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Warrior Projekt Gloves, 2011 Model Size : 14" Time Used: 5 months (once/twice a week beer league) Received from JR for review Fit: The 14” Projekt glove fit very well the first time I tried them on. My hands conformed well to the anatomical “Bone System” offered by Warrior. I have average size fingers and the glove is snug, so I would caution those with large fingers that this glove might be a little tight for you. My only complaint is the length; the 14” are a bit short for me and me and leave too much arm exposed between the elbow pad and the glove. 9/10 Weight & Mobility: The segmented cuff allows for excellent flexibility when stickhandling and shooting. Warrior calls this the “floating wave cuff roll”, attaching the cuff with elastic for extra mobility. Playing defense, I tend to use my slapshot a lot and found no impingement on shooting or following through with the Projekt. I like the limited flexibility of the thumb, as it will flex forward as far as need be but will only lock moving backward to prevent a tendon injury. The weight of the Projekt is a non-issue to me; I don’t have the specs, but would guess this glove weighs slightly less than my Sande Max Pros. 9.5/10 Protection: When JR first showed me the gloves, he had me put them on and then two-handed me in the back of the glove in a similar fashion to this: I didn’t feel a thing either and after several slapshots and slashes to the back of the gloves in games, still believe the protection offered by this glove is second to none. As far as the thumb, I have not been hit there that I know of but I suspect the protection is more than ample. 10/10 – I believe this is the strongest selling point for the Projekt Durability: After 5 months of use, I see some slight pilling on the inside of the fingers. Other than that, there are no loose seams, no fraying, no padding has moved, and no discoloration anywhere. The palms have none of the black tape discoloration I would have expected from the tops of my sticks, although I do tend to grip my stick lightly. 9.5/10 Palm: The palm is constructed using differing thickness Clarino panels. To me as an average stick-handler, I can’t notice a difference here between the Projekts and my previous gloves. Better for a more experienced player to jump in here …. I can say that the palms have held up wonderfully so far with no tears and no marks to speak of. ?/10 Ventilation I have found that I sweat so little in the Projekt glove, that it’s hard to believe I have actually played a whole game. These gloves ventilate extremely well, attributable to the mesh gussets on the fingers and thumb and ventilator micro-perforated lining. After 5 months of use, there is no smell at all in the gloves. 10/10 Aesthetics : The Projekt to me is a visually pleasing glove and the pair loaned to me just happen to match my team colors. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder and some will prefer the looks of other gloves at or around the same pricepoint. 9/10 Overall: The Projekt is a fabulous glove and I highly recommend it to those it fits. It is priced higher than I would normally spend on a glove at a MSRP of $179, but is money well l spent for the protection alone. 9.5/10

Agreed, gotta think the maple drying process has something to do with the durability.

Doesn't it also depend on the skater's weight and the hardness of the ice ? Otherwise, given the choice between 90/50 & 100/50, everyone would choose 100/50 for the fastest speed and most agility.

Two unrelated beauties from this past week ... First, I'm sitting in this parking spot facing a retail store and a family pulls up in a top-of-the-line Lexus SUV and stops in front of the store in the fire lane. Wifey gets out and goes into the store and hubby/kids sit in the fire lane for 15-20 mins. Just before wifey comes out, hubby opened the driver door and pushes the garbage from McDonalds onto the road. He then gets out and helps wifey loading her purchases into the back. Just before hubby gets back into the car, I get out of my car and tell him that he forgot something on the ground. He then screams 'F-k you ... mind your own business' to me , flips me the bird, and roars off. Second, I'm driving on the interstate in heavy but speedy traffic and come up behind a woman going 45 in the center lane. Can't go around her as traffic is flying by me left and right. I see her gesturing with her hands and sure thing, she's on the phone. Well just as I get a chance to go around her, she opens her window and throws the cell phone out of the window. Hits the side of a utility truck and shatters on the road. The lady then speeds up to about 80, moves to the right lane and passes everyone. Unbelievable !

Let me jump in for a sec ... I would think Bob has seen most every type of skater there is with his years of experience ... and he probably designed his questionaire with that experience in mind. So why would he have to see you skate, when 99.9 % of people skate like someone he's already seen ? If you fill out the questionaire accurately, you should get good results with whatever profile is recommended. Valid point but because you cannot count on a player to perfectly describe their skating style or level(in rec hockey). For example, one of the guys is in the beginner league(that would be equal to about E-League here) but is dominate. He THINKS he's a good skater but in reality, he's not. The other skates at a B or B+ level but doesn't do well because he doesn't shoot or puckhandle to that level. They perceive themselves compared to their peers differently. That is just the way things are. Even if you ask how long someone has played, I've coached guys that have been playing for 8 years. 8 YEARS and they've never gotten past beginner league because D-league is just too fast for them. Now these are the levels, do you think you could compare B/B+ to Beginner? A B+ B C+ C C- D Beginner You've coached guys for 8 years and they are still in D-league ! What kind of coach are you ? As far as comparing levels, you always get guys playing either above their heads or playing 2-3 levels down from where they should be. So to me, level doesn't matter. One's own perception of skating ability does ... I personally had someone evaluate my skating technique before I sent the questionaire. Most guys probably don't and maybe they do think they are better than they really are. For remote work, maybe the answer is to send along a video file in addition to the questionaire. Back to the FBV ... I would add that after about 10 skates on 90/75, I'm never going back to regular sharpening. I am noticeably faster and when you're my age, every stride matters.

Let me jump in for a sec ... I would think Bob has seen most every type of skater there is with his years of experience ... and he probably designed his questionaire with that experience in mind. So why would he have to see you skate, when 99.9 % of people skate like someone he's already seen ? If you fill out the questionaire accurately, you should get good results with whatever profile is recommended.

Had the FBV 90/75 put on my 8090s up in Oakville a few weeks ago. I'm impressed with the glide and edging capabilities on turns, but I've noticed something that did not happen with my normal 3/4 ROH. I've skated 3 times since the FBV and the back of my blades seem to fishtail a bit, almost like the back of the blade has no edge at all. Possible that my skating technique has taken off the "75" edge already on the back of the blade or could it be a pitch problem combined with the FBV ? I just got some Velocity Steps from Bob at the same FBV, so I may change out the blades to see if the fishtailing stops. Not sure if anyone can help, but thought I'd throw this out there.

Did they mark you down in the Log Book for reference? Not sure if it matters, I live in Florida and was up there for holiday. As soon as a shop starts an "FBV by mail", I'm on it.

Had mine done up in Oakville - I normally skate on 3/4, so the closest FBV equivalent was 90/75. I've only skated once, but I concur with your comments about the superb glide. I didn't notice the difference in the cuts and turns though. Thumbs up overall !

At $1500 for an X02, I'll be taking my dirt nap before I break even ;)

Never sharpened skates before, but the X01 looks like a good investment to me. Question - with the X10 holder, can you sharpen blades alone w/o the boot ?