Warrior G6

[casualT]

For everyone waiting on the slide plates, they're starting to become available

 

https://goalieparts.com/products/warrior-slide-plates-sr-int.html

[insertnamehere]

14 minutes ago, casualT said:

For everyone waiting on the slide plates, they're starting to become available

 

https://goalieparts.com/products/warrior-slide-plates-sr-int.html

thank you thank you thank you

got my order in!

Edited October 18, 2022 by insertnamehere

[johncho]

It says SR & INT, is it one size for both? I'm actually looking for a JR size for my kid (if they fit on the Axis with some dremeling).

[insertnamehere]

On 10/18/2022 at 2:22 PM, johncho said:

It says SR & INT, is it one size for both? I'm actually looking for a JR size for my kid (if they fit on the Axis with some dremeling).

Yep, on the packaging it is one size for both SR and INT. 

I got these on the ice yesterday and they slide amazingly. 

[johncho]

Could you do me a kindness and take measurements for me and pics? 

I wonder if they would sell one JR size, or maybe they don't come with the JR size pads.

[insertnamehere]

1 hour ago, johncho said:

Could you do me a kindness and take measurements for me and pics? 

I wonder if they would sell one JR size, or maybe they don't come with the JR size pads.

I'll do that before I ship the set out, sold it yesterday. 

[insertnamehere]

20 hours ago, johncho said:

Could you do me a kindness and take measurements for me and pics? 

I wonder if they would sell one JR size, or maybe they don't come with the JR size pads.

Here you go. 

[ZeroGravitas]

On 10/25/2022 at 7:30 AM, johncho said:

I wonder if they would sell one JR size, or maybe they don't come with the JR size pads.

The Warrior catalog indicates that the JR G6 pad does have the removable slide plate, but the catalog also only has one SKU for the standalone slide plate kit, which states it fits Senior and Intermediate leg pads - no mention of JR.

It sounds like sourcing it second-hand is the only way.

[johncho]

Thank you both!

[coopaloop1234]

So I noticed something recently that I hadn't seen discussed:

It looks like the 'Mid' setting on my GT and GT2 gloves are the same as the 'Low' setting on my G5. 

I had been fighting my blocker a bit now and had just generally assumed it was just how the blocker felt. Nope, looks like Warrior had changed the placement of the Low/Mid/High tabs. 

With the G6 only having two settings, does anyone know how they compare to previous Warrior blockers? 

Here's a picture comparison of my blockers. G5 (black) is on the 'Low' setting (high hand placement) and the GT2 (blue) is on the 'Mid' setting. They're in almost identical positions. 

[BonesDT]

On 8/25/2022 at 7:37 AM, ThatCarGuy said:

Last update I got from Dudo said around November 

Any updates?  Are any further E+ colors ever going to be release like originally planned (e.g. the black/white color) and full right options?

[ThatCarGuy]

32 minutes ago, BonesDT said:

Any updates?  Are any further E+ colors ever going to be release like originally planned (e.g. the black/white color) and full right options?

Nothing that I’ve heard of. I haven’t worked at Monkey since August due to junior hockey

[ArdeFIN]

Could've made some comparison at local shop but I was more interested in the G6 catcher. The pocket appeared optically massive. Like MASSIVE. Which I consider an achievement since the G4 which I have for comparison isn't really small and has all of the 114cm circumference in use. On G4 there really isn't a lot of surface that they could've replaced with pocket. And Warrior still managed to do it. I don't know if it is a real benefit to have more pocket area but atleast it should help catching the pucks inside the pocket and give a few popouts less.

Off the shelf all of the samples they had were pretty easy to close but opening wide was not possible. But knowing that Warrior has been easy to break in it should be manageale.

[Pezon36]

23 hours ago, ArdeFIN said:

Could've made some comparison at local shop but I was more interested in the G6 catcher. The pocket appeared optically massive. Like MASSIVE. Which I consider an achievement since the G4 which I have for comparison isn't really small and has all of the 114cm circumference in use. On G4 there really isn't a lot of surface that they could've replaced with pocket. And Warrior still managed to do it. I don't know if it is a real benefit to have more pocket area but atleast it should help catching the pucks inside the pocket and give a few popouts less.

Off the shelf all of the samples they had were pretty easy to close but opening wide was not possible. But knowing that Warrior has been easy to break in it should be manageale.

I just picked up the g6.1 and the pocket is massive like you said.  Here’s a comparison to my g3.  It looks like they took out size in the fingers to add to the pocket 

[ZeroGravitas]

On 11/18/2022 at 8:40 AM, BonesDT said:

Any updates?  Are any further E+ colors ever going to be release like originally planned (e.g. the black/white color) and full right options?

IIRC, the colored E+ pads (as seen in the catalog) are still on order. I don't think any colored Pro pads were booked. No clue on full right.

Edited November 21, 2022 by ZeroGravitas

[chile57]

For what its worth - I picked up a pair of the slide plates for my Simmons ULs. At first I squished what I could of the knee wing in the plate but inevitably it popped back out. Still works as intended - just doesn't fit like a glove.

