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So the HP45X in medium is a success.True to their nature they are pretty anatomical fitting but as far as waist size goes, I think it's perfectly fine. Large would have been way too big, especially if other guys here are alluding to that weight differences are like 15-20 pounds, as far as how much bigger a person would be for each size. I think I'm going to buy a pair of HP70X on PSH just for fun since there's a medium pair for only $80. Doesn't hurt to have a backup pair.
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No I'm not in QRL pants, I'm in QLT pants (CCM Quick Lite). I'm same height as you but I weigh 195lb with a 34 pant size. Unless you got even thicker a$$ and legs than me, you probably are a size 36 or 38 pant, so this makes sense as to why HP45 medium are crazy tight for you. I'm surprised though the large CCM are as loose as they sound though. I expect the medium HP45's to me snug fitting but not choking my waist and legs. I have to literally pull the strap on my large CCM retail pants as tight as it can possibly go, so I'm not too worried about mediums being crazy small. Sounds like suspenders plus the medium Warrior would be the best fit though for you. Sounds like I might even need to get smalls if I go with Warrior Franchise pro stock.
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I ordered the HP45X in medium and they should be here relatively soon. I'll give my thoughts on sizing after I get it. For the heck of it, I may buy some Warrior Franchise pro stock and also HP70. I spoke with a customer sales rep from PSH and he said based on my info on the QLT Large pants I have being very loose in the waist, that a medium HP45x would be fine. As far as your situation if the medium are way too tight then you pretty much have to go with Larges and use suspenders. You could also try HP70 as PSH told me the waist is a little more traditional fitting in the same size as HP45. For info, I am a 34 pant size in most clothing.
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^ to my eye it definitely looks like the "outsole" wraps into the heel area but we'll see if it's a true one piece boot. I wasn't impressed at all by the 2X toe cap compared to how my Mako's were. Even my True toe cap is just the boot material and requires me to make custom powerfoot inserts to get that cushy feel.
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hahaha XD oh yeah I totally forgot about the shells...Is there a preferred one that's very minimalist that just slides over the full hockey pant? I'd only need it for making my outer color to be black.
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Yes seems you're right about the PSH return policy... Which is kind of odd to me. If you don't use something and it doesn't fit you right, why wouldn't you be able to return? I'll try to ask once they answer my fitment question, although after researching most of today, I kind of figured it all out on my own. It's too bad my team wears black pants.... there's tons of blue/red and other off colors for the X version of ccm pro stock... not tons of black on there.
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Yeah I definitely am looking to get out of retail pants; I watched a review recently on youtube about retail CCM pants vs pro stock Reeboks and how much better this person says pro stock is. I sent an email to PSH to see if they can offer any insight but I do see a few pair of pro stock Franchise pants available on HM.com, too. I think PSH also takes returns for credits so I may end up buying 3-4 various pairs to try on and return the rest. Edit: Is the HP70C mean more padding like HP45X does? From what I can read online, the 45x is more protective albeit with the less traditional fit. Thx for the help.
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Yeah I saw those. I tend to like a more traditional fit though, aren't covert's a bit more snug? I have more of a medium/stocky frame with a wider torso/legs, I've had 'anatomical' fitting pants before and not really liked them that much. Also, do you have experience with HP45X? How about Warrior Franchise pro stock? Edit: Based on what I just read in a past thread, I think I'd be wanting Franchise over the Covert line. I got me some thiiiccc hips and legs, strongly prefer more room in those areas. I'm the same height as you, but 34'' waist at 195lb.
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Old thread but I'm bringing it back from the depths because I'm trying to decide if I want to buy HP45X or UCLX pants to replace my CCM QLT pants (I think these are some model of RBZ?) I find the padding in my current pants not adequate and that they run a little bit big. I'm pulling the strap as tight as possible on them... They are size L and I usually take 34 waist pants. I find the leg length pretty spot on. Am 5 10 195lb. Any suggestions on sizing between the two? I tend to like slightly beefier/bulky pants and as much protection as possible. People in my league love to hook/slash the crap out of you and have no qualms about clapping one right at you.
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Those new skates do look pretty sick. Love the stealthy blacked out look.
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Gotta agree here. I was so used to how tight retail skates (or loose) were on me, when I got my True's I thought they were horrible fit. Turns out they needed just a mild tweak, essentially only because my fitter decided to not shrink wrap me right off the bat. Once I had them baked and wrapped... they felt so good on the ice. The way the skate fits is just not the same as your retail 1X or FT2, etc. Now that I've spent a few hours in the boot, I'm 100% used to it and I'm all about it. As long as your fitter scanned you properly I see no reason why the boot would be a really bad fit. Little tweaks are to be expected still IMO. I've never had a single skate my entire life that didn't need some kind of adjustment.
