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I think it's pretty much confirmed by the pictures. No other stick had that exact font and stripe on the underside. It's definitely a pshs.

It isn't confirmed that it is PRO, and I tried to get it confirmed and he won't... but if you use logic it is obviously a PRO stick.

Poron to standard foams. 3-piece thumbs to 2-piece thumbs. Embroidered cuff rolls to I don’t even know what to call the plastic crap now. That’s just Bauer. CCM has reduced D3O, or the amount of D3O, they’re using. Palm and gusset materials seems to be getting flimsier. That said, I wouldn’t even bother with retail gloves nowadays. Plenty of pro stock options available with better builds and more options. While it’s a shame CPR and Hockey Menders closed for repalms/customization, ITR does great work and continues to improve with every pair

For some of us who are old and set in our ways, as person who both contributed to the proliferation of p28esque curves and ultra-stiff boots, this guy is bordering on super villain status.

The retail store is almost done! So much time, effort, and money went into this. Just waiting on a couple more shipments and we will be open to the public! https://www.yelp.com/biz/surfside-hockey-torrance?osq=Hockey+Equipment https://maps.app.goo.gl/XpKW9WbY9LtEwq4z8 For those not local to So Cal, we will be doing online sales. Exciting times!

Agreed although I’d go back one generation to the APX2 from Bauer and the QRL from Warrior. FT1 is the last ‘great’ glove IMO

I would look at ProStockHockey.com. 14 is an easy to find size and if you’re not too picky on color you can get something way nicer than 2024 retail junk.

They're looking great IMO! Only comment would be that the lettering appears too glossy

I actually did this mod on the traditional felt with t guard true tongues in my Bauer matrix skates I converted to inline. The stock tongues had wear on the edge of the felt which gave me a hot spot on the outside of my shin around the cuff area on the boot. So I bought some true tongues, but in order for the middle of the t guard to line up with the flex point of the skate, I had to shorten the tongue which I did by cutting AND tapering the bottom of the tongue so it would feel more stock like. It worked great as I kept the Velcro system. I kept a flap of material from the stock tongues and added a hook velcro on that so I didn't have to sew into the toe box. Looking back, I actually think the cat 9 or 9x4 tongue you have would've worked better in terms of overall volume. The traditional felt with t guard is quite thick but it still worked fine overall, and it's only for inlines that I wear like 5-6 times a year at most. I also was able to look at the 3d tongues in store and they do seem very thick. And the fact that they don't look like they break in really at all, seems like of it doesn't feel right off the bat it's likely not going to get much better over time.

Quick update on the 3D printed tongues as I've now had 4 sessions in them. I'm still on the fence about these tongues for the long run. The tweaks I made after the first use made them work much better. I still get a little bit of pressure around the ball of my foot by about the 3rd period of a game. Socks still get soaked. I do think they'll work better in my pair of TF9 since the toe box area is much larger and this will take up some of that space without putting pressure on my foot. Since the TF9 are for roller, I think the ventilation benefits will work better too. I did end up cutting off a few inches of the stock 9X4 tongue and tried them out for a few hours on the ODR. Shortening them to the height of the felt tongues made a tremendous impact in comfort for me. If I do decide to put the 3D printed tongues on my inline, I'm going to give the stock tongues another shot on my ice skates. Can't really tell on the photos, but I threw a stitch down at the end like they come from the factory to ensure nothing unravels. At some point I'll likely shave down some of the foam so it tapers a bit and then use a nicer cross stitch so it appears more finished and less DIY

Not at retail. Check with a couple of pro shops to see if they may have one.

They do not come in a Fit 1. Websites are correct.

Thanks for your reply @Westside! I lean towards a faithful recreation as much as possible and I tend to agree with you. The black letters are faithful to the originals and give a nice crisp look.

