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Used for most of 1 season, excellent condition. Max rebound foam and weave sliding surface. Purchased from the Padded Room (Source for Sports) in London Ontario.

SS listing: Used 33" CCM Eflex 6 Goalie Leg Pads | SidelineSwap

900 USD price for any TGN members

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11 hours ago, ilyazhito said:

I'm looking for 24" full right sticks. I have 26" sticks, but I'm looking for something lighter and shorter to have a less pronounced 7-hole. The only place I'm seeing anything is Sideline Swap, so I'm curious if y'all have some other leads. 

24" in what model? I've been using a 24" Axis Pro (intermediate) and it's a great stick but no longer available, so I recently bought a 25" warrior which is equivalent to the 24" CCM.

No longer selling, so if a mod could delete this thread that would be great. Thanks. 

12 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

The last wild card spot in the east is fun to watch. 

Let's go Pens 

1 hour ago, Toobs said:

I can’t believe true or CCM haven’t come up with an equivalent for primo/quickslide yet

Yes it's kinda baffling. Or at the very least not create something that's worse than default jenpro or weave, which I actually think are adequate when combined with a pad that's designed to use it well. So I'm glad that CCM has appeared to at least partially begun to dig themselves out of the hole they were in with speedskin.

5 minutes ago, RedX said:

I gotta say this one is amusing. CCM has done the testing and the science proves that solid Jenpro is the best for sliding.

Yet for the last couple of years consumers have said that that Speedskin actually made sliding worse and CCM insisted that we were all wrong and that is superior. 
 

And now, CCM  coming with this science approach as if it’s their new discovery. So much so that you can’t actually get Speedskin on your sliding surface at all anymore. 

It really is kind of amusing. Although to The Hockey Shop's credit, I called once and spoke with Cam and asked about speedskin and he was pretty open about how bad it was and that no one really liked it. 

CCM obviously knew that too, but I get that they couldn't openly say that. They screwed up. Just like True and their Fastglide. 

What I don't understand is how either of those companies ever thought those products/materials should be used. Bizarre. 

Hi everyone,

These are up on Sideline swap but I'd prefer to sell here if anyone's interested.

Great pads, obviously! But in the end my Eflex 6 set suits me better.

$1600 USD

https://sidelineswap.com/gear/hockey/goalie/goalie-leg-pads/7943452-true-custom-catalyst-px3-pads-33-1-5

InGoal video on the customizer and some other info re: the new gear. 

https://youtu.be/5fUaNWfxi5Q?si=DmXMlzMnRq0jnRCV

Just thought I'd give some feedback/mention a minor complaint after six ice times with my px3's: The velcro quality really isn't great! Compared to my ef6's it's the one thing that's disappointing. Especially on the FRS system (not the tabbed end that you use to remove and attach, but the other end that you set up/adjust to get the right fit), it isn't very strong and a corner is already curling up a little. Strap quality in general is behind CCM, in my opinion. 

Anyone else have a similar experience or did I get unlucky? None of this is a dealbreaker, I guess my expectations were just higher.

13 minutes ago, Madmedic6 said:

New axis core will be infinite rebound stock. 

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

9 minutes ago, ZeroGravitas said:

What's interesting is that the 2023 custom goal catalog does not mention the "+" for either AX2 or EF6.

But the regular retail catalog for 2023 lists the Core Construction of the AX2 as "LITEXCORE AND MAX REBOUND+ TECHNOLOGY".

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.

1 hour ago, ZeroGravitas said:

Infinite Power Rebound is new this year. Don't know much about it.

MaxRebound+ should be the same foam they used in Axis 1/2.

53 minutes ago, mr_shifty1982 said:

Thank you. I wonder if the new one got more of a kick, or stiffer core. 

Maxrebound was an option for Eflex 6 as well, which I have. Definitely more pop on the rebounds and stiffer overall. Is the "+" part new, or is that the same?

7 hours ago, ZeroGravitas said:

Wouldn't be surprised if you're 100% right.

From the forthcoming customizer PDF - note the lack of "Pro" under the Total Custom program.

 

And the last bullet point on the picture below...

 

 

Yup that makes sense. 

8 minutes ago, ThatCarGuy said:

All xf gear is going to be xf pro. Senior level will be F9

So what's this then?