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My fitter also put my foot in the size gauge and took a picture of it and sent that along with my filled out form and my scan. This way, there should be 3 methods of confirming the boot length. The length for me was literally spot on, I was extremely impressed. Anybody who is getting a boot that's more than 1/2 size off probably had a mistake made by True in that they literally made you somebody else's boot by mistake (seems unlikely) or your shop guy made a boo-boo somehow. Regardless, your shop just saying oh well here's a refund, go away... that's very sketchy and makes me think they might not know what they are doing. Like i mentioned pages ago when I was going through this process, my shop told me they have made over 500 pairs with no real issues. And I believe them too because my other choice was an even more expensive pair of custom FT2, and they convinced me to go with True, so...It wasn't like they were up selling me True.
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I just can't see myself spending $300 for a stick that will break in a few months. I never had the blade chipping issues because I fully tape off my toe but something that light does worry me. I heard the 1X lite's had horrible durability. So far, none of my Warrior sticks have ever broken.. I tend to replace them when they start to lose their snappy feel.
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Yeah I hear that the Bauer's are breaking really easily...but is there something about being able to return them now up to 1 year?? Everybody feels and uses words differently... by "Dead" do you mean really stiff? Or dead as in, you have a hard time tell where puck it on your blade while stick handling. Also, are most pro stocks heavier than retail? I have a prostock QRL and it feels like a tank compared to the stock flylite I used the other day. The Warrior feels pretty indestructible but for the days where I am out on the ice practicing for 2-3 hours stick handling and shooting, the reduced weight would be cool.
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Do you think it'll be more durable than the ultra light flylite and fantom? I was going to pick one of those 2 up but then I have flash forwards to it exploding in my hands after 10 shots.
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I take most reviews from reddit and places where toxicity seems to run rampant with a grain of salt. My True's were totally fine as far as initial QC goes and unless I run them over with a lawn mower, I don't think that will really change. The shop I got them from told me they have done over 500 pairs and rarely have had major issues. Of course they want to sell skates but as a small time shop I don't think they'd want to carry product that was junk and lose customers or prevent them from coming back due to bad experiences.
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It's not... I think he said like.. Pro.. something? Pro Guard? Let me do a search in the thread and see if anything comes up. Mine are already starting to fray in a few spots, but I like the width and feel of them, want to buy a few pair and also maybe black.
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What are the stock laces in these? My pro shop guy told me but I forgot...
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Yeah I understand what you mean now. I was so used to my feet feeling cramped I thought that was the norm. No foot pain right now other than the top of the tongue isn't broken in yet so it was pressing into my leg a bit. Overall, really like them. Normally after games my feet hurt a bit, sometimes even throbbing.
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On the ice right now... Well ok I'm in the locker room but I just went out for a second before the guy cut the ice... All I can say is wow, so good. I feel on my toes but in a good way. More aggressive boot pitch but I don't feel the heel slop I felt before. Boot is ccrrrazy stiff lol I need to get used to it but I'm loving it so far. Got 5/8 hollow but honestly it's too much, prob going to go 11/16 of possible, if not 3/4. Sry for wall of text, on mobile.
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Yeah i saw VH say 4hours. They cooled down starting around noon. Ice time at 7pm. I'll stick them in right now for an hour just to be 100% safe.
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Getting mine on ice tonight for first time in a pick up. Got them shrink wrapped today which I think helped a tiny bit but I really just need to get them out there and see how it feels. I'm more worried about how long it will take me to adjust to going back to 272 from 280 runner/holder XD
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My guess is nobody really watches the vids. I've gone two to places now (a private shop, and a large box store) and neither seemed to be truly familiar with the videos/process. At least my initial fitting used the shoehorn like instructed and only laced at about 60%, pulled outwards. However, I didn't get the shrink wrap or "Ace bandage" at all, even after complaining of a lack of heel lock. The private shop knows about the shrink wrap though, because I'm going back this weekend to do it. I'm shocked they wouldn't just do it for me right away. I'll be curious to see if they lace my boots up 100% of leave the top 4 eyelets undone like in the video.
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Looks like somebody cranked on those laces wayyyy too hard when the boot was soft, and/or pulled up instead of out/away.
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3 is very reasonable, as that's about what it took for my boots to get done. Was just a bummer for me that my shop probably slacked and didn't order my holders and steel in a timely manner.
