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I have one and can post pics if need be but ts basically a Lidstrom curve (the toe seems more round than what I remember it, still square compared to other curves). I purchased it as it looked cool and dont see these heel curves anywhere anymore. The lie seems a 5-6 to my eyes, might be wrong but does not seem that high. No idea what to expect of it on the ice until I try it lol.
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When everything started fitting perfectly.
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Trigger 2, P29. I like the new thin taper and the Bauer like finish on the blade.
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Played with one for a bit at the LHS, always loved the shaft on these and it felt like a really really good stick, probably a touch blade heavy. Would love to own one but I am not crazy enough to spend close to 400$ on one.
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^still, that is pretty bad, I have never seen anything like this.
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Super busy arena tonight, decided to take a short video to see what I look like with a knee brace. Really sucks dislocating a knee, but it it what it is, there is worst.
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33 minutes ago, Hills said:I mean, the direct conversation of $270 USD today is $357 Canadian. We are getting a deal at the current price haha.
329.99$ + 15% tax locally.
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8 hours ago, jdvn said:It's available for pre-order at $269.99 on Hockey Monkey. Most shops in Canada have it listed at $329.99 for us Canadians.
Yep, 380$ for a stick !
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Nothing major to brag about, but finally found a decent P19 stick, impossible curve to find locally and I love that curve. Kids flex unfortunately, will have to cut it an inch or two shorter.
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28 minutes ago, asgoodasdead said:i'll never understand going full gear to stick n puck. skates, gloves, helmet, stick. that's the best part of going to stick n puck
If stick and puck means shinny / drop in hockey, i have seen plenty of people get passes / shots on the shins, and quite frankly its annoying if we start playing and have to be super careful because of these guys.
I know this effing idiot that i see almost every time at shinny and almost every time he gets it in the shins, and then starts complaining lol
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On May 4, 2017 at 9:55 AM, krisdrum said:Nice. I am in 535's. Great heel lock, but the pronation is very evident. I had the heel of the holders shimmed, which has helped re-align the balance point, but I am still having issues with my left (weak side) foot. I've started doing exercises to strengthen all those little muscles to help build strength and re-alignment, but who knows how long that will take before I see a change for the better.
Exaclty the same, shimmed the inside of the holders, hated it.
I am lucky to have found a perfecty fitting skate for my skinny feet, but spent way more than a custom skate while searching, you should consider it if it gets too complicated.
I am sure you are aware in pretty much every brand you can get a/aa/aaa heel, wider forefoot, different stiffness and so on...
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On May 4, 2017 at 9:46 AM, qmechanic said:I love my Mako II skates, but if I do any kind of intense skating practice (as opposed to a game where I glide around a lot), my left foot starts killing me. There's a bone on the inside of my left foot that rubs against the skate (accessory navicular?) Any suggestions on how to fix this? When I originally had the Makos baked, the pro shop guy put my feet & skates inside this CCM machine that squeezed them. Should I rebake the left skate? Or just heat the affected area with a heat gun? I previously wore Bauer Supreme 3000, Grafs, Bauer Vapor XXV, Bauer Supreme One70 skates and never had a problem with my inside foot before. I'd appreciate any tips you have, thanks.
Yes, heatgun and screwdriver handle. There is a video made by Easton on youtube you can look up.
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Ya i used to skate in 735's back then on my quest to find a boot that locks my heel, way too soft my pronation was worst.
I have the feeling you would fit perfectly in S17/SE16 - super stiff boot with great support - the narrowest heel with very thick pads around the heel area i tried at retail level - wider forefoot, R (D) felt like a EE
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Just throwing it put there, are you sized properly, can you brush / feel the front of the boot? Maybe a boot too big?
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I used to use thicker socks (sometimes 2 pairs), and ez ankle booties before I met the Mako skates, while I was in Bauer / Reebok. I had a few pairs but I believe I gave them away here on MHS, I can see in my stash if I have a pair left I can throw your way.
Not sure if that is a route you are willing to go, but I can almost guarantee you the ankle booties will lock your heel like never before, might be worth it if everything else is perfect. I didnt mind wearing them and wouldve continued to wear but there is no need in Makos for me, you must a have a really really narrow heel, or the EE has a much wider heel than the D I am used to (as I have a narrow heel and it locks solid).
https://www.ezeefitsports.com/product-p/011.htm
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No idea if there is a difference in the heel area between ee and d, what i do know is how to make the heel area tighter.
Remove tendon guard, take a heat gun and gently heat the upper heel area until soft, using a clamp or your fingers and towel squeeze the soft material (not carbon fiber) until desired width.
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Most top end sticks range from 319.99$ - 339.99$ + 15% tax here. Nothing new nor surprising. If you dont have an itch you can always get it in a few months / next year for half that.
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P29 is such an amazing curve.
I have used the dual lie E36 before and find the P29 much closer and easier to use than the P88.
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Prototype? Custom?
....ad was deleted shouldve posted pics.
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3 hours ago, Baz1985 said:what curve is that?
I am RH but that looks like the P29 to me.
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The RS and the Mako are completely different skates. Much more volume in the RS, different holder, different pitch and so on. I used them one game and sold them, did not like them at all, before that I was in S17 for long time and loved them too (compared to the Mako).
After the S17 sizing became ''true'' - I am a 7d in both RS and Mako / 2 / M8 / M7, 8R in S17.
I have had issues with the original Makos, but liners and holder clicking is not one of them.
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I avoid ebay, flooded with people offering when there is not even "make an offer", and the crazy fees that keep rising / exchange rate where they scam you even more and ever growing postal prices...Sold a pair of skates to a US buyer recently, 600$, close to 90$ just in paypal / ebay fees, no thanks Jeffrey.
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23 hours ago, krisdrum said:Mine click now and then as well. I've tightened the steels also. I'd be interested if anyone has any insight as well.
As for the difference, I don't recall there being much. M8s have a hard plastic metatarsal guard on the tongue. Oh and I think a full carbon chassis, versus carbon and fibreglass. For me, there wasn't enough of a difference to justify spending more. But I am a beginner, so feel free to take that with a grain of salt.
I think just the M2 are 100% carbon fiber (ec100). The M7 and M8 use a carbon fiber matrix.
Looking for P28 type curve that's a bit more closed
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The p08 is much more open than the p28 imo. Older Gionta type of you can find them?