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beerleaguecaptain

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  1. beerleaguecaptain
    Thanks! $23 dollar alibaba special!!! Thanks @xstartxtodayx!!! Finally making a LI MSH connection!! Thanks for making me look good out there!!
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    close topic... perfect answer....
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    Thats great!!! Keep up the healthy path! Once you get there you should look into Isagenix. 2 shakes a day, healthy dinner. Cleanse/Fast twice a month for two days each.
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    wow... may I ask what you are doing? I did Isagenix and it was amazing... gotta get back to it.
  6. beerleaguecaptain
    Lunges, squats, dry land training with sprints and shuttle runs! I expect you faster than greased lightning by SJ!!!
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    I agree with you. Most beer league players dont have the awareness to be in that position or the speed to get up and down.
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    we try to keep the wingers up on the point and let the center work down low. The guys that understand positioning better, when they play wing (weak side away from puck), will drop to the high slot and allow the center to double team the puck down low.
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    At 10 years old my best advice to you is to transition him to a mid level big brand skate that will be around for a while... he will get used to it. He's 10!!!
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    Been around here for along time and at my age I’ve learned some important lessons in life. One of them is that people who call others names aren’t worth my time.
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    see above... not an error. They are using masking tape to support the footbed. I just don't get how that stands up over time.
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    Ok, have to jump in... MASKING TAPE???? LOL... No... seriously... BAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
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    Actually I'm on vacation this week... but fair enough and I do appreciate your participation. I've said my piece. I'm not trying to knock the skate. I just think too many have drank the kool aide and need to be more objective. I'm done with the debate. Bored.
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    @Zac911, was anything added to the footbed?
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    So you know, I have paid for better fit... I get it. I have custom Bauer V-cuts. I spent more than I would have sent on True skates. I will tell you why... I was concerned about the durability and workmanship issues, the weight and the overall stiffness of the skate. So I am not againts guys paying to get the fit they want. As a consumer I expect certain quality for my money. That being said, I do think that the vast, vast majority of people do not need to spend what I did or go custom in any way. They need a good fitter and enough product to try on. Thats why I think all customs - no matter the manufacturer - are a niche skate unless the price drop to 500-600. In regard to your last sentence - no one accept that from Bauer or CCM. Why does VH/True get a pass??? Its not the leap of faith part, nor, for me, is it the cost... it's the concerns over what I have seen and heard. I think there are some things that still need to be addressed on the skate. I also don't expect you to say anything different - you work for them. Can you elaborate, exactly, on what material was put into the footbed to address the concerns there?
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    One reason.. I want to make this thread better and more objective. And he was referring to True regarding added layer.
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    Because we hear all of these things about the durability problems and quality control and the weight etc... and then everyone comes on this group and says "but NOW its great." So this is like another of those to me... so NOW they added an inner layer. It's all great now. I don't know... the truth is that it's a bit cultish and guys are always talking this skate up like its the be all end all but it's a niche skate and it has issues. I wouldn't have a problem with any if that though if the thread were fair and balanced. It is not. By the way, you said they added this inner layer to correct the footbed/rivet issue. But this guys skates are new. Maybe they didn't do a great job fixing it? Hard to say but sounds very possible,
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    well then, I guess that solves all their problems.
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    Howdy, No. Hoping to address a bit of that here. -DM
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    So then it sounds like using a carbon fiber sole is an issue. I am not surprised by that.
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    You had the skates 2 weeks and had rivet issues that wouldn't have occurred in another skate unless you had a riveter that was totally incompetent. It screams of a problem. Doing rivets is easy work. It slides in the hole. It sounds to me like the carbon sole has inherent weaknesses for that to occur. As for the quality control issues - you are right - it is unacceptable and no one on this forum would have ever given CCM or Bauer a pass on that like they do with True. More objectivity is needed here.
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    Fair enough but I still think the crew here is defensive and dismissive of any critique. And if the same holes were used for the rivets it shouldn't be an issue.
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    ok.. I get that you made changes but you also know there are issues there. He all know there are issues with the skate there. It is well documented. There are also issues with tendon guards (I'm not sure if this were addressed or not to be honest). My overall point is this... 1. There are problems that need to be addressed. 2. The True/VH guys on this thread refuse to address concerns and its kind of cultish.
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    Wait a sec...reality check here... How can you say it's a not a design flaw and they say it's VHs fault and not Trues? And then you say the rivet system needs updating. You are defining design flaw! I also never said it was True. It doesn't matter who designed it, it was never corrected. And now that True owns it it is their problem to fix. Pointing out that you THINK CCM will have a problem, when none has been reported, is kinda silly. You are deflecting. How they fix it, I have no clue and I don't care. I'm just saying its a problem they need to fix. As great as sliced bread is if it kept falling apart when I made my sandwich I'd stop using it to!
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    They have this problem since they came out. That speaks of a design flaw they seem unwilling or unable to fix. No one would accept that from Bauer or CCM. Why do the acolytes accept it from True?
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