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I just remembered EQM fixing them. Thought there was one from the Pens, but came across this one from the Wild https://youtu.be/ABZBID-7v8M

Can’t speak to other brands as I’ve only used Frontier blades since moving over to a two piece stick for roller. IIRC, I bought 3 from this place during covid. Thought the site looked a bit sketch, but they delivered: https://www.hockeydogs.com/a096.html

Never heard of this before. Can’t seem to find anything googling aside from some figure skating forums. What’s the point? So the leather doesn’t absorb moisture? Wouldn’t that just make your feet hold onto that sweat and/or cause rivets to rust out even faster?

Same. Probably because I was tiny and the knit socks were massive. Just seems like more and more pros are going back to this and I’m not sure why/what benefit there would be. With modern socks they’re tight enough compared to how roomy knit socks were. Seems like this would restrict movement more

I’m just surprised at how more and more players are wearing their socks over their tendon guards 🤮 why?!

This post got me curious so I decided to weigh my FT3 pro and it came in at 451g. That’s 85 flex cut down to 64”, but also taped up on the bottom and a tacki Mac up top. Comparing it to my Vapor ADV, which came in at 378g. Assuming the tape/tacki Mac weighs approximately 20g, that would still put the FT3 pro 50g over it’s listed weight. Thought my scale might have been off so I weighed a brand new STX Halo in the same specs and it came in at 382g which is pretty damn close to STX’s claimed weight of 380g (which it would be once I cut it down). The FT3 pro was purchased from hockey stick man and had a player’s name on the name bar. Im not terribly concerned as I still enjoy the stick, but the weight is definitely noticeable when holding both sticks side by side.

Buy once cry once is my motto. The CCM jock has lasted me far longer than any other jock I’ve used so while I agree it’s expensive, it’s also lasted

The new True Hzrds is supposed to be what, 340g?!? Looking forward to just holding that stick but also seeing how durable it will be

Not familiar with that, hairspray helps the grip slide/twist on easy then it holds it in place once it dries. Never had one move on me which is obviously important

Same. Maybe you can't remove them with destroying them if you use the tape? I use the hairspray method and they come off by kind of rolling the grip up. Easy to put on a new stick

It’s thicker than tape, but can be stretched out so it’s fairly thin. Feel it’s not much different than lizard skins in that regard

I’ve been using tacki Mac and tennis overgrip on my twigs for the last few years and have zero complaints. Haven’t worn through a set of palms since using either. Tacki Mac I use just the grip, not the adhesive strips, which cuts down on bulk and improves stick feel. I’ve worn through one of the grips but for the most part, they last longer than the stick. Tennis overgrip needs to be replaced after a season or so. Gives a bit of a cushioned feel, but is also considerably cheaper at $5 or $6 for 3 wraps

The shop that did mine (XS holders) did not fill the holes. They might have used 1-2 existing and drilled the rest new. I’d say using proper rivets would make a bigger difference than filling holes. I’ve actually never had anyone fill old holes before drilling new ones

Oof. I suppose I should consider myself lucky that I've never had to spend 20 hours to break in properly fitting skates. Coming from a decade of various Bauers into Trues, the only thing I did was swap holders and bake them. First skate onward they felt like a dream. Only had one minor issue fixing a hot spot on the inner arch, but beyond that True skates have been amazing for my feet

I just assumed that was a high school kid

Maybe it’s the angle/reflection but those graphics look terrible compared to the previous gens IMO

Right... but why do you feel a new post would provide you that answer when an existing thread asking the exact same question was just made less than a week ago?

TF7 and TF9 rollers have been discounted 20%. Great deal on an already good package https://www.hockeymonkey.com/true-roller-hockey-skates-tf9-sr.html?trk_msg=7NFDD0FB0774H5I18GH44HHGAS&trk_contact=2B2IU7IHIF2642TA24LAJAL4M4&trk_sid=FL6AJ4ABR8BFR5MSB33AGIJ4CS&trk_link=26U1I6UP5Q841DRB6HA6M0EA44&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=True+TF9+Senior+Roller+Hockey+Skates&utm_campaign=LTK+True+Roller+Hockey+Skates+Price+Reductions

Thanks for the input. I’ll reach out to him and ask if he’s able to do what I’m looking for

How do you find the quality of his work compared to CPR for palms? And what was the turnaround time? Was thinking about sending a pair over for some AX suede palms

Had my first game with the FT3 pro over the weekend. Stick did feel great and my shots felt real strong with it. Only issue I ran into throughout the game was my shots going higher than I’m used to. Stick specs are more or less the same to my Vapor sticks so the primary difference is hybrid vs low kick. Do mid kick sticks shoot higher or do I simply need to adjust my technique to get them 2-3” further down?

Can’t Speak to the Kraft boots, but I’m a big fan of matching my ice boots to my roller boots. No need to adjust one way or the other when that’s the case. Also gives you the ability to use whatever chassis/wheel combo you want rather than what the manufacturer forces you to buy

I’d check Michaels or Joann fabrics for some soft/stretchy/durable fabric. For padding, I ordered a 12”x12” sheet of poron off Amazon in the early days of quarantine to add backhand padding to a pair of gloves I had

I use the standard insert on the R1. Had the O1 and wrote a comparison between the two a while back (it might be in this thread). Standing still the O1 required you to stabilize yourself more (I had the center bolt very loose), but in actual use I found them both to be very similar. The R1 chassis doesn't move as much as the O1, but when you're skating around it was difficult to tell the difference between the two. In my comparison I literally had the R1 on one foot and the O1 on the other