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Yeah, it’s definitely an issue with the elastic and how its attached. The Mach has adjustable elastic on all three fingers. Looking at pictures of other 2-piece blockers, mine is built as designed. Even compared to my CCM P2 blocker, that has elastic on the outside of the middle and pinky fingers connect to the finger protection which provides much better coverage. I want to give this blocker a chance, but without making mods to the finger protection I’m not sure its worth the injury risk given that I’ve already hurt my pinky and thumb just one game into using it.

Here are photos of what I’m talking about. Here is the Mach pinky protection while holding a stick: And here is the 2-piece:

Quick one game review - I love this glove. It's not an exact 580 clone, but it's pretty close feel wise. It's breaking in nicely, still has a bit to go, but it'll get there. I caught really well with it and with the Bauer internal materials it's really comfortable to wear. It's pretty much exactly what I wanted. I did get a couple stingers in the palm during warm ups (always during warm ups) but I've gotten them with my pro palm True, and by the end of warm ups my hand felt fine. The 2-piece blocker on the other hand, not a big fan one game in compared to the Mach blocker. I'm going to give it a few more games, it's mostly small things that I may adjust to. However, I did find finger protection on the pinky to be lacking. They have the same padding there, but when I close my hand with the 2-piece, it doesn't actually fully cover my pinky. During a play last night I got a stick there and it really hurt, still hurts today. I also jammed my thumb when trying to go paddle down.

Here you go: Then compared to the stock Mach (on the left, 2-piece on the right) 2-piece feels tight, but then the Mach felt tight when I first got it, so I’m guessing it’ll be more comfortable after a few games. Though, after my initial impressions, I think I like the Mach more, but we’ll see if that changes after a few games.

Haha, it’s been almost 2 months, I totally forgot.

No extra padding, game ready break. Though, you made me remember that I did get a reinforced T, which could explain it.

My Vapor 90 and 2-piece Vapor blocker came in today. A few first impressions: Closure feels pretty close to my True 12.2 580. My glove closes decently, but my stock Mach closed better out of the box. Still worlds ahead of all CCM gloves I've owned out of the box though. The pocket doesn't open super wide. I know 580s aren't known for having being widest presenting gloves, but it seems a little smaller than the True 580. The pockets are about the same depth. The internal strapping felt really off when I first tried it. I compared it to the True and they're pretty much identical, so I adjusted the Bauer so the straps had the same tightness as my True and it felt 100x better. Speaking of internals, a big reason I wanted this is because I wanted Bauer internal materials with a break I love. This glove does not disappoint in that department. I have a game on Monday, so I'm going to work the glove a little to see if I can get it into game shape in time. I felt my Mach was good enough to use in a game right out of the box, I don't feel that way about this glove. It's not far off, but if I had a game tonight I would not be using it.

That glove closure looks like it's exactly what I was hoping for. I'm hoping I'll be getting mine soonish. Will be 8 weeks since ordering on Friday.

Currently, technically Bronze 2, but our league doesn't have a gold division any more so everyone kept dropping down which forced us to drop down. We were mid/lower silver before depending on winter or summer. Though even in this division, every team has at least a few guys who can rocket pucks.

I've been rocking senior level pads with pro gloves. My previous blocker was a the first time I got a senior blocker. It was fine for the most part, but I did occasionally feel shots through it. Not enough to leave a bruise, but enough that I went back to using a pro blocker. But for the most part, you should probably be fine with a senior blocker.

After thinking about it for a bit, I think I'm going to introduce more slack back into my TNG spec ProLaces instead of going full laces. I hoping this might give me a nice combo of slack combined with some of the benefits of a bungie but without the hard end point of a lace and pullback from a bungie when it's at maximum stretch. I origin had and then took out the slack because I had issues rotating back to center and I never tried adding slack or the CSR bootstrap back in after I changed up and solved my strapping issues. Figured I may as well experiment now that a new season is starting.

Wonder why they have custom colors on the 3X and X5 but not the M5.

I had been thinking about going back to laces recently, mainly just out of curiosity, but also to see if it's different/better for hip/knee/ankle strain overall. I'll most likely try it out at the beginning of the summer season with the CRS strap that I gave up on. I had similar issues that @CPage where I felt there were rotation issues. Though, I don't think it was entirely the fault of the CRS strap, I had issues getting Bauer's tune fit strapping loose enough for my liking, but I've largely solved that issue but swapping in their new tune fit+ strap in.

