UCLALabrat

I'll try and post more on my SLR4s to compare to yours. The thigh rise flexes maybe an inch or two and combined with the knee block/calf wrap they're very solid on the ice. Theyre not quite surfboards like I mentioned previously but they're very stiff.

You spec the beefed up arms in your order? What you do to add that?

Starting to get stingers in my V8 that a lot of folks talked about. Got one on the bicep last week and took one off the shoulder last night that a guy punched off my shoulder and in. Granted on that one I wasn't really square so not sure if it's a me problem or not. Mobility on the V8 is great but not sure if I should look at more like the SLR line or go to a different brand.

Ok so what I thought was an EBUG situation was more like a private pickup game that went for a full 1.5 hours, no breaks. Unreal and inwas WRECKED. On ice impressions: ok the quickslide I don't know what to make of it. My V9s have quickslide and I don't know if it's a different setup (the SLR4s supposedly have plastic built in to improve sliding even more?) But the finish feels a bit different; the V9s feel slick while the SLR4s feel slightly more textured? When I got the V9s I struggled to slide, and after some tweaking with my skate hollow and practicing technique I could move ok. I put vinyl film on them and I was flying. I swear the SLR4s make even the film feel like sandpaper. I think I could launch into low earth orbit, even on roughed up ice I was still flying. Incredible. Knee block and calf wing feel really good, I like the stability. Seal was great. My technique was sloppy as all hell after about 10 min but I was able to get a bunch of kick-out saves and the seal was awesome. Rebounds: these things have great pop. I've never worn bauers or brians and my V9s aren't pro carbon, so obviously they were pretty soft. I had a bunch of low shots that popped rebounds out past the dot without me moving my leg. One low angle shot hit my right pad and careened off to the far boards and out past the dot. Overall im impressed but not sure how they stack up (pun intended) against other, hotter brands.

Got my first EBUG call tonight, stoked to get them on the ice, especially since I have to miss stick time next week.

The overall height is only about an inch higher on the first pic but not sure I had them squared up equally. I was hoping the total height would be the same but looks like the SLR4s are a skosh higher. I don't find that impedes movement at all but I haven't put them on with pants or on the ice yet so I'll wait to give feedback. Dropping into my butterfly the seal seems good and the thigh rises square up pretty much perfectly against each other. Won't be able to tell how the integrated block helps with dropping, rotation and closure until I get them on the ice. On carpet at least they seem more stable so I hope it helps my movement. Being on the knee block I think will help immensely I was at a stick n puck yesterday morning before they got here and practicing slides back and forth. The V9s tend to under rotate and I was falling off the top if the block do I was all over the place. Overall I thought the knee block would be higher. When I tried them on with skates I was worried they still weren't tall enough I think I dialed it in with strapping but I'll need to play around more.

My V9s don't even have the ankle strap, just a professor, knee strap, and calf wrap. I'll try it as is on the ice first but I may just remove it.

Theyre heeeeeeeeeeeere.... First impressions out of the box: theyre gorgeous. I'll post more pics later but the knee block looks to be perfect for my sasquatch legs. The RRC straps came mounted inside the calf wrap, and I tried them on and found them uncomfortable (mostly the ankle being awkward). I moved them to outside the calf wrap and it seems much better. Unfortunately I won't be able to get them on the ice for a bit since I have work obligations next week. I love the feel of them and the 5 hole closure is great. Knee block feels quite a bit better also compared to my V9s.

Thanks! If yours are that stiff with a break I bet mine feel like surfboards. Edit: hows the integrated kneed and calf block? Pretty stiff? Too stiff? Find out Thursday

Did you order the same config as the SLR4s? You had one knee break in those right? How they compare in stiffness?

I bought a t2000 in like 96. Loved that thing. Be illegal now

I went to place my order pretty convinced I was going with iconiks and ended up in slr4. I find this post ironic

Dude...maybe I'm more spiteful than most but I don't care if I was playing against a pee-wee team...if I put up a goose egg and the coach tried to humiliate my performance id straight laugh in his fucking face. You literally played perfect. Doesn't matter the competition (although in this case it sounds like you were lights out), any coach spouting that bullshit just undermines their own credibility.

Thanks! Think I see what you mean. You can get those straps as spares right?

Dude I just now realized yours is the other set in that spread Sorry. I'm colorblind and obviously not the sharpest meatball in the drawer.

Also can you explain the V9 upper strap you were talking about? I can't see a difference from stock.

I'm 6'7 with an FTK of 24.25". I saw that in the feed and I'm like "what other fucking yeti out there is ordering 37+1? Black nylon back with black quickslide top? Those HAVE to be mine" Sure as shit Dennis emailed me a tracking number this morning, they're on they're way to pure hockey warehouse in MA before they get sent to me. I'm fangirling over here

So I emailed Dennis yesterday to see if they had shipped and he said they would be out the door tomorrow or Thursday. I'm stoked. Two things: Dennis is a fucking rock star, he's more responsive than my rep (not a knock on my rep, he's been responding to emails pretty much within a day). I can't believe they respond like that to some beer league schmoe. The fact they give me the time of day is mind-blowing. Second: 99.9% they just posted my pads to their IG feed and HOLY SHIT IM GEEKING OUT RIGHT NOW Edit to link: https://www.instagram.com/stories/vaughncustomsports/3342493206543720634?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

Love it! Wonder if they thicken up the thigh on the knee break version, althohgh that looks a ton slimmer than the velocity line already. I ordered stiff (no break) with a single outer roll break. We'll see if theres a difference.

Lulz. My bad i thought i missed something.

What you like better about it?

Jealous. Im drooling over the SLR4 chesty. I have a pro stock V8 and i like it, but i do see the bicep gap folks talk about.

Tomorrow is 7 weeks since order date. No update from pure hockey and havent heard anything from vaughn. Hoping to hear by next week that theyre at pure hockey warehouse. Refreshing my email about every 5 min

Mine are supposed to be complete a week from monday. Wait is killing me Pure hockey rep said they would be sent to the PH warehouse, theyd do a quick check to make sure the specs were right and then send them to me. Hopefully that turnaround is only a week but im bracing for 2.

Ah ok then i misinterpreted the argument. I agree the skin itself may play a role but id argue its small relative to the underlying construction.