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11 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

And that's one piece? 

The wrist and rom strap are on the same piece of mesh so yup. And that's what'll be on shadow. It's high enough on the wrist that you still get great wrist mobility. 

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Yea, and the ROM and wrist strap look different than the Mach ROM with wrist strap. 

I know I'll get what I'm after eventually as more people get their hands on this. I'm just fucking impatient. 

As seen on GSX

5 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

That's mostly what I was assuming aside from not knowing exactly what the Shadow spec is. 

From what I understood prior to release, the new wrist strap was supposedly super thinner than Bauer's typical offering they've had forever. 

I didn't mind the Mach, it was just the ROM wasn't a great rendition of a wristless glove strapping. CCM did it better, and Warrior is still the king in that regard. 

 

Shadow ROM is just what's in GSX. Mach ROM is ROM with a floating wrist strap iirc and Shadow ROM is the two pieces together like a normal glove. 

19 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Good eye. Seems he's worn Supreme gear historically too, so my theory of it being a Vapour pad with the alternate skin doesn't hold. 

Though, since he's in Ultrasonic gear or S60, I wonder if they used Digiprint because of that? Though Oettinger's Shadow pads (ultrasonics) are listed as Shadow. 

So who knows. 

I wonder if it's because the gold is unique to his set and not available in bauers customizer

On 4/13/2024 at 12:13 AM, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Thompson with a new home set tonight. I’ve never seen this glove backhand from Bauer where its one piece

Interesting that bauer labeled his custom specific colored Mach graphic as digiprint on the boot of the pads and glove backhand

Thank you all for the responses and support. As it stands now I'm shifting focus towards college but going to continue playing there. Unless some unreasonable opportunity comes up in juniors (a free season with a team) I'll be doing college this upcoming season. Hoping to play for A&M even though it's local and their hockey program is ok

Personally I'm not a huge fan of flat boot pads. I find them unpredictable and especially when worn tight they can be a nuisance to try and get the right feel out of them. There's zero connected feel. It's a huge part of why I didn't like my HL2 pads

The estimated delivery time I just got for my set is May 15th. Ordered on March 7th so that puts me right at the 10 week mark

As a forewarning, this thread will go deep into my mental state and playing career over the past few years.

Apologies in advanced, I've never been all that talkative so this is new to me. Before my final year of junior hockey eligibility begins, I'm undecided if I even want to continue going in this direction. The past few years have been an enormous mental and physical challenge with very little to show for it. After the 1.5 pointless years in Austin and then the ultimately meaningless time in Sweden and Illinois, I'm starting to come to the conclusion junior hockey just isn't for me. In fact I'm not sure if completive hockey in general is a good decision at this point in my life. As some of you may know, I've had to seek help several times over the past few years to come to terms with the mental toll that a career of my "uniqueness" has had on me. There have been multiple points in time where I posted every piece of equipment I own for sale but taken back down to continue playing at the request of my parents. Never once in the past 3 years have I been asked if I want to continue playing competitively nor have I had much say in whether I play at all. Even after being on a team where I played 5 games in 2 years, getting deported from my only chance of success, and ultimately being cheated out of my final chance at junior A by someone who has no idea how goalies work. Being told by a coach I'm not good enough or not playing well enough in practice when the team is half as fast as my previous team is immensely frustrating. It has rightfully pushed me to my mental limit several times but never once truly over. I'm not sure I'd be here today without my support group and the few of you I reached out to here and for that, thank you.

This has without question been the hardest year I've ever been through and if I'm still not having fun after a month of being on a team this season I'll either hang the skates up completely or play low level college hockey. In full seriousness I do not want to play junior hockey another year because nothing has come from it thus far for me. I am not sure where life will take me after the dust has settled but as long as I play I will remain active here. Ever since I returned from Sweden it felt as if I wasn't playing for myself anymore, it's felt more like I'm playing for my family as a way to justify the time and resources we've put into this. Every ice time and showcase has felt forced since I got back. I know my goal of playing in the AHL or even ECHL has been gone since leaving Sweden and for that reason I can't find a sufficient reason to continue down the path of junior hockey. Explaining this to my family and my advisor will be quite difficult but fingers crossed it goes smoothly. I have been continuing to receive help from my support group and therapist since my season ended in January which has at the very least kept me afloat.

