Punisher Goalie

Great build. You are obviously a very talented modder! I like the name too. Only thought/question - is the weaving of the elastic even necessary with this style attachment? Couldn’t you just do a small loop of elastic in the toe hole since you are leaving it permanently attached? Might help avoid and entanglements and it would be less exposed elastic cord to possibly be cut by a skate blade during play. Just a thought. Either way, well done!

Yes, definitely true. I’ve already cut a stick with an approximate template I made from an earlier post (see attached). I really like it so far - I like feeling lower to the ice and more the more connected feeling between the blocker and paddle. I had been struggling with blocker saves and after an adjustment period I’m seeing an improvement.

Does anyone have a good template for the Bobrovsky grip? I know it’s a long shot but I was hoping to find a printable PDF or something.

One thing I'll mention is they got to the retailer on 6/22 and shipping to me was very fast (UPS ground basically came overnight).

Thanks! Ordered 4/21 from through Pure Hockey (Wack is the man), received 6/24 - 9 weeks and 1 day. At the time I ordered, I figured August/September return to the ice was likely, now looking more like September/October here. Plenty of time to drive myself crazy tinkering with strapping, etc. lol. At least I have the Lightning Bolt ball launcher to practice with the glove and blocker!

Haha, color's a bit muted in that photo - its definitely a true Sport Gold. Really happy with the color.

My G5 set came in yesterday. Going to be hard to stare at these for the next couple months...

Ok, but other than the palm thickness being different, do you know if the G3/G4 palms can still attach to a G5 glove. I have a custom set on the way - I ordered an INT 75 palm in my glove just to try it out. I have a G3 90 degree palm I was planning to use if I don’t like the 75. I may need to reach out to the rep who did my order (although I swear I asked this question early in the process of putting the order together).

Wait, what? I thought they were interchangeable. Do you happen to know what is different?

Are you able to weigh it by any chance? On the toe ties question, only thing I’d point out is that the G5’s have a non-traditional attachment point for using laces or a 3rd party elastic set up such as ProLaces. There’s no extra “tab” connected to the toe. There is a set of holes built into the jenpro at the spot where the stock elastic strap connects. There are a few pictures on this site that show it clearly. You 100% can attach ProLaces there, but it looks like they may work slightly differently on these pads based on that connection point. I have a custom set of G5’s on the way as well and plan to try using ProLaces with them first.

Ha yeah it was a challenge with that glove to be honest. I went with the bake-and-clamp/bake-and-stretch method over and over. Eventually it will soften up. Silver lining of the shutdown, I suppose, you’ll have plenty of time to break it in. Good luck!

Nice. Any chance you are able to weigh them? I realize they won’t be the same as the retail version due to extra padding but just trying to get a ballpark.

@Puckstopper you mentioned the pre-punched holes for laces/elastic on the toe, but if I’m seeing it correctly in your pic, the holes are on the backside of the pad? That is, no separate toe tie tab? If so, not sure I’ve seen that on any other pad before.

Very interesting. Does anyone have any insight into the purpose of those caps? Is it really so they provide more coverage when “chicken-winging”?

If you want a black cage, powder coat is the way to go. More durable than paint.

Looks amazing. Is that the stock cage? It may just be the angle of the photo, but it looks much taller than standard. Is that a chin sling (kinda funny how you can see through the shell lol)? How do you like it?

Are those Tacki Macs? Does Halak use those or did you add?

Now that I’m a “suspenders guy” again, decided to try out a set of @KovaGoalie. Build quality is outstanding and they arrived much faster than expected. I was particularly drawn to the design with the adjustment slides in back because I like to tuck the suspenders straps between the clavicle area and the should floater. Only downside I can see is that I’ll need to spend time dialing the fit in at home because locker room adjustment seems like it would be difficult.

Yes, the V1s have good grip, but not similar to Bauer’s, in my experience. For me, Bauer is way too sticky. The V1s have just enough tack to hold on but it releases easily for puck handling/poke checking. All personal preference though. As you can see from earlier posts, some have added grip tape on top.

https://www.prostockhockey.com/goalie-sticks/?&search_query=goalie-sticks&filter=Brand_fq:"Warrior"&filter=Recently_Added_fq:"New"&filter=Price_fq:"109.99"&rows=20&start=0 Does anyone know anything about this composite model for sale on ProStockHockey? I emailed and asked for the weight of the 25” model (their customer service is excellent in my experience, btw) and they came back with 840 grams, which seems extremely heavy for a composite. I know Warrior says a painted surface adds about 20-30 grams, but still seems like a lot.

Holtby got knocked out of a game against CBJ due to a stick blade to the eye last season: https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/capitals/scary-eye-injury-knocks-holtby-out-capitals-game-vs-columbus Agree however that these injuries are exceedingly rare in the NHL, especially when you consider the volume of games, shots, practices, etc. The one counterpoint I would make is that beer leaguers tend to have poor stick control and are more likely to get a stick blade up in your face due to carelessness. This is why I would never wear a half visor as a player - too many accidental sticks to the chin.

I did not ask for those mods but I have seen earlier posts where people have had them done on Coveted masks.

My Coveted 905 bucket came in. Big shout out to @ron@covetedmask.com for an outstanding customer service experience. His method using measurements and photos has got to be the closest you can get to full “custom” without the head mold. Paint is matte white with a matte black powder coated cage. Pictures really don’t do it justice, I am so happy with the look. Original plan was to make a matte black vinyl cage window (probably will still try that) but I’d be happy without too.

Awesome set @coopaloop1234! Very nice mix of materials and white accents.

Lol. Just around the house. Still working on dialing in the foam. Was trying to get a new cage and chin set up first too.