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For some reason or another I think that line still exists.

The CCM/True gloves are the worst for this. Vaughn SLR's aren't good either. The rest seems to be mostly OK as far as my off the shelf experience go. It's more the antiquated designs that seems to have these issues more than anything.

https://www.warriorgoaliecustomizer.com/custom_products/2D/goalie.php?model=ritual-g7

They'll be stitched in like the G6, G5, G4, and G3. Only the GT and GT2 line had pronounced knee rolls. But calling them knee rolls was a stretch lol.

I think the Mach did so poorly that they reverted back to a more Ultrasonic style build. What they needed to do was to refine the Mach ROM system and it would have been great. From what I know, the Shadow wrist strap is a thinner, more low profile variant than what Bauer traditionally has used. Kind of a middle ground.

I was wrong, it was the G2 line that offered this and it was their "Euro" Graphic.

I wonder if there's a general theme going on with the design aspect lol

Same as it's been since the G3. Remember when the G3 had three different graphic options? Standard, Classic, and International (may be wrong on the naming of the third one). Standard and Classic we're the typical offerings from Warrior, but the "international" purposefully didn't include graphics on the face of the pad, just the outer roll, as it was designed to be covered up in advertisements. Good times.

My first attempt didn't end too far off from yours funnily enough.

Figured, though curious why no ability to get INT internals on the 7.1. Not that I'd get it, just want to question it.

Definitely their best one yet. Interesting to note that you can't get INT internals on a 7.1 catcher. Once you select INT 75, the option to select a 7.1 disappears. Guess they don't want to sew those in? Blocker specs don't specify anything about sewn in palms this time. Is the 7.1 not a sewn in palm like the 6.1 was?

I bet ya you can order it without wrist strap. The standard Pro Custom option.

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No wonder I couldn't find the old thread. Looking through the breadcrumbs on that showed me that the thread I was referencing had been deleted. Mods always trying to silence the little guys. Though, at least that thread had the G5's and GT2's measuring at a steady 11". Hopefully Netminder @ChippedWall this answers your concerns.

Generally we put our hands in and do a open/close motion.

Looks almost the same to me. I remember trying on the Rx4 just for the sake of it when I was getting my Rx3 and I could barely tell any difference. I'm sure there's some small tweaks I wasn't able to nail down quickly, but for all intents and purposes, the units were so similar that it feels like only a color swap was done.

Do you have a preference to gear colour combination?

Honestly? About a few hundred dollars cheaper. X4 has a better colour scheme and that's mostly it in terms of anything noteworthy. There's a very slight change in shape of floater sizes, but they're so miniscule it's not worth noting.

The 10.5" Warrior issue has be rectified as of the G4. There was a thread somewhere on here (can't find it) where there's some pictures to back it up. I've had RGT, RGT2, and G5. RGT1 had some areas less than 11", but GT2 and G5 were spot on.

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Rebounds between the lines is pretty much identical.

I'm sure you could argue that being comfortable in your gear is a pretty functional reason. We know that Bauer pads have a very 'boxy' feeling to them, especially with the inclusion of stabiliflex/stabilislide. Some guys may just never gel with that feeling. Hell, functionally I like the idea of a calf bracket that was introduced with the Mach line. In practice it wasn't my favourite.

M5's are still as stiff as an Ultrasonic pad which is still in the "too stiff" category for a lot of consumers. Couple that in with the Vapour gloves both being more popular than the Supreme versions at retail and people wanting a matching set, it's no big surprise that Vapour still comes out on top. This is my own thoughts, so not really based on any tangibles, but, I have this feeling that users looking for a stiffer pad in general are more likely to get a Pro level pad as they start to trend into the less "casual" side of the playing sphere (if that makes sense). The only guys I've seen rocking Mach or Ultrasonic gear at the multiple leagues around here have always been "better" goalies. Same with Px9 gear now that I think about it. Not saying that owning Ultrasonic pads makes you a good goalie (yes I am), but, It's just an anecdotal trend I've seen. A common comment I see about guys going from a softer pad (eflex/velocity) and going into a Vapour pad is how stiff it is. The lack of torsional flex throughout the majority of a pad, even for Bauer's soft line, always throws people off the first time they try it out. It can be a make or break feeling for some guys.

From what I understand, this is a ripple effect from Covid and having a lot of companies take a very safe way out with their offerings. It's not like the Hyperlite 2 was that much of a change either, except maybe the C/A. From my discussions with guys working retail, this will be a pretty common trend among products for the next year or so. I wonder if it's why there's been so little marketing push for Shadow/Axis XF gear?