What you need to do to level up your performance with the Marsblade i2s
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- In this video the Inventor Per Mårs is taking a closer look at how you get started with the Marsblade i2 holders. He gives some valuable insights on sharpening, followed by some drills to try when you hit the ice to get a feel for the advantages. Moving on to a quick look at how easy you're switching steels as well as adjusting the rocker movement with the Radius Inserts.
- CHAPTERS -
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Installation
01:13 Profiling
02:15 Hollow sharpening
03:30 Inside & outside edge work
04:09 Feel out the technology in turns
05:20 Exaggerate your strides
06:13 Backwards sculling
06:32 Crossovers
07:57 Switching steels
08:31 Adjust amount of rocker movement
11:13 Switching inserts
12:05 Transition time
- USEFUL LINKS -
Product page for the i2 :
www.marsblade.com/ice-hockey
i2 holders with DLC steel:
www.marsblade.com/store/i2-ho...
i2 holders with Stainless steel:
www.marsblade.com/store/i2 - Sport
I am an adult who started skating about a decade ago. I play low level beer league, mostly with people who played house league or maybe selects growing up.
These are amazing. I’ve never had a single piece of equipment make such an immediate difference on my skating and, specifically, my confidence on my edges.
I used the 17 inch rocker bar with the 11 inch stock profile and a 1/2 hollow (down from my normal 5/8).
The glide is so much easier. I can hear and feel the difference with each stride. Tight turns both ways feel very stable and I have so much more confidence in turning and pivoting with the puck.
Regarding trusting the edges: one thing I have always struggled with is keeping my head up while stick handling and shooting. Because I now have so much confidence in my edges, I don’t have to think about skating while I have the puck. Instead I can think about what I’m going to do to beat the defender or activate my teammates on the rush or the cycle. I was skating with my head up more than ever.
I was really trying to push my turns and crossovers. I was almost exaggerating it to see if I would fall. I did not. I can’t describe the level of confidence this had given me, as a skater who has never had the most confidence in my edges or balance.
These things are a luxury for a beer leaguer, but they come exactly as advertised in this video. The single most impactful piece of equipment I’ve ever bought for my game. You just have to try them. I was used to them after thirty seconds - the difference was apparent almost immediately. Get them and do the drills in this video when you’re warming up - you’ll see the difference immediately.
He said “you’re going to be surprised”. I was.
Thanks for taking the time to provide such a thorough review. This is surely appreciated by anyone keen on Marsblades and I can for sure tell you that this brought some smiles here at the office!👊
Have a great one! 🏒🙌
Getting ready to try these out. Wanted to for a while. Looking forward to it. Thanks for all your efforts, thinking outside the box and creating something new. 👍
Great to hear! it really is such a difference, would love to hear what your thoughts are after trying! As a comment here or somewhere else, I love to hear about peoples first experience and what they have tried to maybe give some tips and tricks. ✌
Love my Marsblades! With the inserts, I feel like the "starting" pitch is altered more than anything - at least for me. EG the 14ft insert feels like a more neutral pitch where the 26ft feels like agressive pitch. I'm guessing it's a factor of where I'm sitting my weight when not in motion.
Yes thats partly right if I understood you correctly, the 14 allows you to get that full motion between aggressive and neutral.
And yes, it affects your starting position too and puts it in a more neutral resting position when not actively pushing forward if that makes sense?
Per, Where can we get the blade and insert pouch you have in the video?
In about 2 weeks time they will be up on the website, but take that with a grain of salt. There is always something messing up the timeframe 😛
@@Marsbladeofficial any update on these pouches? Didn’t see them on the site
@@schatzman88 send us an email (customerservice@marsblade.com) and we'll help you out with an order! 🏒 (not on the site but we have them in stock!)
Can they be sharpened on a sparx machine? It seems like the blade would rock in the holder and not sharpen correctly?
