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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.

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.

Try ProLaces. If you go on their official website https://prolaces.ca/en, you should see that ProLaces have a junior option for smaller pads. If you choose the lace attachment, they can be tied in through a normal toe bridge. ProLaces are great because they keep the pad tightly secured to the foot, but provide enough slack for the pad to properly rotate. I have not had rotation issues after switching from toe hooks to ProLaces. If you choose the "Pro Laces Armour", you get a set of elastic laces in a reinforced skate lace sheath that protects against the elastics getting cut. There are also the "Hybrid", "TGN", and "Trav4" spec versions. I wear the Hybrid version. Don't forget to use the promo code TravSucks for a $5 discount.

I love my 2S rebounds, and I'm blown away at how Bauer keeps coming up with innovations to keep rebounds hard. I'm surprised there aren't more big-time goalies out there wearing Bauer pads, especially Bauer Supreme line pads.

That is stupid. I get it if Bauer wanted to push people to buying the full-custom Mach, but it's not too difficult to offer color options for mid-level pads.

How tight are the Velcro straps? That might be something to check on. I would also check whether he uses a boot strap, and if so, how tight it is. If the boot strap is a problem, see if it can't be loosened or removed. I wear my ProLaces through the bottom of my skate the way an old bootstrap would have been worn, but then my pad has only Velcro straps. I wear the Velcro straps loosely, including the knee strap. My pads have some give, but they don't flop around. My knee has slid off the stack, but it seems to be more of a size problem, as it lines up above the center of the stack.

Vapor pads can bend more inwards than Supremes can. I wouldn't be averse to trying Vapors, considering the rebound characteristics are the same as the Supremes, but finding used Vapor-line pads in my size that don't cost an arm and a leg on Sideline Swap is a challenge. At the same time, there are 2 Supreme-series pads that could be within my budget soon.

Vapor pads are easier to move inwards, because they have two internal breaks, as opposed to one break for Supremes. Is that what you're trying to say?

That's an interesting tradeoff. Easier 5-hole closure, but at the same time the edges of the pads are less firm.

Maybe an ice hockey rink can buy the property, and melt the ice for roller use in the summer.

Interesting. How do roller hockey goalies get around not being able to shuffle? It's hard to imagine not being able to make short movements side to side to stay in position.

That's interesting to know. Bauer still beats everyone out when it comes to hard rebounds. I'll just look for bigger Bauer pads, then.

That's great to hear. I'll have to see if I can get one some time after I get a newer, better fitting, pair of pads.

I can sympathise with you. My team got creamed 11-3 yesterday. I was able to carry them to a first period ending score of 2-1 against, but in the second period, the other team got 5 goals. At least 2 were from uncontested chances in the slot.

Have you felt any stingers using it? If not, I might have to look into getting one later.

Awesome! I'd like to hear from anyone who's worn SLR pads. Maybe there is an on-ice review of SLRs out there somewhere.

How do Vaughn SLR line pads compare to Bauer Supreme pads when it comes to rebounds? I'm asking, because I'm looking to get a pad set with a higher knee stack (my current Large Bauer 2S Pro are too small), and I'm looking at used Ultrasonic and SLR2 pads. I'd like to make sure that both sets of pads slide well and have hard rebounds.

I would love to get new M5, but a used Ultrasonic in my size from a secondary market might be more realistic budget-wise. If M5 has good sliding, but Mach doesn't, I wonder if that might lead Bauer to change the next-generation Supreme pad.

If both 3x and M5 have hot rebounds, what is the style difference that 3x is supposed to address?

Cool! I've been looking for more training ideas. Right now, as part of my warm-up sequence, I make sure to do lateral slides off my right and left legs.

Maybe the Aeros will come back (or else the Coyotes move to Texas). It would be really crazy if the Aeros come back as an NHL team. Back to the OP, good luck in finding a buyer for your chest protector.

Thanks. I just sent a PM.

I'll look for a Warrior or Vaughn full right trapper. If I find something better from a different manufacturer, I'll bite on that.

Update: I actually need 35" butterfly pads (36 in Warrior, XL in Bauer). It turns out that my 2S Pros are now too small. I've been falling off the top of the stack in both ice and ball hockey. My current ATK is closer to 18, and my FTK is closer to 21 now.

Is your Axis stock or custom? My impression is that custom products, especially those for the pros, are better than the stock products in terms of materials and quality.