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3 minutes ago, PBH said:I have found a lot of conflicting information on how VT scores are calculated. I appreciate the work VT does, but I dont think their score is a factual representation of protection. Aslo ,we all know the helmet that best protects you is the one that fits you best and the liner of the Tacks X is far more accommodating as compared to other helmets with more traditional foams and design.
Would you share what information you’ve found? What do you think their ratings do represent?
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13 minutes ago, althoma1 said:Some people put stock in that and others just want to buy what fits, feels and looks best for them. I've never tried the Super Tacks X, but I've definitely heard from others that it's very comfortable and well ventilated. It looks like it'd also pass the mirror test for most people. You're right that the segment of the market that puts stock in the VT tests will likely avoid it, but there's a large segment of the market that doesn't use the VT results to help them select their helmet. So the VT results may deter some and the price may deter others, but some people won't care about either factor.
Totally agree. I just think a sizable chunk of the potential custom-buying-parents market would put stock in their ratings.
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Super Tacks X has the worst score on the VT lab’s impact testing.
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On 11/30/2021 at 7:28 AM, PBH said:I am sure someone will leak that info soon enough. Bookings for 2022 are being finalized this 12/1.
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.
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15 hours ago, grumpycat said:How would you compare the heights of the upper side pads (kidney guards?) on the HP45 versus the HP70 ?
I just received an HPUCLP and I'm surprised by how short/low its upper side pads are compared to my current Tackla 9000 Air and other Tacklas I've had in the past. The top of the HPUCLP's kidney guards are about 3 inches shorter than the top of its spine protector. In contrast, the spine protector and kidney guards on my Tackla 9000 are a single connected "wall" that's pretty tall (it touches my bottom rib) and is about the same height as the HPUCLP's spine protector. (The HP70 looks really similar to the Tackla 9000 in this regard.)
I'm considering an HP45, but not if its side/kidney pads are as short as the UCLP's.
HP70 is a Tackla clone, if I'm not mistaken. Love my Tacklas, which is why I'm interested in some HP70s.
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3 hours ago, jkent27 said:I’d buy a pair if the finished product looked like this! Unfortunately I’m sure they’ll add some color or graphics.
The translated text claims this is the finished graphics package. Bauer finally listened after teasing so many nice looking minimally cluttered prototype skates that looked far better than their finished counterparts.
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I would take a look at True TF7s. They’re cut very similarly to Grafs, with a boot height quite a bit lower than other brands. The stock holder is also aggressively pitched, which it sounds like you appreciate from your G5’s. TF9s are similar, just with a bit stiffer and lighter shell, thinner tongue, Clarino liner and fancier steel. TF7s are a steal for their price in my opinion.
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25% VAT in Denmark.
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1 hour ago, marka said:Howdy,
I mean, maybe that's a reason. But there's what, maybe $30 of materials in a $300 stick?
I don't think "lots of warranty replacements" is the main price driver here.
MarkWhat would you say is the main price driver?
Also, a stick is more than a pile of materials.
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My guess is the Shift holder's forward pitch and small size (because the boots run very large) puts a lot of people on the upward curving toe rocker of the blade when they're used to having more "flat" there to balance on...pretty much the opposite to having the toe of new blades ground down to feel more natural a decade+ ago.
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4 hours ago, yk15 said:Thanks! I really like my HP45, but want to try something new. So I ordered the HP70 for now. Soon I will be able to judge how much heavier the HP70 are. I will sell them if it does not work out.
Please share when you find the comparative weights. I love the HP70 fit, so I’m keen to know how it stacks up.
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Erik Cole and Matt Cooke as well. Don’t know of any current players.
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20 hours ago, PBH said:More than I care to admit. It literally kills me on the inside to do this.
Agreed.
Maybe it varies by location, not sure where in the great white north you live but in the west, profiling is extremely common. When I lived in Seattle I spent a lot of time in Vancouver and the best pro shops there tend to sell a profile with almost every pair of skates or steel. The stores I owned in Seattle also saw many players visit from the north and many players were excited we had ProSharp machines since that wouldn't "ruin their profiles."
I would note many players don't even know they have or have had a profile. For example, anyone skating on Bladetech steel is skating on a profile since they come with a triple radius. Byonic also has a dual radius profile applied out of the box.
Keep in mind that profiling can be something as simple as shaving the toe, or applying a single radius, such as an 11' profile on new steel with a minor forward pitch. It doesn't always need to be something fancy.
Typical players just know they like one steel more than another, not even understanding that various brands have different profiles applied from the factory or have different steel shapes.
I met a former Swedish pro from the Toronto area who said he loved Grafs “because their radius is so short I can just spin like a top on them.” I didn’t have the heart to tell him Cobras had the longest stock profile on the market.
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6 hours ago, Ric_Flair said:I see this is old, but a 15mm is a DEEP hollow here in Sweden.
If you're still searching for places to do sharpenings in Swe, drop me a PM. There's a great shop here in Gbg.Thanks for the info!