Yes they can! you lock the blade so there shouldn't be any issues 🙂
Got it thanks. I also have true customs. They come with 9.5-10.5 contour. And a 1/32 or 0.5mm tilt forward. The front of steel is 0.5mm shorter than heel. Should I get marsblade steel to match? Or does the rocking motion take care of the forward tilt? Thx
@@nicd5439 I would go with the 9.5/10.5 standard pitched to start. My feel is many players that have had more aggressively pitched standard holders like ours without pitching it. Then if you feel a need to pitch it I'd do that later on.🙂👍 //Per
I've had i2's for a couple seasons now and always sharpened with a Sparx. No problems at all, the Sparx holds the blade stationary on the sides while the grinding wheel moves along the bottom edge.
For blade profiling, do you recommend a neutral pitch if using the I2 holders?
We recommend you start off with your regular profile as you convert to the i2. 👌You'll then be able to trial the different radius inserts to find which level of rocker you prefer! 🏒
@@Marsbladeofficial Thanks. I have been using the standard prosharp Ellipse profile, which I believe comes with a 20mm forward pitch. So you would recommend not making any changes to the pitch if switching to I2 holder, correct?
@@danw600 Yes that is correct 👍if you’re on the Elipse we recommend you profile them like you normally would.
@@Marsbladeofficial thanks!
@@danw600 No worries! Just reach out again if you would have any questions, you can also find us at customerservice@marsblade.com 🙌🏒
Can I use these holders on my Vapor 4.0 skates?
Yes! The i2 hole pattern is similar to the Tuuk hole pattern and mounting is done easily by an experienced pro shop or equipment manager 🙌
@@Marsbladeofficial these are the older Vapors. So the blades do not pop out. What would you recommend for the holder size? My skate size is a 7.5 senior. Additionally would I need to buy 2 of them?
@@rishipathak9394You can mount our holders on the older Vapors - no need for the newer quick release holders as all this is replaced with our holder, which comes with its own quick release 🙌 Regarding size it would be best to check the size of the current holder (this is usually displayed on the holder by the heel). The I2 is sold as a set so you order one set for one pair of skates!
Let me know if you are unable to find the size on your holder, skate size 7.5D would usually have holders close to size 263 and 7.5EE would usually have holder in size 272.
Hej, har ni någon butik?
Ingen fysisk marsblade butik där det bara säljs våra varor men vi har återförsäljare här och var, inget testcenter här i Sverige än men det är på gång. Var det något specifikt du tänkte på?
@@Marsbladeofficial hallow sharpening vad menas med de för slipning? :) jag ska beställa True SVH Custom och beställa Marsblade I2 men vad ska man beställa för skena stainless eller DLC? den här blåa som man ska ha över vilken rekomnderar ni där?
man är nyfiken på den här tekniken :)
@@rasmuseriksson2911 Med hollow menas själva skålningen av stålet vid slipning, detta påverkar bitet i isen, och mellan stainless eller DLC är det mer vad du är ute efter! DLC är ett högre stål och kan dessutom hålla skärpan längre än vanligt stainless 🙌
För den blåa insert'en kommer du lätt kunna pröva de olika radierna för att få en känsla för om du trivs bäst med lite mer eller lite mindre rörelse ("rocker") i skenan. Valet görs framförallt utefter personlig preferens och vi finns tillgängliga för att bolla - hör gärna av dig till oss på customerservice@marsblade.com så hjälper vi till både innan, under och efter övergången till Marsblade 👊
@@Marsbladeofficial okej då vet jag, brukar använda quad zero slipningen men man vill ju helst ha de ni kan rekomendera 🙂 jag ska först beställa skridskorna och sen får jag hjälp utav Monkeysports att beställa Marsblade men jag funderar på vilket stål man ska använda 😅
@@Marsbladeofficial som sagt det ända jag funderar på är vad man ska för stål och slipning 😅 man vill ju ha samma slipning som du hade på videon, det är så skridskor ska låta när man åker. Vilken bra video du gjorde 🙂
Can’t wait for mine to come in the mail on Friday. I’m 40 years old so age is catching up to me so I can use all the help I can get with new technology. 😂😂
😂 I think you will be positively surprised! just send us a DM/comment anywhere if you need some tips and tricks!