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23 minutes ago, johncho said:

On this line of thought, it would also be kinda cool if you/someone made a skate that leveraged and reused the Bauer liner (as those are for purchase separately). 

I thought about it when I found out that the liners can be bought separately, but now I have a problem with buying equipment and not only Bauer. again, this is a bum project aimed at making skates at a minimal cost and not involving the use of new parts. maybe someday I will do something with ready-made Bauer liners

having decided on the manufacturing method - a fully composite boot based on a cast of the foot, it is time to decide on the concept

I originally wanted to just copy Konekt completely with its movable ankle

which gives unmatched ankle mobility of 22 degrees and allows you to have a more aggressive stance with a strong forward lean.

Konekt owners are aware of this and mention these benefits first

I am a tall goalkeeper (190 cm) and almost never in a low stance - either in the stance or BF. besides, this was mentioned (like by Coop) on this forum, now the opposite trend is starting - to play more in the rack. Kochetkov also spoke about this in an interview - the longer you are on your feet, the more mobility you have.

I compared the slant in my S29 laced to all eyelets and tight. and the angle of inclination is not much less

in summary - the manufacture of a movable ankle, although it would not be impossible, but significantly complicated the process and delayed the manufacturing time. the longer it all dragged on, the more I was afraid of "burning out" and abandoning the project. and I decided to make a regular boot

another (most important) argument against was the need to make a separate removable liner like Konekt. and its production somehow didn’t work for me right away. I was too lazy to deal with him. lol

as everyone knows, the shape of the sole of the skate boot is not flat, it has a pronounced forward slope with the heel above the toe. accordingly, when making an impression of the foot, it is necessary that it occupies the desired position. for which a special form of platform is required, as from the Discovery video that I applied above

and I made it from a sheet of building thermal insulation

using the same technology from the video, wrapped the feet with a plaster bandage

I got a shape that completely repeats the relief of my feet

gulf in her plaster made a cast of the feet

I now have spare feet. lol

to be continued...

12 hours ago, ArdeFIN said:

Yes I know about the photo, and my answer to it wasn't just for NYR but all similar graphics. Those are actually pretty cool except for the splitting issue. I'd have a LOTR Witch King instead of Statue of Liberty though 

The pricing for the prints is what it is. I think it's part of not too well selling product which still requires quite a lot of investing into. Could be cheaper if I tried to find the cheapest option, that's only one offer.

8 minutes ago, ArdeFIN said:

I could go with some graphics or picture too, but in most cases such as that NYR I don't like how it splits when down in butterfly. So the image should be something you can split in the middle and it still some way works when rotated and flat to the ice. That then needs even more of a graphical skills to be able to create something like that. Then again I don't know yet what are the requirements and limitations on printing techniques. The sheets that the printing is done are 70x50cm (100€) or 70x100cm (150€). Material is thick vinyl and the adhesive is sticky and elastic.

Why I don't want to cover the whole face then? That is the side rolls are somewhat difficult or even impossible to tape over so that it looks ok. And I think that the white side roll will apply to the result easily. From the bigger sheet size you could add the boot to be covered.

I understand your arguments and agree with them. p.s. The photo was just an example) p.p.s. your prices are crazy

I have seen many times that in Suomi they put advertising on goalkeeper pads and I like it more than the standard graphics of manufacturers. why do you want a geometric graphic instead of some kind of picture that you can print on a promotional tape and completely cover the pad?

i mean something like this

in the absence of the necessary holders, it was a bad idea to make them yourself like these

or even make one piece like True\VH

thank God I refused it otherwise the project would have died before it started. lol

the spring of 2023 has arrived. I procrastinated. the project did not move

finally, luck smiled at me and I bought the right holders ... along with the skates. Bauer Vaopr X700

which gave me not only holders, but also the opportunity to use other parts - toe caps, tongues

and although I bought new toe caps

it seemed preferable to use time-tested from Bauer

want to know how the skates of the mid-10s of the 21st century are arranged? I wanted to, so I immediately took them apart

the boot was made of, as it seemed to me then, a dense fabric on which vinyl decor elements were sewn

in fact, the "dense fabric" turned out to be nothing more than a sheet of polyethylene with a fabric glued on both sides

inside this piece of plastic with fabric was reinforced ... with another plastic, this time fiberglass with pieces of dense foam

under which was... that's right, another piece of plastic. ha ha

all this was sealed with foam to which the liner is glued

this whole sandwich was attached to the inner sole of thick polyethylene

nails. NAILS, Carl!

that is, the technology for making skates has not changed in 100 years. and this technology itself came from the manufacture of ordinary shoes, which are 300 years old

