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    1 minute ago, marka said:

    Howdy,

    Generally speaking, machine tools that are heavier work better (less flexing, less vibration, etc)

    I'm not sure how much that would apply to a skate sharpener.  Chatter / vibration of the "cutting head" obviously is bad, but I would imagine they could keep weights / resonance there in check and still drop the weight of the whole unit.

    It'll be interesting to see what the differences are.  I certainly don't care about smaller/lighter for my use, so if that's the big improvement, I won't feel any pressure to upgrade.  🙂

    Mark
     

    Jinx! 🙂

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    1 hour ago, mojo122 said:

    Curious as to why a heavier machine would be better?  

    Maybe it doesn't apply as much but when you have something spinning/vibrating, the weight of the entire machine dampens it and reduces wobble.  In woodworking the better equipment weighs a ton for this exact reason, sometimes guys will search out old vintage machines from the 30s and 40s because they are even heavier.  Not sure how that comes into play here but you do notice the higher end sharpeners also seem a lot beefier.  I could be wrong but that is where my head is at.

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    2 hours ago, IPv6Freely said:

    To be clear, he played it correctly. The RVH was the right save selection for that situation. You’re playing percentages. 

    I'll defer to you on technique as I'm not a goalie.  Maybe his execution of the technique sucks, he has gotten beaten there on many occasions and seems to find a way to make himself as small as possible.  For me, from that angle and distance, it shouldn't take much technique or calculation.  Standing there covering the post a la the 1950s should pretty much convert that shot to 0% probability of success.

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    2 hours ago, Giltis said:

    Conversely Price's ad-hoc VH deadarm thing that he did was masterful. It's like he willed the shot to hit him in the pads. RVH at that moment might have burned him.

    I also found that Byron's wrap around would not have worked if he was somehow stronger with his pads on the posts.

    On the Byron goal he for some reason moved out like he thought it was a pass to the slot, so then he was sliding back toward the goal mouth it seemed and into the net, so I don't think he really had any lateral pressure against the post.  I have no idea what he was thinking.

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    Yeah, I believe only one model of heart guard has any data indicating efficacy and I am not sure how strong that is.  I just don’t want it to hurt as much anywhere if I get hit, which has only been once in the last few years.

    I did break my collarbone in mens league 20 seconds from the end of a game just casually going for a puck to chip it up the boards and down came mr. 250 lb pinching dman who could skate enough to get sped but apparently not stop.  Don’t know if beefy pads would have helped, I doubt it.

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    1 hour ago, cause4alarm said:

    Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but your response seems oddly confrontational when it seems like we'd both agree that evidence is good.

    Possibly misinterpreted your statement, and I apologize if it came off as confrontational, I was challenging what I perceived to be your argument that since others don’t publish data, why should this company?  I don’t know exactly what data is out there for the bulk of the helmets we wear, at least from the manufacturers, but this helmet is telling some story about concussions and using buzzwords like machine learning and advanced polymers.  Everything implies they have made a helmet that reduces concussions.  Just using advanced materials doesn’t mean performance is better.  So, just like some other threads where some of us are asking for a little bit of data before buying into the high-priced new stuff that is coming out, this should be held to the same standard.

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    Are you specifically asking about mens league?  I basically want coverage for random pucks or sticks, that’s about it.  I play essentially organized pickup or invite only skates and conduct is strictly enforced, so you don’t have to worry about the guy who thinks this is the Cup at 50 years old.  But guys can shoot, had a nasty yellow bruise last year after getting hit with a deflection in my ribs through my pads.  I have cheapWarriors from Dunhams.

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    7 hours ago, Vet88 said:

    And lastly, it's not strong ankles, this is a misnomer. It's your biomechanical alignment over the skate blade that is the critical issue, if it is correct the forces of the stop / turn etc are travelling directly thru the middle of the ankle / leg. The bones are taking most of the generated force, the muscles are playing a supporting role. This is what skating laces untied teaches you, correct alignment over the skate blade / chassis. The more you train, the better your alignment is, the less you are at risk.

    Honestly, this is one of the things you will learn before you get around the ice once, just how aligned you are over your skate and likely, how you may be aligned differently over each skate.  The coordination between every muscle and structure from the bottom of the foot to the hips really starts to get magnified.

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    1 hour ago, Jeff Azzolin Bladetech said:

    None taken - Im just casually saying that perhaps taking a view from a different lens and looking at some facts may yield different thoughts. 1 - We dont have NHL players out of fluke, they choose to use because they love it, so the product most be good enough for them to use. 2 - Most people, rec or pro, who give it a solid try (a few hours) do fall in love with it. Yes, sure, absolutely, it is different. But different is not always bad, or a gimmick. And sometimes different needs a chance to prove itself. Look at carbon fiber and the hesitancy to adopt it in sticks... and now look 10 years down the road... 3 - The marketing is not far-fetched, we are outlining 5% improvements based on the same science/physics/principles successfully implemented in adjacent industries that have proven to break records and recorded large improvements for decades now. 4 - We chose to sit at a price delta of +20% ish or +20 bucks ish for the added value, not a bad proposition (subjective - haha).  5 - We started a company by inventing something, then we got USPTO and CIPO issued patents, then we performed lab testing and iterations, and yes, now have NHL players using it and winning Stanley Cups with it. Not many other companies have taken this technical and innovative path. And certainly, no other steel company took anything close to this path.  So with this in mind and finally getting to my point now, when for example, you said "need numbers" or others insinuate that test results can be made up by anybody...etc, I would be tempted to say, there are quite a few numbers and processes listed on our site, and if one took the time to read the site in its entirety, they might very well be impressed with the level of information presented and the path we took. Perhaps sure, we need to invest more time or thought into the website and/or make things more clear, but we can never satisfy everyone, our resources are limited, so we try and outline what we feel is an acceptable amount of information. If really tempted, I could go a step further and note that the big OEMs don't tend to publish much/any of their ''numbers'' or test results; they usually just launch a new product, make commercials with paid athletes, and the masses just blindly accept. So perhaps what Bladetech has done is levels ahead and pound-for-pound we are punching well above our weight for a company that is a fraction's-fraction's-fraction of the OEMs we are compared to. Or maybe Im totally out of it. Not sure. Hahah. But either way, its great to connect with you and the others here and answer what I can to help educate. At the end of the day, we are shooting the shit on hockey, there are much worse things I can think of. 😉 Cheers!

    All good, that's the story I think a lot of people are interested in.  This is a gear geek site with some here pretty well-versed in the ins and outs, so talking about the minutiae is par for the course (some threads get into the 100+ page range).

    As for OEMs, yeah, but that isn't unique to hockey, established companies always have that advantage, that is why a brand in and of itself has value.  Newer entrants always have the challenge of crossing the chasm.

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    10 hours ago, Jeff Azzolin Bladetech said:

     And when the strides are the most short and choppy, or "punching the ice" is where the most energy is wasted in the knees, and where our spring-technology benefits the most. And fortunately, this is where the game of hockey is played, in short starts and stops. Food for thought, no clap skate maker, no shoe maker, no golf club maker is going backwards in time and removing these "springs", they are in fact constantly improving and re-tuning them. Hope that helps!

    This makes a lot of sense and was something I was missing.  Definitely can see how the loading can happen on acceleration when you are on the front of your skates versus steady state striding.

    As for skeptics and keyboard warriors, many people are curious, some are engineers, some like myself are in product and have a natural curiosity so these types of questions immediately come to mind.  This is especially true in a market where equipment prices are through the roof and it is hard to tell if there is actually any appreciable increase in performance commensurate with the increase in price. No offense, just the nature of the discussion.

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