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On 1/16/2024 at 1:02 PM, waterboy1190 said:So whenever I'm gliding at speed my left skate is wobbling all over the place. Sometimes it's been so bad that it has actually caused me to fall. When it gets like that, I push down with my hands into my left thigh to lock the skate on the ice. Obviously I can't be doing this whilst playing a game.
My skates fit well, the blade and runner are fine, my skates are not tied loose, I just can't seem to figure out the problem. I have had it occasionally in my right skate by 99% it's in the left. I just can't solve the problem and it's really bugging me.
Any help would be much appreciated.
You might want to check if the blade edge is either bent or not square. You probably need to get them resharpened. Tell the sharpener about the wobble issue.
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On 3/5/2023 at 8:56 PM, akravetz said:I coach a 14U team and we have five girls. There's a raging debate on whether a girl, who is a 15yo, can play with peewees or even squirts. They feel they can. I thought USA Hockey allowed only dropping one age division for girls. However, I can't find the policy or the rule. Can someone help me out here. It's petty but I'm tired of the arguing.
Andy in Peoria
I don't see any age dropping in the rules either.
The 15 year old girl should be on an under-16 team. I'm guessing there is no all-female or mixed under-16/bantam team in your area and she might be at a physical disadvantage as 15 and 16 year old boys can check harder than the 13 and 14 year old boys.
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Step-ups is good. I do that as I'm recovering from my shoulder replacement. I just set up the box to it's lowest step up height, 20", and do 10 reps with one leg and 10 reps with the other leg as one set and do that 4 to 8 sets consecutively. I do leg press on a pin-selected leg press machine, not the free-weight plate leg press machine. Just use a machine you can do leg presses while holding only one hand grip effectively. And I use the abductor and adductor machines and the calf raise machine for my leg workout.
Cardio-wise, I use a treadmill. Without being able to run, a walk workout doesn't challenge me cardiovascular-wise but it burns calories if I put in a long walk (an hour or more). You're probably going to lose some endurance conditioning, whatever level that was, while recovering.
Note, I only added doing lower body weight-resistance exercises after my doctor said it was okay. I was doing walking only for awhile. It might be different since you had a different surgery.
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On 3/14/2023 at 4:05 PM, shoeshine boy said:just curious if any of you are seeing people trying to play with ear buds/Air Pods in their ears?
some background: we have a goalie in our Rec League (draft every season, all skill levels together, goalies play in a time slot rather than a set team) who plays with Air Pods in his ears. as a league, we've been looking the other way and it's not really been a problem. recently a skater wanted to know if they could wear them while playing as well. The Board (we are independent, not run by a rink) discussed it and said no and we told the goalie that he'd have to stop. the goalie basically stomped off in a fit.
we play by USA Hockey rules but are not USA Hockey affiliated. the closest USA Hockey rule is the one about jewelry but IMO, that doesn't apply. in the end, we can do what we want but we have determined that it is a safety issue. not only because the ear buds aren't secured but also because the player needs to be able to hear what's going on around him.
I was just wondering if any of y'all had dealt with this issue. TIA.Probably a crazy question, but why would anyone not want to hear what's going on around you? Teammates and goalies need to be communicating to each other on the ice and on the bench, not just zone out from everyone else. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, that's a different story.
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On 4/21/2023 at 10:11 AM, Jbear said:I sure wish that instead of incremental "performance" updates these companies would put the resources into offering more than 4 patterns...and "max" doesn't count for me. That's what I wish.
Thanks for listening.
That's the game all the major companies play. Providing a new stick with an incremental performance updates. That way, you are buying something that is better than last year's model. It's kind of lame as some of these incremental updates are just new paint jobs. All the while, NHL players sometimes have an older stick model that has the paint job of a completely different stick just for marketing purposes.
Can't really do anything about it. But if you ever find the perfect stick, buy a dozen of them.
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On 4/25/2023 at 12:05 PM, Westside said:Wow, I was wondering what that was in the video.
