Chenner29

Please answer bolded in my post above and below. Those cheeks look a little loose, but it's hard to tell because the closest shot you gave has the bars in the way. Also provide your crown measurement (straight around the temples, across the forehead) in cm. If you can provide a pic with the tape measure around your head and the numbers clearly visible, even better. What size mask did you purchase? Hard to tell with the angle, but the backplate does look pretty tight in there. Leaning toward the mask being a bit too big for you at the moment. Here is a great reason why you don't want your nose touching the cage...

Per my last post, try loosening up the backplate to see if you can get a little more room. Some guys crank down on the back plate so much, the front of their face gets squished into the mask. Alternatively, it could also be that the mask is a smidge too wide for your face. Maybe look a size down. It's possible your cheeks aren't in optimal contact with the cheek padding. Try putting the mask on, grabbing the cage, and shaking the mask around. Is there movement or does your head go with it? How did you size it, what measurements did you use and how did you measure? Pictures would help. Front, side, and back with the mask on. Tony is not involved at all with sales and service at Sportmask. I'm told he has some input on design and operations, but that's about it.

Your nose should not be touching the cage. Loosen the backplate to see if it improves. If it doesn't you should get a larger size

I'm more interested in that hot sauce...how is it?

The size chart is different for 12.1 and 20.1. FWIW I ordered a 33+1.5” 20.1 and wore a 33+2 EF4. The current 20.1s that I have are a smidge too tall in the shin and a bit too short on the thigh. I’m a 20” FTK as well and am looking at dropping down to a 32” with a +2 or +2.5 on the thigh.

Are you me? I ordered 33+1.5 thinking it would be similar to my 33+2 EF4s. I realized I need to go down to a 32+2 or 32+2.5

Someone's got baby feet

Bauer Reactor 6 was my immediate thought (circa 1998?)

Pad rebounds are good. I don't have much hip flexibility so shots are going off to the boards. Blocker wrist mobility is great, board is solid (feels a bit more stiff than EF4). I do kind of miss the D3O index finger protection as a security blanket (haven't taken any shots off the finger yet). Sidewall is the same as EF4

Is that tinge of orange near the navy in the center of the pad intentional or a graphical/rendering error? It actually looks really good as a whole IMO

Coopdoeswhatnow?

So, less than two decks of cards

That curve, shaved paddle shoulder, and color way are very appealing to me. What paddle size and where did you get it?

LOL "cowboy"? - I'm not the one chasing after miniscule weight savings... Yes I "weighed them" - did you compare them to your numbers before posting? Did you even think about how you wanted your post to come across? Because based on your numbers: Warrior SENIOR glove is 31 oz; Lefevre PRO glove is 35 oz, net difference 4 oz Warrior SENIOR blocker is 30oz; Lefevre PRO blocker is 31 oz, net difference 1 oz Total net difference 5 oz, or a deck of cards. Yes, I guess we should "slow down" for you.

FWIW, I just put in 2” ProLace Hybrids with an extra knot at the end. I’ll be skating tonight and tomorrow and will report back in. This sort of echoes my experience with Reebok Premiers - they had to be worn loose top to bottom to perform. I think I have been trying to wear my 20.1 like an Eflex.

50mm is tiny, 5cm or just under 2". I wanna say what you are experiencing is better glide because (I'm guessing) you were in forward motion with weight on the 50mm flat section of the blade Funny enough, I found a new local skate guy and gave him my steel to work on. I picked them up last night and it turns out we know a lot of the same folks. I've been getting free sharpenings from the local pro shop as I know most of the guys there. He showed me that the edges were misaligned on one of my runners (outside edge higher than inside). My other runner was completely flat in the back half. I've learned a little bit talking to skate guys over the years, but I learned a ton from this guy. My understanding breaks down as such: There are several different types of ProSharp templates - he had about a dozen stored on his machine. Templates resemble steel rulers with different radii cut out at the bottom (see below) Each template also has a center point, which typically aligns with the center line on your steel. This center point is generally the "highest" (when looking at steel from the bottom up) In order to achieve a forward pitch, the profile template is brought back towards the heel of the steel. The exact amount of this changes depending on how much pitch is requested.

Goalie SAM is a 50mm flat spot in the center of the blade, not to be confused with a radius.

So translated to pounds and ounces, glove is 1 lb 15.2 ish oz, blocker is about 1 lb 14.08 oz. Are they pro or senior? Going through your post history, someone is mentioning you got non-pro, intermediate level gear, and we're trying to compare apples to apples here...

You're still on the weight train? I'll add @BadAngle41's Bauer 2x and Axis weights in here so you can compare. Winners are in green italics. Would love to put Warriors up here as well. Pads Lefevre 20.1 (33+1.5, 2 leather straps): 4 lb 7.4 oz EF4 (33+2, 2 plastic straps): 5 lb 1.2 oz 2X Pro (no boot strap): 4 lb 9.6 oz Axis (33+1): 4 lb 8.9 oz 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 As far as rotation goes, yes - I have had more success getting the pad to rotate with loose FRS. Sliding has improved as I've strapped the FRS looser.

Weights (and vs EF4): Pads Lefevre 20.1 (33+1.5, 2 leather straps): 4 lb 7.4 oz EF4 (33+2, 2 plastic straps): 5 lb 1.2 oz 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 Blocker Lefevre 20.1: 1 lb 15.3 oz EF4: 2 lb 0.2 oz

You sound like an anti-masker

Ah Fisher Price. Carey's long lost brother

You've made 720+ posts on the forum and you never mentioned an issue with your vision...

Why didn't you buy Lefevres and why is my gear cooler than yours?

Weird story about the order. So I placed my initial order direct through Lefevre in March/April in US Dollars. I found out a week later that ordering in CAD would save me a ton of money. Lefevre wouldn't re-bill me in CAD so I placed my order through a Canadian retailer, saving me almost $500. Order went through with the retailer on May 18th after Lefevre reopened after Covid. Retailer got them on 8/7, so about 11/12 weeks. I didn't use the website tracker.