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My curiosity drove me over to the Wayback Machine, and I found ePuck's archived marketing spiel for the shaft. Now the Boron Spine's handedness makes perfect sense: "The Tapered Novius represents the pinnacle of performance in shaft design. It combines the awesome construction of the Novius shaft with the 1 Piece Stick performance of a Tapered shaft. In a word: AWESOME! The Details Through extensive research and modeling, Innovative realized that a shaft is all about loading up energy and then releasing energy. The Novius is designed to do both of these. Like a compound bow that is easier to draw back than a standard bow, the Novius is easier to load up than other comparable shafts. After the loading phase, the energy is released into the puck more efficiently than other shafts as well. This is accomplished through a design that is completely unique in the industry. The Novius uses a Boron spine on the back side of the shaft (the side closest to your hand) to stiffen this side of the shaft. The front side of the shaft is made from comparatively softer composites. In effect, when loaded, the front side of the shaft can more easily ''stretch'' as you bend it into an arc during your shot. Upon release, the stiff Boron spine on the backside of the shaft delivers a spring like power that can launch the puck 15-20% harder than other top of the line shafts. A double concave shape on the lower 1/3 of the shaft focuses this flex low to reduce torque and increase accuracy. Right or Left in a Shaft? Yes - unlike any other shaft - you must choose a ''left'' or ''right'' on the Novius. This is because the Boron spine being located on the back side of the shaft means that you must hold the shaft correctly to utilize its benefits." So you're saying I may just have a wicked backhand if I reverse the shaft...I'm tempted. My Dolomite's a 75 and it shoots nicely, never felt it torque on me and go nuts or anything. The firmer/softer split on flex sounds interesting. I may just have to give it a try.

What makes the shaft hand specific then?

What's the shaft shape like? Concave forehand side, convex backhand? Does it have that profile inside as well if you chop off the blade?

I forgot my mental note to check McDavid’s footwear after the All-Star Break...no big surprise—he’s back in his OG JetSpeeds for now. Looks like he’s been back in them for almost a week.

eBay.de-free listings. I thought for 20€+ship it was a good deal for a whippy shaft if it plays similar to my first gen. Dolomite. The curve looks nice, otherwise too! Gerade bei #eBayKleinanzeigen gefunden. Wie findest du das? https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/eishockeyschlaeger-innovative-novius-one-piece-neu-rechts/1968920100-230-7660

Ah, thanks. I didn’t know that. That’s not going to work then. It’s a righty and I’m not.

I did my best to research first, found old topics from the MSH’s early days, but didn’t find my answer so I’m wondering if people here can help out. There’s a super cheap like-new Novius I want to convert to a tapered shaft if possible. I just want to know if Novius OPS were all tapered or if they were both tapered and standard like I read from the old posts that Novius shafts were.

Double-sided Scotch tape.

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Have you tried taking the insoles out completely and skating for a bit? It sounds wacky, but if your arch is really low, getting material out of its way can help. I wouldn't suggest doing this for a significant length of time, but it could lead to some insight about insole tweaks that might help.

I’m a 10 in MLX, but they upsized the holders on those, so it’s 296. In TF I’m pretty sure I’m a 9, which I think is 280. I can do that range, but it is a pretty big drop.

He’s still on E-Pros! Has the screws anyhow.

@Vet88 are you saying that ideally one should not have any ankle eversion when the leg is loaded for a push or that it makes it harder for people who do pronate to learn to skate initially due to the complications introduced by their pronation?

Why is that? Can you elaborate on what it looks like and why it's an issue?

Most 2-pc. elbow buckets are descendants of Jofa’s JDP 2-pc elbows, especially in the cap design. That kind of cap limits range of motion so you can almost, but not quite, fully extend your arms unless you cheat the straps (many people do) and sacrifice their anti-slip fit. 3-pc. elbow buckets don’t have the same degree of hyperextension protection.

Ah. I didn't think those were true FT2s, just dressed up JetSpeeds with pretty much his usual specs and the newer graphics package. From the photos I can find of that crash game, it's hard to tell. His "FT2s" had pleather instead of the standard g-string facing, so they're already somewhat visibly modified to his spec. I would bet these had an outsole as well, though it's hard to be certain. Pausing the crash video at 0:41 you can see it's just dark grey instead of full color like the FT2 had which makes me think it's the JS outsole. Link to that shot:

It’s hard to say from a few photos. The toe cap looks rounder and beefier than the JetSpeed cap. The top of the boot and liner appear to differ from stock ASV spec. Has he previously worn a one-piece boot in a game before? I’ve seen footage of him at a charity scrimmage in some one-piece Tacks, but not any of him in NHL action.

It was clearer from the highlights than the photos from the Sens game, I was just too short on time to take a screen shot and post it. IMO he looked a bit thrown by the boots—not quite as in command and attacking with his skating as he normally is. That made me wonder if these are too stiff for him.

McD in the new Tacks, first I’ve seen him in a game with a one piece boot.

Did you kick your heel back in them? I’ve found you really have to aggressively sink your heel back in the pocket when molding SVH boots, as they’re so deep in the heel. It really snugly holds the top of your heel bone if you get it right.

Would you share what information you’ve found? What do you think their ratings do represent?

Totally agree. I just think a sizable chunk of the potential custom-buying-parents market would put stock in their ratings.

Super Tacks X has the worst score on the VT lab’s impact testing.

I finally found the upcoming catalog. MSRP wasn't printed in the version I saw, but I'm confused about why there would be significant price increases. Maybe I'm just skeptical of the marketing--they are introducing new "tech" which I'm sure they'll point to regarding price. It just looks like a lot more of the same, though, only amped up a tiny bit here and there, mostly in ways that repel me, but they're not out to get skeptics like myself.

HP70 is a Tackla clone, if I'm not mistaken. Love my Tacklas, which is why I'm interested in some HP70s.