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On 4/19/2023 at 12:37 PM, BLKHKhockey said:Has anyone tried the Barkov pattern or something similar? Having trouble with one-timers and saucers. Haven't had the time to go to a stick and puck or pickup to practice. I'm coming from a p92. Any tips?
https://prostockhockeysticks.com/products/pro1616-st-barkov-pro-3d-visualizer
If your sauce passes (and other passes) are getting flubbed, either flex is too high, or lie might be off (blade's heel or toe touches the ice when you are passing and shooting)
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On 3/23/2023 at 10:12 AM, krisdrum said:I'm pretty short (5-6), so have come to feel that even a 75-77 flex is a bit too stiff for me when cut down. I can use it, but don't think I get the same performance out of it as I do out of the 70 once cut down. I also don't think getting an extended stick and cutting it down will change the flex feel compared to the same stick at a standard length, once both are cut to the same length. So far, very happy with the 70 flex yellow line. My only real complaint is the shape of the shaft in my hand. I'd rather have the rounded square or square.
I'm 5'6" too. I got a 110 flex shaft because it was on clearance, I put a Bauer carbon fiber blade on it.. I cut it down and it has zero whip. I use it as a back-up stick.
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Check out prostockhockey.com stick selection. You can see a picture of the curve for these custom sticks. Pick the P88 and left or right hand checkboxes on the left-hand side of the page to narrow down the sticks shown. Some are same as retail and some are custom.
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Interesting. Maybe it's just for looks.He wears his shin pads under the tongue, but maybe wants the shin pad over the tongue look.
Here's an older picture with the tongue going above the top of the boot.
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9 hours ago, jmaister said:i thought forward pitch(toe drop) is negative? backward pitch(toe lift) is positive? inverted no?
since the Prosharp profile says negative to the profile that shaves toe off? I think i am confused now...??
anyways, I still find myself on my heel more than I like. I may do either Quad z or Zup S next time. or add another layer for my footbed since I kinda believe profile only the workaround....
Pitch adjustment is the whole blade's profile getting angled, so you could have a 9/10 blade with +1 pitch or 9/10 blade with -1 pitch adjustment. Imagine if there was a thin piece of wood put on the heels of your skate boot, and then someone attached the blade holders, that would be positive or aggressive pitch adjusment. If someone put a thin piece of wood on the forefoot area on the bottom of the skate boot and then attached the blade holders, that would be negative pitch. The front half is still 9' profile and the back half is still 10' profile.
Or you can tell your sharpener how your skates feel and how he or she would adjust the pitch.
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On 2/18/2023 at 2:09 PM, jmaister said:hello gents and solid water gliders.
I have just started on the 9/10 combi, originally from a single stock Bauer radius. I've also got a pdf of the prosharp template list and visited the prosharp project feedbacks, they are very very helpful(esp. Marka's).
The question I have is, is there a sequence of profile I should try if I want more forward lean? (like Graf's; i know i know, the boot cut itself is aggresive)
I'm thinking I'll skate with the 9/10 for awhile and then move on to Toronto 1, and then Quad Zero or Zup S.
feedback appreciated.
**is there such a thing, where I could request single radius, but with -10mm pitch?
thx!
If you feel like you are getting pushed forward and tripping over your skates, you would want negative pitch. If you feel like you are getting pushed backwards and can't hold a deep forward tuck like a speed skater, then you would want positive pitch.
If you feel balanced, but want to make deeper/faster turns and doing choppy/quick east-west skating, then you will want the front profiles shorter. If you want to glide longer for efficient north-south skating, you want long rear profiles. Sometimes, you can keep your current profile and alter the ROH, radius of hollow, for more glide or grip in hard turns/stops as an easier way to adjust for harder or softer ice.
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Where? – The sale will be held at the Tricolore Sports Bell Centre boutique situated at 1275 Saint-Antoine Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, H3C5L2. It is accessible from 1275 Saint-Antoine Ouest, 1909 Av. Des Canadiens de Montréal, by the Lucien L’Allier metro, and by the De la Montagne / Des Canadiens-de-Montréal bus station. The boutique faces the Lucien L ’Allier train station.
