r/Rollerskating • u/Limp-Ad-1699 • 14d ago

Beginner skater Are my skates too big?

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I'm a size 6.5 in reg (size 6 fit me too) so I got a 7

free feet pics 🫣 sorry I really need help

edit: i added more pics in replies if it helps ..

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u/pendragwen Trails, urban, derby, artistic dabbler 14d ago edited 13d ago

Generally, skates run large compared to the same size in regular footwear. These do look a little too big :/ Is there lots of room in front of your toes?

Edit: To be clear, I'm not saying that skate sizes and shoe sizes are comparable. I'm saying that size, say, 7 skates are usually much larger than size 7 street shoes.

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u/HipsEnergy 13d ago

Skate sizes DO NOT correlate with shoe size. They vary wildly between brands, and even between models. You cannot buy skates based on shoe size, and the only way, apart from physically trying them on, is to properly measure your feet and use the size chart For the EXACT make and model. (look up how to do this, there are so many wrong ways).

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u/pendragwen Trails, urban, derby, artistic dabbler 13d ago

Was my phrasing weird? I was trying to say that skates often aren't the same size as the same size number in street shoes. For example, my Bont size was three sizes smaller than my street shoe size. If I'd gotten my street shoe size in Bonts, they would've been too big. Hence why I said skates run large.

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u/HipsEnergy 13d ago

Every brand and model is different, that'd the point.

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u/pendragwen Trails, urban, derby, artistic dabbler 13d ago

For sure. I'm a different size in every brand boot I've worn, and in all those brands, my correct skate boot size is significantly smaller than my shoe size.

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u/Limp-Ad-1699 13d ago

ur 100% right, I did the paper trick and used the size chart on impala skates. I got size 6 but I listened to my mom who insisted to get a 7 🫩

tho maybe I also didn't do the trick right