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Hope you don't mind me chiming in on this one. While not groundbreaking by any means, we took a look at all the edge checkers out there and took all the things we liked and improved them. This is the edge checker I would design if you let me go crazy (although Russ (the real engineer) gets most of the credit, I'll take a sliver). The main goal was to create a one-handed version, one that was very accurate AND quick/easy to install measure and move on. Here's what we have... -Wear plate on tippy bar: no more bad readings when the paint gets chipped or the metal wears down. -Tippy bar Storage: We've embedded a magnet in the base, and carved out a spot for the bar to sit in (and stay, thanks to the magnet). -Short Throat: We wanted our main two center lines to always be true center, we didn't like how some edge checkers function differently when used on short/worn down steel. Now, brand new steel and worn down steel will always use the true center line as, well, the true center line. -Spring Loaded Clip: Helps to keep this a one-handed tool -Recessed Edges: We found that when the tippy bar is the exact length of the base, sometimes it can be hard to read, so now the bars ends run off the edge of the tick marks making it easier to read. -Protection Wings: when the bar is being stored, we have two wings on each side that help guide it into place and keep it safe if/when it's dropped. I've attached a few pics of an "almost" final version. The real deal should be available sometime in August on our site.

Here is a copy/paste from an email from Graf this morning

@badger_14 How did you pay? You may have a few avenues of recourse if you paid by credit card. Good luck and kick up a STINK if you don't get to play.

Off-topic, but man, outside edge landing leg at the end of that video. Nice shot of good form. Edit: Forgot I had a point on topic as well...added below. Another time that part of the blade gets used is in toe-pick-and-carve situations (demonstrated by Cruikshank and Fedorov). I found the local shop didn't round off the toe, so when I'd go to do that, the pointed toe would dig in like a rudder and steer me away from where I was intending to go.

I would hope they make good; after all- a few displaced players and/or goalies could DESTROY the reputation of this tournament. The internet can KILL an otherwise sterling reputation, otherwise...

The registration stated it was nonrefundable, but the registration was a bit of a mess anyway. Nowhere to indicate position or skill level... There are supposed to be two divisions, an upper division comprised of whole teams and a lower recreational drop-in format. (Free agents). And if you're already on a team I suppose there's no reason to indicate position, but that's not true for the rest of us plebian free agents. It's not like they haven't done this before, and not like they don't have a good many examples of how to make up a registration form. But honestly if I don't play I sure as hell want my money back. Other things I can do with $150...

Scored again tonight. It's the same goalie that subbed for the team we played against last week. I pretty much score the same way I did last week. I sure know how to make a dude look like a scrub lol