AdamL

The function of the labrum is to provide stability. When it tears, that hip now has to rely more heavily on the musculature around it to keep the femoral head centered and the joint happy. Your best bet will be drills that then work on improving that stability. Get strong in your end ranges of motion, under control using the actual muscles around the hip and not by turning and twisting at the spine. I like doing my hip CARS lying on my side, for example. It prevents you from cheating and hiking up a hip to get extra range of motion. I would also actually strongly recommend Maria's strategic mobility for goalies program. https://www.strategicmobilityforgoalies.com/ I went through it a couple times and noticed some really nice improvements in how I felt. If you're getting any pinching, I would add some banded distractions to create space in the joint before working through some of these end ranges. Good luck!

How's the backhand fit on the blocker compared to say a True blocker? Does it press tightly to the back of the hand? The thing I hated the most about my V9 blocker was was how plush the backhand pad was. It might sound odd, but it put a noticeable amount of space between the back of my hand and the blocker board, so the energy from shots would get absorbed by that pad rather than producing any pop off the board. The thing would even fulcrum around my hand if the shot hit the top 1/3rd or so of the board and the rebound would die within a few feet of me. It was super comfortable and well-made, but from a performance perspective it was frankly unusable.

There are a bunch of videos about the Ellipse player profiles as well. I don't get the sense that they are meant specifically for stability, but what I find a bit odd is for player skates they have multiple Ellipse profiles based on the holder & blade size, but they don't for goalies.

Final bump before they get binned. Open to offers.

Interesting to see the flex in the pad in stock form versus what the GNetik V looked like. In some alternate universe where I'm back to playing, I'm pretty sure these are what I'd be in.

Sorry man. Stinks to have the game taken away for this shit. I know what you're going through.

I'm kind of surprised, the surgeon didn't rush to convince me I need surgery. Essentially he asked "How much are your hips keeping you from doing what you want to do?" He did also mention that I have the start of arthritis blooming in my left hip, but that it isn't that bad yet. If it were to get markedly worse, there's a chance I wouldn't be a candidate for arthroscopy any longer. The cam deformity is going to accelerate that wear, so in that sense it's likely that having surgery would slow or stop any progression of arthritis. When I think about it that way I start to lean toward wanting to move forward, especially since recovery isn't going to get any easier as I get older. , I guess.

Consult with the hip surgeon tomorrow afternoon. I guess I'm nervous about it, probably because I'm afraid he'll recommend surgery. On one hand, I don't really feel like I need surgery to do most things I want to do, but I am worried I'm doing more damage by not having arthroscopic procedures done on both hips now, potentially increasing the chances I need a full replacement at a younger age. My last game was in May of last year and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a mental struggle even more than a year on from that to leave the game behind.

Updated price to $175 shipped (from $225).

Only worn 2-3 times before my "retirement". $175 shipped in the lower 48. Thanks all!

Nice! Once you've had a chance to get the SLR3s out on the ice a few times a comparison/review would be interesting to hear. That's a solid lineup of gear. :jealous:

I'm not saying you didn't order the XP70, just that it looks like they messed up. The entire shape of the glove looks off from the XP model. I guess maybe they could have started with the V10 build and then built the break to be more like 70*? It doesn't really look like it in this case, but that's more or less what they did with the XP70 versus the original 60* version. Is the set in your hands yet or still on its way from the dealer?

XP70 Regular V10 (50*?)

The XP gloves do not have a laced-in break, that glove does. It's probably either an SLR3 glove or a V9 two-piece glove with the appearance of a solid cuff.

Beautiful, but that's not a XP70 glove.