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More moldable, though I'd agree that the selling point is that they're shaped to your foot (and then the heat moulding makes them wrap around your foot.. Almost TOO well, actually)

He's been wearing them for quite some time, in Graf cowlings.

The down time during pickups is probably a more likely bet than during a game, but those are so damn long the whole 'trying to save energy' thing is multiplied even more. 90-100 minutes on the ice without any significant amount of rest is brutal. At least games have whistles! I've started including a small bit of footage of me putting my mask back down and grabbing my stick only 3-4 seconds before having to make a save just to show how little time I often have for a break. Hell, there's been times I've skated out of the net with my bottle because they seem to have decided only THEY get water breaks. By the end of the last video I posted I was barely able to skate back to the benches, and definitely needed somebody to open the door for me. I can definitely tell when I haven't been working out, it really shows on the ice. What I REALLY need to do is to actually just hit the open ice times or stick time/puck play. Just wear the lowers and maybe the mask (just in case) and work on movement. However being on the road away from home almost every single week kills that idea for the most part. I hate travel! I also really should hire a goalie coach, even if just for 1-2 sessions. It's not THAT expensive and would probably go a long way. That said, even if I'm not specifically working on some things, its definitely getting better in general. I just can't wait for my new pads... likely mid february!

We don't really have warmups. 3 minutes usually spent stretching and taking a couple shots. As far as working on stuff during the game I'm not sure how you find the time. I'm trying to catch my breath when the puck is at the other end. Also trying to keep focus on the play. I'm also trying to not go down more than I have to so my legs aren't shot by the 3rd period. I wish I had more time, I just don't. I also can't just work on things if I don't actually know how to do them correctly in the first place.

Nope. The only ice I see is my games on Sunday and occasionally pickup on Tuesday. No time to work on anything.

Here's the video from last night's pickup. Messed up the camera angle, but improved it (slightly) eventually. I was pretty happy with the play for the most part. After the disaster of Sunday's game, this was a nice confidence booster. I was really dying by the end though - it really shows when I haven't been working out! Highlights/Lowlights: - Fixed the camera at 01:36 - Yard sale leading to a goal at 02:39 - Hat trick in a single shift at 04:04 - Forgot how to goalie at 05:12 - Guy getting dinged in the chops at 06:58 - Bad decision on a breakaway at 07:08 - Decent glove at 07:28 - Oops at 08:42 Yeah that one was especially bad. Also the one that I went paddle down for some inexplicable reason and leaving a good 8-10 inches of net open on the side. Just a horrible decision. I agree the D didn't play well, they know this team's entire game plan is "give Harley Quinn the puck and let him score" and they really need to cover him more. This is the team we beat when we only had 5 skaters, too. We won THAT game because we had a guy basically stapled to him the entire game.

Yea, I tried lol. Refs jumped in too quick. He'd better not come anywhere near the crease, that's for sure. He might get a bit of a love tap, Hextall style. Honestly you can chirp all you want, but once that final buzzer goes have some class and shake hands.

Here's the video from my Sunday game. Not a good one. Lost 9-2. I was WAY off on my angles, down too early, out of position etc. All of that compounded by a guy who decided to chirp me the entire game. Had enough by the end after he decided he was going to skate past me in the handshake line. Unfortunately no footage of the "altercation" at the end, because I'd taken the GoPro down already by that point. The guy with two different socks with the ponytail has absolutely zero class. He's the same guy that bailed early after we beat them when we only had 5 skaters a few weeks ago. Even the refs thought it was ridiculous. Unfortunately he wasn't actually breaking any rules (though I have seen refs in this league give out misconducts for taunting before). Anyway, from a "using my footage to improve my game" standpoint, I'll be forgetting this one. There was nothing good about my play. Moving away from shots, losing my angle, going down early, awful rebound control, etc. Keep in mind I cut these videos down to all my saves and all my goals against; you'll notice there were very few saves in this one. Anyway, enjoy, or whatever.

If you only have 7 guys and are facing a ton of breakaways you should be asking your D to have one guy stay right back. Well often have a guy at our own blue line or red line unless he gets a chance to jump into the play, when we're short. Just keep battling and try not to overthink.

I say go for it! Seriously though... I found it's not so much the knees as the hips (assuming you wear decent knee pads). Lower back was an issue for me for a little while, just because the crouch you're not used to being in, but it does get better. With your injury you might be okay, or you might want to consider a back brace. Shock Doctor makes a couple depending on how much support you actually need.

That was one of the most noticeable things when I upgraded my C/A: the rib coverage. My Reactor 4000 had pretty much nothing. Took some time to get used to actually having padding there. Very nice for squeezing shots though.

Whole hell of a lot better than my butterfly. Mine is a good 6-8" gap. Yours would be closed completely if you had more curve in your pads but Warrior tends to be pretty straight. My new pads on order are an "aggressive" curve to make up for my crap narrow butterfly. Have you looked at Maria Mountain's 14 day butterfly flare challenge? I'd bet if you did that you'd have that closed in just a couple weeks :D

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I'm sorta not... my skate is against the post not my toe, and there's no post lean. But still I see what you're talking about. I agree I can get burned by it if I'm not careful. Especially on the right side (I can slide left to right with a good push, but I can't seem to push the other way). Looked at your links. The overlap technique looks like a decent enough idea, but I'm concerned by how far out of position you'll be if you get a pass across. Sure you'll be standing already for a big push, but for somebody like me who has crap footwork it's probably not the best way to go. I dunno, I'm sure I'll try it but I'm not sure I like it better than RVH (which again, I'm not sure I'm actually able to do correctly as it is.) Thanks for the comments and suggestions, though!

We decided we were going to have a team "token" to give away to the top performer of the game every week. I thought of a championship belt and this is the result. It's cheesy but pretty damn awesome if you ask me.

It's more than just there, that was just the most noticeable part. I shouldn't have said anything because it's being blown way out of proportion.

Nothing odd about my foot at all. The mako fit really well. The VH was just better. You guys are over thinking my comments.

More above the toes, but just in general for the whole skate. It's not a problem for me so much as just a comment noting that I thought the Mako was amazing fitting until I tried the VH, which was just that much better. That's all I'm saying. Both of them are infinitely better for me than anything else I've ever tried on.

Hah well the guy blocked a pretty hard shot and flung it down the ice, so I knew it was going to be icing. Wouldn't normally sit there like that :) The butterfly will get better over time, I just have to make sure I keep my stick down in the mean time. I also want to mention this time I exported it as H.264. Previously I had been exporting as "ProRes". I basically dropped the file size by 90% with H.264 with no decline in quality. Instead of 10GB, the file was like 850MB. My pickup videos (that are usually about 10 minutes) were well over 20GB each.

Nope. Just the VH fits that much closer. Okay then. We will have to agree to disagree, then.

Custom will always be better :) I mean lots of room in the toe box. Nothing at all to do with the cuff of the boot.

I was thinking of buying up a pair of Mako II just in case, but honestly my Makos almost feel kind of floppy on my feet after being in VH goal skates. I love my Makos and they have served me well but I think I'd be buying a pair of VH if I ever planned to skate out with any frequency again.

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M8, no question.

Last Sunday's game. Ended up winning 6-3. Let in a goal only 30 seconds into the game. There was no excuse, I wasn't screened. Just went 5-hole because of my crap butterfly. Second goal I didn't spot the guy in front of the net. I actually almost gloved the shot! Last goal was a fluke. Stopped it, it went straight up and over my shoulder. Obviously my rebound control should have been better. Otherwise, pretty happy with the result and my play. I also created a new title animation. I really like it :)