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I wonder if any True athletes will wear them? Off the top of my head I can’t think of any players that wear True pants

While I didn't know Anthony personally, he was always a pleasure to speak with on the forum. My condolences to you and your family

For recent shins I like the FT4. The FT6 fit strange. If you wear 15’s I have a pair of FT4 (non pro) available

As stupid as it sounds, this is one thing that annoys me to no end with the CCMs. Yes, it's a me problem and not a skate problem, but more times than not I either tie them too tight or not tight enough. With the Trues, I never have that issue for the same reason you said

The memory foam like padding of the FT6 (and I imagine the XF) just feel super nice to put your feet into. I also like how flexible the tendon guard is and the tongue is great! But try as I might for the last 4+ months of skating on them exclusively, the first game I put the Cats back on I immediately felt better on the ice. Like you said, I feel more connected to the ice with Trues. They're extremely comfortable to wear, it's just a different kind of comfort. No, never skating SVH customs. Have teammates that wear them, but my feet are pretty normal so I never felt the need. Funny, I just watched a video of a pro player talk about his gear and when he held up his Cat Pros he commented on how light they were. Whereas every internet warrior looks at a spec sheet and rants about how many more grams True skates are compared to Bauer/CCM. It's gonna take a lot more than a some minuscule weight savings to make me a better player

I tried FT6 pros after skating in various True models over the last 4 years. The FT6s are the most comfortable skate I've ever owned as far as plushness/padding is concerned, but I've gone back to the True Cat Pros. As much as I was hoping to move away from True, nothing feels as good as they do

Both skates have the same steel and same holders installed. But I hear what you’re saying

This doesn’t directly answer your question, but if you’re able to get ahold of a pair of XF skates, here is the height of an FT6 Pro boot with step black steel from the floor to the top of the cuff. Size 8.5R

Always thought this thread was fun/interesting. Swapped out pretty much everything but shins, elbows, and cage late 2020, early 2021. Haven’t changed much since, but looking at it I’m surprised I’ve moved so heavily toward CCM. Helmet: CCM Tacks X w/ Bauer Reakt cage Shoulders: CCM CL Elbows: CCM QL Gloves: CCM HGJS Pants: CCM Super Tacks girdle Shins: Bauer 1X Skates: True Sticks: Pro stock CCM Trigger 6 Pro and custom PSHS

That looks similar to the original helmet I had where the lattice structure broke down. Turned a kind of transparent brown and began to crack. Not to that extent, it was just the rear portion underneath the inner CCM logo

I had one helmet where the lattice structure on the rear started to degrade, but my primary helmet that I've been using for a year and a half has had zero issues. Think the original helmet I had was cared for poorly which may have lead to the breakdown of materials

Surprised they did a full heel seam with the new Cat line (presumably for durability), but not with these. Just what appears to be a bit of added something on the lower part. So in 5 years they’ll have had shift holders, shift max holders, and now these holders?

Hit up the LHS to check out the new Cats. They only had SVH and Cat Pros on display, but thankfully they did have 9x4 in stock in the back. No 7x4 so I couldn’t compare the two. Tried on the 9x4 and it seemed well made compared to my Cat Pros. More interestingly, they had the 3D tongue on display which I was stoked to check out. The lattice structure was soft/squishy like a Tacks X helmet, but the t-guard portion was substantially stiffer/hard. Would really like to try them out, but I’d be concerned about durability. On the display tongue the velcro bit was glued on and already peeling.

Interesting the vent hole on the bottom looks more finished like what CCM/Bauer do vs the other True skates where it looks like someone just drilled a hole in the shell and left it unfinished 9x4 left, arc SMU right

The plastic components were on lower end skates. Higher end skates (and replacements) have metal components. The FT6 Pro started using a larger dial which was previously on pro stock skates. You can find replacement parts to upgrade the plastic version to the metal version: https://www.kkskate.com/products/ccm-xs-holder-replacement-parts The top image is what I think is the most common dial with metal components. The bottom is the larger FT6/pro stock dial.