I've been having more knee pain, so it looks like I may have to go back to wearing the knee braces even though I really don't like wearing them. I guess I could go to a doctor, but I feel like they're just going to tell me to play less or be less fat... Though, speaking of being less fat, we did recently invest in some new exercise equipment, including a Peloton Tread which costs more than a new set of gear, which I will use a justification next time my wife questions a gear purchase.

I put in my order order in the other day. - Vapor 90, game ready palm, double tee reinforced, Mach grip - 2 piece vapor blocker, thumb pillow I skinned them to match the stock Mach since thats what I’m currently rocking and I like to match. Also gives me the option to mix and match my gloves in case I end up preferring either of the stock Mach gloves.

I don’t love the Bracelayer. Particularly how it bunches at the at the back of the knees. But I still find it more comfy than the brace. I should ice more and have been looking at some recovery compression tights for post game. Though right now I mostly just happy I have a 2 week break between games.

I hope all your (and everybody else's) knee is ok. I'm about to turn 39, so I feel I qualify as an old man hockey wise now. I've been trying to find a nice balance between protecting my knees and in game comfort. I got a couple Shock Doctor knee bracers to wear during games as I've been having some pain, particularly in my right knee, during games. When I wear them I have almost no knee pain the day after the game, however, they add a LOT of extra bulk to what is already a bulky knee setup I have and they don't actually help much with some of the pain I feel during the game. I tried switching knee pads, tried adding a Bracelayer as my base layer to see if that helped, but all three of them together felt terrible during the game though I did feel pretty great the next day. I've settled on just the Bracelayer and new knee pads for the time being. I think it strikes a good balance between bulk and game comfort while still feeling decent after games.

I picked up a Canadian made True 12.2 580 someone was selling since they had just got a PX3 set. It's a fantastic glove, so much better than my overseas CCM 580. However, every time I wear it I can't help but think how uncomfortable it is compared to my Mach glove. So I'm definitely placing an order for a Vapor 90. 580 break with Bauer internals is what I imagine my perfect glove would be. The more things I've seen about it, the more excited I am to try one.

Like the 12.2s, these come with both a soft and a stiff option, where stiff with kick out rebounds farther. On the PX3 the thigh rise will always be stiff. Edit - I am wrong. This doesn't affect rebounds.

Yeah, pretty slim pickings, unless you want a good deal on some V1 or M1 sticks.

That's my only big complaint with the TuneFit+. I wish the elastic was a little longer, or better yet, adjustable similar to how CCM's Quick Motion strap is.

I suffered a high ankle sprain years ago. Kept me out longer than shoulder surgery did, I was out around 4 months before I got back on the ice. Was in boot for a while and had to use crutches for a bit. Was in PT for the last 2 months of it. Unfortunately it's just one of those injuries that you just have to wait it out and hope for the best. I don't even wish high ankle sprains on my worst enemies. When I came back I didn't wear any ankle brace or anything. My ankle and leg that I sprained was actually much stronger than the uninjured one due to all the PT I went though.

Anybody with really wide feet try these out yet? I read they should work up to EEE width, but just wondering if anybody who usually has issues with wide retail skates has tried them. Currently in a pair of custom Trues and I'm definitely interested in trying these out.

I don't own a set of Mach pads, but I did buy the new Tune Fit+ strap and put it on my 3S pads. Even adjusting them as loose as they can go, they're still pretty snug. Normally I don't like this, but it's been working pretty well after a couple adjustments and it's the best strapping I've had for this pad. It also pulls the pad way up, so having come from CCM 34+2 pads I don't feel like I'm missing that additional thigh rise any more.

Update - Now that I've had a couple more games with these I'm really liking this set up. I removed as much slack as I could from the TNG spec ProLaces I use which eliminated the feeling that the pads weren't fully rotating back when recovering from the butterfly. They're still pretty snug even after loosening them as much as I could, much more snug than I've ever felt comfortable wearing a pad before, but I don't mind it at all. I feel very connected to the pad but it is still loose in the lower leg which gives me that freedom of movement. Initially I got the Tune Fit+ strap to test them out with the thought that I was possibly going to pick up a custom Mach set, but I'm so happy with how these pads are working for me right now that I think I'm just going to continue rocking them for a while. I did pick up a Mach glove and blocker (both of which are awesome) so I'm feeling pretty satisfied with my gear right now for the first time in a while it feels like.