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  2. Sniper9 started following Custom Fit Insert Made by 3M
  3. Sniper9
    This. Just get some Eva foam. They come in different thicknesses on Amazon too. Also, they aren't 3m, as far as I know.
  4. ducfan
    Outside in actually hold your tightness longer, it locks the laces better.
  5. Westside
    Go to Michael’s, buy some foam, and do it yourself. The cheapest/easiest thing to do
  6. flip12
    There is no better. There is only personal preference.
  7. bthompson1286
    Is it better to lace skates from inside out or outside in?
  8. bthompson1286
    does anyone know where to get the Custom Fit inserts that are now used in True Skates? I know MLX and Vh used them and now so does true. I've ordered them from true in the past but wanted to buy my own.
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  10. nisselrm
    Because I have to go full custom for a p91a and I would rather not spend $400 on a stick if I don’t have to. all of these companies carry my pattern so it seemed worth investigating for a significantly lower price point. im also very specific in wanting a low kick stick which low flex which makes it almost impossible to find. I ight now the best I’ve come across for the $ is the warrior lx20 stick from the echl
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  14. Hills
    If you are just doing it for mostly coaching, why not get a custom Bauer in the curve you want so you get exactly the feel you want? Then try out some of the more budget sticks and see if you can mimic that feeling in something else? The AS3 Pro previously was the stick that felt the closest for pinginess to the Vapors, but that changed with the newer models.
  15. Buzz_LightBeer
    you may consider a more supple insole in your current goalie skates for comfort otherwise a middle to lower-middle end player skate might be softer and easier on the feet for standing. you could have a flatter profile done to the blades to give the stability you're accustomed to in goalie skates.
  16. HockeyDad44
    Does anyone coach in goalie skates? It's all I've ever worn and have been coaching in them for 4 years. I recently started developing achilles tendonitis and I'm wondering if it is because I'm skating in goalie skates.
  17. shoot_the_goalie
    The original 8mm socket I got with the skates was no longer able to fit and grab the bolt, probably cause over time the bolt hole deformed a little. So I just got a cheaper new 8mm nut driver socket with thin sidewalls and that did the trick. It does make you really appreciate all the new tech with the newer gen holders. (triggers, nut screws, etc)
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  19. EBondo
    Finished up my conversion on my 2025 SVH’s. Can’t wait to get on them.
  20. HockeyDad44 HockeyDad44 joined the community
  21. HockeyDad44
    I've worn goalie skates my entire life. Played goalie as a kid and an adult and never really got used to skating in player skates. I started coaching youth hockey about 5 years ago and I wear my goalie skates when coaching. I recently developed achilles tendonitis and I think it may be due to wearing goalie skates during practices. Trying to figure out my next step and looking for suggestions. Do I try to learn to skate in player skates? This will be difficult after over 40 years in goalie skates. Will strengthening the muscles around my ankle make skating in goalie skates easier? Any help or suggestions welcome.
  22. nisselrm
    The “pingyness” is entirely for feel. im mostly coaching now so i don’t care as much about the blade opening. My cheapest/best option right now is probably an alpha lx20 from the echl but the blade doesn’t have the feel i would like but i can get a W05 and the release is smooth enough for me even though its not ideal.
  23. Beflar
    Marsblades holders for ice hockey, anyone try these things? I would love too try these but it would be a costly experiment at this point, so I would have to hear from a few guys who love them inorder to take the plunge.
  24. Westside
    With the 9x4, it’d be a white toe cap, facing, tendon guard, and the heel cover. I asked True multiple times over the years because they clearly had the parts to do it on goalie skates and was always told ‘no’. But when I inquired about these whiteout and the blackout 9x4 they simple said ‘stay tuned’
  25. Sniper9
    Depending on who you ask you'll get different answers. People have been told no about getting the tan clarino liners with true. And also no regarding pre drilled holes for other brands holders. But both have been done and seen online a number of times. I've seen the white toe cap and facing on player skates personally. Like I said, it's just using what they have already which is used for goalie skates. The only difference between the goalie skates and player skates is the holder and the tendon guard/Lundy loop. I also think some retailers that puts in the custom orders have have more pull than others.
  26. Sniper9
    Ft6 do look better. But the toecap on these look better. Xf pros looks the best but the cracking issues is definitely a big concern.
  27. Hills
    You are going to get a bunch of different and wrong answers from people when you ask this since 99% of people don't understand blade feel and stiffness. Hockeystickman has a few different sticks, they have their Pro Blackout and Pro Custom Blackout (which are made by Prostockhockeysticks). I used a Pro Blackout and the blade felt completely dead and like you'd expect from a budget stick. Prostockhockeysticks depends on what blade material you use, the stock one is pretty "standard." Think CCM Jetspeed before the 7, current Warrior offerings, Sherwood, etc. Vapor is a VERY VERY pingy blade. The closest you will find to that is the Hoapa X-Stiff but it is hard to recommend those sticks with how many bad experiences for durability I have heard of is. But... I think you have to ask yourself if you actually care about the puck feel to the point of where you have to have a Vapor like feeling and what part of the feeling do you want. Do you want the feeling while shooting? Is it the stiff feeling you want or the pingy feeling, these are both different things. Stiffness is if you can feel the blade opening up or flexing while shooting, pingyness is the vibrations and dampening. When taking hard shots, the pingyness feeling is more similar between a lot of the brands and models of sticks. But passing and stickhandling is where the pingyness makes a big difference.
  28. mcne0101
    I've always been a Ribcore guy, loved every one of them up until the Ribcore 8 where I think the blade feel is brutal. It was unusable for me. Because of that I decided to give the Hockeystickman pro blackout extra lite a shot. I absolutely love it, the puck feel is very similar to the ribcores of the past. I wouldn't call them overly pingy, they have great puck feel.
  29. number_22
    As far as I know, they won’t do it, I asked multiple times. True themselves told me, that they were “always working on things”, but nothing specific. The only pair I ever saw, was made for Mitch Marner.
  30. Westside
    Waiting to hear back on when it would be possible to order a pair I, personally, think the FT6 looked better, but maybe another color way of these will change my mind. The new tendon guard seems like a downgrade. The flexibility of the FT6’s was amazing!
  31. flip12
    I think the toe cap could get better. Holders get swapped so I’m not too worried either way, though they could spruce those up as well. The heel bulge is a feature in my mind. That’s what a lot of people’s anatomy looks like. The straight angled heel of most skates is puzzling to me.
  32. flip12
    The recent CCM tendon guard is the ugliest thing in hockey since the Nike Quest helmet.
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