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Look, biomechanics, off ice training, no laces...all that stuff is great. It's definitely something I would steer my young son or daughter to. However, those learning the game at an older age don't have time for that. Frankly, it's all a bit extreme for an older player who just want to lace em up and go for a rip. For a player in the OP's position, a proper fitting skate that won't hinder his stride should be priority #1. And while I don't wish to go into here. To say that skate fit and all that is irrelevant is pretty short sighted. Correct your form on crap skates is like racing slicks on a Pirus...
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Who's to say there is an ideal stiffness? Sure there are some basic guidelines as to who should be in what. Mostly it's what the player prefers.
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Pretty sure the difference is in the steel.
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Kind of sounds like you need a EE width Supreme... Anyway go with the Supreme. You can punch and stretch it to help it fit you better. The problem with your arches could be a volume related, especially if you're cranking down on the laces mid boot.
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Sharpening: Blade Hollow and the Relationship to Body Weight
stick9 replied to Gretsch's topic in Ice Hockey Equipment
I wouldn't dub those points as facts. They're more like guidelines, and fuzzy at that. Though changing hollows with changing ice conditions is not uncommon. It's very much personal preference. There are too many examples to say otherwise. -
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Yeah, I'm good with the additional info, thanks anyway.
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Gee, flip13 disagrees me...there's a shocker. Let me dumb it down for everyone. In the orginal pic of Nylander he looks a lot like Pasta, enough so to warrant a snarky remark, which I provided. Not sure why that got everyone's panties in a bunch. And yes, William and David are friends. It's pretty well documented.
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It's not the number, they actually look alike. Being friends makes it even weirder.
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I think you've been given some bad Intel. There is a absolutely a glide surface (aka flat) on a single radius. That flat, let's call it a flat for ease of discussion, will increase or decrease depending on runner size. So it's there and it's defined by those factors, radius and runner length. The CAG as I understand it adds a defined flat on top of the flat that's already there. The beauty is you can put that flat wherever you want unlike the flat from your radius. Sounds to me like the OP is looking for the benefits of a combo radius without getting one. More flat and better agility without losing stability, that's a combo.
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The scan is not the end all be all of fitting. The scanner may suggest one thing but the player may be more comfortable in another. Did you spend any time in them after you were scanned?
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When did David Pasternak sign with the Leafs...
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All mine say 40, that includes 3 different hollows and one Fire.
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See if you can find a Vapor 1X Pro glove. Very well built and protective glove. Link for reference. https://www.hockeymonkey.com/bauer-hockey-gloves-vapor-1x-pro-sr.html
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I would expect the new models to differ from the previous one. The new toe cap alone would be enough to notice it. Speaking of the toe cap, it looks huge. Heel cup looks wider as well. So maybe it has a bit more volume overall. I wasn't keen on the looks when the pics came out. Seeing them in person changed my mind. I still think the yellow accents look out of place.
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Helmet screws stuck and just spin in place?
stick9 replied to Oilers97's topic in Ice Hockey Equipment
Sweat is nasty stuff, much worse than straight up water. It's not how do I prevent it, it's how do I slow it down. I had wished the titanium cage came with titanium hardware, it should for the price. If parts were more standardized they could be replaced with nylon screws. -
When your foot settles all the way back into the boot that trouble spot might move enough to where it's now punchable.
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There's a cost to developing that tech, so putting into their top seller makes sense. It can be difficult to develop something and make it work across different lines. Sometimes you give up some wow factor in the process. Plus, and this might be the real reason, it requires less engineering resources.
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Helmet screws stuck and just spin in place?
stick9 replied to Oilers97's topic in Ice Hockey Equipment
You gotta get to the back side and grab it with a pair of needle nose plies or some vice grips. -
The eyelet thing is 100% a durability issue. If we look past that, we are left with a 5 year period where they made some good products. Bauer on the other hand has been the gold standard since the release of the One95 some 8 years (give or take) prior to CCM's resurgence. I'm not hating on CCM. I use a lot of their gear and I really like what they are doing with their skate lines. Just trying to be realistic. When it comes to True/VH. Well, all one has to do is read through the True thread here. There will be no shortage of complaints about rivets, tendon guards, liners and poor build quality.
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Overall? CCM has only recently started making a legit product. True has been around for 2, 3 years? I'd say the jurys still out on both.
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@colins careful with the locktite. Some variants will actually eat away at plastics.
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You can't be serious, in a cast for about a month and you expect to be playing one day after the cast comes off....
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So you were given a pair of skates that weren't released and you sold them?? 🙄
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Blade shape would be a bigger factor. Tydans shape is closer to Step, ie more meat at the heel and toe. Profile could be identical and still be fairly different.