I will try my best to keep this updated and refrain from any further posts from the heart. Thank you.

11 minutes ago, froese said:

So what's this then?

Weird, every XF piece of equipment I've seen or held (excluding the stick) has been labeled XF Pro. 

2 hours ago, froese said:

Does anyone know what the "Pro" not Pro distinction is? Does that refer to the Total Pro Custom program or something different?

All xf gear is going to be xf pro. Senior level will be F9

On 4/4/2024 at 11:05 AM, mr_shifty1982 said:

If that stick is anything like the Axis one, I want nothing to do with it.  I obsoletely love the Eflex stick personally. 

Agreed. Eflex 5 pro feels perfect event compared to prolite. I think it's the high kick point on V3 and prolite that messes with me. Always loved the Warrior M series but they don't hold up and they're getting rid of the wedge curve so they lost me as a user for their sticks. 

Size chart is spot on. 32+1.5 is a little small for me at 19.25" FTK but it's how I prefer my pads to fit. I've tried on G7 and they size the same way. Opted for 32+2 this time around with G7 to get a little more coverage. I could have gone 33+1.5 but I don't like that my knee lands center or how the knee stacks interfere with my pants. I prefer my knee to land above center for the most control and thigh rise seal

18 hours ago, Hockey34 said:

It looks like the same as what they did with the tacks asv player sticks?

Yup precisely

42 minutes ago, 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

Hard to notice it in pictures unless you know what you're looking for but it's definitely on this stick

29 minutes ago, Madmedic6 said:

They are in the catalog so fingers crossed. 

So were EF5 and 4 

1 hour ago, wvuviv30 said:

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.

At this rate I just hope they open up custom goalie stick orders at all

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

But are those guys is Hazardous? Or are they PX3's skinned? Or 12.2's skinned? Or 20.2's skinned? 

I think the 4.1's stand out more because of how easily identifiable they are. 

And where is the line between 20.2 and hzrdus now that you can order hzrdus with a thick thigh

9 hours ago, Hockey34 said:

Is Jake using forest green or does he get a custom green that we can’t get? Because Murray’s look brighter 

Mur uses Kelly green. I think that pic of oettinger has some weird contrast going on. Either that or it took Bauer awhile to figure out how to make kelly green

13 minutes ago, Hockey34 said:

So Oettinger has Kelly green and Gustavsson has forest green?

Spot on

2 hours ago, Hockey34 said:

Probably won’t order for a while because of you know $$ but thought I’d ask so that I know for when I do get the money to order them. 
Kelly green not forest green? These are all forest green. 

Kelly green is like the stars green you guys have. Forest green is more like Minnesota green

7 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I'm just happy you're embracing colour 

He's making up for my lack of color this time around

@Hockey34 those all look sick but make sure it's Kelly green not forest green

32 minutes ago, ChippedWall said:

How is there even any wisdom left to make an attempt to get an NHL franchise there again? Seriously. The National Hockey League already has enough dud teams in cities that didn't have any business having a franchise in the first place. I get that money talks. But there's so many advertisements all over the rinks, ice, player's equipment, the NHL looks like the figgen Yellow Pages. Find another sport as your platform to make money and leave those really appreciate our game alone.

In some cases I'd argue European leagues such as the SHL and NL love the sport more and have to put up with more advertisements. It's not as much about making money there as it is getting more people in the door to watch games and play the sport

You have to lift your chin a little bit to look to the backdoor but nothing terrible especially when already in your stance

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@RichMan

Had no issue with my Pro+ other than it was maybe a size big for me and heavy. No mask interference, super flexible especially for the size, and minimal rebounds off the body. The weight just comes with having a proper pro level chest. Ccms pro spec chest (2018 and 2024 models) are both just about the same weight as my X3 Pro+. Jerseys can be difficult depending on brand. Adidas is for sure a no go without restricted mobility

I have switched to Mach since it's much lighter and more flexible than the pro+ while maintaining a lot of that same size. Protection isn't as good as Pro+ but still good