It’s a very simple answer… TIGHT!
And you or your skater should be in as high quality of a boot as you can afford… preferably CCM 🙂
Ankle bending impedes all facets of skating: Especially stopping, lateral moves, transitions and backwards!
![Note How NHL Stars Like Auston Mathews Tie Their Skates... Tight from Bottom to Top!](https://www.robbyglantz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FW-Matthews-300x208.jpg)
It’s a very simple answer… TIGHT!
And you or your skater should be in as high quality of a boot as you can afford… preferably CCM 🙂
Ankle bending impedes all facets of skating: Especially stopping, lateral moves, transitions and backwards!