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I love it when coaches go "ya gotta hit the net", as if he wasn't trying to
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When you guys hold your glove, are the internals tight against your palm or is it floating so that your fingers don't move when you close down? I've asked a few guys and I'm getting mixed answers. I do the former because it's how I used to hold a baseball glove, but maybe the latter is better because there's no constant adjusting or movement? Like tight on the palm like "<<" vs a claw like pinch "C<"
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My kid ended up winning the season which was nice. But the biggest win was being able to teach all of the kids the lesson in both winning and losing well, and also staying the course when things aren't going well in the game. This year was the hardest on me due to so many factors, but also the one with the highest highlight in how my kid behaved on the ice and off. My son had a challenging year in the first half not getting as much ice time as he wanted, but he really took a big step just after Christmas break and actively improved what he needed to work on. It's house league and I have no delusions, but I loved watching his normally bubbly happy-go-lucky self disappear when the game starts and see eyes get so focused. He upset the top two team each twice in the playoffs and never let in more than one goal, afterwards as he skates off the ice the first thing he asks me is "Can we now talk about what I could have done to stop the one that got in?". I had to tell him to enjoy the win for at least a moment. Every time I lost the fun this year, my kid found it for me and helped me see the bigger picture without realizing. Absolutely adore this guy.
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I use a Hyperlite glove currently and my hands are normal size, but I've always liked a tighter fitting glove if possible (for work gloves and for golf/batting glove). Lately I've formed a terrible habit of jamming the glove hand on my blocker hand to get the glove hand in as tight as possible before a danger scenario. It doesn't help that the finger stalls also feel a bit slippery when sweat starts to accumulate. Is there an option to get that area more grippy other than to wear a glove underneath? I tried a golf glove, and it was okay, a bit more grip but I didn't like how bulky it felt and how hot it got. The Paddle wedge glove looks interesting but the fingers are missing from the place that I need it the most.
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Old day Ebay fuckery was to load up the Shipping and "handling" to make it seem like a deal, I guess it's still going on.
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I just bought some Kydex sheets for 25$, much more than enough for what I need. Once my kid's hockey finishes I will be able to diy a bit and I will report back. My plan is to cut a strip, warm it up then lay it on the skate for it to form. Then apply some VHB double sided 3M tape to affix it.
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I'll take it my man
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$79 usd with free shipping
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I'm getting some scrapes on the carbon fibre sidewall from touching the post, I saw this product https://www.instagram.com/theskateprotector/?hl=en which would address the exact issue, but it's also pretty expensive and looks like overkill. So I'm wondering if I should just put down some PPF film every month or if I should get something like https://www.amazon.ca/Plastics-2000-KYDEX-Sheet-0-080/dp/B077S5N6TP and place it on top. I saw https://www.binnieshockey.com/shop-hockey-accessories/custom-ultra-shot-blockers from another thread I could cut just the bottom to make it fit the area that I want, but I don't think I can just buy them from the looks of it, I think they want a drop off of the skate which would not work and also I'm in Canada. Would someone be able to facilitate a US purchase?
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Need help from the DIY people on here
johncho replied to pfeiffjay54's topic in Masks + Cages + Neck Guards
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Need help from the DIY people on here
johncho replied to pfeiffjay54's topic in Masks + Cages + Neck Guards
Wet sand those off, and then go back and do MUCH lighter coats and keep your hand moving in a linear motion (not an arc). You should be doing like 6 or more very very light coats that seem way too light and wait for the paint to dry each time. Watch how cars are painted and try to mimic that. -
PB Blaster is godly, but yeah I would use a dremel to take the head off as a last resort
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It's just really unfortunate with the black (dark indigo) angled lines on top of the red and white.
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goddamn that looks amazing
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I went with a 3.0 as I was recovering from an injury, but I want to get a 1.0 as well eventually
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The "Official" Beer League Championship Thread
johncho replied to SaveByRichter35's topic in Lifestyle
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I wear Coreshorts sometimes, and I love it. https://coreshorts.com/en-ca
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No, it's actually funny. I was wearing my good socks from Stance socks - https://stance.ca/ And I kept on getting this crazy painful abrasion about the size of an eyelet, so I thought the eyelet what was rubbing against my leg so I tried to add cushioning like I wrote above, but somehow it made it worse. Well turns out the issue was the logo on the socks that's made of this rough material and since my skate had really good ankle wrap it was making it dig into my skin. If you have a look at their socks their logo is about the size of an eyelet and they line up perfectly to where the top eyelet goes. Their newer socks have the logo in the back. So yeah in the end, no more issues.
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I had an issue like this but for ankle abrasion and it turned out to be my socks. But before figuring that out, I had tried something similar using adhesive felt at first and it did not work as it did not have enough cushioning. I also tried Eva foam with 3M VHB tape and it would not secure well. I then tried thicker Eva foam that I put lace through, so that I could secure it at the top eyelet with a tiny knot with a loop as I wasn't lacing to the top of the skate so the top eyelet was free. Like a custom ComfortEdge. But this too did not work as it shifted too much.
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I'm gonna need your source on this please. I want one.
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Fowler looking better and better each week. I was able to catch a couple of games when they were showing the BU vs BC series. I thought he was stellar. Monahan didn't sign term so hopefully we can at least be in the mix for a possible landing spot for him in the Summer. I really don't know about Kas, I know he's doing ok in Laval, but I guess in the past he didn't quite look good at the NHL level?
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I got one used by chance, I really liked them but when I switched pants they started to interfere a bit so I got a different pair that came up a bit higher with a more rounded top so that the pant leg would go over it without jamming when I drop. If they had worked for the new pants, I prob would have gotten another pair but with that thick cushioning (I still may and ask her to make it just a bit taller). I should put them up for sale as they are in quite good condition including the elastics.
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Oh never got to but it's a funny story, let me explain what I had issues with. During a long tourney with my new skates, I was getting terrible blisters and pain on on the inside upper ankle. They looked like the size of eyelets and it lined up perfectly to the top eyelet. So the original diagnosis was that I didn't have this issue with my previous skates because the angle of the sideways bend due to the lower height of the skate wasn't as severe and also the ankle wrap was poor so I had more leeway in the side to side movement (which isn't ideal), but with the newer skate height the pressure on my ankle is more severe and the new skates had a much closer fitting ankle top so it was causing pain and pressure and all that. I tried adding felt and Eva foam but that caused even worse pressure as there wasn't much room there to begin with and my ankle was already pretty beat up and tender from the abrasion. I was ready to call it quits because my ankle had to be taped up with huge bandaids and then clear tape over that which would not hold and caused more issues during games. Even thought about opening up the ankle wrap a bit on the skates using heat. --- Turns out the issue was the type of socks. So because I knew there was going to be a lot more games than I was used to, I decided to wear the newest/best/comfiest socks I had, which were these athletic Stance brand socks (knee high versions of these https://stance.ca/products/icon-crew-socks-3-pack?variant=45288666529960). If you look at the socks, you can see where their logo is printed and it lines up perfectly with the upper eyelet, it turns out that the eyelet size abrasion and pain on my ankle was caused by the logo of the socks rubbing back and forth in the tight fitting skates. Anyway, I emailed Stance and I don't think I was the cause of it because I got no human response back but recently they started putting their logo in the back of the socks for their athletic socks (https://stance.ca/collections/performance-socks/products/crops-crew-socks?variant=43902942380200).