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I had met the Bladetech team at the PHATS/SPHEM show in Orlando a couple of years ago. At the time, they had been talking to a couple of equipment managers so we exchanged quick pleasantries and business cards. Neither one of us followed up, until a few weeks ago when Jeff reached out to me. We talked over the phone and he decided to send me down a couple of sets to test: Bladetech has a patent on their "flexible" blades. The front third of the steel has a different shape than stock steel, which leaves a gap between the holder and the steel. Here's Bladetech sitting on top of a LS4. ' Note that the toe is lower, not just the scallop before the fin: The premise behind this is that the steel will compress into the holder during push off then releases at the end of the stride. Bladetech's claim is that it will increase acceleration as well as alleviates pressure on leg joints due to the fact that it can absorb impacts better than stock steel. Over this weekend I balanced, profiled and sharpened one of the sets. The steel was extremely consistent in terms of its shape out of the box, as well as blade thickness. It sharpened well and left a nice finish. The next step for me is to find a rink to test these out. For now, I'll try to answer any questions you may have, and @Jeff Azzolin Bladetech will also be monitoring this thread. Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to review these, and thanks for the MSH logo - that was a nice touch!

Let’s goooooo

Oh I'm sorry I misunderstood you. I think it's only bolted/secured by the back, and the front is free to move up and down (with bottoming out limits on both), but that's speculation, and probably better to have the official guy respond.

Thanks for posting the youtube video Giltis! The video outlines a simple example of testing techniques and technology used to prove out the model. 🙂 Cheers!

Hello Miller55, The blades themselves act as stiff leaf springs, similar to a suspension in a vehicle. No they do not need a specific holder. You simply buy "SB4" blades for the "SB4" holder, "Epro" style blades for the "Epro" holder...etc...etc for all the different styles and shapes of holders/blades out there. In terms of blade/holder damage, no issues here. We have done lots of lab testing before even launching to make sure this is a non-issue via typical high volume cyclic loading tests. To add further comfort, we have had a wide range of players on our steel, be it from your average 5 year old to your NHL player and everything in between and havent had any issues. It does not add "stress load" to the holders, as all forces are transferred through steel, to holders, to boots, to your body anyways, so the same weight/force you apply with normal blades is the same as ours. Only difference is that, the flex force in our blades actually reduces stress shock from your knees and joints by reducing the "shock" or impact initial load via the spring technology. Its meant for performance and health. Bug me if you have any other questions, happy to help 🙂 Cheers!

Received this last week, so end of August for mediums I would think.: Hi Rob, thanks for reaching out. We are estimating the Medium R1 Chassis to be delivered to our warehouse in mid August. We have not received any further updates on the delivery. When they arrive to our warehouse we will do our best to ship all orders as soon as possible. Please, let me know if you have any further questions.

Was pretty on par with other brands.

My understanding was that True had a large stock. Yet another reason to reserve the step steel for custom orders only. I'm sure they'll figure something out when the time comes. They're pretty good at what they do (except the zpalms and those tc9 gloves. Wow those were bad).

If anyone needs some big pants on the cheap, these popped up on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174362949407

Thanks. Just seeing this now, but thankfully I picked up 3 brand new pro stock v9es this morning. Beautiful mid heel closed face curve. BTW, anyone know who Spooner is? Though Ryan Spooner but I'm pretty sure he's a lefty from when he was a Ranger. Could it just be a random name it college player? Would they do a custom pro curve for college players or only in the show? I will be in touch via dm when I'm ready to order some customs. The STX rx3 and the m90 are the two most impressive recent model sticks I've tried. Can you do custom Sherwood, it just CCM?

Oh man, this sucks 😞