Does anyone know what the "Pro" not Pro distinction is? Does that refer to the Total Pro Custom program or something different?

@Toobs My calf wings are fine, just the knee block. Likely not a big deal and I should probably just ignore my OCD 

Speaking of sliding surfaces, curious to know from other px3 owners how tight the material is on your knee block. I have to say, mine definitely has some  extra and isn't wrapped tight. 

1 hour ago, havlicekdom said:

My very recent experience with Bauer was the same, tried on Hyperlite 2 C/A size Large, body fit me well, but the arms did not (were too long) no matter how I set it up. Put on Mach same size and it was basically perfect. Even the clerk was surprised when I told him the HL2 was too big for me.

This was my experience too. The body/chest fit perfectly and the shoulders didn't interfere with my vision or head turn and I really wanted it to work, so I ended up adding more velcro to the arm attachment system which allowed me to cinch up the arms a bit higher and that solved it for me. 

32 minutes ago, Madmedic6 said:

Interesting. Seems like I'm the only one having shit sliding in trues. But that could just be a personal issue with weight distribution. My ef6 slid way better than my trues. 

Yeah that is surprising. My ef6's do slide quite well and I don't have any issues with them, but the Trues are better. For me, anyway. As @Toobs asked, what do you have on them? Weave? and is that what's on your CCM's as well?

I was finally able to take these out on the ice last night, and the adjustment from my Eflex 6 set was surprisingly easy. Both sets are 33 + 1.5, both have weave on the sliding surface, and both are the stiffest internals that each pad offers, although obviously the Px3s have a much stiffer thigh rise and are stiffer overall.

I didn't have any issues with mobility or pad interference, strapping system felt good, rotation was good, etc.

Butterfly slides during the flow of play and going post to post was better on the Px3s. Overall it's just a stiffer and more solid platform upon which to move and play. The only aspect that I really noticed was different and that I'll need to work on is 5 hole coverage. The curve of the CCMs lets you get a little lazy, whereas with the Trues you need to be conscious of keeping your knees together and maintaining a good flare due to the straighter and stiffer thigh rise.

For sizing comparison, my knees do land a little higher on the block of the Trues despite them both being a 33 and despite the flatter boot on the Trues.

Overall I was impressed, they felt great 

10 hours ago, ZeroGravitas said:

Some Bobrovsky specs from a True video posted to their Instagram.

Looks like it reads:

"Bobrovsky Pad - Catalyst (33-??) Tight(?) ..."
"Angle Options Single Break Core No Break Outer ..." Can't tell if it says Soft or Stiff
"Knee Zone Soft Foam (No Outer Knee Wrap)"
"Boot Flex (Core) Flex"
"Leg Strap Elastic Strap 2" Below Knee Fixed Single"
"Boot Strap No Strap"

7 hours ago, keeperton said:

Pretty sure that says "stiff" with regards to the core.

Yup, and to me it looks like 33 - 2.5

Also, since he's currently wearing px4, and prior to that had 20.2's, was this maybe just a set for him to test?

Edit #2 - just saw it says Janvier 2024, which for you Americans means January. No translation required for 2024.

44 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

All are welcome in the "Not a GSX" group.  

I mean, the line needs to be drawn somewhere. Standards need to be maintained.

1 hour ago, mik said:

Everyone of us have ups and downs in his game ( I got lit by 13! goals yesterday, but who cares today). Just my opinion, but I found this  as the main problem.  Do not quit now. Take some time off and when you are ready to return, play where you enjoy it and like it. BLG or pick-up, it doesn´t matter, if you like the play. But when you don´t, change the scenery and move away quickly from this kind of "teams".  

Completely agree with this as well. I'm very fortunate to have been playing with the same core group on my team for approx 15 years and they're all great guys. Makes all the difference in the world.

1 hour ago, Madmedic6 said:

They are fairly similar and different at the same time depending on how you specd the build on the trues. But stock vs custom should be vastly different than my custom vs custom build. Now I'll have to compare them vs my new ef6's when they come in.

I went with single break core - no break outer roll - stiff. Regular boot angle, flex boot. They're definitely a lot stiffer than the ccm's but I was pleasantly surprised by how much flex there still is internally in the single break despite the no break outer roll option. And the boot is still nice and soft.