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    I've played a handful of pickup games and only one person has worn one. Thankfully it's a mature group of guys and many are wearing masks around the rink and in the locker rooms and there's no stigma. I bought a UA Sports Mask to try out this Thursday though. While it's not remotely as effective as everyone wearing one, at least I am decreasing the chances of giving it to someone else if I were infected and asymptomatic.

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    40 minutes ago, SkateWorksPNW said:

    Thats a bummer. Didn't @thelaterskater also test this stuff out as well? 

    Seems like cloth might be the better option with a light dusting of Flex Seal over it to help with waterproofing. 

    Tried it last night for the first time. Snow built up like unwaxed tape so no benefit there. Definitely felt heavier and took some pop out of shots due to the softness. I did heel-to-toe full sock and it started coming off the toe after period and a half.

    Only good thing was stickhandling, it definitely felt easier to keep the puck on the stick. But the downsides are way worse than that one benefit so I’m done with it.

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    I ordered some to test. I thought I saw Drew on the Hockey Deals and Discounts group say that it was 3 rolls, but each roll is single use. If that's true, it better be very durable. With how often my blade gets dinged up, I'm not paying $15 per TJ. Spending $10 on Lizard Skins for grip on the top of the stick already feels excessive (but I do it anyway because I love how it feels).

    4 hours ago, SkateWorksPNW said:

    I guess with this amazing new tape you don't need wax. Right!?

    This is what I'm most interested to find out: how well being hydrophobic works.

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    2 hours ago, lilcros said:

    Can you explain what progressing 4 levels mean?

    In the Twin Cities I’ve gone from being rated a 2->2.5->3->3.5->4 in one league (range is 1-6) and level 5 out of 10 in another (started at equivalent of their level 9, higher number being lower skill levels in that one).

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    13 hours ago, colins said:

    How did you like the P30 vs. the P88? I have a P30 now and I find it plays pretty much exactly like the P88, but I can cup the puck with the toe hook if I want to drag it or get off a quick snapshot.

    I've only had a chance to use it a couple times so haven't come to a conclusion yet but I'm really liking the potential so far and find it an easy adaptation from the P88.

    Basically this. The shooting clinic I listed above is run by Scott Bjugstad and he says he worked with CCM to develop the P30 for exactly what you describe. Don't get too used to it unless you're going to stock up on sticks.

  15. Posted · Edited by johns25 · Report reply

    Background: started playing at age 33 about 5 years ago. With a lot of practice and work (including an amazing shooting class where I learned a ton), I have progressed up 4 levels and consistently lead my mid-level beer league teams in scoring.

    P88/P92 are both great starting points. You can get comfortable with either with enough practice. I would pick one and commit to it for awhile. I think you'll gain more from consistently using one of the mainstream curves than frequently changing things up. After you get settled on one curve, if you notice something you want to fix (let's say, elevating the puck on shots) make the smallest adjustment possible to try to fix that (e.g. going from P88 to P92).

    I started with P88 and with enough practice was able to shoot fine enough and didn't have any issues getting pucks higher. When I tried a P92, everything sailed and I felt like I regressed in stickhandling and other areas. Went back to P88 and never looked back (except brief tryst with P30...RIP).

    Sticks with more open toes like P28 are a lot less forgiving and I would never recommend one for a beginner. Great if you shoot off the toe (which I would recommend looking into instead of rolling heel-to-toe, completely changed my shot and made progressing to snap shots easier) but very hard for low-level players to control.

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    On 12/17/2019 at 5:53 PM, Leif said:

    My Custom 2s Pro skates are really superb but they do have a potentially serious flaw which caused me pain for a while. The area where the hard toe cap joins the quarter package bulges inwards and rubs against my big toe in my right skate. I’ve solved this with a silicon sleeve for my toe, but someone told me this is a not uncommon issue. You’d think they would pick this up in testing. Then again Bauer don’t seem to like flipper shaped feet. 

    I have this issue in my left 2S Pro as well. Caused some bad blistering on side of my big toe. I recently cut a lace and had to replace it which has helped oddly enough.

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    Just about a year ago I got some custom 2S Pros that fit really well (as you’d hope). But slowly it feels like my foot is settling deeper into the heel. There’s much more room in the toe box and forefoot then when I first got them and I’m starting to notice stability issues feeling like I’m back on my heels again. This happened with my last set of skates too. I’m hardly a good skater so it’s hard to be certain it’s the skate changing but it’s happened with two pairs now.

    My scans showed a pretty deep heel.

    Is there anything I can try to do to counteract this? Would rebaking help restore some of the volume of the heel padding or is it a one way street as it gets compressed over time?

     

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