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  1. shooter27
    Wonder if the PK series skates ever made it to retail. Or were they so capital constrained they couldn't afford manufacturing?
  2. shooter27
    If you were quoted CAD and charged a different price in USD, that doesn't jibe with the explanation Garth posted stating they originally charged $900 in both USD and CAD because the currencies were roughly at par and the current issue is more an extension of maintaining the same policy and not of charging US customers more. If they in fact previously charged US customers CAD and then converted it to USD (or had PayPal do it) then the current situation would be a change of business practice. However, the true effect is still more one of giving the Canadian customer a discount (by charging them 900 CAD) then it is increasing the price to the US customer and price gouging. I'm not commenting on "right" or "wrong" I just don't believe it's fair to say they're price gouging by keeping the USD price constant. If anything I would criticize them for not raising the CAD price to account for the exchange fluctuation and sacrificing margin. I don't think it would be appropriate for them to price in CAD for US customers (or charge a lower price in USD) since they price everywhere in the world outside of Canada in USD. The prudent thing in my opinion would be to charge Canadian customers in USD as well (which effectively raises the CAD price). That would be the best way for them to ensure they are treating all their customers equally. The current situation doesn't single out the US customer and disadvantage them, it singles out the Canadian customer and gives them an advantage.
  3. shooter27
    I agree that VH is too small to be worrying about currency hedging. Given the generally accepted business practices, the normal thing to do for VH would be to price the skates based off the currency of their materials costs, in this case USD and charge everyone in the same currency. If they were to simply do this, then the complaints being voiced here would be moot. The CAD price wouldn't change but it would effectively be increased with the change in exchange rate. As they said, they charge overseas customers USD as well, so the normal practice would be to charge Canadian customers USD. For whatever reason, they have chosen to alter their business practices for the Canadian market to keep the price consistent in CAD. Is the price gouging against US and International customers? Not really, it would be more accurate to say it's price discounting for Canadian customers. It also penalizes the company by cutting into its margin on Canadian sales. Being a Canadian company I can see why they would want to keep the CAD price consistent, but by treating Canada different then the rest of the world by charging them CAD instead of USD, they have opened themselves up to the type of criticism here. If they're I willing to take a lower margin on their Canadian business, that's their perogative, but it does risk alienating non-Canadian customers.
  4. shooter27
    Makes perfect sense. Much appreciated.
  5. shooter27
    Thanks for the reply. That's great information. Is the recommended molding sequence what raganblink described above? Heat the skate/speed plate, step in the skate, stand for a few seconds, then sit and lace up?
  6. shooter27
    Does the Speed Plate get molded during the same process as the rest of the skate or is it a separate process? I have the custom Sidas insoles, but was told to not use them when I heat molded my skates because the heat of the skate could potentially warm the insole to the point that it changed shape as well. It sounds like the Speed Plate is a bit more of an integrated process?
  7. shooter27
    The look of the Surgeon line reminds me very much of lax gear.
  8. shooter27
    I asked him about the scanning and he said the scanning ends up creating a boot that has a heavily contoured outsole which makes a hockey holder not sit right on the outsole.
  9. shooter27
    Did you try on the other flex (85 I believe) before buying? I'm curious if people are really feeling a difference in stiffness.
  10. shooter27
    The pro shop at Anaheim Ice does them. I got mine there. I also believe Jake's Custom in El Segundo does them as well.
  11. shooter27
    Ideally, yes. But, in my case it's not really an option at the moment.
  12. shooter27
    Anyone have suggestions on getting good tracings? I've been able to do my right foot fine, but having trouble getting accuracy on my left.
  13. shooter27
    Where did you procure the Poron?
  14. shooter27
    It's a very simple drill. Start at one goal line with a puck and do three crossovers in one direction followed by three in the other while handling the puck all the way down to the other goal line, stop, turn around, do it again.
  15. shooter27
    I bought a pair of Mako's and they gave me the "bump" issue up at the top of the ankle like a lot of others here. Given the number of people who have had the issue I'm inclined to think there is something going on. I've heard of skates being improperly fit at a lot of different parts of the foot, but never up above the ankle, basically on the side of the shin. Now it may not be a design flaw per se, it may be that if a Mako is made just a tiny bit out of tolerance (an amount people would normally not notice) the ankle rubbing/"bump" is a result. It also may be an issue with the heat fitting, such as people tying the top eyelet too tight during the molding - which could explain why none of Jimmy's customers have it, better instruction during heat fitting = no problem. I don't really know the reason it's happening, but it's clearly something Easton is addressing on the Mako II - as JR said in his catalog review - so there must be something happening that is not just improper fit.
  16. shooter27
    What do you mean by "too much"?
  17. shooter27
    Based on their videos I would think you're better off hitting them with the heat gun. Maybe do so while standing up to get the affect in the correct area without affecting the rest of the skate.
  18. shooter27
    They list the non-elliptical V9 as a mid-taper kick point stick as well. There are obvious blade differences between the V9 and the HTX, but are there any other differences? Or is it essentially the same shaft fused to two different blades?
  19. shooter27
    Does the updated injected lacing facing (with the teeth and the better wrapping) on the Supreme MX3 carry over to a running change on the APX2 or is that not going to happen till there is a new Vapor skate next year? Also - Is it the backhand padding of the APX2 glove that is thermoformable? What is the process for the forming?
  20. shooter27
    The hypertoe concept makes sense to me when talking about snap/wrist shots, but I wonder how it affects slap shots. Given the marketing am I to believe hitting a slap shot out on the toe of the blade is going to generate more velocity than if I hit it in the "sweet spot" in the middle of the blade?
  21. shooter27
    F--K!! F--K!!! F--K!!! F--K!!! MOTHER F----ER!! F--K!!! That about sums up my feelings right now.
  22. shooter27
    Well, the answer depends on both what, in particular, you want to do (finance has a variety of disciplines) and where you go to school. As narrow-minded as it may seem, a large portion of the finance world is quite snobbish when it comes to the name on the diploma. Also, if you're looking at investment banking it's kind of late in the game for the big banks, as most will hold their final round interviews for next years recruits shortly, or have already held them. If you want to talk more specifically, feel free to pm me.
  23. shooter27
    Where did you go to school and what are you interested in? Many top companies these days simply try to hire smart people into their training programs, regardless of what their undergrad major was. For instance, the investment banks and big management consultants will hire from just about any major if they think you're smart and will fit (I personally know more than a few history, liberal arts, and other majors who went this route). Google, Facebook, Twitter, et al are said to do the same.
  24. shooter27
    What are they? A 2014 release?
  25. shooter27
    I did ask about the 3D molding and Scott recommended against it. His response was: "You are correct it would be more exact but with hockey skates the bottom of the boot must marry with a blade holder, plus there is much more foam, and the hockey boot is very heat moldable, whereas a custom speed skate boot is not heat moldable at all. We have made hockey skates utilizing this technology, but the cost was incredibly high and almost all of the testers preferred the custom hockey boots made from the foot tracing vs the scanner."
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