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  3. Posted · Report reply

    The most annoying thing is people holding their skates up in the air, shaking them, and not even saying a word expecting you to know that means sharpen my skates. Me and this other guy I use to work with use to just say something along the lines of, 'I don't read minds so, if you want me to sharpen your skates your going to have to ask me.'

    Yeah it was pretty rude and I kinda regret being a jerk like that, but I learned that when ever you need service, ask people politely, like they are doing you a favor, because they are, and the last they need is some rich jackass making them feel like a monkey.

    thats along the same lines as people jsut standing there with skates expecting me to know what they want. JUST ASK!

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    Yep, the customer is usually misinformed, uninformed, and needs help. Its the ones that dont listen that get to me. And for the herb, you are exactly the kind of customer I dont want. Worth more trouble than what you will spend.

    Tell you what- if you have the guts to post the name and location of your store I'll be sure to make it a point to NEVER drop in there and flex your sticks or spend $1k like I did last month at my LHS. And I'm sure lots of other people on this board would do the same.

    Keep up your sunny disposition 'hater and pretty soon when then bank locks your doors for you you won't have to deal with misinformed, uninformed helpless people with money ever again.

    Dude, you can go to hockeymonkey and shop your brains out. Like i said, you are the asshold customer none of us want to deal with. I wouldnt care if you spent a grand in the store, Id still be annoyed at you flexing all the sticks. And if people really want to know where my store is, PM me.

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    As for stick flexing, anecdotally it seems evident from all the posts talking about how a 75 in this Easton stick is different than a 75 in that Easton stick, that a 75 is not always a 75.  And what do you do if you are used to an 85 in your Easton but are now looking at another manufacturer that doesn't use the Easton scale ?  A lot of stores I've seen actually put down mats for customers to flex their sticks on, and I've seen the sales guys flexing sticks while showing them to the customer, so why get mad at a customer for doing it ? If you don't want people to flex sticks, put up big signs saying not to do so.  Maybe some stores do, but I have never seen them.

    Thanks for posting what I was also thinking. I guess stores that don't like people flexing sticks should lock up all of their sticks behind glass - that will stop those pesky customers!

    What would you expect customers to do when they're about to lay out $150 on an OPS, or any other stick for that matter? When you're going to lay down that kind of dough there are only so many ways you can touch and interact with a stick as you're thinking about the feel of it in your hands, the weight, etc. Flexing doesn't sound all that stupid to me.

    I bought a new stick a couple weeks ago and flexed all kinds of sticks before I knew which one felt good for me. I'm sure my LHS wasn't too sad when I walked out with a $100 stick and I just came in to get some numbers ironed onto my jersey.

    Now if a guy was taking practice windups or shooting rolls of tape around the store - ok, that's stupid! B) (Unless you have a demo stick area where they're supposed to shoot things, then that's ok too.)

    Maybe the LHS workers can tell us how they'd try out a new stick they've never touched before to decide if they'd buy it.

    Id be annoyed if you bought a stick or not. Flexing the sticks proves nothing. It just makes you look like a retard. And also puts unneccasary stress on ALL THE OTHER sticks that you DIDNT buy. And wow, you bought a $100 stick. Way to go. Thats a way to make a store's day! :rolleyes:

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    My pet peeves, some have been mentioned:

    -Not putting things back where they were, I.E. Sticks, gloves, blades, skates, etc.

    -Distracting me while sharpening, I.E. trying to talk to me over the noise of the wheel/exaust

    -when im at my desk and people walk in with a pair of skates and jsut hand them to me, or stand there with them, without saying a word. I just stand there and wait for them to tell me what they want

    -When someone says "Hey guy, you got time to put an edge on these bad boys?" Dude, cant you just ask to get them sharpened? and my name isnt guy

    -The yuppie dad that has NO idea about hockey equipment, and lets his little shithead of a kid destroy the shop, and then when his kid damages something, freaks out that it was a $200 Stealth

    -Open Skating sharpenings, no need to explain

    -When two full teams decide they need their skates sharpened, and i'm on my own

    -the entire discount thing. Dude we arent running a charity. We're here to make money

    -LOL, the mom who says that the music in the store is "too funky"

    -The kids at the rink that think they should get free sharpenings because they work there, or go to school on campus.

    I could go on, but this is pretty long already.

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    Helmet: Bauer 5000 with Itech tinted straigt visor

    Elbows: DR Legends. I LOVE THESE!!!!

    Pants: Syven 701's

    Shins: Mission Matrix. These are like 4 years old.

    Skates: V-12's with Red Star chassis, Mission D-Limiteds

    Sticks: V120, True-1, M-2, Z-Bubble, 3 11OO Tapered shafts, 2 Green Novius', Response + tapered shaft (Cool pre-fused model from GW), Tie Domi GI Response. I think thats it.

