BenBreeg

Lots of interconnected pieces. You said you found out the cause of your hamstring pain, what and how did you determine what it was? Skating isn't a real balanced activity and can affect muscle groups in various ways. There can be a causal chain and finding the root cause of something can be a process. Definitely starting with the basics mentioned in this thread would be good, strength, flexibility, and mobility. You can focus on the areas you are having trouble with but should it should be a whole-body process. Foam rollers and lacrosse or tennis ball rolling are great rehab/prehab activities. It can be tear-inducing but worth it. Also, you said you are working out. What are you doing? What does your week look like between practices, games, and additional workouts? Lots to consider. 16? Wait until your are in your 40s or 50s, stuff hurts and the only reason is you are in your 40s or 50s!!!

Good stuff, I love hearing about all the behind the scene stuff.

Need to quantify how fast they are actually doing it as well as the amplitude of the movement first of all. Since it is a function of multiple variables, you of course can improve speed by training speed, but it will plateau as strength becomes a limiting factor, and you can increase speed by increasing strength until the CNS component would become the limiting factor. What the coefficient of each of those two variables is, I don’t know but strength is an important component based on physics alone.

The actual motor control, or coordination of the movement, is an additional factor in applying the vector, not the development of the vector itself. Its holistic movement, strength applied rapidly in a coordinated manner, three components. The beer leaguer may have the strength, probably hasn’t developed the speed because they may not practice, and by virtue of being older learns coordinated movement much slower than a kid.

Speed is power. Power is the application of force measured by time. Speed training starts with developing strength then training the CNS to optimally deliver that strength via inter and intra muscular coordination. So you need to build strength before you can maximize power and speed.

Pretty solid job by the NHL coming up with a plan and executing on it. That was a really cool tournament.

Yeah, I used to be a catcher and am double jointed in my glove hand thumb. Every once in a while I would catch it wrong or get a foul tip and my thumb would really get beat up, not fun at all.

I don’t think the premise is bogus at all, I just question the price when with a little thought I am sure DIY solutions would work.

So I may be out to lunch on this but why would the balance point of the boot matter? The balance point of the skater matters and different skater in the same boot can have very different postures, skating styles, etc.

Ouch!!!

I would say you aren’t overthinking it. They aren’t Trues but I went from a 9 to 9.5 Ribcore through the 90-day return policy. Not only did it change the room in the toes but how my foot sat in the skate the whole way back, including eliminating some irritation in the ankle.

I apologize I missed this until now. I don’t know compared to other brands but I am 6’3” 175 with 37” sleeve length and Sr. Med work great. Sr small or jr large, order both and return the other.

I can't imagine this would replace in-store fittings, might be good for someone who is pretty good in retail skates but has one or two things they need help with and don't want to go custom. Plus, if people on this board just found out about it, can't imagine the general populace is going to know about it, depending on how they promote it.

The price of the shoes in that blog have absolutely zero to do with performance, you are in an entirely different universe of rationale and tax bracket for why someone would buy those. Are these helmets actually being 3D printed on demand to fit your head? I think we’re getting into the first world hockey problems here, I don’t even notice my helmet once I am playing and it is just a Re-Akt 95. Kid: ”But moommmm, I neeed that helmet to go along with my Super Duper Hybrid Max Kickpoint Slapper Stick and No Such Thing As Too Stiff Skates!!!! Mom: ”But Billy, you’re only 7....” Kid: “I want it!” Store Employee: “It will give him the best protection from concussions and be comfortable since he’s on the ice, did you say nine times a week?” Mom: “Well, ok...”

Can’t imagine this is meant to be deployed at a volume that would have much of an Impact on store sales. If some of the people here didn’t know about it the average consumer isn’t going to u less they are just rolling this out.

I'm not getting into the argument of whose fault it is, I am just saying that it is a crap shoot when you go to a store.

Wow, that is cool. It would be so great to get fitted by someone you know has a clue.

The cost to manufacture and MSRP will have no correlation, plus AM can be substantially cheaper than traditional manufacturing, though that is not always a given. Honestly, the biggest thing I would be interested in is the huge potential for airflow.

Just saw this episode of Friends, Joey and Chandler with the silver and red Easton. https://recapguide.com/recap/24/Friends/season-1/episode-15/#32 Oh, and as an aside, Jon Lovitz as the stoned restauranteur in that episode is one of the funniest bits from the show’s entire run.

Or they realize that endlessly pursuing weight cuts has limited returns at this point and there are other trade offs they would rather make.

Yeah, the 0-fer on the 5 min and 5-on-3 hurt. The GW goal through is a soul-sucking gut punch, I don't see it happening, even if they play well the rest of the way.

Awesome in GOT and while I watched The Avengers here and there a long time ago, never knew it was the same actress!!

We'll see how NYI respond. If they can rebound from Game 1 it might be a good series but you are right, when TB is on it is impressive to watch.

I have been playing 2-3 times a week since June or July (can’t remember when they opened back up) and this morning was the first time I saw someone wearing one while playing.

Gotcha, I think you are right, I was just thinking standard width.