Vaughn VX1 Pro Carbon launch

[ZeroGravitas]

It's happening?!

https://www.goaliemonkey.com/vaughn-goalie-equipment-combo-velocity-vx1-pro-carbon-sr-25.html

[ricecracker]

Weird to see Vaughn taking such big strides in modernizing their Velocity pads. They look very True-esque, with the super thinned outer roll towards the top and no binding on the outer inside edge. 

The massive inner calf wrap instead of their usual rotation control straps/professor straps is an interesting choice, I feel like at that point it would feel like a super tight leg channel.

Also Vaughn moving the knee strap to the block instead of keeping it adjustable under the landing area is an interesting move, overall I'm excited to see what custom options will be on this pad and where they go in the future with the Velocity line.

[IpaddyTECH]

they look nice! There's also the new chesty: https://www.goaliemonkey.com/vaughn-goalie-chest-and-arm-protectors-velocity-vx1-pro-carbon-sr-25.html

It says "The VX1 PC chest protector is built with a wide floater profile, extending and sitting higher over the shoulders compared to Vaughn's SLR chest protectors"

I was under the impression that the Velocity line of chesties for Vaughn were their more lightweight/mobile line, and the SLR's were bulkier? Did i hear totally backward? Wouldn't be the first time. 

[Madmedic6]

29 minutes ago, IpaddyTECH said:

they look nice! There's also the new chesty: https://www.goaliemonkey.com/vaughn-goalie-chest-and-arm-protectors-velocity-vx1-pro-carbon-sr-25.html

It says "The VX1 PC chest protector is built with a wide floater profile, extending and sitting higher over the shoulders compared to Vaughn's SLR chest protectors"

I was under the impression that the Velocity line of chesties for Vaughn were their more lightweight/mobile line, and the SLR's were bulkier? Did i hear totally backward? Wouldn't be the first time. 

Your impression was correct in past lines. But the lines get more blurred as they evolve. 

[ricecracker]

1 hour ago, Madmedic6 said:

Your impression was correct in past lines. But the lines get more blurred as they evolve. 

Blurring the lines couldn't be more accurate, especially when talking about the blockers lol.

The new VX1 looks like a Bauer Supreme with that sidewall, albeit the centered hand position. It def harkens back to the older SLR line blockers. Weird that they swapped but I'm all for the variety.

It looks really nice, at this point the only thing keeping me from switching to Vaughn blockers is the intrusive index finger protector.

[southpawtendy48]

11 hours ago, ricecracker said:

Blurring the lines couldn't be more accurate, especially when talking about the blockers lol.

The new VX1 looks like a Bauer Supreme with that sidewall, albeit the centered hand position. It def harkens back to the older SLR line blockers. Weird that they swapped but I'm all for the variety.

It looks really nice, at this point the only thing keeping me from switching to Vaughn blockers is the intrusive index finger protector.

I’m liking the look of this, although I do wonder, it looks awfully similar to their SLR blocker nowadays, I’m wondering what the substantial difference between the two are.

With that said it isn’t TOO difficult, at least for me to remove the index protector, just gotta be careful not to cut the surrounding area obviously and kinda have to dig in there if you’ve wondered at all about it haha. Have been asking for no index protector on my Vaughn blockers for a couple years now. 

[Madmedic6]

On 11/23/2024 at 1:59 PM, ricecracker said:

Blurring the lines couldn't be more accurate, especially when talking about the blockers lol.

The new VX1 looks like a Bauer Supreme with that sidewall, albeit the centered hand position. It def harkens back to the older SLR line blockers. Weird that they swapped but I'm all for the variety.

It looks really nice, at this point the only thing keeping me from switching to Vaughn blockers is the intrusive index finger protector.

I'm sure that at some point they will get so crossed over that they will be like true. One blocker with different sidewall options and graphics. 

[Smalls]

On 11/23/2024 at 11:25 AM, IpaddyTECH said:

There's also the new chesty: https://www.goaliemonkey.com/vaughn-goalie-chest-and-arm-protectors-velocity-vx1-pro-carbon-sr-25.html

Haven't been in a Vaughn chesty in a while but that actually looks nice. I like the wider profile.

[Chenner29]

On 11/23/2024 at 8:20 AM, ricecracker said:

Weird to see Vaughn taking such big strides in modernizing their Velocity pads. They look very True-esque, with the super thinned outer roll towards the top and no binding on the outer inside edge. 

The massive inner calf wrap instead of their usual rotation control straps/professor straps is an interesting choice, I feel like at that point it would feel like a super tight leg channel.

