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  1. shoot_the_goalie
    My "award" for best money spent on new gear has gotta be my own skate sharpener (first a Blackstone X01 and now a Sparx). It is so nice to get consistent sharpens for the family whenever I want. Well worth the money spent.
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    Eh. This looks gimmicky. Seems like we're in a period of "gimmicks" for hockey gear right now. (i.e. Bauer hole in the blade ADV). I am excited though about the blade tape that Chara uses SKPNW posted about previously. That's something I would try. Any update on those? Anyone use them? Available to general public?
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    Gosh. I used to have these in high school and thought these were the greatest gloves ever made. But compared to today's gloves, these things are like wearing bricks on your hands.
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    Take the caps off your Bauers and see how that goes, if otherwise you're going to abandon them. If that doesn't work, Iceman's suggestions are good. Or you can go even less protective, and get a lacrosse shirt of a padded hockey shirt.
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    Lots of current NHLers grew up playing with this helmet, although probably more from the previous generation of NHLers (think players who are now in their 40s-50s). A lot of it is probably players wearing what they're used to. I still have one in use. It's not particularly light (average I would say), but the foams are incredibly comfortable, and it's a good looking, low-profile helmet. Wasn't very expensive if I recall too. I only use it now when coaching or stick & puck sessions, cause my V08 is a touch big, so I wear a better fitting helmet for league play.
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    Pulling from my past refereeing experience, here's my scenarios: From the hit in the video, 2 mins for interference or checking. Doesn't look like an intent to injure, but definitely intent to use the body on you in a no check game. Since the puck was in the same vicinity to the play; interference or checking. If this happened completely away from the puck (say you were just driving to the net for position), I would give the opposing player 2 mins for checking and maybe a 10 min misconduct if he was previously running around, using the body, getting penalties, generally being reckless. 1st infraction, just 2 mins and a warning to ease up on physical contact. Assuming he used his butt end and speared you like you said.... 5 min major and a game misconduct and a recommendation to the league for an additional game suspension; more games if player has a history. With that said, spearing is really hard to catch from a refs viewpoint though, especially sneaky butt end spears. If this was a full contact game, I would honestly have to say, the play looks fine and I would have allowed it, assuming I didn't see him spear you. But then again, you probably would have prepared for contact if this was a contact game.
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    I prefer to not use spacers, but the spacers will solve your problem like Sniper9 said.
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    Definitely a penalty in no-check league. The opposing player definitely had intent to take you out with the body. Probably worse, cause you weren't expecting to get taken out like that.
  9. shoot_the_goalie
    That's looks very interesting...
  10. shoot_the_goalie
    https://www.icewarehouse.com/BladeTape_PLAYER_Blade_Grip_Pads/descpage-BLTAPE.html
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    Pretty surprised on the customer service note. Every time I've contacted True, they have either e-mailed or called me directly pretty quickly. Usually, they call, since it's easier for them to understand/explain situations. And yes, what your LHS does is vital to this process. My fitter at my LHS did the 3d scans, took pictures, took down my info for my previous pair of skates (what I liked, didn't like about them, any mods, etc), and noted a bunch more information about my feet and my fit preferences. My skates were pretty much spot on when they arrived (except for a toe insert in one of my skates which made my toes a little too close to the cap, but was easily taken out). Like most things, it's pretty important that the fitter knows what they're doing and is very thorough.
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    Yes. You can contact True directly (via phone or e-mail) and request to purchase different tongues. I think they're around $80 USD for a pair?
  13. shoot_the_goalie
    What OTG28 said... you'd be surprised how many holders on skates have slight deformities.
  14. shoot_the_goalie
    You don't need to necessarily take out the red insole. You can cut out the part where you are having arch pain. There's a video of SVH doing this.
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    I didn't like the feel of pushing the tongue forward into the toe cap more, thus why I use Powerfeet. The fit was good before Powerfeet, but I like to feel compression on top of my toes... prevents me from curling my toes in my skate (which used to be a bad habit)
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    I use wax laces with no problem on my Trues. If you have minor heel slippage, contact True for some of the toe cap inserts that they sometimes use. Also, using Powerfeet can help. You may want to mess around with insole combo too - using red and blue, etc.
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    When I practice off ice stick handling, I almost exclusively use a puck (i.e. green biscuit). However, I've noticed that almost all the pros, when practicing off ice, use a ball. Is this more cause a ball is more versatile for use on different surfaces, or is a ball just better for off ice training?
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    1) Stores charge for baking skates cause they ideally want you to buy the skates from them. That's why if you buy from them, baking is usually free. I bought my Trues from Pure Hockey, and since they have me in their records, to this day (they're 2 year old skates), they've never charged me for a bake, rivet repair, eyelet repair, etc. My previous skates I bought from Pure, and those too, they never charged for bakes, punching/stretching. 2) Again, it's at your own risk, but with a convection oven, the heat dynamics are much different than a regular oven. 3) Absolutely recommend a shoe horn so your liner doesn't slip. 4) If you're going to do the shrink wrap method, it is really helpful to have another set of hands to help you. Just watch the True Academy video, and you can see why.
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    I believe the True Academy videos are more recent than the How To videos.
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    To be safe, follow this, but in my experience, Trues typically need to be in the oven a bit longer to get ideal malleability. I also had each skate baked separately. Also, remember, convection is a lot different than your standard heat.
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    Mesh socks. I own Reebok, CCM, Bauer, Gladiator, and Tron. Tron are cheap, but they tear easily. Bauer and CCM are good, but also tear. Reebok I found were very durable, but not sure they're very easy to find anymore. Gladiator, the most durable and protective, but you sacrifice breathability, as they are thick and wear warm. (but great for playing outdoors). Additionally, all these brands shrink some when washing, except the Gladiators.
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    Yeah...just rebake and compression wrap again...
  24. shoot_the_goalie
    You could use toe inserts, but I would use them as a last resort. I would find a really good boot fitter and fit for your smaller foot first, then stretch for your bigger foot.
  25. shoot_the_goalie
    Amazin. As always...great great stuff! I think you’re now at the skill level where we can say “keep your head up!”. It’s a compliment to you that your feet and hands are good enough to start focusing on keeping your head up and working on that aspect of the game.
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