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Lifted from the InGoalMag review on CCM Axis XF.  Emphasis mine.
 

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The new AXIS XF pad maintains the DRS Pro knee stack and one-piece inner landing area from AXIS 2, which helps get the pad to the ice faster and improves butterfly stability, but CCM has gotten rid of Speed Skin as an option on the inner edge and Speed Channel after extensive material and pad testing showed better sliding on their solid material.

CCM’s testing showed the Solid material performed 24 percent better than Speed Skin with the new Speed Channel on clean ice at the start of a game, and 39 percent better midway through a game after the ice had broken down. Interestingly, emboss material, which some goalies love and is still available on custom orders, performed 24 percent better than Speed Skin broken down ice, but was 6 percent worse on clean ice. So, while emboss is still an option, all the testing showed better performance with the Solid material.

Source:

https://ingoalmag.com/ccm-axis-xf-review/

2 minutes ago, Madmedic6 said:

The floaters definitely feel thicker and bulkier as they aren't as segmented around the shoulders. I forgot to measure the thickness between the two before I shipped the 18 to the new owner. The arms were a little stiff the first period of play but after that it felt a lot better. 

I have two AB18s, I can measure to compare

4 hours ago, MTH said:

Think they will go with "Utah" or "Salt Lake City"?

I like the 'Johnny Utahs' personally.

Utah Roadrunners

8 minutes ago, RichMan said:

Watching last night highlights, I noticed Vasy has logo style initials on his catcher. Noticed one or two other pro goaliesdo this.

Does he have his own Russian YouTube channel as well?

Cody Porter and Carter Hart also have custom embroidery on their gear

1 hour ago, pfeiffjay54 said:

also went with this because i love the cream foam look proschoice uses haha

I dunno where Dom gets the foam for his masks, it doesn't seem to get crusty.  I actually had Dom add a 1/8" layer of D30 in the cheeks and crown of my most recent mask

On 4/12/2024 at 6:07 PM, Toobs said:

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. 

12.2 was just OK IMO

20.2 and PX3 are great

Hzrdus/PX4 is poo poo

19 minutes ago, froese said:

Let's go Pens 

I love the meme of angry Crosby sitting on the bench

45 minutes ago, xmikex32 said:

Cue optik3 graphics. I want a set so bad but the new optik graphics are so bad. 

I contend the domestic manufacturers who offer custom graphics intentionally put out bad stock graphics to force you to go custom

On 4/10/2024 at 9:13 PM, Toobs said:

Just got word that my Iconik/Eclipse combo is in. Ordered my SLR4s and this set like almost 3 months apart and they came in within 2 weeks of each other.

I wish manufacturers would make pad graphics like this again.  Nice, simple, eye-catching.

Some of the shit they're putting out there these days is so convoluted, like a DaveArt mask

On 4/10/2024 at 2:04 PM, ThatCarGuy said:

As a forewarning, this thread will go deep into my mental state and playing career over the past few years.

Apologies in advanced, I've never been all that talkative so this is new to me. Before my final year of junior hockey eligibility begins, I'm undecided if I even want to continue going in this direction. The past few years have been an enormous mental and physical challenge with very little to show for it. After the 1.5 pointless years in Austin and then the ultimately meaningless time in Sweden and Illinois, I'm starting to come to the conclusion junior hockey just isn't for me. In fact I'm not sure if completive hockey in general is a good decision at this point in my life. As some of you may know, I've had to seek help several times over the past few years to come to terms with the mental toll that a career of my "uniqueness" has had on me. There have been multiple points in time where I posted every piece of equipment I own for sale but taken back down to continue playing at the request of my parents. Never once in the past 3 years have I been asked if I want to continue playing competitively nor have I had much say in whether I play at all. Even after being on a team where I played 5 games in 2 years, getting deported from my only chance of success, and ultimately being cheated out of my final chance at junior A by someone who has no idea how goalies work. Being told by a coach I'm not good enough or not playing well enough in practice when the team is half as fast as my previous team is immensely frustrating. It has rightfully pushed me to my mental limit several times but never once truly over. I'm not sure I'd be here today without my support group and the few of you I reached out to here and for that, thank you.

This has without question been the hardest year I've ever been through and if I'm still not having fun after a month of being on a team this season I'll either hang the skates up completely or play low level college hockey. In full seriousness I do not want to play junior hockey another year because nothing has come from it thus far for me. I am not sure where life will take me after the dust has settled but as long as I play I will remain active here. Ever since I returned from Sweden it felt as if I wasn't playing for myself anymore, it's felt more like I'm playing for my family as a way to justify the time and resources we've put into this. Every ice time and showcase has felt forced since I got back. I know my goal of playing in the AHL or even ECHL has been gone since leaving Sweden and for that reason I can't find a sufficient reason to continue down the path of junior hockey. Explaining this to my family and my advisor will be quite difficult but fingers crossed it goes smoothly. I have been continuing to receive help from my support group and therapist since my season ended in January which has at the very least kept me afloat.