Luckily, I'm at a new club where we have a ProSharp 1001, and I get my skates done at 25mm now, which is fine, but I'm thinking of going down to 30 maybe once I get some issues with my skates fixed. I'm thinking of getting my own dressing tool, so I can try out different combos with the Z-Channel. There's at least one other guy who wants to try it, but none that I know of that have actually dressed the wheel for that yet. In Copenhagen, there are only two shops and the one I used to live closer to wouldn't redress their wheel. The other one will, but now I don't need to go there for sharpening anymore either.
Have you tried Z-Channel yet? What hollow, channel, radius are you skating on?
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How did the original Synergy shoot? Was it low-kick because of the T-Flex taper?
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I don’t know how current this is anymore, but 15-ish years ago an employee at an outdoor sporting goods store told me how manufacturing winter coats in China works. He said K2, Arcteryx, Mountain Hardware, etc. were manufactured by the same group and sometimes even in the same factory, just in tightly scheduled blocks. For a week or so they’d make Company X’s jackets then the next week they’d reset and make Company Y’s jacket, and so on. Specialization at the front yet again.
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On 12/5/2021 at 4:12 PM, Jbear said:I think prostocksticks.com has a McD like this. I'm RH too, so...I'm accustomed to having about 32.3% of the choice that the normal hockey world has🥅🏒🇨🇦🤣😎
They do!
On 12/5/2021 at 3:46 PM, Miller55 said:It's a p92 that stays more closed at the heel and opens up a bit later than the retail edition. But McD already told Oates to go fly a kite and looks like he's sticking with his curve. It's very close to a square toe p92, similar to Iginla but a much deeper pocket and opens up on top. To say it's an Iggy with more curve depth and more open does not exclude it from being similar to a p92, as the 92 also has more curve and is more open to Iginla. That said, I'm a right shot and I've only ever seen lefty of both McD and Oates, so there are possibly nuances that I'm not pickup up (I have a hard time doing it for lefty curves)
McDavid was using Oates' preferred pattern again yesterday:
There are many characteristics that can impact how a blade plays for someone. There are a few things that would steer me away from McDavid's curve if I were a P92 user.
- It's a junior sized blade, smaller in length and height. This will likely be noticed by someone used to bigger blades.
- It has very little rocker, in stark contrast to the P92.
- It's a very low lie, where even the P92-"5" is still higher than a P88 "6."
- It's not exactly a square toe, but more of a hybrid semi-square, like the E13 (P89's a touch bit rounder). Depending on what you're looking for in a square blade @Jbear, it might fit the bill.
The curves of the McDavid and P92 are quite similar, and the loft looks to be very close, but there are other important things to consider. The first 1:35 of Geppetto's review of the blade has some good side by side comparisons with the P92.
@Hills also reviewed PSHS and their McDavid curve in some depth:
@Jbear, have you tried squaring off the P92 toe yourself? There are some suggestions on MSH if you search for repairing a toe with epoxy for wet environments. That way you'd keep the other features of the P92 and only lose a little bit of blade length. Plus, it's still maybe the easiest pattern on the market to find.
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35 minutes ago, Sniper9 said:You're fine. For the customs at least true stated to me I could bake it upwards of nine times with no issues
I'm not sure the shell is the same.
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There’s a massive opening for innovation in my mind, using only tried and true materials already common in the market. The problem is rather traditionalism, on the consumer side showing itself in the reluctance to try new or different looking things, on the manufacturers’ side showing itself in the incredible degree of clustering around selected archetypes in each category. There’s symmetry in those two dancing that way, product market fit in a less exciting form.
Still, once in a while something innovative breaks through: Graf’s 700 series, Micron Air 90, N/B’s one90 (I don’t see much innovation in the one95), SVH boots, Easton Mako gloves...
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4 hours ago, Miller55 said:M David uses a modded p92 with square toe. Good luck finding one of his pro stocks though lol. You're other option is to sand down the toe on one if your sticks and then epoxy and tape. That's only if you're a real nut
His square toe junior pattern that he’s been slowly working away from is a more open and curved Easton Iginla Jr. I’ve read on here that Oates insists McDavid use Oates’ preferred curve (Stamkos Pro?), which I believe is a P92 with some mid-toe curve added to it.
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You could stitch some of the palm up under the binding of the inside and top borders like shown in Fedorov’s gloves above.-
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1 hour ago, PBH said:If you think Bauer has increased the cost of gear significantly, just wait for what CCM is doing in 2022...
Oh dear. When do we get to see that?
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2 hours ago, puckpilot said:...carrying around that weight when you're skating. Add that to the time off because of the apocalypse, and you may feel a bit more unstable on the ice. This may lead you to over tighten your skates to compensate, which will squeeze the sides of the skate in more. It doesn't take much. A few millimetres can make all the difference.between a comfortable skate and one that's crushing your foot.
Absolutely spot on.
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6 hours ago, ProfessorBarDownski said:Big time !! Lol but I don’t think that changes the feet ?
Your feet are likely to broaden as they bear more load. It’s like any soft support. Press down on a squeeze ball with your fist and it expands outward under the load. It’s maybe only a few mm on each side, but add that up and suddenly stiff, snug-fitting footwear goes from comfortable to unbearable.
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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.