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Make that 10 or 11 lmao

The lie is physically different. I own both its not the heel Twist is definitely not flatter on the bottom of the blade that's why I switched away from it

Wedge and twist are very different. The bottom of the blade is much rounder on twist and the blade has more curve. They're pretty similar in how much they open but I've always struggled to deflect pucks until I switched to a wedge curve. You're correct Crawford is similar if not the same as a Warrior twist. Price is the same as warrior wedge There's definitely something different between the EF5 Price curve and V3 Wedge curve. I've never been able to put my finger on it but the lie might be the answer

Here's my favorite set of the khl all star series. Made by Mark Hockey and uses printed jenpro and patches all sewn together. Imo the printed graphic across the whole sliding surface and backhand of the gloves are giving bauer a run for its money

This is the difference between the 605 and 595 blockers. 605 had the binding on the sidewall (like Eflex 4) and 595 didn't (like premier 2)

That would be sweet to see. They make really good stuff. I may give it one last try but likely rolling with warrior

Wedgewood appears to have switched to a HL2 stick. Not too surprised since some friends of the team said he had gone through 3 of his custom layup true sticks in one practice more than once

This only applies when measuring from the toe of the blade to the shoulders. When measured heel to shoulder, no matter the pattern, they're almost always the same with minor manufacturing inconsistencies

Didn't know you had a plane but I'm glad to see it get action

Yup and yup

Jeremy Smith with a pretty nice looking G7 set with 7.0 glove and 7.1 blocker. Not sure why he's still using slide plates but hey he's in the KHL All Star games and I'm not so guess it's working

The M line is warrior's "innovation" line with unique paddle geometry creating a low, whippy, kick point and next year will have the m2i asymmetric shaft design too. The V line is warrior's more traditional line with normal paddle and shaft geometry and a mid kick point.

Finally a team my sticks match

Edit made. But just so you don't have to go back to that post: Since the last update I've joined a team in Illinois and been on the ice 5 days a week for 2hr practices. In Sweden I was averaging 3 days a week with an hour long practice.

Me either but G6 is working great

Now that we're halfway through the season I'll add some more wear pictures later today. Since the last update I've joined a team in Illinois and been on the ice 5 days a week for 2hr practices. In Sweden I was averaging 3 days a week with an hour long practice. Got a small scratch on the thigh rise and one of the eyelets on the glove thumb plate has cracked. No not the whole thumb plate, just the eyelet at the top. Warrior laces their composite plates in with the perimeter lacing to improve consistency of the closure even with the lack of palm lacing. Blocker has a few small wear spots but the palm is holding up great

As loyal as wolf is to ccm I'm betting he becomes a Brian's guy eventually. At some point ccm is going to tell him no more EF5 sets and that's when he'll switch to iconik pads and blocker with an optik glove

My warrior pads had the same issue. I believe it's caused by manufacturers switching to smaller boxes for shipping, sometimes causing the pad shape to change

In the past I would often change equipment pretty frequently (sometimes multiple times a season). It's been a struggle to find pieces that fit me well and perform how I'd like. I would love to say I'm in my forever set now but odds are I'll still upgrade when I can so long as the new versions aren't too different from the what I'm using now

For very few of us on here it's to attempt to gain a competitive edge whether that be in youth, juniors, or college hockey. For the rest of us I have no idea. I've really only recently found what works for me in all situations and now I'm trying to find a set that does that rather than continue modifying my own. The things I tend to wear out most are gloves and skates which is really all I'd need to replace year to year. But when a manufacturer fixes a problem I've genuinely encountered and attempted to fix (G6 lack of calf pillow and mediocre strapping) it makes me more inclined to replace my set.

He's next. Probably G6.1 It's expected to be the same as G6. The below the knee break on my G6 set has broken in nicely and started to take a curve so I'll probably stick with a stock stiffness set for myself I thought we had an agreement how we felt about that blocker

You'll be happy to know I converted a kid who's been loyal to all bauer gloves since 1S to a G6.0

You are correct. Warrior hasn't really brought anything new to the table in quite some time but with the way they've been building pads since G2, everyone's only recently caught up. G2 had an integrated knee block, pretty solid rebounds, very good sliding for the time, super soft glove off the shelf, no wrist strap, adjustable blocker finger protection, inset knee strap for extra stability, and of course the wonderful shin pillow which made the pad feel more connected

If I end up being too lazy to dye the ccms I'll agree

Ironically I think it's a very healthy mix of everything he likes in a set