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Everything except for the annoying top flap. I've never tried on a shin pad as bow legged as the 20K.

Howdy, I wear my girdle as a wrap (Tacks 7092), so I don't keep the shell attached. I do exactly what you describe... Put on the girdle, then pull up the shell and cinch up the belt. Its not attached to the girdle at all. Haven't been pantsed on the ice yet. 🙂 Mark

So...been about a month and I've been practicing with purpose just about every day with a day off here and there to keep from getting stale. Gotta say...as much as I hate not being able to skate...this dedicated practice routine has made a huge difference in my stickhandling and my shot. How this will translate to the ice...no idea but I'm feeling good. I was able to video myself and my wife (who is seriously knowledgeable when it comes to our game) has watched me. Additionally viewing iTrainHockey, Coach Jeremy and some other nicely done teaching...we uncovered bad habits that I didn't know I had. My puck placement was forward of ideal, my top hand was too close to my body, I wasn't pulling back with it, and when stickhandling, it wasn't doing enough of the work. Looking at the puck too much. My weight transfer was less than stellar too. Funny enough...when I coach...I don't do any of that, but when I play or practice...apparently I do...whadayaknow? It was like...how the hell have I had as much success in this game as I have with all of this garbage going on? Anyway, four weeks later...these habits are all but gone, and the refined technique is finally becoming muscle memory. My shots are waaaaay harder and much more accurate. My boomers were already good (lucky I guess) but even better now; my wrist shot and snappers are like they're coming from someone else. I'm not used to having this much heat on those types of shots and they're going where I want them to. My control and stickhandling speed has also improved greatly. Never been this fast or controlled. I still can't flip the damn puck in the air from flat on the ice (or board)...if you have any magic tips for that...holla cuz...I just can't do it. I guess that's cool...the stuff I can do in a game is what I'm after. I want to say two things...first...thanks to all of you who gave input. That's one of the super-cool things about hockey...the people are awesome. Whenever I meet people who are new to the game...I tell them about "hockey people." I've been in games where we had every level from newbie to ex-NHL on the same bench. You can't tell who's who by the way people interact...everyone is cool to everyone! I've played other sports...it ain't like that anywhere else! We have a few miscreants here and there, but for the most part...awesome! Second thing...if you are getting frustrated trying to improve some aspect of your game...check yourself. Are you spending the time necessary to make that change? I was definitely not! Sometimes we just don't have it available, and then...at least hockey is fun with out without suckage. But...it really does take time and a plan to get better! I saw very little change for about a month, and it was frustrating. It's not like I wasn't a good player, so I'm seeing all of these flaws and it was pissing me off! Why didn't my coaches ever tell me these things? Did I acquire these habits as an adult? How come I'm not getting better? Well...about two weeks ago I started seeing the change. Last week even more and faster. Now every time I go down to practice, I pick up where I left off and things get better each time. Hopefully, I hit the ice when we get green lit, and this stuff will translate. I feel like there will be a curve, but I'm pretty confident at this point. Anyway...at 59 with two new hips...there's still nothing I love more than hockey...except my wife and my dog. Thanks folks!

If you're the kind of person who lives in a crowded townhouse development and loudly blasts music on your back porch, subjecting it to everyone nearby quarantined inside their homes, you can gargle a bouquet of dicks. Seriously, when did this become okay?

I’m in the hospital and waiting to get my latest procedure. This will hopefully help get rid of my drains. Unfortunately My luck with roommates has continued. I had a private room on Monday night because they were waiting for my COVID test to come back. Once it was negative I was moved. My first roommate was clearly altered and got worse as the day progressed. So they moved me to another room. It was around 11:00 so I tried to get some sleep. At 12:30 my roommate decided it was a good time to watch Rambo 2. I finally feel asleep around 1:00. Only to wake up at 3:30 with his light on and tv blaring again. Plus the heat was turned up to 80. So I’ve been up since then. But now he’s sleeping with his tv off. Sleeping is tough enough in a hospital, but yikes.