When? – The sale will take place on Saturday, March 11, 2023, from 10:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M EST.
What? – This year's Montreal Canadiens pro-stock sale features equipment used by or prepared for current and former Montreal Canadiens players. Included in the sale are sticks, gloves, helmets, assorted protective equipment, team issued apparel and so much more.
Free Parking - Parking will be provided until 3:30pm. Customers need to inform the attendant upon arrival that they are at the Bell Centre for the sale. Customers will be assigned to a designated parking area and given a free receipt to be put on the dash. If you wish to stay past 3:30pm you will be charged the full parking amount for that day. Finally, anyone with a parking pass to the game that comes to shop can show the attendant their parking pass.
https://www.tricoloresports.com/us/service/vente-pro-stock-des-canadiens-de-montreal/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=ventets&fbclid=IwAR2q3guWZMed3_2l5GyItAE3bD4cbsazJTwbnX3UTJ0iMhXOYK7wbDP1GU0
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18 hours ago, Nastys said:Hi!
I need to know the difference in length between small, medium and medium -1
I have actually a nexus pro ( rit tigers team) but it is a little too big and long, I tried a Nexus 1000 ( retail) in small which is good with the 1 inch extension.
The length of pro stock is same of retail without the extension?
I'm 1.77 cm for 72 kg for info !
Many thanks 🙏🏻Pants usually go by waist circumference, weight and height. This is the bauer pants size chart.
If you are in the 'between size's zone, go with the small and risk a shot between the shin guard and bottom of the pants. Or go with a medium for a loose fit and wear suspenders to have it pulled up as high as comfortably possible.
Or, you can try to look for a hockey girdle and a shell to go over it..
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On 1/29/2023 at 3:56 PM, marka said:Howdy,
Dang dude, that sounds pretty intense. I've got a 'clean up' shoulder surgery scheduled in a couple weeks to address some tearing in the rotator cuff and a bicep tendon issue, but your procedure sounds WAY worse.
Reffing is definitely a nice way to stay involved and skate and such. And while its still hockey and very occasionally you'll get run into, have a puck dumped into you, or just manage to fall on your own it for sure happens way less than playing. For my procedure they're saying that I'll be in a sling for 4 to 6 weeks, then 2 to 4 months of rehab after that. I'm hoping that I can at least get back out there reffing once I'm out of the sling!Good luck with your recovery!
MarkI've saw a ref get hit by a ricochet of a slap shot off someone's stick and right at his cup. No time to get out of the way or block it. This was a NCAA Div III men's game so it was a major clap bomb. He actually was able to get up and finish the game.
Yeah, I'm four weeks out, but there are certain angles where I have no strength in my arm yet, so I wear my sling when I''m out of the house, but i don't wear it anymore when I'm in the house.
God luck with your surgery.
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On 1/20/2023 at 3:20 AM, swede said:My 9 year old son need new shins. He has outgrown his 12” Vapor x2.9 in one season, and need 13” shins now..
He has been in Bauer Vapor shins since he started playing and would like to stay there. Problem is the Bauer shins in 13” are now int sizing, and my son is quite thin..
We tried on the Super tacks ASV jr a few months ago in size 13, but my son did not like the fit at all
Are the int sized Bauer shins much wider than the jr shins or are they similar?
We have no store around stocking bauer shins, only CCM, so we are stuck to ordering online.Thanks in advance.
Intermediate sizing is kind of like senior but short in length so they will be wide. I wear Bauer intermediate 13's because senior 14s are too long. I guess I would recommend getting the lower-end intermediate shin pads so there will be less padding/bulk/depth than the higher-end intermediate shin pads.
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So, I got total shoulder replacement surgery a month ago, at the end of December. I got a modified procedure called the "ream and run shoulder replacement". It is similar to a regular total shoulder replacement. The ball end side of the humerus (upper arm bone) is cut off and a titanium stem is put inside it. But on the shoulder or glenoid side, they shave out a hemisphere shape out of the bone instead of putting a plastic piece there. The plus is that there are no restrictions of physical activity after the shoulder heals. In a normal total shoulder replacement, there are certain restrictions in order to avoid wearing out the plastic piece or breaking the plastic piece in the glenoid.
