dualshowman

For the record: I support a Sharpie over DaveArt. Looking forward to the next report.

Don't paint it. Don't. No. Please. Unless it looks like a Harrison original. Then... Paint it. Do it. But, only if...

I know that it had become de facto conversation to dump on Simmons for this and that, but to have such an effect on the industry through many generations without being a massive 'nameplate' is an extremely impressive accomplishment. Although I cannot recall what exactly, I know that I have had a few pieces of gear in my life that came by way of a phone call to Simmons and a UPS package a week or two later. Without first-hand experience, I cannot comment on their house brand items or Boddam-built stuff, but I don't believe for a moment that they would have lasted this long in such a finicky community without offering a quality product.

^^^ This is every cateye I have ever used. The only issue I have ever had with the cateye is that any bend is noticeable to me while wearing them - quite infuriating. Having used and currently using cheater cage, this is not so, and I know it is bent in three places. Regardless - and given time and shot placement - think they're all bound for this fate. While the powder coating is cracked, I doubt any welds are broken. I have tested this by taking the cage off, taking the clips off, and tapping on the cage in different spots with the handle of a screwdriver. You're attempting to listen for any small rattle or dull sounds. This is A test, not THE test. I've always gone the dum dum route and pounded out the dent from the inside. Usually gets the desired effect.

His name is Big Bear. 1986 Toyota Pickup. This was the era when Toyota didn't apply a model name to their pickup line. Simply 'Pickup' - not Hilux, not Tacoma. Currently has 188k miles. 2WD, 4 speed, carbureted, no power steering, no air conditioning, no real maintenance required. The only safety feature is that it's red in a sea of grey and black vehicles. Throw gear in the back and motorvate.

Worn down and nowhere near as protective as a model you'd find a pro wearing. I used to wear my C/As really loose, low neck and almost nothing cinched. That changed soon after that shot I took to the ribs. My first real C/A was a Brown chest pad and Cooper SA95 arms The most mobile things I've ever had. Thread hijack over...

This is overreaching directly into a specific technology. An homage is certainly a nice gesture, and I have no doubt that the Kenesky and Boddam C/As are well made and durable, but it would appear to be a pretty simple thing to change the features enough to make it less recognizable... but I guess the point is to make them look and feel as familiar as possible. As the owner of both a P1 C/A and 2nd Generation Passau C/A, I can attest to their respective qualities. The Passau unit is particularly fantastic. I can't imagine someone finding a single fatal flaw. The P1, however, has permitted me to understand what a broken rib feels like.

For anyone younger than...30?: Harrison masks were absolutely the be-all-end-all of goalie headwear for about two decades. I mean no disrespect to Cubberly, Wright, Lefevbre, Higgins, Straus and all of the others that overlapped the same time period, but Greg Harrison essentially perfected not only the full-face fiberglass one-piece but the combo mask, as well. Our man @Wonder35 owns a unique, artful and functional piece of goaltending history.

Yes! I remember this one, and now I remember @Wonder35 . Great to have you back around. So, would this design be pre-Essensa? If so, what were your thoughts when you saw Essensa's mask?

@Wonder35 I'm creating a thread on behalf of member Wonder35 and his Harrison mask. Post any and all Harrison mask (The Mask) photos you may have. Enjoy the view.

If you don't start a thread with numerous pictures of your Harrison, you're essentially committing a crime.

I'm not going to excuse what anyone can clearly see is copying, nor am I challenging opinions. I have never really thought about pad graphics as a major selling point, but I can understand how they may be for a number of folks. I do not like the phony version of anything, so I can draw from that well if I wanna place myself in the 'annoyed' camp. The bummer with buying copy-brands is that it's a phony version, but maybe that lower price made it easier for supportive parents to get their little girl or boy into being a goalie Maybe those kids just had to have some cool graphics - I have to find the good in this, and if it's only this, then I'm fine with it. I never have once given thought about cross-shopping based on graphic design, but I do give thought to cross-shopping build quality and materials, for example. I strongly believe that true theft in design extends beyond the aesthetic aspects and largely encompasses the technological features, but even those features quickly become ubiquitous. The 'knee stack', for example - who may we credit that game-altering gem too? Someone's R&D forever changed the position with this (perhaps obvious?) invention and every manufacturer benefits. If a line is drawn at "copying graphics", how many lines do we draw before we get to the way a pad looks?

