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Me too, that blended with QRL toward the bottom. Machs were the last retail glove I found appealing.

Stenberg's Sherwood gloves look surprisingly good, better than the Morph Pro.

I also think True's boots are way too stiff. I like their concept, but the implementation details are going in the other direction from what I would do. Then again, my favorite skate is Vapor 10, especially for its soft upper eyelets, so I know I'm a bit extreme.

I've just use cheap kitchen sponges after losing one of my POWERFOOT inserts. A pack of 10 costs about $1.25. Shipping and handling is walking to and from the corner shop, about 5 minutes round trip.

Juvenile? I was thinking more on the other end of the maturity spectrum, but I guess that's subjective, especially in the post-Epstein era.

Only slightly related, but the latest gear from Warrior is very underwhelming. Their shins look chunky now, and the removal of the ribs means less protection per ounce. The black and gold looks like some kind of lingerie line, mildly erotic for some reason...maybe it's all the hockey romance trend taking over? My favorite look from the Alpha skates was the electrostatic prototype. They should have leaned into that aesthetic. The looks in today's skates are severely suspect all around though.

I agree. He isn't very reliable when it comes to curve info, which is odd. That makes it all the more impressive he's accomplished what he has.

Yeah, I'm going to have to try that. Thanks again for the pictures. I can't say it enough how bad Geppetty is at showing the actual blade geometries they offer. That's one of the most important points. Your pictures show the differences 10x better than what they're doing.

Thanks again. It looks great.Looking back at the Iginla and McDavid blade face comparison, it looks like there's a bit of rocker in the middle of the McDavid where the Iginla's almost completely flat. I like that little difference, and the lower lie. Damn tempting.

I think I'm going to have to give that pattern a try. So tempting.

Thanks, that's a good look at it. Can you post a side by side of the curves too? Pro's website is terrible at actually showing the different geometries.

Iginla Junior, right?

P28's my favorite retail curve at present as well, but it really comes down to personal preference. The P28's aggressive toe rocker and loft give a lot of people trouble, causing puck flutter, and sending shots high, respectively. Both of those pain points are even worse coming from P88, as it has the flattest toe rocker and least loft of the commonly available blades. It could be a few years before P86 becomes mainstream, but it would be a safer bet than P28 for anyone coming from P88.

Yeah, that seems about right. The point in the hypothetical where I get stuck is Bauer never used those materials the old way, so it's a double hypothetical, if you will. And it's tricky stacking hypotheticals like that. Also, you mention fit and feel in your original post and the jump in stiffness from X:60 to 2010's era materials does change the feel quite a bit. What about True's SVH customs? They're the closest current skate to the classic Vapor cut. The new softer facing could potentially bridge the difference in feel between TechMesh and newer hard shell boots, at least to some degree. I guess Bauer's trying to do the same with their zany facing, but that just pushes the current skates further and further away from the pre-Covid Vapor essence.

They both end in 8?