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    Since im a primarily inline player, I'll do an inline list.

    Helmet: Bauer 5000 SE w/ Itech straigt small tinted visor (havent used it yet)

    Elbow Pads: Sherwood 950 classics (awsome pads, fit right, and protect better, i like the older style elbow pads)

    Shin Pads: Mission Matrix(I love these pads, they have a shin sleeve and two straps, exaqctly what i want in a pad.)

    Inline pants: S7ven 950 pants. (The best they make, i like them better than my m-1s.)

    Gloves: Custom Sande 720's (Best gloves i have ever had, i love them)

    Skates: V12 boot, with red star chassis, factory Halo wheels. (A $900 skate that i paid $200 for. Not only do i love the price, the boot feels like a slipper.)

    Sticks: Inno Tru-1, Inno 1100, Inno Commander w/ inno blade, Vector shaft, XN10, Response + shaft, Response shaft, T-Flex, Easton z-carbon woodie, Ballistikl shaft.

    Out of those, I only use the Tru-1 and the Commander. The others are ok, and all the dhafts have various wood or carbon blades.

    quick update:

    Used the helmet/visor combo. I love it, the tinted visor helps me out alot. I like that its not as bright out there.

    Got vapor xv gloves for a pretty big discount. They are sick! Very protective, and very easily broekn in. Im seriously considering ditching my Sandes for these babies.

    Broke the Tru-1. Now im back to the 1100 kovy, and 1100 tapered. Liking those still.

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    Reviewer background info:

    6'2" 220 LBS

    Plays 2-3 times a week

    Plays in Silver grade leagues

    Roller hockey

    Product: 260 flex Kovalev True 1

    Blade:

    The blade has a nice pattern to it. The Drury/Kovy pattern is what i like, so this stick was gonna work for me. The blade has a great feel, and catching passes is no problem at all. Its very stiff and fires rockets on slap shots. In the 5 games I have played so far, I havent seen any signs of crcking, or any wear at all really. 10/10

    Flex:

    The 260 flex fits me perfectly. I have tried 85 and 100 flex sticks, and they just dont do it for me. The middle ground of the 260 is nice. The stick has a good amount of whip to it, while staying stiff enough to use. I couldnt ask for anything better than this. 10/10

    Stick handling/receiving passes:

    Again the feel of this blade lives up to Inno's reputation. It really is quite remarkable. The feel of the blade is just like wood, yet with the stiffness of graphite. My friend and I warm up passing the puck pretty hard to each other before the game, and I have yet to not catch a pass with this stick. Stickhandling with this stick is also very nice. The puck has a crisp feeling to it when i have it. 10/10

    Shooting:

    For me when i first get a new stick it takes me a little while to get used to shooting with it. With the True 1 i was shotting rockets with both wristers and slappers in a matter of minutes. Im quite impressed with the kick this stick has too. Maybe it has something to do with the true one peice construction. I dont know, but this is by far the best shooting stick i have ever had. The XN10 was nice, but this is better in my opinion. 10/10

    Weight/balance:

    The True 1 is one of the lightest, if not the lightest, stick out on the market. No complaints here, as the balance is perfect for me. 10/10

    Durability:

    This was the one issue i thought i might have with this stick, but knock on wood, through 5 games I have been hacked and whacked, and thus far nothing has happened. There are a few marks, but nothing that I would say as abnormal. However, I would like to update after i break it, to give you an idea of how long it lasted me. Inc...

    Intangibles:

    Being an impulse buy i can expect some bias towards this stick. But I truly beleive that this is the prefect stick for me. I am enjoying using it very much, and as you can tell by my ratings that I think its the best stick out on the market right now.

    Overall 10/10.

    UPDATE: I broke the stick last night, which sucked. The slash that broke it was pretty bad, not much else could be expected. Still, i rate it a 10/10. For sure one of the better performing sticks out on the market.

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    Since im a primarily inline player, I'll do an inline list.

    Helmet: Bauer 5000 SE w/ Itech straigt small tinted visor (havent used it yet)

    Elbow Pads: Sherwood 950 classics (awsome pads, fit right, and protect better, i like the older style elbow pads)

    Shin Pads: Mission Matrix(I love these pads, they have a shin sleeve and two straps, exaqctly what i want in a pad.)

    Inline pants: S7ven 950 pants. (The best they make, i like them better than my m-1s.)

    Gloves: Custom Sande 720's (Best gloves i have ever had, i love them)

    Skates: V12 boot, with red star chassis, factory Halo wheels. (A $900 skate that i paid $200 for. Not only do i love the price, the boot feels like a slipper.)

    Sticks: Inno Tru-1, Inno 1100, Inno Commander w/ inno blade, Vector shaft, XN10, Response + shaft, Response shaft, T-Flex, Easton z-carbon woodie, Ballistikl shaft.

