Bauer 1S Glove@Blocker

[ser33]

I have never had a modern Bauer blocker, so I cannot share my personal impressions. but in all reviews and reviews, everyone agrees on one thing - this blocker has the hottest rebounds in the industry

it is clear that the less kinetic energy of the puck is spent on the elastic deformation of the obstacle (blocker board), the more it remains for rebound. that is why on all the blockers on the front of the board there is a sheet of plastic. but the rigidity of the board itself plays an important role in this

1S blocker board is made of medium density fine mesh polystyrene foam

it is not as dense as the knee block of the 1S pads

but significantly denser than the polystyrene core of 1S pads

makes it even more solid

CURV composite plate on the face

and this

CURV composite plate on the back

now it's clear where all the CURV from the catcher went. lol

my polystyrene board was badly damaged

the front layer of CURV was also all crumpled and did not have the necessary rigidity

The front layer of CURV was separated from the board and the board itself was sent for gluing. the result of gluing will show whether it is possible to continue using the board or I will have to make it again

[ser33]

while the board was glued, I took care of the glove. with a glove, and not with a palm, since the palm was relatively intact

the palm is made of a two-layer "classic" material very similar to Nash

but the sides of the fingers of the glove are made of double breathable material very reminiscent of the Bauer material 37.5 (most likely it is). and had numerous scuffs and tears that have already tried to fix

the back of the thumb was made of a very thin material similar to Nash and completely torn

it would be wise to completely replace the side parts of the fingers. but i'm lazy. and cheater

I have very thin fingers and don't wear gloves under gloves like Lundqvist. therefore, I have a lot of the usual volume of fingers on the glove

all the tears were in the "upper" part at the place of stitching with the palm

therefore, after removing the old seams, I simply sewed them on the untorn material, shifting the seam as I did when repairing the gap on the catcher, reducing the volume of the fingers.

profit!

with a torn material on the back of the thumb, it was a little more difficult - it needed a complete replacement

I took the 3D Air Mash material (which has different commercial names) but everyone knows it very well since it is traditionally used, including on blocker gloves

and sewed it to the thumb. marked out on the old torn part and cut off the excess

the glove is complete!

[ser33]

after that, sewed the cuff in place

finger protection

and the glove itself in its place on the skin

now everything is ready for assembly.

it remains to solve the problem of the board.

to be continued

[ser33]

want more CURV? I have it!

side plate made of HD foam

and on top it is covered with CURV

and underneath it's covered in CURV!

but over time it all split into three separate parts and bent. therefore was glued together under pressure to obtain a rigid flat sandwich

the board was also completely glued in several stages - each split was glued under pressure and completely dried for a day before the next gluing. of course, it was not possible to restore the upper CURV

started final assembly.

tied additional index finger protection

marked holes on the skin for binding

and burned them. burning is preferable to punching, since in this case the edges of the hole are melted and fasten it

tied all the parts with a cord

and tightened

sewed elastics to fingers

sewed in place the side protection to the protector of the thumb

and tied the cuff with a drawstring

finished result

weighing up

and after

+ 60 grams. hmm, it got tougher. It was necessary to sew with a single thread and not a double one))) joke

first sensations on the hand and with a stick

very tight fit. the palm is soft and comfortable. the stick is very clearly fixed in the hand

the board is unrealistically rigid on all sides. let's see how good the rebounds will be

the only thing that is still unusual - relative to the V3 blocker - the range of motion of the wrist is noticeably less. arm rests on cuff

I cut off the seam of the side plate and moved it back a little.

It was

became

much better

This week I plan to bring it to the ice. very much confuses considerable weight in comparison with V3. but I hope, as with the catcher, this will not interfere

 

 

[ser33]

Bauer reads my threads! lol

here is a photo from the thread

posted by TGN on March 25

wrist strap on the new Mach catcher

and here is my wrist strap in the photo on February 16

Of course this is a joke and the new Mach was developed long before that, but I'm glad that my ideas of a simple customizer coincide with the ideas of professional gear designers

also in this thread I was interested in the lack of a cuff on the new Mach blocker, but in this mod I have doubts, based on the fitting of my restored 1S blocker, I doubt that the rejection of the cuff will significantly affect the improvement of wrist mobility, because, as I wrote above, no cuff restricts movement

I had my first blocker ice last Friday and I don't have much to say. apparently, I'm one of those for whom a blocker is just a blocker. the most important fears about the large weight, as with the catcher, did not materialize - the weight is not felt at all. the puck didn't hit the blocker, so it's too early to judge rebounds. in general, I like the blocker - tight fit, good stick fixation. at the moment, the only difference from the V3 blocker is the position of the palm. Bauer apparently. palm in the middle, on V3 I initially shifted the palm down. but in the game this difference is also not very noticeable

 

Edited March 28, 2022 by ser33

[ArdeFIN]

Try playing with the lace of the cuff too, you could move it down by one or two holes and also give some slack there to open up the wrist area.

