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I tried on the new CCM 600 at my local shop...gotta say, I wasn't a fan of it at all. It felt like a hybrid between the old CCM Gatekeeper and the Reebok Larceny. My thumb was cocked back and my palm was rolled forward. On the other hand, the True/Lefevre 600 felt good. Hope this glove works out for you!

Merged threads for ease of discussion. Sounds to me like these two issues are related. You'll want to dial down all your strapping. Calf, knee, toe. Pads these days are designed to rotate well on their own and don't need to be worn loose to perform. Pictures of your strapping and toe with your gear on will be helpful as well

Hadoken is the fireball Shoryuken is the uppercut get your shit straight bud

Found you, Pierre Mcguire

There's gotta be a good story behind this oven/stove sitting in the middle of the production floor I think my parents have the same one, @ZeroGravitas can you confirm?

Don't worry, the Eco wore through from the inside because it slightly denser foam, which would create a hot wear point on the outside when machine washed...and I believe the skin is slightly different Passau was making everything for Maltese the last year and a half or so; the skin is identical. The Roughneck and Maltese used the softer version of the gel foam that wouldn't create hot spots from the inside.

Legacy 6000*

Thanks for posting in-depth, it's always fun to check out other people's specs and see their thought process., and it looks like you were able to put together some pretty sweet modernized gear with their custom options. I don't follow Vaughn lines enough to know if this is an evolutionary leap from the V8, but the V9 logo looks worlds better! Is there any reason why you didn't elect to eliminate the air mesh in the shin? For me, I've always found that material to be lacking from a durability standpoint. Big props on the reinforced T, I think you'll find some significant gains when shooting the puck as it transfers energy better straight to the stick.

I asked Vaughn for a 5500 chest back when the 8800 first came out and I was shut down. I wanted the smaller shoulder floaters. Maybe they were pushing hard to get 8800s out in the general public back then, or they've loosened the reins on some of their custom policies. They used to be a hard no on doing vintage graphics, and now we're seeing the old V2 and Legacy graphic on their pros...

This c/a was actually pretty good for the pricepoint back in the day

Will Vaughn still custom build a 5500? Back in the mid-00s, one of my buddies at the shop scored a Khabibulin return 5500. Thing was a tank but moved really well. I wonder if you could call in and have it custom ordered...

No. Literally in the catalog. Ultrasonic and 2X are in there with custom options as well

The seatbelt nylon straps don't engage the teeth on the plastic slides as well as what other manufacturers use. Other companies use nylon straps that are a bit thicker and have a woven pattern to it which snags pretty well. My arms got blown up in my PP1.

If you look at the Bauer custom catalog, this pro department C/A is available at retail.

These are absolute dust

Does your username refer to a DeLorean?

Man, this year has been a fucking ride. I changed jobs last February, and when the lockdowns hit a month later I thought I'd be on furlough or looking for a job. Luckily they kept me on, my industry wasn't too impacted by Covid, and one of my local rinks stayed open. I've been able to realize some of my newfound freedom during work hours to skate a ton. Lined up my schedule with a player skills coach and have been taking a ton of shots from some really good players. Doing semi-private goalie lessons once a week, sticktimes on my own once or twice a week to grind out some edgework, and of course the off-ice stuff, both workouts and maintenance. It's been a huge time sink, but luckily my kids are a little older and more self sufficient now. I'm down 20 lbs since Covid started and continuing to eat better (more or less, I still have some cheat days lol) so I expect to shed a bit more weight before leagues start. I think my home rink is looking at June/July. Honestly it's all rekindled my love for the position. I was lukewarm about getting myself out to the rink before (raise your hand if you've ever told yourself "I should probably get some exercise in this week"), but now I'm excited to put the work in. Turning 37 this year, I'm feeling the best I have since I wrapped my competitive career in the early 20s. Hopefully we can get some actual games in this year as I'd love for my kids (7 and almost 4) to come out to a couple of my games before I get too old.

Absolutely. My counter argument in this scenario would be that the XLT/X28 was based on a the RBK P1 platform from 15ish years ago. They have since updated the Premier line with a soft boot with the release of the CCM P2. The trend we are seeing these days at pro and retail is stiff thigh, control elements in the shin (calf wings/wraps/other gizmos), soft boot, flat(ish) boot channel. There was a bit more variety in the 00s at retail, but I think the trend back then at the pro level was stiff thigh, minimal or completely open leg channel, stiff boot, and deep boot channel. It's kind of funny to see things come full circle

No, I did a lot of stuff to my first set of V2s I did through him on an employee deal. He's used to it by now

Gear will generally move in the past of least resistance when you move or flex. A shorter pad will stay in place and flex above your ankle and give you the needed ankle flex to fully extend into dorsiflexion. With an at-size or larger pad, you are either pushing the pad up your leg or it'll pop off your shin at an angle Here is some shitty paint art to illustrate - black lines represent your shin and foot, red represents the pad. Diagram on the left is using a shorter shin pad, the boot will move along with your foot when you flex. On the right is a larger pad. The longer shin will sort of restrict your ankle mobility

No problem - the optimal way to load for a butterfly push/backside recovery/whatever you wanna call it is to load your foot into dorsiflexion with your knee on a plane in front of the ball of your foot. Since this locks you naturally into the end range, you cannot sink further forward, which costs you push potential. After you push off and you are moving laterally, you can also snap the toe into plantar flexion to grab an extra couple of inches if you need it. If your pads are "just right" or too long in the shin, you compromise the ability to flex the foot forward. When I went from 33s to 32s, this was the most noticeable difference. My knee still landed on the knee block without issue on both pads, so I could technically get away with a 33. Also consider that you are going from a soft Vaughn to a stiff Bauer, IMO you are going to be fighting the boot a bit.

As another “half size” guy who has first hand experience with pads that are slightly too big (went from 33” 20.1 to 32”) - I do not regret downsizing for a minute. From a technique perspective, it’s so important to get that front ankle flex when loading and pushing off for the extra power and final extension that going shorter in the shin really does make sense.

I'll put new and old side by side for reference New Pro / Old Supreme New Elite / Old 1X Both new lines look to have carried over the bottom knee landing portion from the 1X. The new pro seems a little more ergonomically friendly as it has a slight C-shape compared to the straight vertical on the old Supreme. They added a strap keeper on the top strap of the new Elite. Note they changed the garter attachment on both old pieces from the dual nylon tabs to a single rounded loop, so we'll have to buy new garters. I'm a big fan of the 1X. They've been off and on pretty hard to find at retail - either they were not making enough, or were selling out that fast.

Not a Bauer expert, but I can chip in here. 1) these look like the pro. Giveaway for me is the name embroidery patch on the inside top thigh rise and the Stabilislide knee block. 2) Leg channel looks fine. All the straps are there. Only thing possibly missing is the Tune Fit Connect/Professor strap but that may not have been specced on the original order. 3) Sounds about right, you could probably pull off a Small. I'm in the same size range and would purchase a small. I think @BadAngle41 and @ZeroGravitas are the same size and wore Small. Here's a back pic of the 3S, I think the key features you're looking for to distinguish the two lines are the Stabilislide knee block and the CORTech skin on the front. Your pic has the Stabilislide as it is a one piece construction. The 3S pictured below has the traditional three piece construction with the knee wing, riser, and landing pad.

Gonna be a huge upgrade in performance too. The X28/XLT line was pretty brutal