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BenBreeg

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  1. Airflow (or water flow) through pipes diminishes rapidly as the total distance and/or total area (diameter) increases. So any branching, long runs, etc and you have a trickle.
  2. They were mandatory growing up, are mandatory for kids in the Mid-Am region where we are. Maybe i will get the turtleneck. but, if someone chirps someone for any equipment it is truly pathetic, grow up. I have never heard people giving others shit for anything in any games I play.
  3. I used to lust after custom Grafs. I remember people posting on here with pics of their white and gray boots, country flags, etc.
  4. My guy is only opened on weekdays by appt only and is over 1/3 hour away. But this weekend my son accidentally stepped on concrete and we had to have the guy at the rink do them on Sunday. it took him several minutes to pull himself away from the football game and even acknowledge me. Then he just grabbed the skates, didn’t dress the wheel, did about 5 passes, and handed them to me without level checking. the fact that they were ok was pure chance, not skill. it might be time to get a Sparx for me.
  5. A buddy and I did do an adult program a couple years ago. It was geared toward beginners and that’s who was there. But for us, 1- it was a chance to do drills with other guys 2- it was run by probably the best skating coach (hockey) in the city and she picked out a couple little things I would never have noticed on my own
  6. When I was a kid, you had to travel for camps. We always went to Miami of Ohio. It was fun staying in the dorm and stuff. but now there are good local camps and other a la carte stuff so I have never considered travel camps for my son.
  7. So a lot of the things being discussed are meat and potatoes product management/development pitfalls. Scope creep/feature bloat. Not staying true to the market and users you are trying to address. Happens all the time. Sparx is a reasonably priced sharpener designed to, with minimal upkeep, produce quality edges. Maybe not the equivalent of “artisan” sharpening as but most people can’t tell the difference anyway. Adding features “just because you can” or because it is just an incremental (assumed) cost can lead to products that start to lose focus. honestly, most players still don’t know much about profiling, and paying for the feature somebody might never use or use once a year might not make sense to a purchaser. maybe it does, but product managers always are juggling features that will actually move the needle and that there is a business case for vs those features that some subset of the market is clamoring for.
  8. 2023 doesn’t even have anything to do with it. I ran usability studies for Class 2 medical devices. We had to test IFUs (Instructions For Use), but we also designed with the assumption they wouldn’t be used. This was 20 years ago. These were professionals using a life saving device and I remember going in the cath lab and they didn’t even know where the manual or quick reference guide was. You have to design for the user.
  9. Will be interesting to see how it does in the market.
  10. Didn’t it say there are other features accessible via the app? In that case leveraging a better platform for the ui may make sense. Will wait and see.
  11. Have you used it ahead of release? What don’t you like vs what they were solving for?
  12. Don’t they mention other features being available via the app? You can develop interfaces on an app much easier than trying to do the same thing on a small lcd screen on the device plus easier upgrades and bug fixes if needed.
  13. I don’t see any gold profile on their site. What is their angle? Just computerized sharpening? All i see are standard combos of hollow, single radius profiles, and pitch.
  14. They built a business case that convinced them it makes sense. Business cases are based on assumptions and data, different conclusions based on margin requirements and motivations are possible for different companies looking at the same idea. For instance, the concept of a loss leader is a product or offering that loses money but that they think could lead to sales of other profitable items. There are lots of reasons a company might make a decision one way or another.
  15. You don't have to work at a hockey company to understand it. I have worked in new product development my whole life. If I, as a product manager, proposed doing custom sticks (other than the mix and match like Bauer has), but couldn't show how that would improve our bottom line, why do you think the company would agree?
  16. I don't know, but I do know that when new sticks come out you always hear people talking about weight as if current sticks weigh 8 lbs... There are lots of things that go into determining what products you offer, not just if you can.
  17. It's not super complicated, it is based on what margins they expect and total profitability from an effort. I don't think the market for all these curves is as big as you think. Another thing, if you watch the history of Titan video which is very good, the founder and the designer explained that they made the sticks which then were finally bent into a final curve. So the same stick blank was able to be used for multiple curves. With CF, the curve is established in the mold. A mold is a lot more investment than a fixture to curve an already made stick.
  18. You can use the bench to jump onto or use for step ups as long as it is stable (and the ceiling isn't too low...).
  19. You don't have to have a sled, although it is one of the most versatile pieces of equipment there is. But if you want, people drag tires or make their own out of wood. there are some cheap ones on Amazon, but I am not sure how they hold up.
  20. 100%, lots of good examples on that page. Just keep it simple. There are people who will start throwing everything and the kitchen sink at you. Like when someone says they are a new driver and need something for a daily 5 mile commute, people recommend a BMW. Be aware that many people on YT and the internet are trying to sell their brand and claim to have some new secret or twist, but if you listen to high-level strength and conditioning coaches, their programs are still rooted in principles that have been around a long time. There have been some legit points where people changed how they thought about certain things, but again, keep it simple. I just quit my gym because the monthly fee went way up, and with dumbbells, an adjustable bench, a bunch of bands, a box, and a sled I can do pretty much anything I need for now.
  21. 1- what age are you? what is your training history? 2- don't take out the push day, but get away from that bodybuilding type split. Train movement, not muscles (to a certain extent). You should be able to set up your lifting days essentially hitting upper and lower movements in all planes. Push/pull horizontal, push/pull vertical, trap bar or db deadlifts, unilateral squat variation (rear elevated split squat, lunge, etc.). Sled drags would be great. No need to overthink things. Plyos can be box jumps, lateral work, etc.
  22. I wonder if people actually read the VT protocol. All they are looking at is if a helmet can reduce the acceleration of the head from the impact. That's all a helmet can do wrt concussions.
  23. Bauer 4500 is listed on their site as coming in XL. Currently listed as unavailable but when you filter by size, it is the only one that shows.
  24. Just like any solution, what problem are you trying to solve? "Advanced profile" doesn't mean anything. Just because a profile has combo radius doesn't mean it's better. As far as I know, and I think @Vet88 or @oldtrainerguy28 may have been part of a study that pointed to 9/10 as the only profile that had any data to indicate it had positive influence on performance.
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