Equipment Modifications

[Krev 86]

I can put it underneath or over, personally I put it over my pads.

It's a custom back piece from Eagle.

[Monty22 821]

Very Modano-esque. Seems like it would be more flexible/lower profile if attached to the shoulder pads, no?

[AIREAYE 248]

Very Modano-esque. Seems like it would be more flexible/lower profile if attached to the shoulder pads, no?

Wouldn't it be the opposite, as bending back from a forward lean position would have it push down into the pants? Those kidney sections already come up really high it seems, don't they Krev?

[icewalker_bg 126]

that easton pant is something else.

[Krev 86]

Very Modano-esque. Seems like it would be more flexible/lower profile if attached to the shoulder pads, no?

Flexible, yes. Too flexible. It gets stuck in the pant depending on lean angle.

Wouldn't it be the opposite, as bending back from a forward lean position would have it push down into the pants? Those kidney sections already come up really high it seems, don't they Krev?

Exactly. I did actually have it attached to my shoulder pads during a test run. Kept getting jammed with the pants. The kidney section does come up a bit. My back is... delicate. I've always had extra padding, but the padded shirts and everything was too close to the skin and it didn't absorb enough. This setup works.

that easton pant is something else.

Haha, I know. My teammates look at me like I'm crazy. I love it.

[icewalker_bg 126]

Does anybody know where i can get velcro tabs for a jock?

Not regular velcro but the tabs that you can open and close.

[SydNap 25]

Do you have a big box craft store in your area? I've been very creative with some of the velcro I've found in a Michael's near my house..

[icewalker_bg 126]

No idea what that is, here we have Canadian Tires and Walmarts but they only carry very basic sticky velcro. Looking to order online, specifically velcro tabs similar to the ones on jocks, there has to be something.

[Chadd 916]

No idea what that is, here we have Canadian Tires and Walmarts but they only carry very basic sticky velcro. Looking to order online, specifically velcro tabs similar to the ones on jocks, there has to be something.

http://hosted.where2getit.com/michaels/

There are a bunch in Ontario

[stuie7 6]

I've had my custom Easton Synergy 800 gloves for about a year now but haven't had much use out of them because the cuff was too inflexible. I had a play around with them and decided this could probably be remedied by cutting them open and removing the totally un-bendable plastic from the cuff and possibly some of the padding.

In each of these photos, the glove that has been modified is on the left.

This is the amount of padding & plastic that was removed from the cuff of one glove. I ended up removing one of the two layers of padding.

I'll remove the plastic and one layer of padding from the cuff later in the week.

I have no doubt that the cuff will break-down sooner than intended, and in reflection I might have left all of the padding intact and just removed the plastic. You'll notice from the photos that the cuff now appears "flatter", it certainly is emptier now it's had all that removed. However, I want to use these gloves, and at the minute they're sitting around doing nothing.

[coryroth24 15]

That other shoulder pad topic reminded me to post pics of my set up. Finally got sick of getting cross checks in the back while being in front of the net. I play non-contact beer league, so I don't need a heavy set of shoulders (my opinion at least, I know others will say otherwise), so the classic Winn-Wells are perfect. The only thing they lack is a little padding on the spine. So I took the spine pad off a pair of Easton S3 shoulders and sewed them on as seen.

Edited April 25, 2013 by coryroth24

[splitbtw 2]

What do you guys use to do the sewing?

[gosinger 122]

99% use the speedy stitcher (or a similar tool)

[splitbtw 2]

99% use the speedy stitcher (or a similar tool)

Thanks. Looks like it'll do exactly what I need it to.

[AIREAYE 248]

Yup, Speedy Stitcher. Very easy to pickup and learn. If you can't find replacement thread, you can use other sizes and even dental floss.

[A2rhino 62]

Thanks. That's pretty much what I did for my one90 pants. Took the pad, unstitched it, lowered it and stitched it back, then put laces through the top. Who needs a belly pad that goes 5 inches up... that flops over when you put your jersey on. "Sick flop on those pants!" <_<

TBL, I was actually looking for this info a couple months back. I remembered that I saw someone did this but couldn’t remember who and find the post. How has this held up and have you found it to be effective?

[bunnyman666 445]

This is a fun thread!!!

[TeamHonda401 54]

Here's another one like it that's all shoulder pads.

http://www.modsquadhockey.com/forums/index.php/topic/56696-has-anyone-ever-built-their-own-shoulder-pads/

[bunnyman666 445]

Here's another one like it that's all shoulder pads.

http://www.modsquadhockey.com/forums/index.php/topic/56696-has-anyone-ever-built-their-own-shoulder-pads/

Read up on that thread and have a few ideas... Hockeytron has their mid-level shoulder pads on sale at $19.99... Should be something cheap to experiment with!!!

[tattoosbyjay 30]

just finished extending the eyelets on my nxgs the boot area around the ankle is way more shallow than my one 90 skates I have been using , and so far this actually gives me a lot more forward flex trying to upload photos but it wont let me

[Gummer12 134]

http://modsquadhockey.com/forums/index.php/topic/32356-how-do-i-post-a-picture/

[tattoosbyjay 30]

I tried that and when the box for the link comes up it gets stuck on that page for some reason

[tattoosbyjay 30]

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm109/tattoosbyjay/IMG_2197_zpsf1d425d2.jpg

Edited July 8, 2014 by Gummer12

[tattoosbyjay 30]

http://s294.photobucket.com/user/tattoosbyjay/media/IMG_2196_zpseddb38fd.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

[Vet88 673]

just finished extending the eyelets on my nxgs the boot area around the ankle is way more shallow than my one 90 skates I have been using , and so far this actually gives me a lot more forward flex trying to upload photos but it wont let me

Nice. Did you make the extensions yourself or purchase them? Are they riveted in place using copper or brass rivets?