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They're nice. A little heavy, but are good for stopping pucks and for puckhandling.

https://passauhockey.com/en/boutique/equipement/ensemble-complet-starke-en-stock-noir/ This is what I mentioned. Very odd. No other company I have looked at has this.

I get it. However, it is odd to see that Passau mentions that there could be production delays for full right gloves.

Do full right gloves affect custom production time? I only saw warnings on Passau's website about full right equipment causing production delays.

That's great for him. Maybe he can parlay his time in the Fed into an ECHL contract.

Try using a more standard format, such as .jpg, .jpeg, or .png. That way, it will be easier for people to see your photos.

I noticed. Sliding was a lot easier on my 1S Od1n pads than on my 2S Pros.

That's good to know. If the Supremes both slide better and have harder rebounds than Vapors, I'll use Supremes.

I have one that's like new. PM me for pics.

About the M5, how often can they be used and not wear out prematurely? I'm asking, because I sometimes play up to 6 days a week, counting both ice and ball hockey.

Aren't you thinking of Battram? I heard that Battram was the one who was more involved in copying other companies' stuff.

Hopefully the Onezee creator is not such a strange character as Jonathan Kozac.

His Twitter is very disjointed. I can see your point.

I haven't seen it yet, but I did see The Thin Red Line's video. It's an interesting concept, but not well thought out. There is strange, but I can understand why the Kozac cut did not catch on.

You have to be at least a little weird to play in net. Glenn Hall barfed before every game - and he has the record for most consecutive games played in NHL history and pioneered the butterfly save, together with Tony Esposito. Jacques Plante was the first goalie to permanently don a mask, and he also had a few screws loose. Heck, Patrick Roy talked to his posts. I have Asperger's and thank my posts and crossbar for making saves.

I play both ice and ball hockey. This means that I might be playing up to 6 days a week when I'm not busy with school or refereeing. I don't know how long M5s will take that. This is why I have mostly worn used pro-level pads.

This looks awesome. If it works well, I might buy a used Mach set later, or else save up to buy a Mach 2 when that comes out.

This is actually cool. Where can I buy one?

I've never heard of the skin on pads breaking in, but it makes sense. Gloves and skates also need to break in for optimal performance.

I agree. The pad designer must have been on drugs when he created the graphics.

So the über-hard rebounds Bauer has are a function of pad core? That is interesting. I'll definitely take a look at the Stabilislide Brian's knee block topic. I'll have to wait for Optik 3 gameplay reviews to see if I might later be able to get a used unit.

There is something in CORTech that causes the puck to act like Flubber when it rebounds. I wouldn't be surprised if the Bauer labs re-created Flubber, and used it as the coating for their pads. I'm rolling on the floor laughing just thinking about that. At the same time, the Primo on Brian's pads makes them as slippery on ice as a greased pig. The ultimate butterfly pad would feature a combination of Primo on the sliding surfaces and the Flubber-esque hard rebounds of CorTech. Anyway, I agree with you that no major changes does not make it worth my time to drop US $3,000 on a new set of pads and gloves. Especially when I don't have $3,000 in the first place.

Maybe Brian's operates on the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosophy. I wonder if it is possible to spec a Brian's pad to get Bauer-like rebounds.

Good luck with your rehab. Hopefully you can soon be cleared to hit the ice.

I can see the resemblance.