Leaderboard

Just arrived in the mail today, "Government Edition" 335. The rosewood in the fretboard was part of the wood confiscated in the raid of the Gibson factory a couple years ago and returned as part of the settlement. It's #99 of 300 and if I were inclined to name my guitars, this one would be "Wayne" for obvious reasons. But I'm not and it won't be.

Scored some brand new old stock X7.0LE skates. :D

Converted a handful of my buds and use them myself in my VH skates. Nothing but good feedback and adoration. (I even snuck a pair in my combat and parkour boots and they work so well!)

Used them today in a pair of Reebok 28K. They were fantastic. My toes were snug and made my skates feel better overall. I chose not to stick them in either and they stayed put with no problems. Thanks to Mike and Rob for their wonderful customer service and input.

I think I get it. Practice can be intense, but it's also always so known. Games are less so (maybe that's not really the case as much for a veteran like Steen, but that's beyond my ability/experience to imagine), and that degree of uncertainty requires more cognitive resources which makes the demand for the utmost automatic response/reaction all the more intense. If your equipment doesn't do what you expect it to do, it could much more readily show up in a game situation than in a practice or even a number of practices. I think quite a few guys are just so used to a Bauer-like boot that they are more relaxed and automatic performing in it, even if it might be less comfortable, less responsive, etc.

I recently popped into a friend's store, and he had a pair of the new bauer x500 LE skates in my size..so i thought id try them on for sh*ts and giggles. They fit my foot really well, but damn the toe cap is huge in terms of its height...i was like if i ever got bauers i'd defo put the powerfeet inserts in! I also noticed how much more natural it is having the powerfoot insert in vs a skate without!

I've had them for a couple of weeks now and like them. I don't curl my toes anymore and they stay warmer. The important part is that my stride feels noticeably stronger. The only concern I have is they aren't really removeable so hopefully they don't get stinky.

Holy rivet crank...

Bought a riveter for adjusting holder alignment and VH skate which often loosening its rivets.

Never listen to naysayers. I'm 54 going on 14 and I took the game up last year. I skated in a tournament and a recreational league this spring after taking a adult beginner skills course last winter. I start c league in about 6 weeks. I have a ball and although I'm not highly skilled or anything, I'm learning all the time and am a reasonably effective grinder.....DO IT!!!!