Madmedic6

54 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Thanks for the info. Custom is staying essentially the same then?

Yes, as far as I know. 

1 hour ago, Kayen said:

As per the new 2024 catalogue, there's no senior price point for the supreme line. 

There's new colours on the X5 Pro stuff and that's it. 

Might be a strategic movement based on sales numbers perhaps? If I recall their best selling price point pad at the retail level was the 3X which points to heavier demand for squishier pads overall. 

 

Here is the Bauer leg pad line up for season 24..

3 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

They were more or less the same stiffness profile as Ultrasonic/Shadow with the 120 degree boot. 

Pretty stiff overall pad, especially compared to Hyperlite/x5

Not from my experience with them. I found them soft, but definitely not as soft as slr3 pros. 

3 minutes ago, xmikex32 said:

so they will only offer the vapor pads and no more senior level stiff pads?

The m5 pros were never really stiff, but yes. 1 senior mid price point pad. 

2 hours ago, xmikex32 said:

with the M5 discounted and no senior line in the new Bauer release will Bauer push something out that's not their usual spring release?

Not necessarily. They condensed the pads down to the x5 pro. There will be two gloves available at the middle price point. The x5 pro supreme and x5 pro vapor. Same graphic though. 

7 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Anything you can add to this now? What about the rest of the goalie skates, staying the same with the TF9 and 7, as well as the custom options?

There will be 3 levels of retail goalie states 5x4,7x4, and the 9x4 along with custom one and two piece. The heels are reinforced with a protective pad over them. And the sides mimic the custom skates. The new insert in the heel/ankle is supposed to mimic the articulation of a konekt. 

On 4/1/2024 at 7:57 PM, Madmedic6 said:

Set is still available 

Open to offers

14 hours ago, RedX said:

Porter has done some Lefevre testing in the past. New Catalyst graphic? Construction. 

I believe he's used graphicless prototypes in the past for lefevre. 

15 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

Lifted from the InGoalMag review on CCM Axis XF.  Emphasis mine.
 

Source:

https://ingoalmag.com/ccm-axis-xf-review/

I plan on testing this as my ef6 are emboss and I ordered solid on the xf's

Hopefully these turn out as good as my 12.2's did. It's going to be weird going to a pad without weave on it....

53 minutes ago, mr_shifty1982 said:

I'm in the All Out customizer and believe that some specs are missing in the glove, and blocker.  For example I can't even hit the type of glove I want, pro, game ready etc....some specs for the blocker are missing as well....

The all out customizer isn't even available to the public at the moment. But if you're in the total custom then there will be less options for spec...

The floaters definitely feel thicker and bulkier as they aren't as segmented around the shoulders. I forgot to measure the thickness between the two before I shipped the 18 to the new owner. The arms were a little stiff the first period of play but after that it felt a lot better. 

After getting to use this thing I can say it fits bulkier than the 18. My only gripe so far is that the wrist straps are nylon with not much room for adjustment as opposed to the old elastic one. 

For those interested, the qmss2 is adjustable internally now as well. Instead of being sewn in like the axis 2 and ef6, it velcros to the internal calf strap and can be adjusted internally and externally. 

16 hours ago, Molitygri said:

Which one?

2

I'll post the arms side by side later. Im at my full time job until tomorrow morning.  But these aren't special orders so not available without the additional flap. 

Here is the sizing chart 

2 minutes ago, RichMan said:

I kinda was expecting the retail version to be a tad less, meaning not as thick in the arms and belly making it more flexible, lighter, but no less protective for the non-pro keepers...and no more expensive since it's off the rack, not custom. This is where Sezzle and other programs will come in handy.

@Madmedic6 is the overall fit the same? Does it sit the same on the shoulders? is the wrap the same? Anything else you can mention?

Fit for fit to the 18ab is the same. Though the new unit has a additional 4" of soft foam sewn to the bottom of the abdomen , like the removable part of the ef6 chesty (not removable on pro spec). 

4 minutes ago, WONGER said:

I was excited for these to be released till I saw that price.  Isn't the markup on beefed up customs from most brands $100 or less? I'm frequently skating with NHL players and my retail Warrior is as good as any pro kitted CA I've used.  I was hoping they'd just bump these up $50 or something. 

I'd say the price is comparable to beefed up custom units from Bauer. 

 Here's a little side by side comparison of the older ccm ab18 pro chesty and the new ccm prospect chesty. I purchased this yesterday at work so now I can talk about it. The units weight is almost identical. 

The floaters in the new unit are not as segmented and are stiffer, they also seem thicker. I'll get measurements when I can today. 

The abdomen seems similar but the new unit has the air mesh from the ef6 which I hope gives better breathability and cooling. The backplate is a soft perforated foam and is lite and flexible . 

And the arms are almost identical to the older unit. They did however tie in the elbow cup to the cuff strap. 
 

Well now that it's officially in my possession after a day of poor financial decisions. It was $750 USD. I'll be doing a side by side with the older pro  spec ab18 when I get home. 

59 minutes ago, froese said:

Yup. From a stiffness rating, do you know where that sits in relation to Litexcore and Maxrebound+? In between?

It's weird seeing them list the maxcore as a x-stiff core compared to the new core. But the xf is a single internal/no outer break pad. I haven't seen any in person so I'm just speculating at this point. 

54 minutes ago, froese said:

So, I went back and found some pics I took when I unboxed my EF6's and here you can see they explicitly identify the MAXREBOUND with the "+", so I'm guessing it's the same core in the XF line.

New axis core will be infinite rebound stock. 

16 minutes ago, RichMan said:

Where and how much$$?

Dm sent.

I'm staring at 3 of these units at the moment . One may or may not be coming home with me.