Well, this design was crowned with a cherry on the cake - the outer sole. that stuck, holding it all together

to be continued...

our local hockey skate manufacturer has extensively tested several models from different brands. including by identifying the toughest boot among manufacturers

Konekt took only 4th place in terms of boot stiffness, even losing of CCM. in general, according to this indicator, Bauer did not shine. and in the top three, as expected, were True models with Custom in first place

which once again convinced me of the correctness of the choice of self-manufacturing of the boot using the composite monocoque technology used by Van Hoorn

and if I decided on the boot, then the choice of the holder was difficult and long

with the purchase of S29 I switched to a holder without a hood and 3mm steel. which I was very used to and did not want to give them up

but finding used Vertex holders in MY SIZE proved to be a difficult task. as time went. the 23rd year has come and the project has not moved forward

Desperate, I bought a CCM holder. hood and 4mm steel. sad

at the same time, I studied all the available information on VH skates, photos, videos, articles

but the most useful for understanding manufacturing technology was the old Discovery video that I accidentally stumbled upon

it helped to avoid many mistakes in the work. Of course, there were mistakes, after all, I did it for the first time in my life, but they were minor and did not greatly affect the final result.

to be continued

Hi people

preview (carefully, a lot of letters)

Over the past couple of years I have thoroughly upgraded my gear. this update required some repairs, which I wrote about in my topics in this section

Lately, I've been thinking more and more about changing skates.

I read on Trav's blog that skates need to be changed every 3-4 years because the foot changes and the skates themselves wear out

I realized this on myself, when the bones on my foot began to increase and skating began to bring discomfort

in addition, although my skates continued to be in very good condition externally and internally, despite their age, they became much softer and fixed the foot worse. I have a weak ankle and need hard skates. to provide the necessary fixation, it was necessary to lace up the boot very tightly, which led to foot numbness

at the moment I have S29

last year, under the influence of general excitement, I began to look towards Bauer Konekt, but for a number of reasons, including the impossibility of trying on before buying, I had to abandon their purchase

but "our hands are not for boredom" and after finishing other gear repair projects, I wanted to take up skating

everyone remembers that the concept of the current Konekt goes deep into the 80s when there were skates with a movable ankle

including me

These skates are very cheap to buy now.

and so I decided to make an experiment and make myself a semblance of Konekt

skates were bought for about 5 dollars

the pluses were their price, ankle mobility and a real "one piece" like on True guys from the show

of the minuses was the profile of the skater's steel, which was quite familiar since in my youth I did not have goalie skates and I played on ordinary skates

but the main disadvantage was that the skates were made of cheap polyethylene (like everything, including modern skates of the lowest price category), which provided no protection from bites fraught with injuries and most importantly, they were very soft and did not support the foot, which I needed most

at the same time donors for buckles were bought for the same money. and their liner was planned to be used for the liner of new skates

all this was prepared in September 22

but the disappointment from the skate donor almost killed the project that had not yet begun

at the same time I downloaded hundreds of Konekt pictures and looked at all the reviews on them

also on my search queries, google often suggested True skates

and then I thought, if the existing skate donor does not suit me, then why not make the boot yourself from scratch

and if you do this, then why not make a completely custom fit boot on your foot, as Van Hoorn did

to be continued

On 6/16/2023 at 9:38 PM, ZeroGravitas said:

Right-clicking the picture links and opening them in a new tab seems to work.

thank you kind person. I've been having trouble viewing the site on my mobile device lately. no problems at PC

everything is very cool. But am I the only one who can't see the pictures?

2 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Bob would’ve won the conny over Hill imo

but the miracle did not happen. Bob has dragged his team into this final. but one in the field is not a warrior

1 hour ago, chile57 said:

But the real question is - will the sky start falling if a Russian netminder wins the Cup? We ALL know for a FACT it'd be unprecedented. 

 

in the sense of "never happened and here again?"

for the first time I see how a dude became a victim of statistics and his own "based on facts"

17 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

 

Not sure who made that twitter post or who was talking in the video but if they aren’t goalies take it with many grains of salt. The biggest thing is many of these moves get overused. Sorokin ended his team’s season by going into the rvh when the guy was above the goal line on the boards. Its incorrect to use it in that situation. The overlap is for guys just above the goal line, but again goalies will use it at the wrong time and get burned.

Same with how Vasy looks over screens. I do it the same way as him but once the shot is taken I’m no longer looking over, now I’m battling to make a save. The only reason its getting so much attention is because of who it is.

