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I hope those Warrior pads you have came with a cigar and some scotch. Those things are sick.

@Doobiesnax What are you using now? Are they trashed?

Ha, yeah. I think I'm more excited about your gloves than I've ever been for anyone other then myself.

Wow, beautiful set and great use of color zones on these. From Vaughn Twitter

Ah, yes. Sticks. Fair point. And good catch. I currently own two CR1s, ha. Almost all all-Vaughn goalies in the NHL use Warrior sticks, it seems.

Still, based on visible pieces of gear, Vaughn is far, far ahead. If their lead was huge to begin with, losing a few here and there is nothing. ............. I grant you Warrior is more innovative and sexier looking and game chsnging, but based on visible pieces of gear in visible leagues, that just doesn't add up. Based on what are they doing just fine?

I'd love to see a graph of inbound custom orders over the year, split into categories for pro, juniors, college, and grunts like us. Then, knowing volume of orders for each company, we could more accurately judge their efficiency. Of course, we would have to have data on staff numbers and output capabilities. Short of having that, on a cursory level, business is booming at Vaughn and I imagine CCM and Bauer, too. Over the summer , my retailer told me Bauer completely stopped taking custom orders for a while. Inversely, everyone says how great it is to be able to get Warrior or Brian's so quick. But, a quick peak at the NHL or CHL...... The story tells itself.

I think pro means rush, automatically. Same for juniors and college. Those guys are how companies advertise.

Fair enough. Your point about number of steps is well taken. I wonder if number of steps plays into an order's place in line? How awesome would it be to get a well made documentary of a behind the scenes look into the custom order/manufacturing process? I'd just hope Vaughn wouldn't ruin their part with interviews of Mike. Eesh.

Just curious? Why do you think his order was "basic" and why should that make things move quicker? If they're backed up due to volume, business is booming and your place in line is set. I'm not sure a piece of gear' s degree of basic-ness changes things. Really, there can't be that much not-basic stuff. Most custom stuff is simply color changes and maybe some straps or the upcharge for colored VAUGHN logos. I doubt they ever bump stuff based on how basic it is. In the grand scheme of things, there's not much difference structurally to the gear in line for custom manufacturing.

...and you have every right to overrule your retailer and go straight to Vaughn. It is highly likely the glitch you are experiencing is with the retailer, not Vaughn.

I don't think colors determine wait times But, I ordered mine after you and received mine before you, it seems. So something is up with yours. You have every reason to be irritated and get an explanation.

He was told 4 months originally when he ordered them. He continued. His consent was given. There's nothing ridiculous about that. Vaughn is either first or second in how many goalies they outfit from juniors on up (CCM). It is perfectly reasonable to have to wait several months. There is a reason you can get Brian's or Warriors so fast and that's the inverse of above. You're point is well made: you hate Vaughn and the people who work there. We got it

Agreed. Dennis is great.

Just call them directly. You can get their number online or on their site. Ask for Dennis, he is the custom sales rep. I wouldn't trash Mike online. That accomplishes nothing and production times have nothing to do with him.

Sorry to hear that. I see you hit them up on Instagram a lot. Have you called Dennis to ask what's up?

Early July. I was told gloves are moving through fast and pads are slow. My pads will be sometime in October.

Man, I know the saying that "a blocker is just a blocker" but there is nothing better than the way a brand new blocker feels with how snug and cushy it is. This VE8 blocker is like putting your hand in a snug cloud and it is so lightweight compared to my V6 blocker. So impressive.

Here are my upcoming pads

Cheers, thanks. Much appreciated.

Speaking of gloves, my new mitts showed up today as a complete surprise, about a month early. Pads shouldn't be far behind. VE8 Pro Carbon blocker and a V6 2200 glove They are perfectly in line with how I ordered them and I am super pleased.

If any Vaughn fans want to see some glove porn, here's the Vaughn glove guy's Instagram. His Instagram is of the reasons the new VE8 graphic worked its way into my favor https://www.instagram.com/jdc_gloves/?hl=en

One is obviously from warm-ups

Love it. It really it quite strange what we goalies do and even stranger how we do it.

Ha, I love this picture. It's so dramatic. GOALIE: A Musical.