ThatCarGuy

56 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Honestly, my GT2 set was still my favourite Warrior set. It's too bad they abandoned that line, I feel like that's where they shined the most.

Ah there's the difference. I hated GT2 lol. Felt terrible to me in store and the added torsional flex to an already very flexible G4 pad felt rough. Never could get the thigh rise anywhere near the ice with GT2. 

I also agree the down to the calf strapping on G6 feels off. For that reason my knee strap is attached to the inner wrap. I feel like the stiffer calf wrap was definitely a miss and I could see why it felt awful with the wide calf wrap option because it wouldn't bend like previous pads. I avoided this issue by getting the narrow option  . Basically all the issues you had I avoided by changing strapping or via custom specs. 

Just now, coopaloop1234 said:

Nah. Warrior blockers are the weakest portion of their kits and I love my Mach too much. 

Plus I was not a fan of the G6 strapping set up. Feels like such a step back from what they've been using since the G3.

I agree the blocker is the weakest part but I've gotten used to it and while I don't prefer it to Mach I can finally put them at equal. 

You know you could just wear G6 like G3 and G4 right? You don't have to use the calf wrap slots, the inner strap is removable and it comes stock with the wide calf wrap. That said I absolutely love the new strapping specifically because it makes the pads play like my super tight fit ccms did. 

Plus if you go for a full Mach set you'd have to leave the unmentioned group ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

2 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

If I do stick with them, I'll probably sell the glove and get an all black G6. 

Or I may just abandon it all. Time will tell. 

Or you could commit to it and get a full G6 set 

Ran into the same issue on G2, G4, and now X3. It's intentionally designed that way to give the arm more space to absorb impact due to it sitting farther from your actual arm. The only way I found to counter it was tightening the forearm and the bicep strap and even then it's quite loose.

I'm surprised to hear you got large arms if you normally wear an XL. I wear a medium in every chest protector except warrior which I wear a large

8 minutes ago, Hockey34 said:

No I mean I wanted the black and white set of machs 

I'm sure there's plenty floating around. Should've gotten white and black to start with the colorway is solid

22 hours ago, Hockey34 said:

How well does pad skins slide if I wanted to put it on the knee block?

It does not lol

1 hour ago, Hockey34 said:

I know it suck’s, I wanted the black and white which would not have this problem but thatcarguy’s store didn’t have any 

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Classic @ThatCarGuy

I've complained for years that we don't have padskinz and always had to order it direct from them

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Well you already have the lack of style, so forgoing understanding the specs of your gear is the logical next step you need to take. 

I'm gonna order all white with off the shelf specs

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Maybe it's just us beer leaguers/amateurs that are more in tune with gear changes/specs.

So what you're saying is if I order the same specs year after year and don't change anything then I'll go pro

Lindbom still using a G6 glove in the ECHL after Rangers training camp

57 minutes ago, seagoal said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cybod9Hv_-a/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

Never let him unbox his own gear again. Surprised he didn't cut the pads

Willing to bet a lot of these wear spots are because I ordered weave. My standard black jenpro practice glove has no wear spots. I love weave though so I'll still order it as long as I have colors to match

1 hour ago, RichMan said:

Those wear spots are no different then when our gear was all real leather. Of course, if it's only after 1 season of regular beer league, nothing elite, it's a little bit of a let down for the money spent.

This is after a summer of training and about a quarter the way through a season of swedish junior hockey

20 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

They'll still be expensive

But at least they'll be new and expensive and not 2 seasons deep for $550

As previously stated, nothing out of the normal for wear. Tried to be as picky as possible with finding wear spots

12 hours ago, Madmedic6 said:

Well my bauers finally came in after 18 weeks. I would like to point out that if you choose the leather straps on the pads that Bauer has made them removable on the calf but not the knee. Going to be a fun winter testing these and my px3's which will be delivered next week. 

Well come on let's see the leather straps on the pads

9 hours ago, RichMan said:

I'd love to get my hands on one of these...if they weren't so friggin expensive!!

Next summer

39 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

What about for lazy fat beer leaguers? 

Highly discourage them from using the slide plates. If changing direction is already a struggle then going faster won't help lol

Starting to see small wear spots on the top and bottom corners of the pad, nothing out of the usual. The nylon stitching at the boot break on the sliding surface is disappearing though it would probably be worse if it had a binding. Plus that stitching doesn't appear to have any kind of purpose.

The slide plates are definitely very useful on the larger ice. They allow me to make backdoor saves that I wouldn't otherwise make and allow a lot of energy saving since I don't have to push as hard to travel the same distance. Now that I'm getting used to them I don't over slide and often have time to even recover to my feet. Still wouldn't recommend on North America sized sheets

4 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

And be burdened with your lack of taste? 

No thanks, I'll stick with my US, Mach, G6 mix match. 

I'll order an all white set. No logos, no embroidery. I will make the most bland set possible.

3 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I didn't hate the Mach glove as much as you did, my only gripe was that it didn't connect like a Warrior. I doubt I'd go for the revised version anyways. 

Though, the rest of the offerings: same Mach blocker and essentially a Mach pad with an US stiffness profile is exactly what I'm after. 

Which begs the question why I'm not just ordering a custom Mach set now? lol 

Because you want my HL2 set once I get back to the US

25 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

US stiffness is probably the sweet spot. May be tempted to get a Shadow set with a softer boot when that comes out. 

I really liked the TuneFit+ system on the Machs. 

Completely agree on US stiffness. I probably won't even bother with a Shadow set since it's unlikely the glove will work well for me. 

Tunefit+ is good but I liked the CCM/Lefevre super tight fit so much more and G6 feels very similar once you make a simple strapping change. Before True entered the goalie market a large majority of the goalies at the NHL level in Eflex were using the super tight fit option and it made no sense until I tried it myself. It allows a very connected feel to the pad without sacrificing rotation or mobility. It's part of why I liked playing in my EF5s (its shame speedskin and a 580 ruined that set lol)

4 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

We've been heading that way for a long time. 

It's been a long time since people we're normally getting +3 or +4 sizing on their pads as was the flavour at the time. (Pre 2005 lockout) 

With more and more normal sized pro goalies appearing its not too surprising that mobility is taking priority. I've considered ordering medium upper and lower breaks on my Warrior set next season instead of stiff upper and medium lower. The my ultrasonic stiff HL2s are softer than my G6s and is nice for mobility. Still prefer how G6 plays overall and the slide plates are beginning to show their advantage on Olympic sized sheets

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

PX3's are quite stiff above the knee. These guys are probably not liking the change and want what they're more familiar with. 

Similar situation with the Bauer Mach pad stiffness. Most guys didn't like the stiffness/profile and went back to an Ultrasonic spec instead. 

Slowly but surely we're returning to softer, smaller leg pads.

Also interesting they kept the PX3 tapered outer roll at the top and it appears he shrunk back down to a 33+1.5 instead of 33+2. Might be an optical illusion

2 hours ago, WillyGrips13 said:

Edmonton's season is getting off to a wonderful start. Have they been eliminated from the playoffs yet?

Truly one of the games of all time

I check insta about once a week and unfortunately today was the day I checked. The same day Bedard scores. Couldn't find any cool goalie stuff just 20 posts on the same thing