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    Biting on fake shots

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    16 hours ago, Chenner29 said:

    for 1 - I'm assuming you're talking about the first two Carolina clips?  Yeah because the puck doesn't move laterally.  First one the shooter cranks it high, no need to drop.  Second one shooter loses his handle and f***s off into the corner.  The Ottawa one at 3m he's coming in at a slight angle and tries a cute chip to 5 hole. 

    for 2 - 100%

    Also watch the clip around 4:30 vs Anaheim (slo-mo replay around 4:40), shooter cuts to his glove side and tries to slide it low.  Price brings his blocker down and forward.

    Here's a really good example of Vasi working a backwards C cut transitioning into a post, notice how uses the backward AND pivot momentum off the C-cutting leg so it flows like one smooth movement.  Starts around halfway through when he's lining up his 45s.  To modify this movement into a butterfly, drop the sliding side knee while pivoting and IMO you want to aim your skate blade into the post so you grab some more depth

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClpUBXqD1Tb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    This is really helpful and a great example. Thanks!

    Biting on fake shots

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    Also adding that I saw some of this in the videos! A lot of one-knee down and popping back up - faking out shooters or closing holes?

    5 hours ago, johncho said:

    Sometimes I fake bite, and quickly touch one of my pads to the ice and bring it back up which makes them hasten their move.

     

    Biting on fake shots

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    Posted · Edited by indykrap

    38 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

    Here's some video examples.  Holding your edges as your feet widen out is tough on your hips, make sure you get the appropriate prep time in

    The method is really obvious in the three clips

    Great examples! I had two observations on this that I wanted to check in on

    1- I'm noticing he comes out, hits a few C cuts to get backwards momentum, and holds his edges/doesn't do much skating backwards afterwards and instead just gets really low/loaded and wide. It looks like more of a glide as he watches the shot and prepares for a push to either move or butterfly slide with the skater. Am I seeing that right? In the one vs. the Sens at the 3:00ish mark it seems really obvious. 

    2- man, I miss Price.

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    Biting on fake shots

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    Hey all,

    In a league right now that uses penalty shots for minor penalties, so I'm facing a lot more of these than I'd like to lately. Just wondering if anyone has any advice for not biting on fake shots on these, as I find myself getting caught going down early and getting shots tucked in beside me.

    I've been trying the breakaway "inverted Y" approach, and can usually pull that off fine in a game when I'm in a bit more of a flow-state. However, on a penalty shot I feel like I get in my head a bit more. Any suggestions or anyone experience the same thing? I had some early luck by not coming out as far so there was less ground to cover when I was down and pushing/scrambling to either side, but that feels like somewhat more of a cop-out than a good approach! haha. Also, it wasn't exactly as effective as properly tracking and sliding/moving along with the shooter. 

    Any advice/thoughts/resources are welcome.

    Adding wrist strap to Warrior glove

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    On 11/7/2022 at 1:30 PM, johncho said:

    The Kova one looks super clean and nice, but I wonder how much it will end up being once customs and shippings accounted for.

    EDIT: 13$ bucks... huh not that bad

    I've used it a few times now and it's not for me, but I'm happy to let go of it for reasonably cheap if you wanted to try it out!

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    Missing Warrior Accessories - Where Are They?

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    On 11/30/2022 at 12:14 PM, indykrap said:

    Following up - my G6 90 degree liner just showed up today (ordered it last Thursday from Hockey Monkey Canada). Just put it in, so no game experience yet, but it definitely feels "beefier" than my G4 Pro. There are two removable foam pieces for a practice palm and one in the wrist that I think supports the "cover edge" by pushing your glove out. I can definitely say it feels a bit better and more natural than how my 75 degree felt, but will confirm with a proper testing!

    Following up the follow up: Used it in a double header on Sunday night - definitely felt different and more comfortable in my hand, and made a few glove saves that felt really good and more natural. I would attribute this partially to the glove liner, but also to the new materials/cover edge making it more comfortable. Also had some coaching last week (with the old liner in) so a good tune up on that mechanic. Also felt good playing the puck with the different angle of my hand.

    Worth a shot, honestly! Gives my G4 a bit more life in it instead of going for a new glove.

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    Missing Warrior Accessories - Where Are They?

