Skateologist Publications:
Optimizing Skate Performance (From an Engineers Viewpoint)
Presented at the ISI Conference,May 1996 Chicago 6 pages…………$4.00
The spin is not a ‘spin’ Defines the Laws of the Mechanics of
Skating, showing how they cover skating phenomena from the
flatest free running edge to the tightest toe spin. Dispels the Myth
that the ‘Skater Spins Like a Top’. 17 pages with color Diagrams
and Graphs - very mathematical. …………………………………………$8.00
ICE Receives grant for..skateblade… Research
American Skating World May 1990. Reports on our first two years of
Research. One page. Free with other publications
A Decade of Skateology - the term we’ve given to the science
and technology of the ice-edge interface. A review defining the
Virtual Skater that our Skateology Laboratory (recently donated
to the University of Sheffield) tests. One page Free with other publications
Research into Skate and Boot Design and Blade Sharpening with
recommended Design Improvements. A detailed analysis of blade
geometry's with special emphasis on the inaccuracies of the side honed
blade, adjustable/detachable toepicks and constructional details of our
test facility for determining the Coefficient of Friction of blades and runners.
Includes our initial recommendation of the CoPlanar Concept.
USOC Conference Report Dec 1989 Twenty Three pages $12.00
All the above authored by Sidney Broadbent P.Eng
ICESKATEOLOGY PUBLICATIONS to be made available shortly on this web site
Adaptation of Traditional Skating Boots to CoPlanar Skateblades
Instructions for the Skate Technician. 6 pages Free with other publications
To those having trouble mounting Traditional Blades to Traditional Boots.
Helpful suggestions towards securing accurate mountings and methods of assessing boot accuracy. Free with other publications
Whether you ‘Lie’ about it or have a better ‘Pitch’ there is a Mathematical Solution to Balance Point adjustment. Article published in Let’s Play Hockey’s 2003 Program Offers an alternative to the massive steel removal using the skate sharpener manufacturers’ solution to balance point adjustment. Free with other publications