I got the procedure done out of town with an orthopedic surgeon in Virginia Beach, Virginia. So far, so good. The physical therapy exercises involves a lot of stretching. Since the glenoid was shaved out, it takes about a year and a half for a layer of fibrocartilege to regrow between the metal head of the humerus implant and the glenoid.
This is my third major joint replacement surgery. I haven't played hockey or skated in awhile. Now, thinking long-term, I might want to stop playing ice hockey and try refereeing. As much as non-contact hockey isn't supposed to have any checking, there are times that you will get checked on purpose or accidentally... or just fall or run into the boards on your own without anyone even touching you. There's no casual pick-up hockey for old folks where I am. Once my shoulder is in better condition, I'll look into a level i refereeing class.
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It's been over a year. My left hip has been doing well. I got my right hip replaced a week ago. Almost the same experience as the left hip replacement. I don't remember all the details of my left hip surgery post-op, but I feel more pain at the side of the thigh. Same was last time, I've been very tired everyday. I walked a mile yesterday. It took 32 minutes to do, I may have pushed myself too far though. I'm doing PT exercises once a day and have had one PT appointment since my surgery.
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4 hours ago, x-axis said:Anyone ever do this? Looking to hem the tops of some pro stock 31s to become 28s. I use the garter style attachment. Just wondering as I've never done it.
Mesh?
Like this? https://nevermadeitprostock.com/collections/hockey-socks/products/used-red-waterloo-reebok-socks-28
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On 9/18/2022 at 8:55 PM, shooter27 said:Has anyone actually exercised CCM’s 90 day satisfaction guarantee for simply being unhappy with the product (i.e. its not defective, you just don’t like the skates)?
I’m curious because I’m considering buying a pair of Tacks but for 30+ years I’ve been a Bauer wearer so I’m a little hesitant. The 90 day guarantee gives me confidence to try to Tacks and if I don’t like them I can always return them and go back to Bauer’s. But, if its one of those things where they make it a huge pain to get your money back, or you only get a credit towards CCM product, or something to that effect then I’d have to think a lot harder about switching. Any direct experience stories would be greatly appreciated.
I had more of a sizing issue and returned a pair of skates without skating on ice or baking them. Regular width was way too narrow and wide width worked out. Same length. This was with Hockey Monkey.
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10 hours ago, puckpilot said:It, like anything else, is unique to the skater and what they like and want a achieve. From my experience weight has little to do with it. I'm 160lbs. I use a 1" hollow. If the shops in my area offered it, I'd go even shallower. I know guys who are above 200lbs and they like 3/5".
What's your profile radius?
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9 hours ago, vp1304 said:I guess I am adjusting to 246 mm steel and new skates. Last night, it's the first time I felt great on the ice, I didn't notice any stability problems and purely enjoyed the game mainly due to mobility and quick starts that helped me to beat the opponets. So I will definitely not return to 263 mm. Now I understand it was a way too much steel for my rather skinny legs.
Well, what I did differently in the last game was that for the first time in my life I dropped the last eylet. Man, that gave me a ton of forward flex yet with enough ankle support ! Could that be the reason everything felt great in that game ? Before that I was experimenting dropping the second last eylet but did not like it that much, flex improved, but felt I have to retighten the skates every second shift. My old method was to keep the top eylets a bit more loose.
Probably next week I am going to get an extra pair of steel so I think I am going to start with Ellipse XS with 11/16 ROH (I am on 5/8 now). Is there a more detailed Pro Sharp chart showing steel length options for different profiles along with recommended ROH ?
I couldn't find a chart. ROH can vary between skaters so what's optimal for someone else might not be optimal for you.
Buying gloves online, looking for some feedback
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I will second the recommendation of prostockhockey.com
You can also find pro stock gloves on sidelineswap.com