Welcome! Good luck with the restoration process. Guess the question comes down to if you want a faithful recreation or want to modify them to your own liking? Pics of Modano show him with black lettering https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/mike-modano-of-the-minnesota-north-stars-skates-on-the-ice-news-photo/459182798

Hi everyone, First time posting, not sure if the links will work. I am a sucker for 90's gloves and I am restoring my old pairs. Would love to have your opinion on the style of letters for the cuffs. For your info, the letters are UV DTF PErmastickers. I found they work extremely well and are extremely resistant, giving an interesting raised feel to the letters. Cheers and sorry in advance if the links don't work! https://i.imgur.com/ryWZppf.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/0BjRSea.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/q3akFCH.jpeg

Wow, these Pro Series shoulders are fantastic. The pictures and description don't do them justice at all. I ordered from that Czech site and got a pretty good discount - definitely something you don't see in N America on new gear. Anyway, the shoulder caps and bicep extensions are really nice and not bulky. The sternum and spine guards aren't flimsy foam and the adjustable (or removable) rib protection is fantastic. My boys wore them to practice Friday night and in their game yesterday. They love the pads. These are great for a shot blocking, physical defenseman. I would highly recommend them. I'll probably grab the elbows the next time I see a sale. Great job, Bauer.

I used the quicklites for years. Really liked them. At the time I was trying to find a pad that didn’t cause me to overheat and these were what I landed on. Eventually moved onto CLs which breathed better and since the interior is entirely zote foam it didn’t retain any sweat and stayed ‘cleaner’ longer. Tried FT4 Pros which I felt didn’t breathe at all. I’m currently using FT6 Pros which I really like. IMO they’re the true successor to the CL line. Really breathable with aer-tek and don’t hold any moisture since there’s not a liner

How? How do you get through the day?

Ha. I noticed that about CCM's P28, and Warrior's seems closer to that than Bauer. (TC4 was its own thing last I checked, they may have changed it.) I like CCM's sticks too, but the slightly more vanilla toe on the CCM and Warrior really appeal to me. Bauer's is a bit too augmented for my taste. Luckily, any P28 I've tried feels so nice compared to most curves that I don't have to look at it much when I'm using it.

No clue. Don’t have a scale that would weigh something this light and it honestly never crossed my mind

I began using the Kucherov Bauer curve (pro stock Bauer 2NPROXL "Sync wrapped" from Hockey East team) about two yrs ago, my fave & sticking w it. I was using a P92 prior to that, but I finally prefered the slight shorter blade length + the toe shape of the P28/Kucherov (pulling the puck is so easy, shooting seems easier for myself). MyBauer states that the Kuch curve has slight less wedge, more upright than the normal P28. The video of Celebrini describing his curve (Zegras) is what got me over thinking the topic. P86 I assumed = Kucherov ...... the Zegras can be described as a P28 blade shape but a longer length, like the P92 ?? https://x.com/geargeekhockey/status/1868011672885215396 thanks for the feedback.

Agreed, It is not the same curve.

Thank you. I wear the same size as I do in Bauer/CCM. YMMV I didn't like the stock tongues because of how long they were compared to my felt tongues. If I positioned them where the t-guard should sit, they took up too much volume in the toebox. If I positioned them so the toe box was comfortable, they stuck up way too much at the top of the boot. I had considered cutting them down about 2", but haven't got around to it. I still prefer the felt tongues. The difference in length is quite obvious:

Nope

It's less a matter of flattening the blade as it is removing the factory polish or coating. New blades come very inconsistent on the bottom, but the coating really gums up a sharpening wheel. Removing that first layer with a mostly flat hollow makes the first sharpen and every subsequent one easier. If you try to do a new cut with a normal hollow, at least with a traditional sharpening wheel, you heat the steel and do a number on the wheel unnecessarily. Plus it takes twice the time. I imagine the same principle applies with these sharpening rings. Also, I would put out there that a "flat" ring and say a 1 1/2" hollow are reasonably similar at those widths, you could accomplish the same with either

Can't speak for the original wheel for the 1st generation machines, but the commercial units have 3 different cross-grind wheels that cut a hollow as part of the process.

I would say, new 2024 model of Tacks! Either XF pro or XF in tapered fit. More voume/higher instep than previous tacks models, even in tapered and regular fit.

Got it! Just making sure, believe me I've asked about 5 people for this answer, plus some Google research. Thanks to all who have responded!

I was using a 5/8 fire so pretty close I think. Like someone mentioned earlier in the thread, the Quads were a good teaching tool but I think I've outgrown them. They're good in their own right but all this marketing about how they're as agile or more than for example a 10' profile is just not true. And that's not unique to the Quads. I tried the "most agile" Elite SCS which was marketed as being more agile than a 10' - also untrue.