Every NHL goalie uses a soft stance and probably overuses it too. They all sit in the rvh too long or go into it when they could just stand up. There are things they could all do to prevent more goals but their habits and comforts get in the way. Nobody is talking about Sorokin’s series, where overall he played very well but he let in a bunch of soft goals that went overlooked. 

At the end of the day its still a team sport and Vasy’s struggles are also partly on his team. Wings need to block shots, D got to move screens. Its never just one guy’s fault.

absolutely agree

3 minutes ago, MTH said:

You neglected the leather straps too.

where one is there and the other. old school to the end

1 hour ago, xmikex32 said:

so then vapor rebounds are hotter than warrior rebounds and supreme are even hotter or pretty close? Is the advantage of the supreme more so the actual stiffness of the pad and not rebounds? Granted the Supremes should have bigger rebounds but it seems like they are pretty close. This might be my first Bauer set and I'm trying to figure out what actually will work for me and what i want. I've gone from Simmons 999 series, velocity knockoff, to warrior g5 pros. i cant try the pads on the ice but I feel like i would like a stiffer pad but more looking for sliding and rebounds since i like the hotter rebound of the warriors they just seem to have softened up a little bit, which hasn't actually hindered my game.

I will admit that I'm note sure if the stiffer pad would work for me since i have a more medium to narrower BF. I am able to close the 5 hole with my warriors which are 34+1.5 with a single break. Looking at the two lines i can see the vapors being very flexible and i was able to easily bend the thigh rise of the hyperlite/3x. being a senior pad will the 3x noticeably get softer as they break in or do Bauer's foams hold up pretty well. If they do soften up maybe the Supremes will work once broken in more.

In my experience with both the Supreme and the Vapor, I would suggest that you choose a Vapor, the transition from the softer pads of the older generations will be noticeably easier. my bauers were second hand and I didn't notice any noticeable reduction in the stiffness of the vapor. the rebounds of the supreme were slightly better than the vapor, but not so much that it would be decisive in choosing. in the end I settled on supreme but it was my choice for many different reasons

On 1/20/2023 at 11:25 AM, xmikex32 said:

I’m mostly looking for a pad that is a little stiffer than my warriors and will retain that rigidity. I’ve have my warriors for roughly two years and the boot has gotten and little softer and the thighrise has softened up a little bit. The pads are single break and pretty flexible at the break.

Honestly these are the stiffest pad I’ve worn and haven’t had the chance to try anything stiffer and whether or not I’ll like a softer or stiffer boot. All I know is that I don’t like soft pads. My last set is a velocity knockoff and the pucks would either go right out of reach leaving me to scramble. 

would I be able to customize the gnetiks enough to make them stiff or at that point would it just be better to go with optiks? I’m mostly looking for hard rebounds  

i haven’t had the opportunity to wear a bunch of different pads so I honestly don’t really know what will work for me and what won’t. Kind of a crap shoot ordering pads that you think you like but them not working out. 

Optik will definitely be tougher on rebounds. but if the main criterion is the rigidity of the rebounds, then your way is Bauer. I speak as a former Optik owner and a big Brians fan. when I switched from Optik, which I considered ideal to 1S, I realized that I was wrong and the ideal pads for rebounds were created not by Brians but by Bauer

The "modern" Supreme line, starting with Total One NXG (chest), 1S arms and legs. imperceptibly became a big fan of Bauer

as if the pocket has become larger, although this is only an appearance great work as always

5 hours ago, keeperton said:

Kochetkov is super creative and has a ton of fight, I find. Big fan, even if it means two of my other favorites in Raanta and Andersen get less playing time.

I agree, you very accurately otmtili his qualities. he really thinks outside the box and tries to play outside the box. I hope he has good growth in his career

13 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Not a huge fan of how he plays by comparison of Sorokin or Vasy. Still think he’ll be really good in a few years

I completely agree. it has yet to grow and there is potential for this. of course, now this is not the level of Ilya and Andrey, but the guy already has his own style

On 12/9/2022 at 8:44 PM, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

I don’t have a Sorokin over Shesterkin meme prepared so here is Barstool Sports’ shirt

I like Sorokin. I advise you to take a closer look at Kochetkov. this is the guy who wrote out Marchand with pizdyuly. This season, Carolina is giving  to him a lot of playing time to prove themselves.

12 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Was waiting for a remark like this. Just admit you aren’t as cool

Igor's better

18 hours ago, Lukas said:

What do you think will happen if I bleach them? Or on the other side paint them

I think that painting, like dry cleaning, can destroy the material of the skin. imo the most painless option is pasting with white vinyl / plachtidip

4 hours ago, GoalieInTheDesertYT said:

How high of a too high? 

I don't have accurate information. I dry at a temperature not higher than 30 Celsius