mckinneymagnum Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I'll apologize up front if this has been covered by anyone else, but I have been scrubbing this site and the web and I haven't found any posts. Anyway, I am wearing a pre-owned Subzero 3 C/A that has been really great (compared to my old Simmons 997 that I put through the ringer) BUT it has one downfall, bad rib protection. It has rib padding that are pulled snug to my torso (via the straps attached to the back plate) and protect my ribs in most cases, but in scrambles, those "flaps" tend to fold under and get stuck behind my belly protection. In a scramble I'm contorting my torso to get the flap to go back into it's proper place, but I'm exposed. I have resorted to wearing a snug fitting padded rib shirt until I can figure this out. Any suggestions or mods that would keep those rib flaps in the right place? I thought about adding velcro to the strap and flap to connect them together but not sure if that would help. Open to ideas. Not looking to buy a new unit since I love the protection I am getting elsewhere and the mobility so hoping some Goalie Wizards here can help. Thx!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I'm intrigued. This same thing happens to me too on my Vaughn V7 XF on scrambles and more erratic stuff. Mine folds in mostly on my right side. So far for me, it's just annoying and has not been dangerous at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckinneymagnum Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Yep this is exactly that happens to my SZ3...mainly on the left side. I just cranked down the elastic straps a bit more to see it works in tomorrow's outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 There's probably and easy fix to just create some sort of loop that can be sewn onto the side flap and then have the strap routed through that so that the flap can not fold under. This has never bothered me enough or happened often enough for me to try to fix it, but it does happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathon v Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I tie skate lace around my Chest protector. Not too tight but it keeps my chest protector from coming loose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckinneymagnum Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 46 minutes ago, Jonathon v said: I tie skate lace around my Chest protector. Not too tight but it keeps my chest protector from coming loose Not a bad idea...I might steal your idea for tonight's game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathon v Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, mckinneymagnum said: Not a bad idea...I might steal your idea for tonight's game... Too tight and you will feel pain from a lot of shots in my experience but it really makes me chest protector fit 100000 times better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckinneymagnum Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Do the Passau, Brown or other custom units come with better rib protection as standard? Been looking at the Passau as my next 'big' purchase but only if it's truly better protection than my SZ3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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