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The normal V10 glove will probably be closest to the VE8. They don’t really have a true 600 break glove anymore. But they have the V10 which is a one piece and closest to the 600 break. The thin red line guy on YouTube did a breakdown since he accidentally bought both the standard v10 and a v10 xp, the xp is the 590 clone and the same as the slr4 60 degree break.

I ordered my SLR4 with a V10 palm for that reason. The V10 has the palm material on 3 sides, whereas on the SLR it’s standard only on the palm, so when you grip the elastic pulls and rotates the index finger material.

Personally I love my eclipse blocker. It is probably the most similar to a supreme/Mach style. I find it to be very balanced and light.

Beautiful gloves! I love my new SLR4 70 degree. It catches everything. Best part of the new set for sure. I think Vaughn still needs to work on their finger protection for their blockers, but I like the amount of pop I’m getting on the blocker so far.

They got rid of the old SLR3 style catcher with the SLR4 line. What used to be the velocity XP glove is now the default SLR4 glove. It’s available in both 60 degree (590) and 70 degree (Vaughn’s version of a 580).

Optik probably. Possibly also the eclipse, which I find better than the Optik personally.

Not necessarily, it’s a custom option that not everyone goes for.

Yeah I’ve gotten both sets on the ice a few times. I’d say the rebounds are a bit hotter off the brians. After a few more skates with the Vaughn’s the rebounds actually feel pretty dead, especially for a stiff pad. I don’t mind that though, I’m old, sometimes I prefer just covering the puck haha.

Correct. I definitely wouldn’t get a 34 if I were you, especially if you’re currently in a medium Bauer.

I’m a 17.75 ish ATK. On the Gnetik I was middle to top 1/3 of knee block on a 33, and on the Iconik I’m right at the top of the block. Using a 33+1.5. They eliminated the big boot bump on the Gnetik so the iconiks fit a bit smaller, but probably only about a 1/2 inch or so. 33 works good. Brians thigh rise is really where they get you… my +1.5 is 9 inches above the top of the knee block, which is the same as my true +2 thigh. My slr4s are like 8.75 above the knee on a +2, and some v10s I used are like 8.5ish.

You can specify wanting the NHL beef up package when custom ordering. Adds 1/4” LD foam to the arms.

So I’d say the stiff flex iconiks are actually still a bit more flexy than the stock flex SLR4. The thigh is pretty similar in both, but the Iconik has more flex at the knee bend, despite the knee break I added on the SLR4. I also ordered the soft boot on the SLR4 but the boot on the Iconik is still significantly softer and more flexible. The iconiks are also a bit thinner and lighter.

I’ve got a custom Slr4 unit with beefed up arms. Great mobility, incredible protection. I barely feel anything.

I had no issues with getting ice seal. The glove also presents massively which is different from my other 580s (have used True, eflex 5, vapor90, and Vaughn 70 degree) that tend to have more of that banana shape look. It was also the most broken in glove out of the box I’ve ever used. Took basically zero work to get it nice and fappy.

So after another use, the eclipse glove might be my new favorite glove. It closes a bit differently than a leferve 580, but it’s very comfortable and still similar enough to a 580 that it feels familiar. The single thin offset T helps create a massive pocket that catches everything. It’s a puck vacuum. I generally haven’t loved brians gloves but this thing is incredible. Also super lightweight. The blocker is also very nice. It’s very light, comfortable, and well balanced on the hand. The only thing I don’t love is the index finger protection… the elastic connecting the finger guard seems like it’s a bit too long and doesn’t completely pull it sealed to the stick, so there’s a small gap that theoretically could see a puck hit and hit the index finger. Very small likelihood of that happening but it’s my one gripe.

I’ve got one skate with it so far and have another tomorrow night I’m gonna use it in. Will report back afterwards. What I’ll say for it so far is that it is by far the most snappy glove out of the box I’ve ever seen. Required essentially zero break in. Kudos to Brian’s for that.

The +2 thigh on a slr pad is about 0.5 inches higher than the +2 of an equivalent sized velocity pad, which explains why the new pads are slightly bigger overall. You can probably strap them up so they sit higher by tightening the top strap or using a Lundy loop or strapping the knee strap diagonally down to the calf.

Honestly the lower strap isn’t even really necessary imo. I’ve been playing with mine super loose, not even sure it’s doing anything.

Beauty set! Missed your earlier question… I like the integrated knee block. Not too stiff at all and gets the pads to the ice quick. Liking them so far, especially the glove. My only gripe I think with the set is just how chunky they are. Wish they’d thinned them out more. I agree the stock RRC straps are uncomfortable. You should try to get the V9 version from Vaughn, makes a big difference.

The backhand is quite plush, but the board is thicker and quite stiff. Decent amount of pop off it and I have noticed the issue you mentioned at all so far.

Have had the chance to get these on the ice a bit. Absolutely love the glove and blocker. Both are super comfortable to wear and very lightweight. Good pop off the blocker. Glove was broken in after the first skate and catches exceptionally. 70 degree break is awesome. Pads have been a bit of a mixed bag so far. They slide excellently, I contend that quickslide/primo is easily the best sliding material available currently. These and the iconiks I got a chance to demo were the best sliding pads I’ve used. Rebounds off these are mid range. Not soft but also not jumping off the pad like off bauers. These are also very stiff. I ordered them stock stiffness with a below knee break and a soft boot, but even with the soft boot the boot feels pretty stiff, and there’s not much flex at the knee break. The thigh is stiff which I like, but I do hope with a bit more use the boot and below knee break in a bit more. Compared to my PX3s they feel stiff as a board. But they seal the ice well and post integration is solid, but with the lack of flex I definitely noticed a bit more stress on my ankles and hips. The chest protector is a tank. I don’t feel anything playing with pro level shots. It absorbs shots well too and is easy to cradle rebounds. But it is noticeably heavier than my hyperlite 2 unit.

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

Iconiks should be here Thursday so I’ll let you know then. I actually ordered the stiff no break profile on the Iconik because I wanted the aggressive Z curve. So far with the slr4s the only thing I haven’t loved is how straight they are, I’m gonna try to work in a bit of a bend at the knee break.

Haha I’ll let you know which I like better

True made solid graphics with the 12.2 and the PX3, and threw out the garbage that is the hzrdus graphic. It’s so bad.