    Out of those, I only use the Tru-1 and the Commander. The others are ok, and all the dhafts have various wood or carbon blades.

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    Product: 2004 Rink Rat Hot Shot wheels.

    Intro: I go to buy the Hot Shot before many other people. It is only hitting most stores now. I have had mine for roughly 2 months, of 2-3 times a week skating. It should be noted that this years Hot Shot is almost half the price of last years.

    Grip: The grip on this wheel has stayed strong throught the first few months of use. Initially it was quite difficult to skate on because it was so grippy. The Hot Shot is a dual pour wheel, that does things backwards in comparison to most other companies, with the harder stuff on the outside, softer stuff in the middle.

    10/10 - Still as grippy as day one, playing on dirty floors 2-3 times a week over two months.

    Speed: My biggest issue with last years wheel was that it didnt seem to be too fast, almost as though the wheel gave way too much. Well, it seems as the problem has been fixed, as I feel much faster on this wheel than I ever have. The core of the wheel seems much stiffer than ever before.

    10/10

    Durability: Again, another issue with last year's wheel was durability. I had my wheels warrantied twice last year, in a matter of 3 months. Thus far I havent noticed even the slightest "crack" in the wheel at all. Last year they seemed to have a problem with the urethane coming lose from the hub, again, so far I have seen nothing on my, or anyone elses wheels to suggest this is a problem again.

    10/10

    Looks: Probably the least important aspect to me, but some people take notice of how the wheel looks. The graphics closely resemble the Labeda Dynasty, and the Hyper Trinity. Simple, yet eye catching. I have seen better graphics on other brands however.

    8/10

    Intangibles: The price of this wheel influences my review. Last year's Hot Shot would set you back around $100. This year the highest I have seen for them is $65, and that is a very high price compared to Epuck's price of $54 for 8 (tax/shipping not included). I dont understand how they did it, but Rink Rat greatly improved on a pretty solid design, at almost half the cost. Whatever they are doing, I hope they keep it up.

    10/10

    Overall rating: 10/10. The only rating i gave them less than a 10 was an 8 for looks, which arent very important to me. I havent had the chance to try the Hornets, but to me, this is by far the best wheel I have ever tried. Labeda and Hyper dont come close to this.

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    Product: Sande MAX 720

    Palm: The palm is a double reinforced nash palm, which comes standard on all Sande gloves. The palm is decent, but doesnt provide much grip, although it is quite durable. However, the MAX 720 has the added feature of the "Trigger Finger". This feature benefits your shooting and passing accuracy greatly. The trigger finger works by allowing your index finger to freely move, as though it is almost seperated by the glove. You can then fully wrap your finger around the shaft, increasing feel, and in my opinion allowing for better accuracy.

    8/10 - -2 points due to lack of grip on palm

    Flexibility/Break in period: All Sande gloves seem to come broken in, and are capable of being "heat molded" in a skate bake oven. Im not sure that baking the gloves achieves much, but it seemed to make them a little bit more comfortable. Any durability issues due to the baking are yet to be seen. the MAX 720 has a tapered index finger, and all split fingers, making the glove very flexible right our of the box. That coupled with the high quality materials used creates a glove that forms with your hand, and flexes with it.

    10/10

    Fit: The MAX 720 seems to fit alot looser than my previous 720's. I havent yet figured out if I like this more or not. If you like a loose fitting glove the Sande is undoubtedly the way to go. If you are more used to the Nike type fit, where the glove is very tight against the had, I dont think the Sande is for you.

    8/10 - Feels nice, just not sure if too loose.

    Weight: The MAX 720 is practiacally weightless. I really feel like I am not wearing gloves, a previous problem when I had my Mission Warp Zero's. Compared to my Sande's they feel like tanks. FYI Sande advertises the glove at 8oz. I have not weighed to compare.

    10/10

    Duarbility: So far, I have used the glove for a month, so durability shouldnt be a factor yet. However, I have felt some small threads coming loose inside the glove. My previous Sande's lasted me roughly a year before hte palms got stiff. I will update this section later.

    INC.

    Intangibles: I have to say, I had a negative experience in dealing with Sande. I manage a proshop as some might know, and managed to order the MAX 720's before they were publically available. However, I had to wait 6 months for my gloves, when I was told I would have to wait 4-6 weeks. Mr. Sande did make up for this excessive delay, but it still put a negative light on my experience. However, the gloves are fantastic, and met my every need.

    5/10 - Delivery problems cost this glove 5 points.

    Overall: The MAX 720 is a very solid glove. For roller hockey I couldnt ask for anything better. If we are judging the glove alone I give it a 9/10 overall. However, I have to take the shipping delays into account, and because of that I give the glove 7/10 overall.

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