2024-25 Gear Sitings

[coopaloop1234]

4 minutes ago, ZeroGravitas said:

Google Search's AI suggests every season or 3-6 months to replace the mesh on a lacrosse head. That seems like a lot to me

Because it is, I still have the original lacing in my lacrosse stick from twenty years ago. I only played a handful of years, but I'd assume the guys replacing it every few months are doing so in a similar fashion as guys who swap out their sticks on a regular basis. 

Either through heavy usage leading to failure, or, for strictly performance reasons. 

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 And if it is strung like a lacrosse head, the potential intricacies means your everyday goalie or goalie parent might not be able or want to spend the time to do it.

Would going forward with this lock Warrior into their catcher patterns? Releasing a new break or changing the angle slightly could mean that the mesh is no longer the right size / doesn't have the right holes / doesn't fit / change the pocket size / cause it not to be legal anymore, etc.

Not shitting on you, just thinking aloud...

It's not like Warrior hasn't drastically changed the configuration of their glove(s) and blockers to make past accessories outdated and incompatible. 

No idea how they'd implement it on the replacement end for consumers for different breaks/T configurations, but replacing a lacross head netting is about in line with relacing a pocket in terms of complexity. If anything, a "pre-set" netting could even potentially simplify it.

Either way, I'm sure there's some minor benefits to using such a netting, but I can't imagine it would be drastic enough to warrant a major switch unless they market it incredibly well. 

 

[RedX]

In a video Colorado has on their social media you can see the chin slings in both Wedgewood and Blackwood’s masks. It was funny to see how little Blackwood had to do with or seemed to care about his mask. 

[Smalls]

6 hours ago, RedX said:

It was funny to see how little Blackwood had to do with or seemed to care about his mask.

Which is interesting to note due to the fact that Blackwood wears a mouth guard since his incident where he took a puck to the mask in a game and lost teeth a while back. You'd think he'd care A LOT about it lol.

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[RockyMountainTendy]

6 hours ago, Smalls said:

incident where he took a puck to the mask in a game and lost teeth a while back.

I mean that’s the risk you run with chin clings right? I only know of one other goalie who’s lost teeth and had a chin sling and that was Ben Bishop…I know Kochetkov also is missing teeth but idk his situation. Wedgwood also uses a sling but he seems fine so far, I think either Allen or Markstrom also use a sling and seem fine. 

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[Smalls]

2 hours ago, RockyMountainTendy said:

I mean that’s the risk you run with chin clings right? I only know of one other goalie who’s lost teeth and had a chin sling and that was Ben Bishop…I know Kochetkov also is missing teeth but idk his situation. Wedgwood also uses a smog but he seems fine so far, I think either Allen or Markstrom also use a sling and seem fine. 

Yeah I think there are a lot of variables and fitment is only one of them. Some guys like a mask to sit a certain way and closer to the cage you can see in that instagram clip I linked when he puts his helmet back on the bottom of the cage opening is sitting like right where his teeth are. So IMO the mask doesn't seem fitted properly if the main area of force is going to go into your jibs lol. I have had a chin sling on all my masks but my main point of contact on the lower portion of the mask actually sits on my cheeks on the sides which absorb more of the impact I would think than allowing the main point of contact be your teeth on the front.

[Chenner29]

11 hours ago, Smalls said:

Yeah I think there are a lot of variables and fitment is only one of them. Some guys like a mask to sit a certain way and closer to the cage you can see in that instagram clip I linked when he puts his helmet back on the bottom of the cage opening is sitting like right where his teeth are. So IMO the mask doesn't seem fitted properly if the main area of force is going to go into your jibs lol. I have had a chin sling on all my masks but my main point of contact on the lower portion of the mask actually sits on my cheeks on the sides which absorb more of the impact I would think than allowing the main point of contact be your teeth on the front.

The Pro's Choice masks actually have a single attachment point on each side for the sling, so it can hinge if enough force is applied.  Dom also minimally pads his mask upon request to bring the face closer to the cage. So agree with you that it's probably how guys like to see out of their mask.

Sidebar, I do think slings assist with better downward vision as it brings the chin of the mask closer to your actual chin.

[A.YOUNGoalie13]

On 1/10/2025 at 1:52 PM, RockyMountainTendy said:

I mean that’s the risk you run with chin clings right? I only know of one other goalie who’s lost teeth and had a chin sling and that was Ben Bishop…I know Kochetkov also is missing teeth but idk his situation. Wedgwood also uses a sling but he seems fine so far, I think either Allen or Markstrom also use a sling and seem fine. 

Too make the case, Bishop wore no chin cup or sling at the time he lost teeth, and was using a titanium cage still which wouldn’t bend at all to dampen impact, forcing the entire mask into the wearer’s face, hence why Bauer stopped making them. Not sure all of what happened with Blackwood’s setup but definitely a risk you run without the cup.

[Korppi32]

Bauer stopped making titanium cages because cage didn't bend but few times cages broke and someone took the piece of cage to his eye. 

[MTH]

On 1/10/2025 at 4:16 PM, Smalls said:

Yeah I think there are a lot of variables and fitment is only one of them. Some guys like a mask to sit a certain way and closer to the cage 

Maybe someone needs to fit a lacrosse style chin strap to a mask. This way it's closer to your face and not on your teeth.

Pretty good downward vision with this setup. Obviously the helmet and cage wouldn't work with ice hockey but the attachment points and chin strap could. Maybe..

[TheGoalNet]

On 1/10/2025 at 4:36 AM, RedX said:

In a video Colorado has on their social media you can see the chin slings in both Wedgewood and Blackwood’s masks. It was funny to see how little Blackwood had to do with or seemed to care about his mask. 

if it's DaveArt, that's standard. Minimal input taken from the "average" NHL goalies. They do what they do

[TheGoalNet]

10 hours ago, Korppi32 said:

Bauer stopped making titanium cages because cage didn't bend but few times cages broke and someone took the piece of cage to his eye. 

I had (have?) a Lefevre direct Ti pro cage for a CCM mask. It's a tank.

Ti is a bitch to weld. I am guessing Bauer's issue was a mass production issue or like a robot welder was used and not set up correctly. Ti can be used, but it's expensive and hard to produce... so not ideal for retail products

[MTH]

On 1/8/2025 at 3:03 PM, coopaloop1234 said:

Because it is, I still have the original lacing in my lacrosse stick from twenty years ago. I only played a handful of years, but I'd assume the guys replacing it every few months are doing so in a similar fashion as guys who swap out their sticks on a regular basis. 

 

Lacrosse mesh is actually "hard" or "soft" or semi. So over time the pocket shape will change. If the mesh gets wet - the ball slips on older mesh. The pocket will "bag out" too when older. 

I don't play - but my boys do. So I can restring sticks pretty quickly. The older mesh is different than new mesh. I usually restring their sticks once a season. But they play year round so that can be every few months.

[A.YOUNGoalie13]

Warrior also now printing the graphics backwards on full right sticks like True. Holy lazy

[coopaloop1234]

12 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Warrior also now printing the graphics backwards on full right sticks like True. Holy lazy

One of these days you guys will finally understand your place as second class citizens.