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  1. VegasHockey
    Makes sense. Thanks for the insight. We have a lot of players with Pre-True skates and lower generation VH skates that are swapping to the Step holders and I have seen a few issues with getting a very flat mounting. Each time we have used a very thin piece of polycarbonate between the skate and the holder.
  2. VegasHockey
    I noticed the True Gen 1 skates you show dont have the piece under the hell of the skate. I think its only cosmetic and doesn't really add any lift though.
  3. VegasHockey
    Pretty easy to change out. Our shop does it all the time.
  4. VegasHockey
    I'll be honest. I have mixed feelings about the skates. Certain things I love and other things I dislike. But that's the way it is with most things in life. If you want it to be exactly the way you want you need to do build it yourself or find someone to build it for you.
  5. VegasHockey
    My skates have done that since day one. I only hear it and dont feel anything when on dry land. I dont hear or feel anything it on the ice.
  6. VegasHockey
    I used to use Pro Stock sticks but with dealer staff discount from manufacturers being so significant there is no a cheaper option for the top of the line sticks.
  7. VegasHockey
    So I spoke with Rob at True, he is the Operations Manager for True Skates. He mentioned there are a few options to drop weight in the skate. On average a True boot is roughly 10-30 grams heavier and depending on the boot size is sometimes lighter than other brands. 40-50 grams of weight is due to the Step steel and STEP/VH holders so swapping to Tuuk holders and a smaller or lighter steel LS2/Byonic would drop unsprung weight. Shot blockers add roughly 40-50 grams of weight per skate but cannot be removed as they are incorporated into the design. The stiffness he said will break in over time =. It might take a while but it will eventually become less rigid. He said they do have special lightweight tongues that they can supply that will save 30-40 grams compared to the metatarsal ones I currently have. Not sure which tongues those are but I am very excited to see them.
  8. VegasHockey
    My understanding is the technology the True licenses for use is the same technology that CCM will be using as well. They just perform the scanning differently.
  9. VegasHockey
    Now that is something I need to see! Haha
  10. VegasHockey
    Equipment managers typically hack fixes and occasionally make minor adjustments for players when they get new gear. Most of the time when a skate arrives from the manufacturer it's built pretty close to the players requested specification. You might need to punch an area or make minor modifications but I have yet to see an equipment managers add padding (comfort pads) to the top ankle area of a players skate. Again, to me, this is a design flaw. Something. That was just overlooked.
  11. VegasHockey
    Work is a variable. I wanted to use static values.
  12. VegasHockey
    I agree with you. I am saying it's a manufacturer oversight. Comfort pads have been built into hockey skate ankle areas for quite some time now. If anything, it seems every year those comfort pads get bigger. I have a demo pair of the new AS1 skates that I am testing and the comfort pads on them are quite large and plush. It just remindeds me of the Mako I vs Mako II debacle.
  13. VegasHockey
    Just for perspective and to bring science into this. Weight: 150 grams vs 124 grams Blade weight at full stride extension: 600 grams vs 496 grams Average strides per game: 1000 Blade weight transferred per game: 600kg vs 496kg 600kg - 496kg = 104kg less weight transferred per game which equals 229lbs. That's with comparing 26 grams of weight difference. Now imagine 200 grams.
  14. VegasHockey
    Very true. I fit figure skates all the time and they are beyond stiff and quite terrible requiring a TON of adjustment. But I have never fit a pair of figure skates that had a 3D foot scan though ;)
  15. VegasHockey
    Both the inside of the left ankle and the outside of the right ankle are problem areas.
  16. VegasHockey
    Thanks. I'll start using it. For some reason, in my current browser, it didn't display/format the page properly. In firefox and chrome, it seems fine though.
  17. VegasHockey
    Not to sound like a primadonna, and I am sure people will flame me for saying this, but when you order custom skates that are specifically designed to fit a players foot you shouldn't need to "hack" solutions together.
  18. VegasHockey
    This area specifically https://photos.app.goo.gl/DHsES4jXy0Vl5f9g1
  19. VegasHockey
    The shot blockers make the skate more stiff than anything I have ever used. Much stiffer than pro stock Vapor, Super Tacks, FT1, and everything else I have ever owned. You literally cannot squeeze the sides closed. Look for my review video on YouTube.
  20. VegasHockey
    I wish they did put comfort pads. That area bruises my ankles after some really hard skates. I'm going to have to mod it myself to resolve it.
  21. VegasHockey
    I have seen the following 1: Quad .5 2: Quad 2 3: Quad 0 4: Quad 1 5: 12' 6: 13' 7: No one that has gotten a Zuperior liked it or never gave themselves a chance to adjust.
  22. VegasHockey
    To be honest, I was surprised in the way they have the long bolt as its very similar to the OG LS holder steel or Graf Cobra runners. I would think Bauer or Graf would have had a patent one such?
  23. VegasHockey
    Totally agree with all of your points.
  24. VegasHockey
    Our store only recently opened and we are not a True fit center yet. There are requirements that have to be met before you can become one. We will be a fit center in the next 60 days. However, I needed skates and could not wait multiple months so I paid full price and went to Pure. We actually just got all of our new True sticks in stock :)
  25. VegasHockey
    The VH bolts should fit. I am surprised you got one of those loose as they are pressed in their quite tightly.
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