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    8 hours ago, flip12 said:

    Have you tried any of the more recent iterations of the Scott Van Horne boot: Mako (kind of counts), VH, or True? Curious what you might think of those compared to the Kors.

    I have not. I still have 2 pairs of Shift 2s and 4 pairs of Verberos. Seems like Verberos don't get alot of love, but it's very stiff and very moldable. There are a few guys here that have gone from Kor to Makos to VH/True. Maybe they can chime in or PM you.

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    1 hour ago, the_game said:

    Great collection there!

    How does the T-flex shoot with the shortened hosel blades? Always thought the T-flex needed a standard hosel blade to get the desired low kick point.

    I don't know yet as the rinks are having soft openings today in my area. The T-flexes are a little stiffer than my preference, but I always wanted these shafts.

    But wouldn't a longer hosel move the kick point higher versus a shorter hosel? The blade and hosel shouldn't be flexing or torquing, only the shaft.

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    1 hour ago, 1q3er5 said:

    i really want to see what the p46 looks like in person. 

    the reason you hate the p28 for ball hockey is the same for me - just by looking at the wedge on the stick (openess of the blade) i could tell every shot will be going sky high.  It's much easier to get "under" a ball vs a puck.  sure you can roll your wrists more or have an earlier release, but that usually costs power on your shot. 

    the W71 you will have a similar issue but it doesn't wedge as much and it opens up later near the toe - BUT it is amazing for passing and toe drags.  it's no slouch in the shooting category either but you gotta take snap shots starting mid blade or be mindful when taking wrist shots.  it has a super deep curve so you can fire laser beam passes and if you manage to keep your wrist shots down - you will be able to get a LOT of power due to the deep curve.  Slaps shots - I've had no issue with for ball hockey.

    ok the p30 curve - i just can't use this and i don't know why.  it has a nice curved toe for toe drags.  almost a closed face (it still opens up a little).  Shorter blade length.  Sounds good but i find i cant get elevation on my wrist shots and i don't get much power either (probably cuz of the shorter blade length).  Snap shots come flying off the stick you you start shooting mid blade though -I'll give it credit for that.  I have this stick and i haven't given up on it yet - its still good for stick handling and passing but something seems off about it for ball hockey.

    My ideal curve for ball would be something with a deep curve (like the old W08 kovolchuk - no longer made) and a closed face and a curved toe for toe drags.  Unfortunately all the sticks with rounded toes also have crazy open blades - not good for ball hockey 😞

    I thought the W08 was pretty close to the old Reebok Datsyuk, which is now the W16 (correct me if I'm wrong). 

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    On 8/6/2019 at 11:58 AM, IPv6Freely said:

    We really need to add a player to our team who immediately becomes the top player in the league. That seems to be what every team does every season except us. We’re the idiots that keep bringing people up from rookie league instead. 

    What rink and league are you skating at?

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    It's pretty bad to say that PIAS is our hockey shop in SD. None of the rinks/shops do any kind of profiling, even if their website says they do. I had to argue with a guy in Mira Mesa to give me a 3/4" cut because "that's really only for goalies".

    I would say we need a shop either in the Mira Mesa/Poway/Rancho Bernardo area for SDIA/Poway/Esco rinks, or near Sorrento Valley for UTC/Carlsbad. I wouldn't put a shop in Esco/San Marcos/Vista because guys like me that don't live that far north will just venture up to Irvine if we need to go that far. I love the ice at the Kroc, but they're pretty isolated that far south.

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    2 hours ago, IPv6Freely said:

    Man, I don't know if its being spoiled by my VH, my foot size shrinking after my weight loss (I'm routinely wearing shoes half a size smaller now), or just that the padding has broken down - but I skated on player skates for the first time in 6+ months on Tuesday night and my feet were killing me for the first half. Maybe that's more me than the skates (because of how long it had been since I used those muscles) but I have to decide if I'm going to start skating out (in pickups) routinely. If so, it may be time to get some new wheels. I wonder if I'd fit in size 8 Makos (assuming I could find some). 

    After taking a long break from hockey (over a year), I had to rebake my skates for them to be comfortable again. Maybe try that before making a big investment?

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    harrow syncro 60 flex x2 w/ harrow p11 and p8

    TPS R8 shaft Whip flex w/ Madano Easton ABS

    TPS XN10 Int x2 Tkachuk

    Warrior Diablo 55 flex Kopitar

    Bauer Nexus 600 60 Flex Towes

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