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The problem for me with that video is that while all the jargon is true, that’s not people think about sticks flexing, and not how hockey players have discussed flex in real world terms in the history of hockey sticks. When we as hockey players say “75 flex” or “95 flex” we are taking about the general feel in the bend of the shaft for how much force we are putting on it, and how the feel of that force relates to each other. That True video is needlessly adding all this complicated discussion of materials so they can say “well technically the flex doesn’t change.” But we all know damn well from experience it does. It’s needlessly complicated and just creates confusion. It’s some heavy breathing neckbeard nerd shit meant to mislead people. Maybe we should have been using the term “leverage” for the past 40 years to discuss flex instead of the word “flex.” But, we didn’t, and no reason to try to mess with it now. Shut up, True.

When you put on the skates, do you pull them on by pulling on the tongue? Having the tongues come loose is an odd failure point, as there’s no torque or pressure otherwise being applied there.

The warrior pros were still good sticks. For the senior models, they were a few extra inches longer than whatever the standard market length is. There was a DX Team stick, that’s a different stick, it was a prostock option for juniors and college teams. Those mapped more to the “3rd” pricing tier.

Warrior _____ pro used to be the second to top of the line. Then, Bauer started making pro their “top” stick, now warrior does that too. I think DX was Warriors last product line where pro was the second tier. But, now I think Bauer has some lines where it like model (3), model pro (2), and sameline newname(1) for top tier. “This stick goes to 11.” “But why not just make it shoot harder, and still have 10 as the top rating?” “Yeah, but this stick goes to 11.”

Haha, present company excluded.

I know this is a generational thing and I’m “old man yelling at cloud,” but those are probably the two worst possible sources for hockey equipment feedback. The Reddit hockey forum is full of, well, idiots, and most YouTube reviews are click-baity garbage driven by people who read the Reddit hockey forum. It’s people who know just enough about hockey equipment to completely get everything wrong, and do so in the loudest way possible.

I think it’s more the force you are applying to the lace, which then puts force on the eyelet. The goal is to pull sideways so the lace is going out through the eyelet with minimal contact and friction. When the is tightened, firm, consistent tension on the eyelet is not going to pull it out or unseat it. It’s the “violent” act of pulling the lose lace through the eyelet that is going to pull it out. So, pulling up or down creates that friction of the lace across the eyelet, whereas pulling out out ideally minimizes it. The goal is primarily trying to pull the loose lace through the eyelet without touching it.

I hope the nhl moves to a model where at the first game, there’s a giant pile of XL practice jerseys in the middle of the floor. You get whatever number you get. Johnny Gaudreau ends up wearing a goalie cut because he came late and there was nothing left. Eventually the navy team plays the black team and one team has to wear yellow pinnies. If a players gets called up mid season, they just wear whatever random jersey they have in their bag.

Did you bake them when you tried them on? General wisdom on Trues is you find a size where foot can barely fit in the skate, then bake them, and they fit really well. However, you did say too big in some places and hot spots in others, so that can be a tough combo.

Finally, a skate with more ankle flexion and less negative space to replace makos. And, it has the fancy holder/steel combo from the od1n skates. Glad to see companies incorporating new technology and taking chances on designs.

Is the need for stiff skates for ankle stability due to some lingering injury, body issue, or health concern, or are the stiff skates helping with a lack of ankle strength and control? I don’t say that to call you out or something, just clarifying. If you’re covering up mechanical issues with stiff skates, you’re gonna be better off getting something softer and doing some power skating classes to develop that muscle control. But, if the stiff skates are because you’ve had had a bunch of ankle surgeries or long term foot and leg issues, people might be able to give advice for supports and fixes that have worked for them What did the profile of the old steel look like vs the new one? If it’s a radically different profile, new skates are going to feel clumsy and wrong.

It’s literally baking the skate with body weight distributed differently. It’s less drastic than punching the boot for a hot spot.

Outside of buying drugs or designing a nuclear reactor, 30 grams seems exceedingly negligible.

It sucks that companies put the onus on shops to manage returns. Sounds like CCM and Bauer offer the guarantee, then turn around and push back on local stores to enforce some sort of “read between the lines” aspect of whether they will cover the returned skates. LHSs, ya’ll doin gods work, while CCM and Bauer then sell direct to consumer and try to undercut your sales.

Wait until some company produces a 200g stick, but it’s measured at floor hockey height.

This was a huge conspiracy theory when composite sticks first started getting big. Everyone on the internet knew someone who was friends with someone who knew for a fact that the best player on any NHL team was actually using brand X, with graphics from brand Y.

How many different hollows are you going through, and why does a bulk sharpening have to happen right before players are on the ice? Kinda sounds like the issue is less the Sparx design, and more logistical planning.

There’s a story on here of someone who had what should have been a warranty issue and they wouldn’t take it back. It was something like a puck out a while in the side of the skate. I’m not saying don’t do it, or it’s a bad option, just sharing. I think it’s the only issue I’ve seen posted on here, and you know how people love to complain……. If you want to buy CCM skates, do it! Skates have changed a lot in 30 years in terms of fit and design. Tacks today have the same name as skates from the 90s, but it’s not like there’s any actual lineage where they have more in common with 90’s heel wedge Tacks vs Vapor XXs. They all just hockey skates. Theres enough options within CCM, Bauer, and Graf, each one should have options that fit your feet. The idea of “only brand X fits my feet” is just wrong. I left out True, but with the moldability of that brand, most people find a fit there too.

They use all those made up meaningless words in the marketing materials, but never mention what the kickpoint is.

For real. If you ever want to understand the value of this ModSquad, read five threads on that forum. It’s so full of bad information and people who think that just because they speak with a tone authority, they know what they are talking about. There are a few people who get it, but it’s drowned out by a sea of blowhards.

Yeah, there’s so much info about the health and sports “career” benefits of being a multi-sport athlete. Lacrosse, baseball, ballet, track, tennis, lawn darts, whatever. This feels like it’s going the opposite direction, and pigeonholing everything into hyper specific movements and actions related to one sport.

I have the Surgeon elbows, shoulders, and shinguards and like all of them. Those are all pieces of equipment I want to do their job without me noticing them, and they totally do that. It’s been a few years and they are all holding up fine. I think I got them in fall of 2019, and play 3-4 nights of adult league hockey a week.

oof. Maybe stick to equipment review videos. No reason for the cringey “but what about progress” 9th grade young republican soapbox speeches. This board has been around a long time because people can disagree and have opinions without someone else flying off the handle and calling names and all that. Be polite.

If they have all the specs you want and meet your needs, who cares if they were the flagship model or next step down a decade ago? Since you don’t know where they ranked in the lineup, you don’t even know what’s “missing,” which is usually just some vague tech that may or may not matter.

Has anyone seen these sticks around? It’s the same look as other Jetspeed Team pro stock, but says HK where it usually says LK on the code bar. Any idea what’s going on? https://referencehockey.com/product/ccm-jetspeed-ft3-team-rh-75-flex-p90tm/ Second to last image there shows the code bar with HK. If the thinking was LK meant low kick for rebranded triggers/ribcores, does HK mean it’s another model?