Stiffer Thigh Rise Mod

[Michelquack]

Hello everyone!

Here's a mod I did to attempt to stiffen up the thigh rises on my Passau pads.

I've always wondered why the big companies didn't use carbon fiber panel more often in their product...But I've been greatly inspired by the innovation of Maxond Hockey. 

So here's the gist of it: I used a 2mm carbon fiber panel, sandwiched it between the two layers of the core foam and laced them back up. I've also cut up the boot core foam to have a flexible boot, I feel that the stock Passau was way too stiff to my liking.

My only worry might be weight related. I roughly added 360 grams to each pad, the Carbon fiber plate goes from the bottom of the knee rolls all the way to the top of the pads.

Here's some video that compares the before and after stiffness: 

 

 

 

I'll be trying them out tonight and see how it goes, wish me luck!

Cheers,

Michel

Edited October 31, 2023 by Michelquack

[dreadlocked1]

Nice work.  Do you have more pics and what specifically did you do to the boot and do you have before and after anything of that?

[ser33]

great work! Looking at the core design in your photos, it is not surprising that these pads are soft

[keeperton]

Incredible first post.

[Michelquack]

On 10/31/2023 at 9:04 PM, dreadlocked1 said:

Nice work.  Do you have more pics and what specifically did you do to the boot and do you have before and after anything of that?

Thanks! So the whole internal core was "one piece" from top to bottom including the boot. It was really stiff and would stay at the same angle (left photo below). All i did was cut the whole boot off. Now the boot flexes way more and the pads sits lower on my leg as well.

On 11/2/2023 at 2:36 AM, keeperton said:

Incredible first post.

Thanks! Been lurking since 2019, I'll try and contribute more!

[johncho]

How did your game go btw? 

On Ice impressions? Was it worth it?

Edited November 7, 2023 by johncho

[Michelquack]

On 11/7/2023 at 4:29 PM, johncho said:

How did your game go btw? 

On Ice impressions? Was it worth it?

I'm 3 games into them so far and I'm pretty happy with the added stiffness! First time on the ice I felt the additional weight but now it's barely noticeable.

[theBandit]

Nice mod! Where did you get the board from?

[Michelquack]

19 hours ago, theBandit said:

Nice mod! Where did you get the board from?

Thanks! Bought them on amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0B2PBXT9J?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 

[theBandit]

Thank you. I want to do this for my u13.  

Edited November 16, 2023 by theBandit