Many types of interesting data are available for comparison in the book The Science of Ice Skating: Volume 1 (Extended Edition) from Schottenbauer Publishing. Data include position, velocity, acceleration, and force for the following equipment:
- Surface Types
- Ice
- Synthetic Ice
- Wet
- Dry
- Skate Types
- Bob Skates
- Child Double-Runner Skates
- Hockey Skates
- Youth
- Adult
- Figure Skates
- 2 Sizes
- 2 Types of Blades
- Blade Preparation
- Sharpened
- Unsharpened
- Skate Mass
- None
- Added 2.5 pounds of weight
Additional types of data include:
- Hockey Puck Motion
- Vertical Motions (Force)
- Stepping
- Jumping
- Skate Support for Ankles (Force)
- Ice Melting (Temperature)
Free sample graphs are available in a free pamphlet from the publisher's webpage.
