coopaloop1234 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Lucky Pucker said: Given the Vaughn discussions and criticisms here lately (mostly about pads, gloves, owner rants, customer service and business models), I haven't removed the tag on this yet, and I have the receipt - so if anyone has this bag and hates it and/or has a good reason why I should return it, please let me know by Friday! No one is really knocking the quality of their stuff. They still make good gear and even their senior line holds up very well. We're just knocking their inability to adapt to the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobiesnax Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said: No one is really knocking the quality of their stuff. They still make good gear and even their senior line holds up very well. We're just knocking their inability to adapt to the market. Week 14 and counting for my mitts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Just now, Doobiesnax said: Week 14 and counting for my mitts Didn't they tell you? Your shipment was re-routed to me first. I'll pass them on when I'm done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobiesnax Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Just now, coopaloop1234 said: Didn't they tell you? Your shipment was re-routed to me first. I'll pass them on when I'm done. At this point, I wouldnt doubt it lol. Coopa's Faptastic Factory break in service... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said: No one is really knocking the quality of their stuff. They still make good gear and even their senior line holds up very well. We're just knocking their inability to adapt to the market. LOL - yeah, I know - my statement was tongue-in-cheek, given the (at best) tenuous link between a bag I bought in a brick-and-mortar store, and the number of pros leaving the brand/wait times for custom orders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, Doobiesnax said: At this point, I wouldnt doubt it lol. Coopa's Faptastic Factory break in service... Hahaha. Who needs fancy break in machines/techniques when Coop's just a a quick fap away? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobiesnax Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 minute ago, coopaloop1234 said: Hahaha. Who needs fancy break in machines/techniques when Coop's just a a quick fap away? Some say your secret is the salinity of your "secret sauce" but I like to think its old timey commitment to the craft...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Cooper Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Lucky Pucker said: Bought a bag (yes, with wheels; depending on your POV, I'm either old now, or will be soon - and I can injure myself plenty good without it being bag-carrying related.) Haven't hauled gear to the rink in it yet, but I like it - and it has integrated straps for securing my pads to the top of the bag, so I can retire the yellow bungee cord I had been using on my old bag, and sent it to the HHOF Given the Vaughn discussions and criticisms here lately (mostly about pads, gloves, owner rants, customer service and business models), I haven't removed the tag on this yet, and I have the receipt - so if anyone has this bag and hates it and/or has a good reason why I should return it, please let me know by Friday! Looks like an awesome bag. I really like the option of strapping the pads to your bag. Keep us posted on how it works out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 12 minutes ago, Doobiesnax said: Some say your secret is the salinity of your "secret sauce" but I like to think its old timey commitment to the craft...... I do have years of practice. "Fear not the man who has learned a 1000 Fap techniques, fear the man who has practiced one fap technique 1000 times." - Coopaloop1234 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwarnar Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 22 hours ago, Lucky Pucker said: Sounds like you may be coming down with a case of OLD! LOL! But seriously, what is your current set up, @coopaloop1234? Presently, I have a skate-lace toe tie with a few inches of slack knotted into them. Not that I feel pain that I can directly attribute to my toe-ties, but I had wondered if I should be getting something like this too. @ZeroGravitas Used my Pro Laces with my RGT Pros last night... They're a must. I've always used the ARS straps but now will not use anything else. Better pad response, improved flexibility on my knees and ankles... and improved attack angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravitas Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 38 minutes ago, cwarnar said: @ZeroGravitas Used my Pro Laces with my RGT Pros last night... They're a must. I've always used the ARS straps but now will not use anything else. Better pad response, improved flexibility on my knees and ankles... and improved attack angle. Thanks, that's great to know. I bought Monster HALs and Pro Laces at the same time a year ago, but never opened the Pro Laces. I'll throw them on and try them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 9/10/2018 at 6:39 AM, Flyers27 said: Warrior CR2 I'd been using for the last year (converted me to composite, I've never had a stick perform so well for so long) finally broke, with the blade snapping in half. Replaced it with a black and silver CR1. Did you dispose of the stick yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 9/10/2018 at 12:42 PM, Lucky Pucker said: Sounds like you may be coming down with a case of OLD! LOL! But seriously, what is your current set up, @coopaloop1234? Presently, I have a skate-lace toe tie with a few inches of slack knotted into them. Not that I feel pain that I can directly attribute to my toe-ties, but I had wondered if I should be getting something like this too. You should definitely look into some version of the Pro Laces. They're infinitely better than regular laces with slack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwarnar Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said: You should definitely look into some version of the Pro Laces. They're infinitely better than regular laces with slack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyers27 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, SaveByRichter35 said: Did you dispose of the stick yet? No I still have it. Was it you looking for the end caps? Unfortunately this one popped out a couple months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 34 minutes ago, Flyers27 said: No I still have it. Was it you looking for the end caps? Unfortunately this one popped out a couple months ago. Yep that was me. Dammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertnamehere Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I can't justify the cost of custom