Also Vaughn moving the knee strap to the block instead of keeping it adjustable under the landing area is an interesting move, overall I'm excited to see what custom options will be on this pad and where they go in the future with the Velocity line.

@ZeroGravitas and I went over his SLR4s when they came in, and separately came to the agreement that Vaughn's lines are starting to take on a very "Lefevre" aesthetic.  Like, if it didn't have Vaughn logos on it we could have been convinced they were by Lefevre.

[coopaloop1234]

11 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

@ZeroGravitas and I went over his SLR4s when they came in, and separately came to the agreement that Vaughn's lines are starting to take on a very "Lefevre" aesthetic.  Like, if it didn't have Vaughn logos on it we could have been convinced they were by Lefevre.

Vaughn feels like they've been trying to play catch up for a while now. 

[keeperton]

6 hours ago, Chenner29 said:

@ZeroGravitas and I went over his SLR4s when they came in, and separately came to the agreement that Vaughn's lines are starting to take on a very "Lefevre" aesthetic.  Like, if it didn't have Vaughn logos on it we could have been convinced they were by Lefevre.

Yeah. When I talked with one of their reps in 2023, that was somewhat the energy too. Namely the strapping being very FRS inspired, which I frankly get due to how popular it's been and how unpopular some of Vaughn's forays into strapping innovation have been (namely the VE8 magnets, I think the rest have been fine).

The new line looks good, consider me intrigued and wanting to know more. I love how they do the index fingers on their blockers, loved the V9 and V10 gloves, and like the direction they've taken on the Velocity pad with trying to keep it tuned into where their pro clientele are weighing in on what they like in a pad.

I'd love to try the chest protector on and compare it to other modern units. The oldest piece I now have is my current chest unit (Warrior Ritual GT Pro Classic). I get a lot of stingers in it, but love its back and the mobility offered from being so broken in. Vaughn's pants and chest protectors are often a top end choice, imo.

[ser33]

I don't know what kind of pad this is, maybe an SLR4. but that's what's inside

[coopaloop1234]

10 hours ago, ser33 said:

I don't know what kind of pad this is, maybe an SLR4. but that's what's inside

Do they only put the carbon lining in the shin/boot area? 

Strange. 

[ricecracker]

1 minute ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Do they only put the carbon lining in the shin/boot area? 

Strange. 

Doesn't surprise me since there are a lot of people out there who still want softer pads.

It is strange though since it's their SLR pad, I feel like if I was wanting to buy a set of super stuff pads I'd want them to be just that. If I wanted something softer I'd just buy velocity.

Same thing with Bauer too, each year they make their stock supreme pad softer and softer, even though it's claim to fame is being the stiffest pad on the market, I feel like they'd see more success making the stock option for supreme the stiffest option they have.

[coopaloop1234]

16 minutes ago, ricecracker said:

Same thing with Bauer too, each year they make their stock supreme pad softer and softer, even though it's claim to fame is being the stiffest pad on the market, I feel like they'd see more success making the stock option for supreme the stiffest option they have.

Bauer hasn't been making the Supreme line softer and softer. They've just waivered back and forth between two stiffness profiles. 

The Mach sold so poorly at retail and wasn't adopted heavily by the Pro's, so Bauer went back to the Ultrsonic stiffness profile with the Shadows. Ultrasonic line is still the most popular line at the Pro level and the Vapour is the most popular at retail. 

Bauer is just following the money, they still have the option for people to go with a 4 or 5 for stiffness if they really want it, but they're not making that by default as it's not what people generally want. 

 

[seagoal]

15 hours ago, keeperton said:

Yeah. When I talked with one of their reps in 2023, that was somewhat the energy too. Namely the strapping being very FRS inspired, which I frankly get due to how popular it's been and how unpopular some of Vaughn's forays into strapping innovation have been (namely the VE8 magnets, I think the rest have been fine).

The new line looks good, consider me intrigued and wanting to know more. I love how they do the index fingers on their blockers, loved the V9 and V10 gloves, and like the direction they've taken on the Velocity pad with trying to keep it tuned into where their pro clientele are weighing in on what they like in a pad.

I'd love to try the chest protector on and compare it to other modern units. The oldest piece I now have is my current chest unit (Warrior Ritual GT Pro Classic). I get a lot of stingers in it, but love its back and the mobility offered from being so broken in. Vaughn's pants and chest protectors are often a top end choice, imo.

Funny you mention those magnet straps, the other night for Joe Thornton's jersey retirement the Sharks held a Legends game and Nabokov played (very well BTW) and his Vaughn pads had the magnet straps....which was an absolute head scratcher for me. 

