sharpened skates? (ice skating)

sharpened skates? a bold question with a nuanced answer? why?

1st homework: questions a & b, :)
a. are your newly sharpened skates useful enough, if you are skating on a poor quality and/or soft ice?
b. are your less sharpened skates useful enough, if you are skating on a mirror smooth and/or hard ice?

our answer:
keep your skates sharpened according to the ice surface. - easily said than done?

all skaters are interested, to reduce drag on the ice and make the most of their momentum (even beginners, in their instinctive reactions...) but, regarding their skates, do they really pay enough attention to how:
- suitable is the pair, for themselves?
- sharp should they be, given the ice surface? (indoor/outdoor ice rinks, crowd skating...)
- stiff and/or tight, they have to be? (once put on...)

foreword

here, an engineer offers you skating related facts, in detail. (ice & roller skating - free style)

did you ever think that you might improve your experience on skates, by "listening" to what your feet "tell" you while skating? :)

we will begin our story by bringing applied engineering to your finger tips (toes :) ), so you could avoid incidents and/or accidents, while skating; moreover you might improve your skating style using simple rules & techniques.

is skating smoother & improved peformance, of some interest to you? then, be on line and
on skates after... :)