Any update here? Did you figure something out with Tyler? My older son likes the Gold. But my younger son's skating seems to have regressed; he's skating more upright now and not going as low as he used to and is having difficulty putting in longer, deeper strides. I don't know if the issue is something physiological with him that has changed recently (growth, hip mobility), the new skates (went from Bauer Vapors to CCM Jetspeeds) or the profile (went from Zuperior S to Skatescribe Gold). I would really like to try the 981 Quad Hybrid for him or go back to Zuperior. I'm going to have him do a few skate sessions on his old skates to see if he's able to skate like he used to.

Just in... STFU with these things 🔥🔥

Lots of pros make awful decisions though and their thoughts shouldn't necessarily matter. Like pro goalies that take a sweet stick to a fresh sharpening job to "finish it off" I'd say Crosby and McDavid are prime examples of "newer gear isn't necessarily better." We've seen Bauer go from full composite outsoles to a mix of plastic and composite outsoles. So sometimes their ideas of upgrades might not really have the positive effect for everyone. If I could go back to an FT1 or earlier stiffness skate I would in a heartbeat.

That copper shit is a complete gimmick, which is why they had to change their whole ad campaign from claiming that copper had some kind of therapeutic effect to promoting the copper as something that supposedly extends their usable lives and reduces odor, after they were sued by the FTC for false advertising and had to pay a settlement for it. https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/151201tommiecoppercmpt.pdf Braces with semi-rigid or rigid hinged supports running down the sides can provide a little protection against injuries to the lateral and medial ligaments, but it's almost impossible to externally support either of the internal cruciate ligaments, because you can't counter rotational forces on knees with external bracing, except (maybe) by using those very expensive, super-heavy-duty custom-made "Lenox Hill"-style braces, first introduced about 50 years ago. Even those hinged rigid lateral/medial supports that can provide some protection for the MCL and LCL against lateral forces have significant tradeoffs, which is why they scrapped them in the NFL after initially providing them to almost all linemen for a few seasons in the late 80s or early 90s. They found out that they changed the anatomical forces on knees in ways that actually increased ACL tears, as a result. There's no such thing as any brace that can do anything for arthritic pain, except through mechanism #2 below: Simple compression sleeves (which I also wear on the ice and while training legs) do provide some relief (even for arthritic knees, like mine), by virtue of (1) temporarily raising the local tissue temperature and increasing blood flow, and (2) proprioception, in ways that reduce pain perception, indirectly, simply by stimulating distracting sensation in other nearby nerves. If you use them that way, it's best to put them on a little while before you get dressed, so your knees are nice and warm by then. I usually slide mine on before I make the drive to the rink.

Recently replaced some old holders that had been well loved. I figure I went from about a 9 or 10 ft radius (just from sharpening and not paying attention) to fresh steel that was 11ft stock and really enjoyed the difference. I've played hockey my whole life but never tried different profiles so I figured id get a couple of extra set of steel and try it out. I tried the Quad 1 and Zuperior M. Acceleration - 4.5 - Definitely felt like I got a better kick in a straight line and crossing over than my standard skates. My skating is louder for sure. I'd be curious to time myself to see if I was actually faster or if it just felt better on my foot/was in my head but I can say I felt a little faster. (No big difference in my opinion between Zup M and Quad 1 in this regard) Mobility - 4.2 - The Zuperior M was a definite improvement my current 11ft radius but it had a similar (potential) issue to the Quad 1 where my edges felt a little sloppy as my foot/ankle turned but not as much as the quad. Speed - 4.3 - Just like the Quad I didn't feel like my top end speed was much faster but I was a little more confident in my edges which made me able/want to keep my speed up a little more Stability - 5 - By far the best part of this profile. It felt like there was more/better support on the heel of my foot, but I could still lean back and get to the back of my skate so that my balance and confidence shifting my weight around was a really nice feeling and a definite improvement on my current set up. (I'm just leaving this section as a copy and paste from my review of the Quad 1. The feeling on the bottom of my foot was so similar and the differences were so slight that this category was a dead heat.)

I... uh... don't drink coffee 🤯

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