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I often catch my blade during spins! And if i got my blades sharpened, would it help at all?
If i try to get onto my rocker during a spin, i end up fully on my pick, if i lean back a little i catch my blade and fall out of my spin, could it be because of my blades? Ive explained about them below 
So basically, i have never had my new (i say new, ive had them for about 8 months!) figure skates properly sharpened... They came with a decent factory sharpening and i have kept it with a hand held skate sharpener. I begin competing from October and i need to get this spin sorted. Please help! Any help/advice would be great!
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There is no such thing as "a decent factory sharpening." My $800 Gold Seals came from the factory feeling sharp, but the sides were uneven and the front-to-back edges had dips and rises in them. Your hand-held sharpener may have kept the edges sharp, but it can't correct factory mistakes. You should have started with a professional sharpening instead.
The toepick spinning can also come from improperly-sized skates. If your skates have too much room in the front, the rocker isn't under the ball of your foot, so you have to press forward to find the spin spot. Of course, you can't control the blade once the weight's on your toes, so you roll up onto the toepick. Your three turns will show spoons if you've got this problem. Check the size of your insole against your foot to be certain.
You absolutely need to get your skates sharpened. Ask your coach who does the best job in your area. Make an appointment and explain that you've been skating on these unsharpened skates for 8 months. The sharpener will probably report that they had to do extra sharpening since you've no doubt worn down the blade edges even further. Ask for a 1/2" hollow (ROH) and for the edges to be stoned down, so they won't be super-sharp.
Be prepared to use a T-stop initially. Since you've never skated on sharp skates before, you won't be able to do a snowplow stop for a few hours of skating.
Plan on having your skates sharpened after every 20 hours of skating time. Otherwise, you'll fall into a cycle of too-sharp, just right, too-dull, which will make controlling spins more difficult. It's better to maintain your skates properly. Make sure to wear hard guards when walking around, to protect the blades and your sharpening. Never store the skates with the hard guards on the blades - use soakers after you dry them well.
Skates are the only piece of required equipment, so skaters MUST maintain them well, especially since they're so expensive.