caveman27

Did you like the cuff shape?

Have you tried a Bauer Vapor glove? I had Vapor X100 in the past. Pretty open cuff and quite flexible at the wrist and thumb.

Bauer Supreme or Nexus model might fit better. Supreme and Nexus have more volume for feet with similar length and forefoot width. Or it could be just getting an insole for a higher arch might help with your current skates. This is also a different angle, but trying a CCM model with 7.0EE or 7.5.EE might fit better than Bauer 7.5D. Not guaranteeing it though.

Figuring out goalie stick paddle length isn't quite an exact science. There are varying opinions on optimal paddle length. https://www.goalcrease.com/sticks Whatever works for you and your style.

pouring boiling hot water into the glove (blocker or trapper) multiple times will get rid of the body odor-based funk. You could always remove the old palm manually with a thread cutting tool tailors/seamstresses use. But, unless you have an industrial sewing machine, it would be difficult to sew in a new palm. Regular sewing machines may have difficulty poking through both the replacement palm and existing glove material. You could try to cut out a Pad Skinz in the shape of the replacement palm and stick that on. Ghetto solution and I have no idea if that would work or not.

Probably don't need a belly extension. You will have goalie pants and a goalie jock to protect your torso where the bottom ends

What is your instep like? High arch, medium or low?

you can mail your blades to a skate shop, like modsquadhockey.com pro shop, and they can alter the radius if you want to try it. The blade is put into a jig and then ground/sharpened just as if it were attached to a skate.

You can try a Bauer PM9 blade. It's slightly-open, 5 lie blade, I don't like as much because since it's mid-heel curve, not mid-toe. I got it for a carbon fiber shaft. It was kind of hard to find. I bought it from an online hockey store in Latvia. It doesn't look like they have it in stock anymore. https://www.hokejam.com/

I would recommend that you contact JR Boucicaut in the modsquadhockey.com Pro Shop to see if a multi-radius blade might be something you want to try. Also, you can request to get Flat Bottom V ROH for more glide and keep your current radius.

Hmm, missed that. I did get a bunch of good slap shots at my last game, PP28 curve is just right for me... and I got lift/control/speed... so the puck landed right into the chest of the goalie. He didn't have to move at all. 😂

Well, you aren't going to ruin them. The foam will eventually conform to your foot in a custom manner if you don't bake them, much like what took weeks in the past for someone to break into leather ice skates. Baking them will accelerate getting the broken-in-feel.

Sticks: I would suggest Sherwood PP28 or other Sherwood curve with 5.0 or 5.5. lie as I also like low lie. Skates: The best thing I would recommend is getting the correct fit - length, width, foot/boot shape. Coming from older skates, I like the heel lock in CCM JetSpeeds (your mileage may vary). I'm a bit worried the fabric inner material is going to wear away as compared to synthetic leather/leather but so far, so good.

Not sure if you want to get podiatrist to remove the bunion. That seems like it would get to the root cause and you can get into any skates now and into the future..

I have 13" Bauer Vapor X100. I'm short and have thick legs. I actually had to modify the strap to make it longer to go around my calf. The shell doesn't wrap around like the Super Tacks. I have no idea why the X60 were sticking out even more for you. At the risk of possible embarrassment, can you post pictures of your shins without shin guards on.

What's your skate size and street shoe size? Just curious. Kind of sounds like a size issue. The NHLers with this problem get a .25 size bigger.

Wow. That's like floating on top of your shins.

You wore them under the tongue and the entire shin guard was sticking out as much? Are you wearing some additional knee braces, or storing a ham and cheese sub on your shins?

You could try wearing the shin pad under the tongue. It's not really that bad. I've been wearing it like that since 1986. At that time, it was impossible to wear your shin pad over your tongue because the hockey socks had a stirrup in them.

You could try STX shin guards. They have a 14-day trial period. You can tell they are going to work for you without even going on the ice or not. Just return them if they don't fit right. Other thing, which is not recommended as it may alter the shell's strength, would be to heat up the plastic at the bottom of the shin guards with a heat gun, and spread them wider when they get hot. Hold them open until they cool down.

They've moved manufacturing for sticks and gear over there years ago.

Hmm, that's interesting. Something about the base of the shin pad and the top of your skate is pushing it up. Bauer Nexus shin guards might be worth trying because the design is "old-fashioned" and the bottom will be more open compared to tapered or assymetrical fit.

Is it possible to take a photo of the shin pad and skate on your leg?

Sounds like you need to get a 12" shin pad. Middle of the tongue sounds like the shin pad is too long. Without seeing a picture, I could be wrong. But, here's a good video that shows about where the bottom of the shin pad should go.

How tall are you? Where does the shin pad's "bottom edge" meet on your ice skate?