BenBreeg

Dunno if the Coffey curve was even a curve. Just about every 5030 on the rack was marked Coffey back then. Mine didn’t have a 3/4 curve, definitely much smaller. Some had “SC” and “BC” as well which we always thought was small curve and big curve but who knows?

I think there’s a difference equating some of these small off brand sticks as people who just love the game with the equivalent of ma and pa shops just struggling against the big Walmarts or something like that. A lot of these companies are just putting out junk and trying to hide it with graphics and marketing. And I would be curious, given where they are produced, how serious they take others’ IP. I guess the best way to put it is, it isn’t Rocky training with a log on his back in Chucks while Ivan Drago has the benefit of the latest technology and the little guy triumphs.

Sounds like it isn’t so much the solution but the process of determining the parameters of the solution. You can shim and profile to your heart’s content but it pretty much completely trial and error at this point.

What is your situation and goals? I don’t get caught up in the latest diets. I basically eat about 2700 calories a day, plenty of carbs, protein, and moderate fats, mostly from nuts and other good sources. I essentially eat a bulking diet because i have a fast metabolism, skate 2-3 times a week, and lift on non-hockey days. Pretty much everything I eat I cook from scratch, I don’t eat a lot of non-carb sugar and my sodium intake is low because I don’t eat much packaged food. I am not obsessive and if I eat some crap here and there I don’t care, although over time your desire to binge on junk kind of goes away. I will go to town on ice cream but that is about it. As for hockey, I am just as bad as with any diet!

Kind of declarative statements about the custom skate making process without any firsthand knowledge of how they do things...

It was one of those circumstances that his time was over. The last two years he put up lots of points but was a massive minus. When Pens won the cup he put up fewer points but was actually a plus player. You don't get him for his defense but there is a line. Add to that Malkin's performance lately, the exit of other players who were key players in the Cup runs, his alleged friction with Sullivan, and it was just time. You can't just keep the exact same team forever and expect to keep winning. I think it was just the end of this cycle and they have to set themselves up for this last act in the Crosby/Malkin era.

Mark, Wondered where you have been! I have had tendinitis and tendinosis in various places throughout my life. Running, hockey, bass playing, computer work, etc. it can be frustrating as hell. You go to PT, do all the work, rest, etc. and it feels good. Then you restart the activity and instantly you are back to square one. The jury is still out on a lot of the bands and KT tape but when dealing with frustrating injuries, some things that are low risk are worth trying. I have the most success with ART, which is a type of soft tissue therapy. Lots of chiros are certified. good luck!

Nice just to have the whole thing settled and move on.

So is it something only applicable and available to high level pros given the analysis needed to determine the parameters for the “shims”?

Yeah, the site is brutal. Tried watching the demo but unless they showed something at the end it said absolutely nothing, couldn’t finish it. Guess you just have to know what it is...

What most are objecting to (at least me) is that he got a skate that didn’t fit, claimed the store couldn’t help him and didn’t provide any details when asked (the fact that the store wouldn’t/couldn’t help runs counter to those here who either have stores that do True as well as customers who have rectified their issues in that manner), and went through the first step of debugging with True and no further. The implication was that True wasn’t treating him right. you are correct about people choosing to spend their money as they wish, but it is a discussion topic here. as for screw ups, i am not going to judge failure rate by what i hear on the internet.

I bought a HockeyShot shooting pad for the driveway and when it got here the corners were all mangled and the edges had some damage. Contacted them and sent pics and they immediately shipped a new one which arrived the next day. That is kind of Coyote ordering from ACME fast. I e-mailed them back and asked them how they wanted me to get the damaged one back to them and they said don’t worry about it. So i may see if i can take the heat gun and try to fix the corners. just wanted to post a positive experience thanks instead of the usual complaints.

He no doubt played on the edge, but to act like he was purely predatory is just not accurate.

Until so many people use the stuff that's been replaced that it becomes common again... although I am having a hard time rectifying a blade pattern with hipsterness, unless said blade came with a beard and the skater wore his socks above the bottom of his shinguards...

Great article, I love to read stuff like that.

Clearance, sale, and pro stock and you can get mainstream sticks for good prices.

Exactly. They have a business model set up. He still hasn’t said what Pure told him when he asked them for help. The story just is a little off to me.

Just asking for details. Others have had issues with Trues and it seems like they worked with their LHS and True and in many cases got things figured out. "I called True and all I got were these lousy insoles, end of story" sounds like there should be more to it.

But what did Pure say when you brought up the issue with them? Did they tell you contact True directly? Did they say they can't help or weren't willing to help?

But did you actually ask Pure to intervene?

I used to love watching him in Pittsburgh when he was in his prime. People thought he was on the downside and then he kept going in Washington.

I like a lot of the older jersey designs but not that one, at the time i remember it being my least favorite and it still doesn’t have much going for it besides nostalgia to me.

If people buying it won’t notice a difference then it was the right move. I can’t imagine, as a product manager, trying to make the case to use a more expensive approach that I can’t argue will have any effect on performance or sales.

Really? You charge by perceive value and the customer’s willingness to pay. There are options. If its as big a deal as you are making it then people will vote with their wallets.

I've been wearing that girdle for a while. Pretty much the same as the old Cooper CG2, assuming the padding is a little better. Somehow I lost my shell though so I am wearing Tackla pants again, not bad but a little roomy.