I will try my best to keep this updated and refrain from any further posts from the heart. Thank you.

Hey man,

I'm not too good at this sentimental stuff (ask my wife) - but I'll try my best and you can let me know how I did.

First of all, I think it's important to applaud the guts you've shown by putting this out there.  I think as a culture we've gotten a lot better about mental health, and I think it's terrific you have the comfort level with this board as a collective group to share what you are going through.
To comment on your last statement - please do not stop sharing unless you feel you need to stop, or if you're not getting anything out of it.  This stuff is healthy.

Second, I remember seeing some of your first posts on the board and thinking "goddamn, another kid."  While we've been typing at one another across the internet for the past 7 or 8 years, gauging by your internet persona it seems to me you've become a really solid dude with a genuine intent to share good information and help people along. 
Don't lose sight of that, it will get you far in life.

Third, I can relate to your hockey journey - at my lowest point, I was benched for most of my last eligible year of junior, then cut right before playoffs.  I moved on to play super low division ACHA with a terrible college team and put a lot of our losses on myself - "I should be better because I've had formal goalie coaching" etc etc was a thought that always ran through my head. 

Point being - it's easy to recount the lows and the failures, but I think what's more important is that you focus on what you did learn during your playing career.  As I've moved in my professional life from a sales person to a manager, I have found a couple things in sports (and goalie-ing) that translate extremely well to the professional world:

• Ability to work collaboratively with a team
• Ability to work independently with your own functions while contributing to the team
• Ability to take coaching and development conversations seriously
• Working through adversity, ability to grind out work
• Breaking down complex ideas into more palatable bites
• Discipline and being able to keep yourself on track
• Saying the right things at the right times
• Attention to detail
• Overall drive and intensity.
• For goalies in particular, I think high level achievers are uniquely calibrated to self-assess and constantly seek and pursue methods of self-improvement.
• Also for goalies in particular (especially the gear-interested ones) seem to have a higher level of technical curiosity (ie. they want to learn why things work a certain way), they will learn it and be able to explain it back.

I have so many stories of folks we've hired that have not been able to put any of those skills above together for a consistent period of time (or at all...I've got some insane true stories).

So while it's very clear to me you've been given a raw deal with your current situation, I encourage you to keep your head up.  To play a high level of hockey, you've developed a lot of very important intangibles that will stand out when you move into civilian life.

2 hours ago, wigalicous said:

 

Thank you for the pic, this is helpful. I didn't use an adhesion promoter so perhaps I will look to use this on my next try. Your corners look really clean did you use relief cuts or just stretch it out over the knee block?

 

Sorry I should have tagged you when I name dropped you lol. I forgot because I had just read the process you followed as opposed to communicating directly with you about it.

I did wrap the PPF around the knee block and adhered it to the backside so that there are no exposed edges. I have Passau pads and the back of the knee block is primarily jennpro but there is about an inch long portion towards where the knee block connects to the pad that there is limited jennpro on the back and instead is nylon. In this area the PPF wraps around the edge of the knee block but not as far on to the backside as the rest of the knee block since it didn't adhere to the nylon. I used a vivid PPF I purchased off of Amazon. I am looking at ordering some 3m to give it a try in hopes of better results. When you completed the relief cuts which portion did you wrap over the other? Not sure if this makes sense the way I am asking but did you pull the larger side from the top down or from the side up?

Pull the larger side over the smaller, from the side.  It should have a bit of stretch to it.

Here's a poor mockup in Paint:

The PPF did NOT touch any nylon, I got really precise with the cuts around the perimeter with a small pair of scissors.
You can see how Lefevre seams the knee wing below; the stitch line is both where the jenpro and PPF end.
I think on this specific layout, I used some relief cuts around the corners.

Top one is the product I used.  The Vvivid stuff did not work well for me. I did not need to use any adhesion primer.  Cut, peel, stick, and smooth out for aesthetics

On 3/23/2024 at 10:35 AM, wigalicous said:

How much of the film do you wrap to the backside of the knee block? I have tried the ppf twice using Chenner's application method but each time the film ended up shredded after one game. I guess it is lifting during game play and being torn somehow. Perhaps when it lifts it sticks to itself and the force tears it or the ridges and divots of our poorly zambonied ice causes the tears?  Not sure exactly what happens but it looks like an angry racooon disapproved of the game play advantage the ppf was providing me and did a Kay Whitmore gear check and denial on my specs. 

Just caught this, I wasn't tagged so apologize for late response.

Did you wrap your PPF around the area you are covering?  It will lift and shred if any edges are exposed.
It will not stick to nylon at all.
You can also try diagonal relief cuts and pull the larger angle over the smaller

What material did you use?  They're not all made the same.

