VegasHockey

How do you like the Eagle Aero Pro shoulder pads? How do they fit?

The AS3 will have a slightly deeper and wider heel pocket than the FT2.

Very good. Better than the FT3 Pro and Trigger 5 Pro.

I like the T4. Great stick. Much better balance and significant improvements over the T3. Since its on sale right now I wouldn't even think twice about grabbing one if you can find the right flex and curve pattern.

I think the issue is everyone is trying too hard to make things look "new" and "innovative" and we are going through the vicious circular cycle of ugliness all over again. I don't understand what is wrong with black skates with a small graphic and logo. I don't understand why we need these crazy colored skates. Not to mention how bad the color clashes with some teams uniforms. If the fact that a simple design makes you an old fart, then I am also happily part of your club.

8-10 min Yes, this is exactly what I am referring to. The new thin tongue easily gets creased when baking and slightly compressed. I think it makes it look ugly.

Well, we of course cant forget this one too then.

Usually as tight as the player asks for. I personally just dont like how the tongue gets all smooshed looking.

I don't like how the tongue gets compressed when do you do a long bake with the skates and prefer to do the tongue separately after I bake the skates.

I like to remove the tongue, leave the top 3 or 4 eyelets undone, lace them 70% tight, and then use saran wrap from the forefoot to the top of the ankle.

I think the Nike Air Zoom was the ugliest skate ever. https://www.bardown.com/the-6-weirdest-skate-designs-in-hockey-history-1.1348415

The solution should not require needing to go with custom skates to avoid ugly aesthetics. If anything, make the general retail model more streamlined and offer customers that are much more extravagant. It seems like anytime we hit the pinnacle of ugly-looking hockey equipment the manufacturers always find a way to take it to the next level.

I hope they tone down the graphics when its released.

Didn't know these were the correct ones. I thought they would be Bauer/Mission.

The UA ones are super nice. I haven't seen the Mission ones. Can someone share a link to them? I looked online and couldn't find them.

I still would remove the graphics. Its just too flashy for me and once the graphics start to flake off the skate will look terrible.

Maybe I'll give the STX RX a try again and remove the bicep guards.

That was my main concern that without any elasticity the laces might cause lace bite or uneven pressure.

I had the RX3 before. It was a nice pad but still a little too much for my needs. I bought the Vapor X2.9 shoulder pads and they were ok, but not ideal, i ended up selling them after a few weeks. Lately I have been wearing my lacrosse shoulder pads. I wish more of the hockey shoulder pads were designed in a similar manner.

Looks interesting

You have to heat mould them. That's why you are having pain.

Im not overly picky about style but even I wont wear anything this ugly... Good thing the new Ribcor skate will be one-piece and looks very tame in comparison.

The FT1 is slightly less stiff compared to the AS3. The AS3 is between a FT1 and a FT2.

Came across this on Reddit.... Goodness that skate is ugly.

How did these work out?