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  1. ilyazhito
    I agree. The pad designer must have been on drugs when he created the graphics.
  2. ilyazhito
    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.
  3. ilyazhito
    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.
  4. ilyazhito
    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.
  5. ilyazhito
    Good luck with your rehab. Hopefully you can soon be cleared to hit the ice.
  6. ilyazhito
    I can see the resemblance.
  7. ilyazhito
    I have several items I would like to sell. They are a Senior Large Vaughn V7 Pro Carbon chest protector, Bauer Supreme senior jock, CCM C500 Senior Medium pants (with suspenders, for an extra $8), a set of Reebok X24 senior regular gloves, and a pair of regular sticks with a 26" paddle. All prices are in US dollars. The chest protector has been used for 7 months, and has two dents on the right forearm pad, and a slight tear on the left bicep protector. It is available for $280. The pants and gloves have been used for 5 years. They would be best for someone starting out in goal. The pants are available for $60, and the gloves for $120. The sticks have been gently used. They were originally bought for $75, so I will be selling them for $65 each, or $120 if bought as a pair. The Bauer Supreme jock has been used for 7 months, alternating between it and a PAW jock. It still is in excellent condition. It is available for $75. Buyer pays for shipping. If you are in the DC Metro Area, please PM me to arrange pickup.
  8. ilyazhito
    So, the only difference with harder blades is that they dull more slowly? That's good to know. I would love to buy a pair of Bauer Konekts eventually, but I don't yet have the cash to spring for a pair. I'll be interested to hear what happens with the Konnekt 2.0, 3.0, or other future releases.
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    Is that why the recommended profile and hollow recommended after the Tydan Blade assessment feels too dull? I followed the asessment and got my blades profiled with a Goalie SAM, but 5/8 was way too dull (I use the LS- 5G+ blades on the Bauer Elite skates). I use 3/8 on my goalie skates, by the way. Maybe harder blades don't need to be sharpened as much and to such a deep hollow, because their properties allow them to be sharper for a longer time.
  10. ilyazhito
    I compared the CCM Premier line to the Bauer Vapor line, because both pads are somewhat stiff pads that have a pre-curve. If I recall correctly, Vapors are too stiff to be considered a true hybrid pad, but Premiers were some of the softer butterfly pads.
  11. ilyazhito
    Thankfully I have not seen that level of douchebaggery in my games. I've seen times where high school kids bodycheck other players in a pickup session, but not to this extreme.
  12. ilyazhito
    I used to use bicycle gloves with full finger coverage. My current gloves are leather-like gloves for texting in winter.
  13. ilyazhito
    So the 2x, 3x and Hyperlite pads are more comparable to a CCM Premier-type pad than to a true hybrid pad?
  14. ilyazhito
    Curious. One would custom spec the Hyperlites to be stiffer? What customizer options would I need to choose, to get a Hyperlite to play like a blocking pad (stiff pad, hard rebounds)?
  15. ilyazhito
    Will there be a tradeoff between weight and durability (lighter sticks are more likely to break)? I sure hope not.
  16. ilyazhito
    What a disgrace. Good on the league for banning him, and hopefully the courts throw the book at him.
  17. ilyazhito
    I can't wait to hear more from you.
  18. ilyazhito
    Interesting. I've checked YouTube, but I haven't seen any videos about this. On a different note, I was able to play in a roller pickup yesterday. I played on foot, but it was still eye-opening to see the differences between ball and roller hockey. Way more dekes, faster shots, and better puck control. I might play roller again, but I definitely enjoy ice more.
  19. ilyazhito
    Does anyone have Ultrasonic or 3S pads available in XL? I love my 2S Pros, they are just too small.
  20. ilyazhito
    Since my knee is above the center of the stack, my knee is more likely to slide off the side when I bring my knees down to drive them into the ice. This is a problem when I try to recover or change directions while down. If I'm in a pad where my knee is in the center of the stack, that doesn't happen.
  21. ilyazhito
    Interesting. Does the SLR3 stack sit lower than the VE9 stack? I did try on a pair of Vaughn Velocity pads, and the stack was really low at a nominal size of 34+2. (At the time, I was a 35 in Bauer, possibly a 34 in Vaughn SLR pads).
  22. ilyazhito
    That makes sense. If 35 (L) is too small in Bauer, I'll try XL.
  23. ilyazhito
    OK. I thought that one could get away with wearing smaller pads, as long as one secured them with the professor strap. This might have allowed me to look at both 35 (Large) and 36 (XL) Bauer pads, because the later Bauer pads feature a professor strap that the former pads lacked. From images, it certainly does look as though the professor strap keeps leg pads in place. That's what I was curious about.
  24. ilyazhito
    I'm curious whether a professor strap affects proper pad size for a goalie who is between sizes. AFAIK, pads are measured with reference to either ATK or FTK and visually by whether the center of the knee aligns with the center of the knee stack. What a professor strap does is secure the pad below the knee to keep it from sliding down (or up) the leg. For me, the pad sliding down when going into the butterfly has happened several times. Because the pad slid down on me, my knee would slip off the top of the stack when moving in the butterfly and hit the ice. This happened with my 33+1 CCM pads, my Medium Bauer 1S Od1n pads, and more recently, with my Large Bauer 2S Pro pads. Would a professor strap prevent this, or is it strictly a sizing issue? I'm asking, because newer Bauer pads (Ultrasonic and Mach) do feature a professor strap, but older ones don't.
  25. ilyazhito
    I don't have experience with Bauer pants, but CCM and Vaughn pants are very protective. One thing I do have to say is that Vaughn pants are a tighter fit than CCM pants, even at the same size.
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