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AnimalFear

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  1. Thanks for the response. It's interesting that mine have a different shape to the molding on the shin portion and also don't have any model number printed on them. And mine seem to have even a little extra padding with the double wings on the sides. They honestly seem like awesome pads. I bought them years ago, but they were a little too big for me (with my short legs I fit better in a 13") and they've just sat around in a storage container since then.


  2. I was always a Vapor guy but my most recent pair of skates is a Supreme model. I honestly didn't notice any difference in terms of what aspects of my skating the skate emphasized and I'm a very good skater. I think all the stuff about stride length vs. agility, power vs. quickness, etc. is a bunch of gimmicky marketing speak. The skates just have some different features and designs that might feel better for one person or another. One might make it easier for you to get good forward ankle flexion or get on your toes a little bit easier, but all in all they are not that different, particularly now that the fits are standardized.


  3. 32 minutes ago, Cavs019 said:

    I wouldn’t too much stock in the number printed in the back of the stick. The kickpoint you’re using will also matter quite a bit. A Bauer/CCM 70 mid kick still feels noodly in my hands cut about 2.5 inches but the low kick feels perfect since the kickpoint is below my bottom hand. 

    That’s a good point. I’ve been using mostly low-kick sticks so maybe a mid-kick would give me back some of that flexibility that I lose when cutting the stick down. I guess it’s just a matter of trying things out. I just wish sticks weren’t so darn expensive!


  4. 19 minutes ago, stick9 said:

    @AnimalFear CCM offers 70 flex senior sticks at retail. We're similar in size and I much prefer the 70 flex senior stick to a 75 or even 67 flex intermediates. 

    I'm pretty sure Bauer offers a 70 flex too. But that might only be available through the MyBauer program.

    But once I cut 3 inches off the senior stick I’ll be looking at an 80-85 flex stick. I recently bought a 68-flex Sherwood Code online and it indicates on the back of the shaft that once I cut off 3 inches I’ll be looking at an 80-flex stick.

    Maybe that’s the best I can do. I just feel like there are a lot of people my size so I can’t be the only one who seems to fall into the cracks between senior and intermediate sticks.


  5. As a smaller guy (5'7", 145 lbs) I find myself in the unfortunate situation of being stuck between senior and intermediate sticks when trying to find my ideal flex profile. Recently I've tried a 65-flex intermediate stick that is my ideal length (57") without the need to cut the stick, but I find it too whippy/noodly for anything other than snap/wrist shots. I also have a 75-flex senior stick that I like for most things, but since I had to cut it down 3 inches, it's more like an 85 flex and isn't ideal for snap/wrist shots. I purchased a 68-flex senior stick the other day, but the markings down the back indicate that if I cut it down to my preferred length, it will add 12 to the flex, so it would be more like an 80 flex. I think a true 70-75 flex stick would be perfect for me, but I feel like there is a black hole in terms of the flex offerings for someone my size. I have to choose between an intermediate stick that is too whippy or a senior stick that is too stiff once you account for cutting the stick length. 

    Has anybody else dealt with this issue and found a solution? I noticed that True offers some 65-flex senior sticks, so that might be my best bet to get to my ideal range, but I'm not a huge fan of their stick offerings honestly.


  6. On 2/7/2023 at 7:17 AM, Paluce said:

    Yes, this would pitch you forward… now the Zuperior is very different profile than a standard 10’ single radius. 
     

    You can pitch the blade forward with a profile by a certain amount of degree’s. I have a custom 8.5-9-9.5-10-10.5-11-11.5 profile that I use for a lot of people that like the standard 10’ or 9.5/10.5.    It skates very similar, just a bit smoother than the old 9.5/10.5 and with a bit more glide and agility. 

    I'm coming from a 10' and am interesting in trying profiling, so perhaps that profile would be good for me to start with. This might be a question for a separate thread, but do you make profile recommendations based on skate size and blade length? I went down to size 6.5 for my current skates (after skating in 7s for 15  years) and I still hate how the shorter blade feels. I'm thinking of getting upsized holders for my next pair of skates (or just going back to 7s) but I wonder if in the meantime a profile might help make my blade feel longer.


  7. 1 hour ago, raganblink said:

    I'd either install a 3mm heel lift in each skate (if you're someone who has multiple sets of steel) or do a stock 9' or 10' (depending on preference) with a forward lean to it if it is the only set of steel you use.

     

     

    Wouldn't switching from the Quad profile standard on the Mach to a Zuperior have a similar effect? I think I read that the Zuperior has a more forward pitch.


  8. 23 hours ago, xstartxtodayx said:

    The Profile II is still the same, they released a Profile III which has a different (more ugly) shape and slightly different shaped bars (shape wise it's closer to the Reakt Ti cage which sticks out farther uo top and has an odd angle at the bottom).  The Profile II is still the best one out there imo, wish they released a titanium version of it.

    They definitely changed the Profile II. It's not nearly as flat as it used to be. I can upload pics of my old Profile II I bought in 2015 and the one I just got last week. Based on some research, it sounds like they changed the shape in 2018. It's a shame because you're right, the Profile II was the best cage out there.


  9. I ordered a 4500/Profile II combo to stock up before the 4500 is discontinued. I hadn't realized that Bauer changed the shape of the Profile II cage. That was their best looking cage IMO. Now it sticks out way farther and looks sort of goofy. Is there another option from Bauer or another manufacturer that is similar to the old Profile II? I know CCM had the FM480, which was similar to the old-school Jofa cage. Is the CCM FM580 the same, or did they also mess with the shape?


  10. I was always a Vapor guy, but I sort of stumbled upon a pair of 1s skates in a C width for $700 just before the 2s Pro came out back in 2018. The MSRP was $950 but they were marked down because they were the outgoing model. I like them quite a bit. Only issue was that I sized down from a 7 to a 6.5 with these (based on the Bauer scanner) and I didn't realize that would give me a smaller holder and shorter steel, which I don't like so much.

    At this point I'll probably keep these skates until the successor to the Mach is released next year (hopefully with the Powerfly holder that is on the new Hyperlite 2s).

    I think $450 would be a fair price for a brand new set of old stock 1s skates. 

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  11. I love the 4500 helmet. I've been wearing them for nearly 20 years. They fit me perfectly and I think the 4500 combined with the Profile II cage is the best looking combo out there. It's a real shame Bauer is discontinuing it. A ton of NHLers are still wearing the 4500. Even some guys who were wearing more modern helmets have switched to the 4500 relatively recently, like Duchene and Konecny.

    I just ordered a couple so that I have a stock available for when they run out.

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  12. My Eagle L29 Vintage gloves made from real goat (horse?) leather are the best gloves ever made. Nobody can convince me otherwise. I have them in blue and I've been looking for a pair in black forever. I actually found a pair on eBay a couple years ago but someone else beat me to them. I would have paid double the buy now price.

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  13. 2 hours ago, akravetz said:

    I was looking at Ice Warehouse at the G755s. and I hear they are pretty good. 

    In terms of construction they are basically the same as the classic Grafs people have been wearing for some time. The new holder is a little stiffer and the interior lining is better at not absorbing water, but otherwise they are very similar to what you'd be used to if you had 703s, 705s, G5s, etc. I can't speak to how they would fit you, obviously.

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