Chenner29

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

Nice, I worked for Sherm when he was building up Goalie Monkey. Good dude. We had 2 cubicle units in the back of the original Hockey Monkey store and maybe 1000 sqft of warehouse space. 4 total guys

Oops I should have scrolled up further

Murray's in True now

Brave of you to assume Florida will be playing in June *checks standings* oh they're actually doing pretty decent

Filling void between the player's shin and calf wedge is something old made new again. The idea was on the CCM Blockade (maybe even earlier) and is making its rounds again with a lot of the recent pads hitting the market - off the top of my head, I can think of the True/Lefevre 20.1, CCM Axis, various Brian's models, and the Bauer Hyperlite. While the biomechanical discussion is interesting, I'd say it is pretty difficult for us to comment on specifically, unless anyone here has the correct background. From a gear performance standpoint, I think we can trace the genesis back to the original Velocity line, and part of its appeal was the thicker-than-normal (at the time) knee riser system which was marketed as a way to raise the goalies knees higher up off the ice than the ankles to reduce hip and ankle strain in the butterfly. Across the current spectrum of manufacturers, it looks like most are electing to go with a soft pad under the calf wedge, which kind of goes along with the idea from the Velocity where you want your knees to be further up off the ice than the shin. The idea applies here as it helps get the calf wedge down on the ice, to help create more surface area to slide on. While it's a different part of the pad, the logic behind it from a performance standpoint is solid - by moving removing dead space under the knee, the pad becomes more responsive on a downward movement when you decide to drop into a butterfly. This photo below is what I'm talking about. You can see the goalie is on his way down into a butterfly, and the knee block and calf wedge are already on the way to fill space. Here's another couple situations, featuring St Carey Versus some older greats: tldr; it's a gear cheat device

Sorry to read about your paint, but it's great to read Michel did what he could to take care of you. I'm not a huge fan of "social media justice" or raking a business over the coals GGSU style, but I do think it is important to share the name of the painter as a potential buyer beware. If I'm reading between the lines right, I'm guessing this is one of the painters Michel contracts out to. This is just my personal opinion, and you don't have to if you don't feel comfortable.

As sizing goes up on the body of the Premier/ABPro/PP1, they will add another block to the belly. IIRC a Medium was 4 blocks, Large 5 blocks, and XL 6 blocks. Yes I am still a sales rep for the Sportmask.ca retail site

If you click up on @motowngoalie's link to a SLS ad, you have another "Most Outrageous Ask" Honestly I'm not opposed to putting up a "Meme Gear Sales" thread where we share silly ads

Guessing here, but skate convection ovens aren't preheated either. You don't want the wire racks to be super hot when you put your skates on them as it'll melt the plastic/carbon

Neat find. I remember reading about his full custom Vaughn C/As in the GSBB days, but never saw pics until Kenesky put this one on their IG. I wonder why Miller decided to try out Kenesky - did Vaughn decide it wasn't worth their time anymore? Is he in one of these now, or did he find something else?

Right, I sent them to @TheGoalNet to check out, then I sold them to a dude in Arizona. I took a bit of a hit on them off buying new, but it was somewhat offset as I was able to apply a new credit card promo (spend X get Y back) on a portion of the new price. I saw them back up for sale a few weeks ago by another dude in Arizona, so I'm guessing the original buyer flipped them. I attribute this to a few things - Covid, no one is playing Colors Concerns over sizing on the 20.1 line It's going to be an uphill battle buying and flipping gear and you'll have to wade through a lot of silly PMs, especially if you're selling on SLS. I wish the app retained some of the messages I received last year as it was a pretty dog shit experience. Maybe 5-6 messages asking me to split the glove (even though I stated I wanted to sell as a set), a few asking for trades (when I specifically stated I was not interested in trades), etc.

It just occurred to me that Michele is turning 62 this year and I don't have one of his masks...I'll need to make it happen before he retires

I suppose being a sex worker has its perks

Glove Lefevre 20.1 (double tee, leather wrist strap): 2 lb 3.7 oz EF4 (double tee, leather wrist strap): 2 lb 9.6 oz 2x Pro: 2 lb 6.7 oz Axis (w/D3O): 2 lb 8.9 oz Blocker Lefevre 20.1: 1 lb 15.3 oz EF4: 2 lb 0.2 oz 2X Pro: 2 lb 2 oz Axis (one piece cuff): 1 lb 14.1 oz