Wow! Blast from the past. We're putting the band back together...

Five pages of this thread and no one brought up this: As 'kids', we all nearly passed out when we saw Moog's vintage-inspired Vaughn setup - incredibly meta less than a decade after colors on goalie equipment become ubiquitous. Clone? Copy? Theft? Unethical business practice? Pfffft... These are the shit, plain and simple. We're not talking about Monet or Rembrandt or Basquiat, we're talking about curves, lines, slashes, and triangles on a goalie pad. Is it ALWAYS plagiarism that we've all taken words and put them in the same order that someone has probably done prior? Perhaps a company should shy away from branding equipment with any manufacturer's name, but "graphics"?... Is anyone really losing sleep over this? How about this one?: https://kenesky.com/retro-pads.php

Hey all! Former (current?) GSBB member/lurker. Born and raised in Illinois and currently reside in South Pasadena, California. I began playing hockey around 8 years old. Frozen retention ponds in winter are one of my most cherished memories. Started playing goal around 10 and in an indoor roller league and ice, as well. Ice exclusively by the time I was 13. I played on Varsity A and then on the top team in high school (AA Varsity) Sophomore through Senior. My high school wouldn't sanction the hockey team as it was deemed too violent, so we had to pay a good amount to play. We would do fundraisers and garbage detail at local fests and such. I had two jobs so I could pay for gear and the league. Since we were a 'club' team, we got into some good tournaments and traveled a bit. We played against some AAA teams and hung in there pretty well. I broke my left femur in a car collision late in my Junior year after the season was essentially over, but I was eager to get back to a normal existence. All seemed well, but then I spent months trying to have this lingering pain diagnosed. It felt as if nothing worked anymore. I carried a 1.73 GAA my Junior year and was now giving up 3 to 4 goals a night. I had to walk away from hockey that winter with no answers, a limp, and my first foray into depression. Over the next few months, my life was not getting any better, and the leg pain persisted. My parents did the best they could with the feedback I was giving them, but I simply wasn't giving them enough. Additionally, not one doctor suggested imagining the break site on my femur. It got to the point where my leg was quite literally bent outward - bending the titanium rod in the femur. I eventually went to an ortho that essentially knew what was going on, and the x-ray confirmed as much - I had 'rebroken' my femur. What was actually occurring was not unlike a stress fracture, albeit a massive one - the bone had unfused at the break site. I would need another surgery, a larger titanium rod, and extensive PT to get healthy again. My second summer in crutches... Eventually, I began skating again at pickups. I played a season on the club team in college before it folded. I played sporadically and stopped for nearly 4 years. I started playing heavily around 28 -29 years old through 33, often times 6 times a week and multiple games a night. I was having a blast and feeling pretty good. I managed the inevitable injuries with a routine of stretching, therapy, and conditioning, and I felt pretty good most of the time. I was spending hours each week preparing my body and my gear for the ice, and I loved the routine. But, as it happens, circumstances often change. My father passed away in late 2014 and I was in the middle of a divorce at the time. Also, I was struggling in my career and there just wasn't room in my life for being a reliable goalie. I decided to go on an indefinite hiatus until I could rekindle my love of playing hockey... which brings us to the present. I am currently conditioning myself to get back on the ice this fall at the young age of 37. I feel as if it will be a smooth transition as I have been boxing, stretching, doing yoga, myofascial release, etc. I'll be skating again soon and probably contributing more to the GoalNet than I ever did on the GSBB. Thanks for reading!