ordered pro gear anymore, so I ordered some pad wrap stripes to put a little team colour on my gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG35 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Nash chin sling all modded up... ready for another 960XPM very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) Picked up this vaughn 8880 epic pro return (not sure from who exactly) this literally just came in, this is my first impression of it first off, I wear a cotton glove with my trapper pictured below, the rest is pics of the trapper and closure. as I said before, I wear a cotton glove with does take up some space but you get a little less control. despite that, this glove still closes very easily out of the box and mind you this is very lightly used. the way the thing curves down at the fingers really conforms to my hand extremely well you can see I’ve got an interesting closure on it and there’s not much I can do to change it. it’s definitely weird at first glance but I don’t mind it too much. like I said, this thing fits very snugly on my hand, the wrist mobility is great and I hardly have to tighten anything except the inside Velcro at the top of my hand. really happy with it so far. will update you all once I get some shots with this thing. Edited September 18, 2018 by southpawtendy48 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAngle41 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 6 hours ago, southpawtendy48 said: Picked up this vaughn 8880 epic pro return (not sure from who exactly) this literally just came in, this is my first impression of it dirst off, I wear a cotton glove with my trapper pictured below, the rest is pics of the trapper and closure. as I said before, I wear a cotton glove with does take up some space but you get a little less control. despite that, this glove still closes very easily out of the box and mind you this is very lightly used. the way the thing curves down at the fingers really conforms to my hand extremely well you can see I’ve got an interesting closure on it and there’s not much I can do to change it. it’s definitely weird at first glance but I don’t mind it too much. like I said, this thing fits very snugly on my hand, the wrist mobility is great and I hardly have to tighten anything except the inside Velcro at the top of my hand. really happy with it so far. will update you all once I get some shots with this thing. Interesting you use a cotton glove. When and how did that become part of your gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 3 hours ago, BadAngle41 said: Interesting you use a cotton glove. When and how did that become part of your gear? So my first ever glove was a custom intermediate CCM premier, 590 break. I started using it a few months after, even at an intermediate the CCM and the pocket was still huge, so I started using the cotton glove to take up more space so there was less loose spaces around the thumb and fingers. It’s actually easier to close gloves with my bare hand than with the cotton since you feel it a bit more but it’s way too loose for my liking. even if I try to tighten the leather straps it only stretches my fingers out and that actually makes it harder to close so I left it as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 On 9/11/2018 at 6:55 AM, Lucky Pucker said: Bought a bag (yes, with wheels; depending on your POV, I'm either old now, or will be soon - and I can injure myself plenty good without it being bag-carrying related.) Haven't hauled gear to the rink in it yet, but I like it - and it has integrated straps for securing my pads to the top of the bag, so I can retire the yellow bungee cord I had been using on my old bag, and sent it to the HHOF Given the Vaughn discussions and criticisms here lately (mostly about pads, gloves, owner rants, customer service and business models), I haven't removed the tag on this yet, and I have the receipt - so if anyone has this bag and hates it and/or has a good reason why I should return it, please let me know by Friday! In the end, I decided to return this Vaughn bag. Did a dry run, with all gear in, and tried to strap my pads on top with the straps provided for this purpose. Even at their loosest, it was really hard to close them. Coming from a large player bag, I was sorta used to exterior pockets - which most goalie bags I looked at don't have. OK, I can adjust and use interior pouches. BUT, in the Vaughn, accessing those interior pouches is really difficult, as the flap of the D-closure hinders accessing the frickin pouch. Hard to explain/visualize, but aggravating. Only 2 grab handles too... anyway, I think I liked the look and idea of having a Vaughn bag, but it just wasn't for me as far as functionality - especially as Warrior, Bauer, and CCM options beside it were $20-30 cheaper. Went with this one instead, packed it easily, and went to a game yesterday thinking nothing about my bag - which is a good thing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Goalie Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Finally picked up a new lid from OTNY and replaced my worn out Reebok Larceny leg pads. The new G-NETIK leg pads are going to take some getting used to. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 11 hours ago, Lucky Pucker said: In the end, I decided to return this Vaughn bag. Did a dry run, with all gear in, and tried to strap my pads on top with the straps provided for this purpose. Even at their loosest, it was really hard to close them. Coming from a large player bag, I was sorta used to exterior pockets - which most goalie bags I looked at don't have. OK, I can adjust and use interior pouches. BUT, in the Vaughn, accessing those interior pouches is really difficult, as the flap of the D-closure hinders accessing the frickin pouch. Hard to explain/visualize, but aggravating. Only 2 grab handles too... anyway, I think I liked the look and idea of having a Vaughn bag, but it just wasn't for me as far as functionality - especially as Warrior, Bauer, and CCM options beside it were $20-30 cheaper. Went with this one instead, packed it easily, and went to a game yesterday thinking nothing about my bag - which is a good thing! Looked this one up in the spring. A few different models from the same series, and none any cheaper than the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 12 hours ago, RichMan said: Looked this one up in the spring. A few different models from the same series, and none any cheaper than the other Well, at the Pro Hockey Life on Bank (near Hunt Club), I think the Warrior bag was $169. They also had the Brian’s wheel bag for $149 or something? No pad straps on it, but a decent price and pretty solid (I looked at it too when I was there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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