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    Following up - my G6 90 degree liner just showed up today (ordered it last Thursday from Hockey Monkey Canada). Just put it in, so no game experience yet, but it definitely feels "beefier" than my G4 Pro. There are two removable foam pieces for a practice palm and one in the wrist that I think supports the "cover edge" by pushing your glove out. I can definitely say it feels a bit better and more natural than how my 75 degree felt, but will confirm with a proper testing!

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    Missing Warrior Accessories - Where Are They?

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    18 hours ago, ArdeFIN said:

    I thought I'd get a chance to try different angles on Warrior and bought a -50% G3 liner in 90 degree. My G4 has 75 degree.

    But as you can see from the crappy gif animation, they are the same except for minor details on stiching etc. Strapping is in a different angle too but I don't think that makes any significant difference to the feel.

    I am disappointed. The G3 liners are sold out but I might still find some G4 in 60 degree or 90 degree to make a comparison between these to see what is going on...

    That's a bummer. I'd heard that too - I think Hockey Reviews mentioned this was similar with the G5 liners. I do need a new one anyways since I've had mine for about four years now so I'll probably keep my order, but that's good to know to lighten expectations of suddenly having a 580 glove, hah.

    Missing Warrior Accessories - Where Are They?

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    If anyone's in Canada looking I scooped up (finally!) a replacement liner for my G4 catcher on Hockey Monkey. Looks like they're just doing G6 stuff now.

    https://www.hockeymonkey.ca/search?q=warrior+liner

    My LHS has G4 and G5 strap kits in stock as well:

    https://sourcelondon.com/collections/goalie-accessories/products/warrior-g4-strap-kit

    https://sourcelondon.com/collections/goalie-accessories/products/warrior-g5-elastic-strap-kit

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    Adding wrist strap to Warrior glove

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    9 hours ago, RichMan said:

    At first I thought you were simply trying to revert the Warrior strapping ingenuity back to the traditional setup most every other glove uses which is counter productive. But alas, I now see what you are doing. Isn't this available on the G6? Guessing here.

    Your idea makes sense as myself I don't like to strap down my glove like crazy but would love to feel secure that my GT2 won't fly off my hand on a solid sniper. The mobility would still be full on as intended. Cool.

    Honestly? Kind of, haha. I like the Warrior glove for just about every reason and appreciate the flexibility around the back of the hand, but have noted it doesn't feel super secure for me without that last connection point around the wrist. I've found it moves around a bit too much on my hand for my liking so it doesn't sit in a consistent spot and I fidget with it a bit too much during games for my liking. This is usually remedied for a short while after washing the palm insert (sweat/grime buildup making it more slippery) but after playing for a bit it seems to go right back to the problem.

    As an update, I had a game yesterday morning with it. Since the strap is pretty elastic I didn't notice much issue in wrist flexibility. Catching was easier and I found I palmed the puck a lot less and caught it in the pocket more consistently, which was nice. Playing the puck was also improved with how it sat on my hand. It's pretty easy to take on and off with the velcro I used, so I'll have to give it a bit more testing. Long term, something a little nicer like the Kova strap would be good. You're right - it does look like they've added it for the G6 as a custom option too.

    Adding wrist strap to Warrior glove

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    1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

    Simple mod. 

    I have a lizard skin glove myself and the wrist strap is pretty malleable/stretchy. 

    I'm curious to see if this will have enough resistance to keep in secure like you're after. 

    Yeah, might not work long term - I’ll have to see how it holds up but can definitely think of other ways to accomplish the same result. I’ve got a few leftover straps from old pads that might do it too. 

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    Adding wrist strap to Warrior glove

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    Posted · Edited by indykrap

    Hey all,

    Wanted to show a pic of a mod I just did. I didn’t feel like my trusty G4 glove felt as “connected” to my hand as I wanted it to be, so I added a wrist strap!

    I cut off the strap from a lizard skins glove I had around that didn’t really do it for me, and velcroed it to the bottom of the removable palm. I’ll have a pickup game tomorrow to try it out but even just tossing around a lacrosse ball at home felt very good. 
     

    I know KOVA makes a product for this, but this was a cheap ($0, basically) way of trying it out. 
     

    Will report back!

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