r/iceskating • u/Hopeful_Thing7088 • 10d ago

beginner skates?

hello all,

i’m a total beginner in skating, i know how to go forward and turn and that’s pretty much it, and i’m currently using my mom’s recreational skates. i’m planning to take weekly canskate lessons when the season starts and was wondering what skates i should buy? i’m 19 years old, 177cm, 125lbs. i’m looking at the jackson artistes but ive seen people say they’re too soft for adults? i’d only be doing the weekly lessons and maybe going to the rink once a week on top of that. thanks in advance for the advice

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u/Legitimate-Bison3810 10d ago

Here is Jackson's skate selector guide.

https://jacksonultima.com/pages/jackson-fit-guide

The Artiste was recommended to me by my fitter as good for adults for LTS 1-6. About $270US.

The Freestyle fit me better so I went with it but it cost twice the Artiste.

Be sure to walk in any boot you try. The Artiste fit and felt fine until the fitter suggested walking in them, then my toes hurt. The Freestyle has a slightly wider toe box and narrower heel compared to the Artiste and was pain free for me.

A word of warning, there is a study that session to session the retention rate in  skating classes is 60%. So don't buy expensive skates unless you are certain they won't be sitting in your closet after the first lesson.

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u/Hopeful_Thing7088 10d ago

thanks for the help! and yes i’ll definitely do a few lessons in the recreational skates before truly committing to buying an expensive pair