Blocker is just a blocker until you try something that just isn't fitting your hand. Ofcourse there is a lot more deviation with catchers than blockers.

Did you add any extra plate to the blocker? I don't think that the plate with already cracker Curv will last long fixed with glue only.

[ser33]

On 3/29/2022 at 4:51 AM, ArdeFIN said:

Try playing with the lace of the cuff too, you could move it down by one or two holes and also give some slack there to open up the wrist area.

Blocker is just a blocker until you try something that just isn't fitting your hand. Ofcourse there is a lot more deviation with catchers than blockers.

Did you add any extra plate to the blocker? I don't think that the plate with already cracker Curv will last long fixed with glue only.

yes, thanks for the advice. valuable I already did this during the build process. the result was not as positive as we would like, and the aesthetic perception worsened)) therefore, the transfer of the attachment point, which moved this jumper over the cuff (I don’t know how to call it correctly) forward, was the most productive.

here it should also be noted that a decrease in wrist mobility on the stock Bauer blocker was observed relative to the Vaugghn blocker heavily modified by me

if you have seen my topic on the V3 blocker, I completely removed this "jumper" on it

now about the Bauer blocker board. no, I didn't add anything to it, I just glued everything together under pressure. I completely agree with you that an already "crumpled" CURV plate will last a long time.

but

according to my personal statistics, the puck hits the catcher 4-5 times more often than the blocker. playing 4-5 times a month I will have a lot of time before it is destroyed again. after which I'll just make a new board. I have everything I need (with the exception of CURV, of course). I did not do it right now because I wanted to get the blocker on the ice faster. but I already worked out the issue of replacing the board in my thoughts)

yesterday there was another ice with a blocker and finally the puck flew into it. hmm what to say? nothing supernatural - the puck did not fly into the stands, the rebound is comparable to V3. I understand that it is possible (even most likely) this is due to the "crumpled" top layer of CURV, but I would not buy such a blocker on purpose. he's not worth it. especially for the price they ask for it

ps I look forward to your progress with the US catcher. I finished everything I wanted and it's getting boring

[ArdeFIN]

11 hours ago, ser33 said:

ps I look forward to your progress with the US catcher. I finished everything I wanted and it's getting boring

Working on it. Well not actually as I've had multiple other projects and last five days been under fever and getting nothing done. 

[ser33]

12 hours ago, ArdeFIN said:

Working on it. Well not actually as I've had multiple other projects and last five days been under fever and getting nothing done. 

spring in our climate is the time of colds. Recover

[johncho]

So, since all of the magic of Bauer's hot blocker rebounds are from the Curv material, can I purchase that separately, cut it to size and just insert it into my non-Bauer blocker for example and expect some improvements?

https://stores.octactical.com/curv-tactical-thermoplastic-composite-sheet/

[ser33]

11 hours ago, johncho said:

So, since all of the magic of Bauer's hot blocker rebounds are from the Curv material, can I purchase that separately, cut it to size and just insert it into my non-Bauer blocker for example and expect some improvements?

https://stores.octactical.com/curv-tactical-thermoplastic-composite-sheet/

I think that everything is not so simple. I assume that CURV is more rigid than the usual polyethylene or polystyrene plastic sheet used by other gear manufacturers. but it's not "magic" enough to do all the rebound work. it is the totality of design solutions that makes the bauer blocker so. namely: the overall rigidity of the board provided by the choice of its material of a certain density and the double-sided wrapping of its CURV. you can use CURV instead of regular plastic in your blocker but at the very least you need to stick it firmly to the board material. preferably under pressure. this will greatly increase the stiffness against the usual free insertion of the CURV inside

the fact that CURV is possible to buy is very cool and if I had such an opportunity, I would buy it for myself