Bauer X Series Intermediate Hockey Skates
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Intro & New Features
Whether you're starting skating lessons, joining your friends for pickup hockey, or even going for a casual skate, the Bauer X series skates are the perfect option for beginners. The Bauer X skate takes its design inspiration from the ever-popular Vapor skate family. This recreational skates uses an easy to use and flex boot with more blade touching the ice to help you learn how to play and start building confidence with every stride.
Skate Fit Profile
The Bauer Vapor X Intermediate Senior Hockey Skates come in sizes 4-6 (full & half) and in skate widths: Standard "D" and Wide "EE". When deciding on a skate size, a good rule of thumb is to take the player's shoe size and drop it by 1 or 1.5 sizes.
Boot Construction & Stiffness Profile
The Digi Comp boot keeps the skates' performance competitive without being overly bulky and difficult to skate in. To provide a more traditional appearance and feel at the ankle, the Vapor X series skate has standard symmetrical flex facing along the eyelets.
Liner & Internal Padding
In the Vapor X Series line, padded implemented a sublimated hydrophobic microfiber liner along the inside of the skate, designed to wick away moisture and repel odor while you play. Including this kind of liner ensures that you stay comfortable in your skates all game long without the potential distraction of a wet boot. The internal padding is made of lightweight memory foam to further increase comfort when wearing the boot.
Tongue
The Bauer X series skate features a comfort felt tongue. This is a softer tongue construction that allows for more forward flex when leaning into your stride, but it also provides an additional level of comfort.
Steel Runner, Holder & Blade Profile
To hold the blade in place, the X series skate uses the LS Pro II holder, which is a solid and reliable holder that will keep your blade in place. For steel, this skate uses the LS Pro II steel.
Toe Cap
This skate uses a standard toe cap to keep the construction simple and accommodate a wider variety of foot shapes and sizes.
| Skate Size | USA | EU | UK | CM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5.5 | 37.5 | 4.5 | 23.5 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 23.9 |
| 5 | 6.5 | 38.5 | 5.5 | 24.3 |
| 5.5 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 24.7 |
| 6 | 7.5 | 40.5 | 6.5 | 25.1 |
| 6.5 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 25.5 |
Skate Fit Profile
The Supreme Mach skates come in Bauer’s Fits 1, 2, and 3, which is a relatively new concept that debuted in 2020. This was a great innovation, considering how the three lines, Vapor, Supreme, and Nexus, all historically had their own fits, despite performing differently. Now, those with narrower feet for example can enjoy the powerful stride enhancements that come with the Supreme line. Below is how the Bauer Fit System compares to previous years’ Bauer Skates:
- Fit 1 = Low Volume, Narrow width (closest aligned to the Vapor fit profile)
- Fit 2 = Medium Volume, Medium Width (closest aligned to the Supreme fit profile)
- Fit 3 = High Volume, Wide Width (closest aligned to the Nexus fit profile)
Choosing the right fit profile is a key element in deciding which skate and fit best suits you. Here at The Hockey Shop, we have a team of experts, as well as our very own Bauer 3D scanner that can help you into the correct size and fit to keep you at your best.
Hockey Player Skate Sizing Guide
- Things to consider:
- Age
- Measurement from longest point of foot (cm)
When sizing for the correct size of a skate, we always advise taking the measurements below from a sitting position and not standing upright. Additional weight on your foot/feet can skew your result and misrepresent your foot size. The reason for this is that as you put your full weight on your feet, the arch of your foot will collapse and cause your foot to appear wider or longer than it actually is.
As well, please be aware that skate sizes and shoes sizing do not match exactly. As a general guideline, skate's size 1 - 1 ½ sizes smaller than shoes.
It is ideal for a player to have a tight, snug fit both in length and width as this will provide the best performance and durability. If a skate is too big you will feel your feet slide around and you will not get the full performance out of the skates and can also develop calcium deposits - Haglund’s Deformity or “Bauer Bumps” for lack of a better term although this issue doesn’t only occur with Bauer models.
An Ideal Fit
Stand with your skates laced and your heel snug in the heel cup. Your toes should just barely feather the end of the toe box. Bend forward into a skating stance. Your toes should pull back slightly from the toe box. Once heat fit, your foot should slide back into the foams of the skate and the length you felt in your skating stance will more-or-less become you standing size.
To obtain the measurement above you will need a soft tape measure and a pen. Start by placing the tape measure flat along the ground in a straight line. Sitting in a chair, place your foot down with the longest point of your foot (usually big toe, or second toe) in line with the edge of the tape measure. Make sure you keep your weight off of your foot. Take a pen and mark the tape measure where the edge of your heel ends. Record this length in cm. This measurement will correspond with the sizing charts in each brand below, if you do not see your exact measurement, select the size with the next size increment above your measurement (i.e. you measure 24.9 cm, you would select 25.1 cm or Size 6).
Sizing Children for Growth Room
If you are purchasing skates for your child, it is common and usually recommended to add some additional room in the skate to increase the last, we recommend no more than 1 full size. Feet stop growing around ages 15 – 15 ½, and from ages 14 - 15 ½ we would recommend adding only half (1/2) a size in length. Follow the same measurement instructions as above, once you obtain your true size move up ½ or 1 size.
***Sizing of skates is very preference based and these measurements will not guarantee a fit that is right for you. Please use these as general guidelines, for the most accurate fit we always recommend getting measured by a professional skate fitter at our store or your local pro shop.***
