, the more grip the blade will have. The shallower the cut, the more glide the blade will have. For the youth or junior player, we recommend starting with a 1/2" standard sharpening. For the adult player, we recommend starting with a 5/8" standard sharpening.

The more frequently you use your skates and hours of ice time ice, the more often they will need to be sharpened. It's good practice to sharpen your skates when it starts to feel as if you're not gripping the ice as much as you should.

There is no single right or wrong performance profile. The profile you choose is a personal decision. It's all about preference, and everything from skating style, size and weight, pitch and style of play all affect the choices you make.

Bauer's Fit 1 is a low-profile fit. The new Fit 1 is similar to what is expected from the formerly known Vapor D width skate. Fit 1 features a shallow heel pocket, low instep, and low volume to allow for the tightest fit around the ankle wrap as well as the narrowest fit of the 3 fits!

– A profile focused on great acceleration and agility but also providing good speed and stability. Combi 9 – 10 (9 ft. – 10 ft.) – A profile focused on excellent acceleration and agility.

Generally for ice hockey skates the following letters correlate with different foot widths: C = Narrow fit. D = Standard fit. R = Slightly wider than D. E = Wide fit.