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I found a decent deal on some Bauer M5 Pro pads which I've been wanting to try as sort of a gateway drug into Bauer pads. I blame @coopaloop1234. Anyway, the guy made me a decent offer and the pads look practically brand new except for some of the construction lacing is missing from the left pad on the inside towards the bottom in the leg channel. How easy is that to fix? Would any of you have any concerns about the pad? I'm not worried about the fraying nylon, easy to touch that up, and the rest of the pad looks great. I'm just skeptical if I want to dive that deep into the internals of an overseas senior pad to attempt to re-lace that.

I know this isn't on topic but I didn't want to start a whole new thread just for a quick question. I found some used senior level pads on SLS and the guy made me a decent offer. The whole pads looks practically brand new except for some of the construction lacing is missing from the left pad on the inside towards the bottom in the leg channel. How easy is that to fix? Would any of you have any concerns about the pad?

https://sidelineswap.com/gear/hockey/goalie/goalie-full-sets/8429940-bauer-like-new-oettinger-pro-return-shadow-set?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=goalie Interesting Bauer specs here on an Oettinger set. Apparently Bauer does do custom taller thigh-rises... at least for their poster boy haha

That makes sense. That would be a big difference with the boot angle. I've had those rebounds but also never had a soft flexible boot. Is that something where with a flexible boot you could point your toes more and flatten out the angle if you chose to? Like a technique thing? or are flat boots just always likely to have those nasty rebounds.

That is so like you to be all shy. Sounds to me like that's high praise for the G7's that you find the difference between them and your hallowed US's negligible. Sounds like a nice set. What did you do for colors? I'd love an intermediate liner on both for me next set of gloves. I have the 6.1 glove and love it but I have to tighten the strap allll the way to get it just right.

How'd I miss that? Congrats! Sounds like they're good but not enough to dethrone Bauer just yet?

@coopaloop1234 You have G7's now?

I'm only 5'8 and ftk of 18.5 and I'm leaning towards 31+. Now the only question is can I get custom sizing on a 31" pad, since they list that as intermediate only sizing. Does anyone know if I could custom order 31 with senior width and a maybe a +2 on the thigh rise? I know I could get away with a 32 but I wear my pads tight and want more mobility as it is. I think my current pads are too large.

I think you're right. Purehockey said all cortect, but I double checked it on Bauer and they only said Cortech slide plate. Looks like they're both jenpro with cortech on the calves.

From the product descriptions I've seen you're right about the X5 pad having mostly jenpro, but it does have cortech on the sliding calf plate, and the M5 supposedly is all cortech.

Same as most people here (just give it a bath and rinse) but I use this natural enzyme cleaner designed for sports clothing and gear: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09B1B5DM2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It works perfectly and I don't have any lingering chemical or vinegar scent. I use this on all my undergarments/jerseys too. I used to just use heavy detergents and I felt the smell would not quite go away or come back quickly. Seems like the enzymes do more to possibly digest and eliminate the odor.

If you search the forum for "praises" and "warrior gloves" you'll find a lot there from myself and a number of members here to try to tempt you to the dark side. But from the gloves you've mentioned, I'd lean Eclipse. I've tried and used Lefevre gloves and while nice, they're really nothing special. Kinda middle of the road on all accounts, and some of the toughest gloves to break in if you have smaller hands. Brian's is the best build quality in the industry, and they are designed to be broken in well. Vaughn used to be more durable but I've see some issues with their gear in the last few years. Just my two cents. Are you going custom or retail?

Sexy set. I love the use of mostly black with some accent colors.

Agreed, love the set, looks awesome.

Haha as I was writing my post, Coop beat me to it, singing the praises of the Warrior gloves lol