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On 11/15/2022 at 8:47 PM, seagoal said:

Warrior stick with the Quick/mid curve.  Felt so awkward and useless for me.  Could not play the puck at all.  That's the piece of gear I abandon the quickest........teehee.

For me it's the Bauer P31, CCM Crawford/182-2/P4, Warrior Bishop/TWT/W33 curves... I can't shoot with the banana!  Give me the nice heal-wedge curve of the P34.   I can get away with the Price curve, but I don't like the lie.

On 4/1/2024 at 12:07 AM, pfeiffjay54 said:

Xf stick made it to sideline swap, I swear the catalog said something about a shaft shape, I don’t really see anything

https://sidelineswap.com/gear/hockey/goalie/goalie-sticks/7875741-axis-ccm-xf-goalie-stick?referral_code=pfeiff156

Looks like a demo/pro-stock stick.

I hope CCM opens it up the custom program to all more than the retail Price & Crawford curves.

I'd love to order some 203-2T curves.

23 hours ago, Novasteel31 said:

So I have been using th 590 now since Jan on the regular and i can say that the feel of the glove the pocket position feels more similar to what I had in my Gnetik. When it comes to catching the puck I feel as though I'm having similar issues to when I used a 590 last which my revoke set from a long time ago. I found that the 600 break somehow found the puck in the pocket a bit more where as the 590 I have more that tend to bounce and not funnel into the pocket. I haven't used my 600 since December which is about 12 skates so I'm going to wait until my season is done in March and continue to use the 590 and if I'm still not fully adjusted and the 600 hasn't sold I am going to do some switching during pick up to see if I can spot what is really happening. Overall feel wise though I prefer the 590. 

Also the wrist strap in both gloves is basically redundant for me as i have it as loose as possible lol. I just tighten the glove down over my knuckles

It all depends on how you angle your glove to the puck and how it works best for you.  Back in the Koho days they sold the 580 and 590 on how you held the glove for max coverage (it was either out to the side of your knee or elbow high/glove down).

I prefer the 600, I tried a Optik2 and couldn't catch anything in the pocket.  

What size Catalysts should I get? 

I am wearing a Small in Bauer Machs.

On 11/1/2022 at 1:54 PM, MTH said:

This looks bad on tv:

Which isn't what tv wants to show:

This is normal Bristol crowd:

Even Daytona was adjusted. All the grandstands along the backstretch were removed a few years ago.

Same at other tracks like Phoenix:

 

But Daytona built a new grandstand that could set everyone on the front straight away instead of all around the track.

My Pads arrived!!! I can't be any happier on how they turned out.

Ordered June 17th received Oct 12.

I went with Mach series and made some changes to the stock options:

Leg pads: soft/Hyperlite flex, stabilflex knee

Catcher: pro plam, double - reinforced tee, added wrist strap

Blocker: stock

Colors: Black, metallic gold & Vegas gray

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So my shop finally got them in... and I tried them on and we even baked them.  

I was not impressed, mainly fitment... I have thick feet and we couldn't get the boot to wrap around my feet.  As for the buckles, we had to unscrewed the bottom one all the way out and it was still tight.  Then had to loose the top buckle a couple screw holes.  

I didn't notice the "extra" flex; I'm wearing a set of Custom AS1 Tacks. 

I've never done the Keep33.... I don't like the idea of running water through the glove.

Here is what I do: place the catcher in a skate bake oven for 15 minutes... then put your hand in it and start closing & opening it.  Once it cools (like 15-20 minutes later)... tie it shut.  

Also, after the skate, tie the glove shut and let it dry. Once it drys, untie it and open/close it for ~30 minutes.

Watching the Caps preseason game... Kemper has switch from True to Bauer Konekt skates.  Apparently Lindgren talked him into switching.

26 minutes ago, RichMan said:

Surprised the equipment manager didn't try a switch on him for the game

I'm sure those will go for a good penny online or at the team's salvation sale.

I wonder if he'll stick with Warrior gloves for the next set?  

Is he headed to the AHL or back overseas after the preseason?  It seems like Warrior is more popular with the overseas pro's than in North America.

Someone educate me on Resilient Goalie Foam products.  What is everyone doing with?

I play Mid-High Level adult hockey, which one would you recommend?

They just released their replacement kit for the CCM GFL Pro mask, and I'm buying it.

Are there any good site to read up on?  I'm late to the game, but I'm just starting/wanting to buy some Stocks.

Anyone have any stick details?  What one is it replacing or is it a 3rd Pro model?  

19 hours ago, seagoal said:

Been seeing a new, gigantic Xp logo on Vaughn gear lately.   I'm wondering if this is a V10 inspired logo for their XP gear

 

I wonder if Vaughn is doing the 2 velocity lines again?

As long as Bauer keep producing the P34 curve, I don't care what stick it is on.

Does anyone know if CCM updating their Axis Pro mask for 2022/2023 season?

I have a CCM GFL Pro mask and it fits GREAT!  

53 minutes ago, MTH said:

Someday I'm going invent goal post paint that don't rub off onto goalie gear.

Someday...

It's not really the paint, but more the rust from the paint getting chipped off.

19 hours ago, ThatCarGuy said:

Big True guy here definitely never once said a bad thing about trues equipment or sticks. I may play in the NA3 not NA but this should still mean cheap sticks if I wanted for some reason. 
http://www.nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=34846

Another imposed delay for the basic retail customers.

2 hours ago, ilyazhito said:

https://passauhockey.com/en/boutique/equipement/ensemble-complet-starke-en-stock-noir/

This is what I mentioned. Very odd. No other company I have looked at has this. 

I would be safe to assume that it for the "in stock" stuff and everything is either pre-cut for quick assembly or they may even have a few built set that are ready to ship.

Their Custom page doesn't mention anything about Full Right taking longer. https://passauhockey.com/en/sur-mesure/

14 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Its not like the Flyers goalies have had no sty over recent years. I think we view them as more boring than they have actually been

yea, but thats pad wrap.

On 8/28/2022 at 1:56 PM, ThatCarGuy said:

Just heard Trav will be in the Fed which is hilarious to me because one of my teammates last year made a Fed team after we had a 3-44-0 season in the NA3HL. Clearly the bar is super low to get into that league and Trav barely scraped by getting on an expansion team

I bet they look at him as more of a marketing tool.

2 hours ago, 406goalie said:

Is it true that the Bauer Mach’s aren’t the lightest pad on the market, I think I just saw that True 20.2 weigh 4.75lbs and the Mach at 4.9lbs.  Anyone care to confirm?

I wouldn't be over concerned about .15 lbs difference, that less than the weight of a tennis ball.  

I would be more interested in a comparison of how much water/sweat they soak up.  I'd say try put the pads in a greenhouse mister and for 30 minutes and then weight them again.

On 8/19/2022 at 8:00 PM, keeperton said:

Double T's seemed to really be a thing back in the era when TPS was big (I remember the Bionic having a huge double T pocket).

you can go even further back and look at Louisville when CuJo was with the Oilers.

20 hours ago, ThatCarGuy said:

White, black, and Vegas grey. Same as my Eflex set since I liked the subtle difference. Unfortunately it’s pretty hard to tell the grey and black apart unless they’re touching

Awesome... I did Black, Gold, Vegas gray with a touch of white on my set. I can't wait, its my first matching set and i've been playing goalie for 30+ years.