4 hours ago, pfeiffjay54 said:

Just tried the mach and I love this thing, has a ton of pop and almost too light because I’m not used to it yet. The material feels almost slippery catching pucks where there isn’t tape which is kinda weird there probably isn’t really a difference there though that’s prob just me. And I got a tiny crack on the top edge of the blade worrying me. Hopefully holds up and performs the same as it did yesterday for the next while

Coming off a Warrior - IMO the grip they have where the paddle meets the shaft actually makes the stick feel even lighter in your hand

4 hours ago, pfeiffjay54 said:

Maybe that’s what gel weird to me with the true. Inch or two bigger paddle and it still felt pretty comfortable in butterfly. I noticed my blocker angle was different too I wonder if that was something I might’ve changed subconsciously because of the stick, or playing with positioning on camera. That’s a great call out though I never noticed that before. Maybe why I get more power with my warrior vs more loft with the true because of the lie change

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On 4/1/2024 at 10:21 AM, coopaloop1234 said:

The magpies are easily dazed. 

16 hours ago, mik said:

I have good experience with Bauer M5Pro - durability/weight/performance. Bauer models with "spine" are not my cup of tea - tried it, was not that much impresed.   

Yeah, we're talking maybe 100mg difference in weight at this point between Shadow/Mach and X5?

It's like $1 per mg cost savings by going with the lower line, and the mid line Bauers are extremely solid

2 hours ago, MTH said:

I skated monday night in a small rink 3v3 game (with my 17 year old son). Took a million shots, so I worked on the technique of leaning into it more. I also concentrated on keeping my elbow tighter. Way better night. Although most shooters were younger guys who could really play.

My struggles are in the 40+ C league games. 

Odd as this sounds to non-goalies, the slower shots are harder most times to stop. You have your reactive save mode but I can't use that. Instead I have to think about making a save. Maybe why I've been reaching for shots stick side.

2 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Nothing is worse than overplaying shots because the skater doesn't have a clue what he's doing. 

I just won't pick up low division games because I know that I'll be frustrated at the overall play and me letting in shitty goals. It's inevitable. 

IMO most of it is the subtle reads we get off the player and their release mechanics

I can read off better shooters due to their body mechanics (hands/hips/shoulders).  Shot may come faster, but the body language doesn't lie.

With lower talent levels, sometimes the guy is just trying to roof it bar down, but their mechanics might indicate they're shooting it into the bench

On 3/30/2024 at 8:44 PM, pfeiffjay54 said:

Took these pics the other day and thought about this thread and thought it’d be a good idea to post as a visual for how the stick interacts with 6 hole for me. The true is about 25.5-26 (pro stock with sloped shoulder so hard to tell) and the warrior is a 25(equates to 24 with warrior measurement)
 

One thing to note with the Warrior models is the lie of the stick. 

They are generally a little more upright (closer to a true "L" shape) where the blade meets the paddle.  I haven't noticed this with other manufacturers. This may be why the toe of your blade is off the ice in both stance and butterfly

The True looks like a better fit for you.  With the Warrior in the butterfly, your right elbow and blocker look a little tucked back - and it looks tough to get your entire blade on the ice

1 hour ago, xmikex32 said:

Where are you finding machs for $200?

New Supreme line is coming out in a couple weeks, not surprised Machs are being dumped by retailers now

15 minutes ago, pfeiffjay54 said:

This one was just so heavy not sure why, I’ve loved foam cores in the past. 

Dude I played some street hockey with my kids the other day and used one of my old foam cores.

Thing felt like it was made of bricks.

On 3/30/2024 at 8:41 PM, pfeiffjay54 said:

Went with a mach for a solid deal, hopefully this lasts past the juniors camps coming up

I was honestly a big fan of the senior line Bauers I custom ordered a few years ago when Ultrasonic was the high end.  I think they were tagged 3S? 

Really good pop when playing the puck and they were tanks. 

Have had pretty bad luck with Bauers otherwise (2S: broken spine, Hyperlite: holes in paddle).

12 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

$470 CAD for a stick is absolutely fucking absurd 

$100 of that is for the iridescent finish

4 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I still remember how sought after the unicorn reebok 600 break was at the time. 

How things change 

IIRC the 600 was highly rumored to be based off another well-loved glove, the Vaughn 5500 

On 3/27/2024 at 11:41 PM, mik said:

If someone is still looking for, there is one used from NJ Devils at ebay/MeiGray:

CCM Used Pro Stock Hockey Goalie Chest Protector New Jersey Devils NHL | eBay

All those white stains. 
this unit was “well loved”

On 3/25/2024 at 10:11 AM, Kayen said:

Do plebs in 7X3's like me get to join in too?

YES