Chrisblu32

2 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said:

The hardest thing will be farming out the sewing process, that is, until I get a good sewing machine that has a walking foot; then I have to learn how to use the bloody thing LOL Building tooling and test jigs is not as easy as it once was, judging by no finished goalie stick or goalie mask I was hoping to test at this time. Doesn’t help that I am busy as hell with my full-time job and part time jobs... I hope to get something off of the bar mats and correct my failed tooling attempts, even if it IS me farming out my jock design...

The biggest shame was that Jeff was an innovator and started out changing the game. His influence does live on, but I wish the influx of custom orders (and thusly all the cash) did not tempt him to become the contemptible Monster he became. 

An important thing to remember is something along the lines of what I believe Thomas Edison said. Essentially you'll never fail, you'll just find a bunch of ways not to make a goalie jock haha

@bunnyman666 Thank you, everyone has presented great options. I think the Pro's Choice one caught my eye the most. 

I'm excited to hopefully see your design in the future and I wish you luck along the process

2 minutes ago, chile57 said:

Pro's Choice also offers a snap-on variation in either white or black. I've had my oldest PC since 2008 and the straps show no sign of fraying or losing elasticity. Happy hunting.

https://progoaliemask.com/quick-snap/

Thanks for the link, I'll take a look at it

2 minutes ago, southpawtendy48 said:

Warwick also sells a similar product. Snaps on rather than looping thru like the outsiders strap if you prefer that

That sounds interesting. I'll check that out too, thanks

2 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said:

Outsiders by Wager at goalieparts.com.

Thanks, I'll take a look

2 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said:

The saddest thing is, I had EXCELLENT experiences with Jeff, at first. Then things just slowly got weird. The turning point was when they were having a “flash sale” on stuff they did not even have yet! It took forever to get things that should be in stock. Then the quality kept going down hill to the point of their stuff being unusable! I never went past toe ties and K-straps, I admit. I always had newish pads that were not candidates for ILP modifications.

 Now that Kenesky has a MUCH improved professor-ish strap and bloody near EVERYONE makes a elastic toe tie (Pro Laces makes the next evolution of elastic toe ties), there is ZERO reason to go back; however- if you haven’t read all the stories and you had a previously good or even excellent experience, you would have no reason to seek product elsewhere. 

I do hope you get your money back.

Thanks, I appreciate it. If I need toe ties in the future I'll go for pro laces, and I'll take a look around for replacement back plate straps. If anyone has any recommendations let me know. I just got a used Bauer nme 8 and the straps were fraying.

11 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

File a claim with your credit card company, you're not getting your shit.  We've been posting for over a year to stop buying from this company.

You're right and I will do that. I haven't had to buy anything from them in two years so I wasn't aware they were having issues.

From my own experiences with Monster hockey, I've had one good one and one recent bad one. The first time around I bought some Hal straps and that experience was good. I've been using the same set for about two years now. But more recently, in June I tried ordering the Medusa straps for the backplate of your mask. I received an order confirmation email, an email saying the label was printed, and that was it. The post office hasn't received anything yet. I've sent a couple emails but haven't gotten any replies yet.