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    (T8 DX) retail specs for Matthews:
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    Below is my son's review on his Marsblade holder. Player: soon-to-be 15 yo, 1st yr U16 Midget AA Skates: CCM FT1 + stock Marsblade holder (sz 7, 263 MB Holder, Prosharp Quad 1 on 100/50 FBV) Time spent on MB: Sticktime/drills: 4 hrs Pickup: 1 hr 5v5 scrimmage: 2 hrs Spring League HS Varsity games: 3 According to him, the Marsblade Holder helps with tighter turns while maintaining speed, with more confidence in trusting edges than before especially in small area doing delays/gretzky turns. Exiting turns going into lateral crossovers feels easier and more powerful than before. A bit more top end speed and power when pushing off. No difference on stopping/stop and go vs previous holder. Backward/pivots/mohawks/Crosby's/Tarasenko's are a breeze and effortless. The extra 100g on each skates are not noticable at all. The only con he mentioned was that it took him at least a few hrs to get used to them. From a dad/drill sargent's view, since I skate with him at sticktime, the MB's do help him seem more sturdy/balanced and his turns look more powerful with smoother and quicker exits. He 'looks' faster during breakaways and backchecks. Just overall more stable and stronger on MB... Could be that he's growing and getting stronger, but I firmly believe Marsblade has a good thing going on. I simply can't see how these holders won't help you fine-tune and enhance your skating, especially for higher end skaters, MB can really give you that extra edge. Cosmetically, the holders are holding up decently. A few chips here and there, exposing the black core underneath some sort of thick white coating... Really hoping the MB will be durable and last at least a season. The Tydan blades are nice but I feel his previous Massive Blades held edges longer, while blade height appears to be same as Massive Blades. My kid really does like the MB and if he feels they help his game and he feels good on the ice, then I must say it was money well spent.
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    Hello Mod Squad Hockey! My Name is Mike I work At STEP . I am just opening up this forum to give anyone a chance to openly ask questions About STEP Products and to get responses directly from us here at STEP! if you have any question feel free to ask me here or send me a PM I look forward to answering any questions you have! Thanks, Mike
  4. 1 point
    Welp there goes that plan. Back to suggesting trying the largest of every model, and that CCM was a good fit for my roundish head.
  5. 1 point
    With JVR wearing TRUE skates I can kind of understand as it will negate any of the pitch built into the boot. TRUE skates have about 1.6mm built into the boot design. We get a lot of players who switch to TRUE and cannot adapt to the pitch and thus we need to put a lift in the front. Maybe the new Vapor has an extreme pitch built into the boot too and Auton doesn't like it.
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    This is an interesting discussion. What I am taking away from it is that the VT tests will tell you which helmets provide more protection from certain kinds of impact, such as a puck to the forehead, but there are other significant kinds of injury that are not accounted for. Specifically they do not account for rotational forces which are a major cause of concussion. The danger of the VT tests (as stated by stick9) is that they could give someone a false sense of security, whereas in reality even with the ‘best’ helmet, you really do need to avoid certain situations. I’m also quite shocked at the levels of brain injury in hockey, something I had previously only associated with boxing, a sport that I abhore for its brutality. Is it right to subject athletes to life changing injuries in the name of entertainment?
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    In basic terms, here are my issues 1) I don't believe VT test conditions account for fit. Do they use multiple head dummies or one generic one? A less than optimal fit could lead to a lower score. 2) I don't get the sense their test conditions correlate well to actual game play. Results in a controlled lab are one thing, real on ice studies are another. 3) You don't need to hit your head to be concussed. So all this data is irrelevant at that point. 4) Safety ratings can give one a false sense of security. "I don't have to worry about head shots, I have a 5 star rated helmet". "How did Billy get a concussion, we bought him a 5 star rated helmet".
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    How many people does it take to get a curve made, Im very Interested in a Sakic Pro Curve, but in RH, is This even a possibility if they don't have a RH Stick to do a mold of?
  9. 1 point
    HI CigarScott. That is a pretty good assumption. we are already producing Blacksteel, VSTEEL and STEP STEEL for the CCM XS holder. These blades will be avaliable in the USA also!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks,



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