[coopaloop1234]

On 11/19/2022 at 10:00 AM, Pezon36 said:

I just picked up the g6.1 and the pocket is massive like you said.  Here’s a comparison to my g3.  It looks like they took out size in the fingers to add to the pocket 

The pockets on their gloves have been getting bigger with each iteration. 

My G5 pocket is definitely larger than my GT2, which in turn a lot larger than my GT. 

[Puckducker]

Any word on whether the G6 slide plates will fit the G3 pads? I've only seen confirmation they fit the G4/5/6, but haven't seen anything specifically saying they don't fit the G3. 

[DL42]

yea the will

[ZeroGravitas]

On 11/18/2022 at 8:40 AM, BonesDT said:

Any updates?  Are any further E+ colors ever going to be release like originally planned (e.g. the black/white color) and full right options?

Some G6 E+ colorways just rolled into Monkey - https://www.goaliemonkey.com/warrior-goalie-leg-pads-ritual-g6-e-plus-sr.html

Didn't see Black/White, though.

Full right catcher/blocker still seems limited to white.

[FN-2187]

On 10/17/2022 at 5:38 PM, ThatCarGuy said:

Weird I always had to opposite experience. Hated G4 but loved G5 and G3. Maybe it was something as simple as the foam in my G4 was glued wrong. G6 and G6.1 definitely felt different than G5 in the store

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Loved the G3, best glove I ever owned. Got the G4 and it feels soooooo different yet it's hard to explain why given the overall similarities in design.

I love the look of the G6.1, anyone have any experience to explain the difference in feel? I live in the UK and play FR so it is literally impossible for me to try anything before I buy!

[Pezon36]

9 hours ago, FN-2187 said:

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Loved the G3, best glove I ever owned. Got the G4 and it feels soooooo different yet it's hard to explain why given the overall similarities in design.

I love the look of the G6.1, anyone have any experience to explain the difference in feel? I live in the UK and play FR so it is literally impossible for me to try anything before I buy!

I went from a g3 to a 6.1.  It feels nothing like a g3.  The g6 feels closer to the g3.  The 6.1 feels similar to a 590 type closure. The one thing I really don’t like is your fingers slide as you close it. The g3 felt like it was fully apart of your hand.  The big plus though is the pocket. Way bigger than the g3. I end up making what feels like more glove saves after switching. 

[CJ Boiss]

On 1/24/2023 at 10:31 AM, Pezon36 said:

I went from a g3 to a 6.1.  It feels nothing like a g3.  The g6 feels closer to the g3.  The 6.1 feels similar to a 590 type closure. The one thing I really don’t like is your fingers slide as you close it. The g3 felt like it was fully apart of your hand.  The big plus though is the pocket. Way bigger than the g3. I end up making what feels like more glove saves after switching. 

I've used a G3, G4, and a GT2. The removable liners in the G3/4 did always feel tighter around my fingers than my GT2 does, but after switching to my GT2 I realized how... sloppy, for lack of a better word, the liner system was. Like, my hand felt very locked in with the G3/4, but it didn't feel locked in to the glove.

I'd love to get my hands on some G6 gear, but I'm a little bit skint at the moment.

[FN-2187]

On 1/24/2023 at 5:31 PM, Pezon36 said:

I went from a g3 to a 6.1.  It feels nothing like a g3.  The g6 feels closer to the g3.  The 6.1 feels similar to a 590 type closure. The one thing I really don’t like is your fingers slide as you close it. The g3 felt like it was fully apart of your hand.  The big plus though is the pocket. Way bigger than the g3. I end up making what feels like more glove saves after switching. 

Thanks for the info! I've never used or tried on a 590 but lots of the reviews are making that comparison. When you say your fingers slide in the 6.1 is it due to the closure being more finger to palm as opposed to finger to thumb? I don't think I'd like that, but the huge pocket does appeal.

Just guess work on my behalf but trying to paint a mental picture as there's very few reviews out there that go into detail other than comparing to 590 or suggesting it is "it's own thing" but no detail. Overall do you find the pocket change is worth it despite the difference in feel?

[FN-2187]

13 hours ago, CJ Boiss said:

I've used a G3, G4, and a GT2. The removable liners in the G3/4 did always feel tighter around my fingers than my GT2 does, but after switching to my GT2 I realized how... sloppy, for lack of a better word, the liner system was. Like, my hand felt very locked in with the G3/4, but it didn't feel locked in to the glove.

I'd love to get my hands on some G6 gear, but I'm a little bit skint at the moment.

Interesting, I never tried the GT2 but there's a pro one up on sideline swap in FR, though the shipping and import cost to UK would make it more expensive than a SR 6.1.

I've got small hands (I'm 5'8 so I guess they are proportionally correct lol!) so liked being able to downsize the palm on the blocker. I guess I'd have to really crank the straps on a GT or 6.1 to get "locked in".

But for whatever reason the G3 felt like an extension of my body, the G4 sometimes feels like someone taped a back to front boxing glove to my hand...