[coopaloop1234]

2 minutes ago, seagoal said:

Funny you mention those magnet straps, the other night for Joe Thornton's jersey retirement the Sharks held a Legends game and Nabokov played (very well BTW) and his Vaughn pads had the magnet straps....which was an absolute head scratcher for me. 

I'm more surprised to see him using a 60 degree glove over anything. 

[seagoal]

1 minute ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I'm more surprised to see him using a 60 degree glove over anything. 

And boy did he use it....

[keeperton]

5 hours ago, seagoal said:

Funny you mention those magnet straps, the other night for Joe Thornton's jersey retirement the Sharks held a Legends game and Nabokov played (very well BTW) and his Vaughn pads had the magnet straps....which was an absolute head scratcher for me. 

From my experience with them, I actually didn't hate the magnetic straps at all.

[seagoal]

23 minutes ago, keeperton said:

From my experience with them, I actually didn't hate the magnetic straps at all.

I took mine out and it was magically like nothing changed whatsoever.  

[RockyMountainTendy]

So my LHS had some back stock of the new VX1 I tried the glove blocker and pads, I was quite literally the first person to try them, as I took them out of the plastic bags they came in. 
 

The blocker is fantastic, I like a stiffer sidewall a la supreme blocker (my current blocker) it’s still soft in comparison but stiff enough for me. The palm is tight but since I have long spindly fingers it’s a bit wide in the fingers. But overall it reminds me of a supreme blocker mixed with a Vaughn blocker. Pretty darn good if you ask me. It’s got the two binding laces which in the past denoted it being an SLR or XP blocker. This blocker is most likely an updated iteration of an SLR3 blocker. Also in regards to the index protection, when I tried it with a stick albeit in my wrong hand I had no interference 
 

For the glove, I am currently in a vapor90, and I absolutely adore it. It’s super comfortable very protective and is most definitely the break for me. However, the game ready VX1 glove took me by surprise, it’s a 600 the opposite of my glove. But man does it close fantastically and on the break it’s super comfortable and I liked it well enough that if there was a stock pro palm option I’d grab one to test it out. It is just super comfortable closes and very well.

 

Lastly the Pads, I loved them far more than my Ultrasonic/Shadow pads. After about a year or so with those pads I realized I needed something with a tiny bit more curve. So I had been looking at the Velocity line as it was also a dream of mine as a kid to have Vaughn pads, specifically the V4, at least graphic wise. But I didn’t play hockey growing up so that never happened. But when I tried these on, after some true pads, I fell pretty much in love with them, at least more so than my Bauers. They were reminiscent of the true pads with its new calf wrap system and thinner thigh rise. But what I liked about them over true was that the leg channel was more plush at least in my opinion so it made the overall pad feel more luxurious for a lack of a better term. Now I’m a 34+1 in my Bauer, but fit quite well in a 33+2 in the VX1, due to its tabletop boot. The toe ties on them suck and I’ll immediately be switching to skate lace. Also like true when you strap them tight, which is what I prefer, when standing straight it feels like the pad wants to keep you from doing so this is no big deal, as in stance it goes away. The boot I was told is soft but man did it feel stiff. Also I was having rotation issues but I think that may be due to me either having strapping too tight which would kinda bum me out as I like having it tight, or what I think is the case is I was wearing my knee pads with jeans and it was getting caught on my jeans, which has happened before so I’ll push the blame there. The thigh rise also maintains its stiffness if not more stiff than the V10 while also keeping the precurve, I heard V10’s had some issues breaking down over time, so hopefully this remedies that. 
 

I think that’s all I could think of about the new pads, I’ll probably get my new set around the holidays and put up my Bauers for sale, they did their job of getting me into the sport, now I’m ready for a change that fits me better. 

Edited November 27 by RockyMountainTendy

[ser33]

14 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Do they only put the carbon lining in the shin/boot area? 

Strange. 

look at the curve of the carbon plate at the top of the core. they install carbon in the thigh lift, but between layers of foam

Edited November 27 by ser33

[ZeroGravitas]

Vaughn's 2025 catalog is up -https://vaughnhockey.com/catalog/

[coopaloop1234]

22 minutes ago, ZeroGravitas said:

Vaughn's 2025 catalog is up -https://vaughnhockey.com/catalog/

So Vaughn now has an integrated knee block. 

 

[ThatCarGuy]

4 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

So Vaughn now has an integrated knee block. 

 

They did even on SLR3! No idea why it wasn't on V10