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Ha... that’s almost exactly the same set I made up and asked my wife what she thought. As @coopaloop1234 stated accurately... my wife went right for the jugular and asked “What medal did you win that I don’t know about?” when I showed her them as an option. HA! They’re great though. Fortune favors the bold.

Ordered...

I've never worn Warriors... but I had 33+1 CCM EFlex with about a 19" ftk as well and Bauer's senior Small fit me very well. I'm not sure of specs on the S29 but if you felt you were hitting the bottom of the knee landing you could always slap on a heel strap to keep the pad rising too much while still letting the tune-fit stay loose.

While I have seen today's GGN video of his UltraSonic glove closure (stock as a 600ish 75 degree break but looks to be overlapping more like a 580 90 degree) I'd rather just use what I know will be perfect... no substitute for the real deal 580. The sad fact is that while the 2X 60 degree (590ish break) is/was a great glove... i just couldn't catch well with it. Used it more like an extra blocker that happened to catch something. I actually had times early on where I'd go to catch the puck and have it fly right by the pocket because a 580's pocket is positioned differently. Well... that's what I blamed it on anyway.

I think you're on to something there with the pocket being laced tightly at the factories. And not tight as in the pocket doesn't shape well... more like the tension at the bottom of the T where so many lacings come together just needs to be relaxed to allow for a more effortless closure. Mine was just a single T but I ordered it with skate lace pocket and I honestly can't complain about it all. Break in wasn't much different than any other glove I used in terms of process or time... the issue I had was getting accustomed to the break angle... so nothing I could revise on it.

I would argue that what is perceived as a "reputation" is like yelp reviews... only those with a gripe post anything. I've used them for a long time and as I've posted before... never had a closure issue. I think it's entirely a feel thing. For one I'm a 580 break user... and a 580 is its own animal. Between the break angle and ten construction... you just get used to it and while it may have flaws (as all things do) you tend to accept them and eventually don't see them as flaws. I'd probably feel the same way about your glove as you do the CCM... whether it be the break... the back of hand strapping... wrist mobility etc. It's actually the reason I sold my 2X Pro set... couldn't get used to the glove... couldn't sell it on its own... so I sold the whole set.

Great looking set @Yzueblin... similar boat with you in having sold 2XPro (different reasons) and oddly enough looking at potentially the same color scheme on my next set as well... just not sure what that next one will be. Anxious to hear more about JRZ as I hadn't considered them much at all.

Similar boat color scheme wise... also a much bigger fan of GM's customizer over CCM's... although it would also be great to see a whole set at once. CCM's is just sorta sad.

I'm sorta with you... i sold my 2X Pro and am on the hunt for my next set of gear. Lots of options out there for sure. I think if I go with UltraSonic I'd choose the flatter 2X boot. If you're a deep croucher at times like myself... and liked the Vapor boot I'd stick with it IMO. In terms of thigh... from what I know on the Pro Custom Order Sheet... Supreme Stock flex is 3 and Vapor Stock flex is 2 on the scales shown in the catalog...

Doesn't help your blocker compare question... but check out the My Bauer catalog that is posed on the right hand side of the Forums tab (linked it below as well.) It does a great job of walking through the options and comparing the blurred lines between stock Vapor spec and Stock Supreme spec...

Interestingly (maybe it's interesting) I went the opposite direction when I got down to (1) NXG I picked up some pro stock Anton Forsberg Warrior "V1Pro+" which I think is closer to the makeup of a CR1... and it was definitely more stiff than the NXG... although that was about the only real difference I noticed (in spite of having a differing lie and marginal diffferences in paddle height and curve.) I still use the NXG for pick up skates and it's been a workhorse. If I could play the puck worth a sh*t I'd be interested in the M1Pro+... the additional flex would be nice. But like I said for 98% of my stick use being just stopping the puck... these lower priced pro stock sticks suffice.

Thanks @RedX... Catalog has been posted to the Manufacturer Catalogs section of the Forums tab for easy download.

The only thing you'll hate is that it will be very difficult to find more of the NXG later on. I bought 3 a while back and were fantastic.

@TheGoalNet can you post of a comparison pic of the catch wrist strapping from 2X to US? 2X runs heavily through the cuff and I'm wondering if the US is more independent... allowing for more wrist mobility.

Anyone out there have a copy of an updated My Bauer Goal Gear customizer?? Looking to better understand some of the options.

While I agree that the number of color zones is disappointing... I'm not so sure we can immediately jump on the corporate greed bandwagon. I don't think many people who opt for Pro Custom with a graphic do so because of the number of color zones. They have greatly expanded leg wrap, strapping, and back cover color options. Although oddly enough brown or purple in Zone 1 yield white knee and calf landings. Not sure how often those options would be used... but interesting none the less.

EXACTLY!!!

I'm likely an odd ball on this one... but suspenders under chestie. Never liked internal belts (or oversized pants for that matter.)

Big fan of this myself. Trick is being in Beer League and finding a shooter who understands that going bar down in warm ups doesn't go on the score sheet or impress the scouts. It's really just reducing the number of moving parts... being in that static butterfly position and isolating to allow the focus on tracking all the way in (and in the blocker side case... all the way out as well.)

Nice setup... color zone actually match much better than if you had an all Vaughn set. What's the story on how the tape job came to be?

No... while that happened... reinforced Ts have been around for a long long time for all manufacturers. I just used the Bauer image as it gave a good visual as to where the reinforcement is placed etc. Usually the lacing would give out before the actual T or Spine would. But with enough time and use you'll see just about anything.

@indykrap I know exactly what you mean. Like you... during my league session I have Sunday games... then have regular pick up skates both Tuesday & Thursday. At one point I had been asked to partake in a Monday skate as well... and after just a few weeks of 4 skates (3 of which back to back)... I cut the Monday one out. My body just needed to recover. My body was just tired... and playing tired tends to reinforce bad habits. Even being back down to 3 a week... with a day off (or two) between... there are occasions where maybe I'm just not feeling it... physically or mentally. I just try to give the organizer a heads up in enough time to get a fill in and I take the night off. While neither of us have practice time to work out technical kinks... we're also not reinforcing the bad habits I mentioned before. Taking a break can be a good reset. I find too that when coming back from a break I do a better job of keeping things simple... and usually stop more pucks.