VegasHockey

There is almost no difference between intermediate and senior equipment in regard to protection.

My 100K skates 7.25R with 272 holders and Flare steel are 947 grams each. My Cat Pros are 859 grams with 272 SHIFT holders and DLC steel. The Flare steel does weigh a little more, about 11 grams when compared to the SHIFT DLC. Also, the 100K skates are Total Custom Plus so they have extra foam and such.

They are significantly lighter.

I have seen quite a few people testing them out. I haven't heard anything positive or negative so I dont have an opinion on the new holders yet. I can say that at Bauer World when we got to tinker with them, they were significantly stiffer than the current LS Edge holder. The trigger mechanism is 100% the same as is the actual holder geometry. One player is specifically using the new holders with his old steel. He showed me how he heated the holder with a heat gun and stretched them out so he could use his previously profiled steel. Pretty comical. 😉

AS3/AS4 Pro kick point is between a traditional Nexus and Supreme. Higher than the Nexus but lower than the Supreme. AS-V Pro is more similar to a Supreme Ultrasonic.

The ceramic side is fine, do not use the 400-grit diamond side. Also, make sure to hold it at an angle when knocking off the burr. There is no need to hold it against the entire edge. I know a lot of pro equipment managers that like to use balsa wood to knock the burr off too. If you are good enough at sharpening the burr should be almost negligible.

Thanks. I sent them an email.

These are amazing and cheap: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VDCGYS1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Since hockeymenders and island aren't doing repalms anymore, does anyone else have a recommendation? Need fresh gussets and palms, preferably digital.

Here is my Superfeet with Gorilla Construction Adhesive. This is after 16 months and about 350 ice sessions with them. The adhesive is still grippy, like rubber, and has not even worn at all.

That works too, but it doesn't wear as well as the Gorilla Glue option.

The Unibody outsole is stiffer than previous generation carbon composite outsoles from the Ultrasonic/2S/1S but I don't think it's extremely significant.

Interesting. I personally have never liked skating on a CAG, but a glide area mixed with a gradual increase of radii might feel good.

You can add grip to the insoles using things like Gorilla Construction Adhesive. I do this for anything that I want to add grip to such as the forearm inside of the elbow pads.

It's pretty much a 2S Pro skate (with a standard tendon) built with 12K Carbon Curv. They wanted their poster boy to help push the sales of the Mach.

Bauer is 9 weeks. CCM is 48 days for Total Custom and 61 days for Total Custom Plus. However, certain sizes and models can be delayed further.

Does this also adjust the pivot point, or do you do that manually if the customer requests such?

Thats why I prefer using the Bauer Speedplate in all of my skates. Provides a lot of direct feedback from the ice.

The official time frames without expedited ordering is as follows: ESTIMATED PRODUCTION TIME: CATALYST PRO (7 DAYS), SVH CUSTOM (14 DAYS), ALL OTHER SKATES (14 DAYS)

The juniors are basically the same as the Mako option.

Both custom CCM and TRUE skates have ankle foams adjusted based on your specific ankle location. As far as I am aware, Bauer does not modify the placement of their foams.

Same as every Jetspeed skate release date 😉

There hasn't been a Bauer stick that I was impressed with in an exceptionally long time.

AG5NT is a terrible stick so it doesn't take much to be better than it 😉

The Catalyst is a more flexible and softer boot as compared to the TF. It is nothing like a Bauer skate.