There are skates for just skating around and then there are the Easton Mako Skate, which for hockey is something that help the player make it. It features an active guard that allows for more natural movement, with asymmetrical pattern that allows the skates to stay in line with direction of travel to generation more speed and power. These also offer an aggressive blade pitch to create more force on the ice. And by that we don’t think Easton means of the Hanson Brother’s variety . Video after the jump