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I noticed I had a slight bend in my skate blade. Probably been like that for a very long time. Store fixed it and it is an improvement but it is still not perfect straight. After talking to the guy I got the impression that it is a very common thing and not to worry to much if it is very small... Thoughts. My info: 220 pounds probably 240 with equipment on.

...did it work?

Dude. You need to read my review on the 0.5 Quad profile... https://modsquadhockey.com/forums/topic/73239-my-review-of-the-05-quad-profile/

I have lace bite in one foot. I do the Forsberg thing where I velcro two gel columns to the inside of the skate tongue to give room for that tendon in the front of the shin that sticks out when you bend your knees or lift your toes. Then I'm like 'how has no one built something like this into all skate tongues already'? I'm thinking all skate tongues on the inside should be shaped like this ^ more not like this ( . Like, you keep the outside of the skate tongue like this " ( " but the inside should be more like this ^ . Basicly what I'm saying is the front of my shin is not round. I'm using a Bauer One 100 at the moment. So maybe the new tongues do this? Or if someone knows of a product.

Me 220 pounds. Coming from a 11' neutral profile, 5/8 sharpen. Rocker 280 length. Started playing hockey on 13' profile 20 years ago(didn't want to fall etc) till I figured that 13' profile in the corners kinda sucks so, I started to lower the profile number. 9' was great in the corners but unstable for me so a settled for 11' profile. Been on that for years. 0.5 Quad (8-10-12-14) As suggested when switching to the 0.5 quad I lower my sharpen from 5/8 to a 3/4... Conclusion I am having more fun playing hockey with this profile... 0.5 Quad feels 'natural'. The first thing you are going to notice is the extra stability(even coming from an 11') but, as soon as you bend your knees and shift your weight your suddenly agile. The weight shift feels natural, hard to describe, flex your foot 2 degrees and your suddenly agile without it feeling strange at all. Coming from a single profile skate the quad felt sooo much better. It kinda feels like I'm skating on a 13' profile but the second I want to make a cut it feels like a 10' (maybe lower?). So increased stability with increased agility. Normally you have to give up one to get the other. Other notes: the increase in glide is noticable big time. This makes sense with the change in sharpen and more steel on the ice... So in general if you are on a 10' profile or higher I would suggest the 0.5 quad profile. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Update: four games in and it keeps getting better the more I play on them. Love them.

That study was interesting.

No data. Just talk about feel, I went back to change the wording in the first post.

Interesting things I did not know before I started doing research on skate profiles. If you have good knee bend you can make anything work...(some pros don't even know what they are skating on). Just because something feels good to you doesn't mean it is the most efficient profile in term of speed and agility.(Brock University study). Most efficient dual profile was 9/10 and 9.5/10.5 in study.(only dual looked at. Brock University). Dual profiles greater than 2 ie 7/10 may cause flat spot feel between the different radius in runner, might be better to keep changes to 2 or less ie 8/10 or 8/10/12/14 etc.(just something being suggested).

Only had one skate on them. No equipment or stick, just a community skate. I want to put on the equipment and giver before a review but right now the 0.5 is kinda blowing me away. How is it possible to be more agile and more stable at the same time... I could go on but I want to really test it more first.

Ok I will do the same. The new machine comes in this week. How does the .5 feel coming from a 10'? I'm coming from a 11' myself.

Do you have to change the sharpen when switching to a quad radius? I think I heard that it is one of the advantages of switching to the quad, cause less sharp more glide etc.

I was going to post the same thing.

I can say with some confidence that very few people will buy a 399 stick but the 230 two piece sticks will fly off the shelves. I'm guessing two piece stick are easier to make and maybe more profitable? So...

Everytime they mess with the blade like this it makes the blade the weak point of the stick. True does this, CCM did this back in the day and always the first thing to break would be the blade. It usually works but the life of the stick will be a joke in my experience.

So I have been breaking sticks for some reason and was in the market for more sticks. So I go to the store and order a Bauer2N Pro thinking my back up stick will last till the 2N Pro shows up. It will take two weeks to arrive... Long story short my backup stick starts making tell tail noises. So I quickly buy a Bauer N2900 which they had in stock. I start using the N2900 and I like it.... Then I start to think maybe I should not buy the Bauer 2N Pro and maybe just buy a Bauer 2N which would be an upgrade to the N2900 and save $100? I just kinda feel bad doing it for some reason... What would you do? Bottom line I think done with $300 plus sticks since the $220 lines are really good.

So basicly what they did was sew a old fashion jock inside core shorts, even has the two loops to put each leg though. I have used them for two games and love them. Once you postion the jock it is not moving. The velcro for the hockey socks is top notch. For 100 canadian shipped I think they are perfect.

Now that most sticks come with grip. Why do we still tape the top hand? How is tape better than the grip texture that comes with the stick? Tradition from wood stick days? Backstory: Broke my stick mid game, had to rush a tape job for the knob of backup stick. I added tape so that my hand didnt slip off and wouldn't hurt anybody, other than that I left the rest bare. It felt better, way better. Do people know about this? Lol

Ya the numbering system is strange for the 0.5. Quad 0: 6-9-11-13 Quad 1: 6-9-12-15 Quad 2: 7-10-13-16 Quad 0.5: 8-10-12-14 So given my stats 9.5 size, 280 blade, 220 pounds Quad 1 is suggested, not sure what 0.5 is suggested for... Skate on a 11' (use to be 13' back in the day) trying to work my way down in number but not to the point of falling(9' is to small for me) so the 0.5 looked perfect to me. Great post. Thank you.

Has anyone tried the Quad 0.5 profile? Backstory: So I went on YouTube to do some research on Quad profiles and found the channel Hockey Tutorial who talks about it and in the end he said the best for him was the Quad 0.5 which is a 8-10-12-14 profile. So me coming from an 11' I figured this would be a good place to start. yet no one here has a review. Apparently the Quad 0.5 does not come standard with the machine. As far as I can tell it is a $88 part so no idea why shops don't have it but that is another story/question...

Apparently the company is in both bc Canada and Florida and they ship out of Florida... I get the feeling that they are starting up after getting the patient back... not cheap at the moment but I feel like I found a unicorn so I dont care. Update: so they ended up charging me in Canadian dollars so the price was 105 canadian shipped after tax etc. So not bad at all.

I emailed the company and got this as a reply! Good day Michael, As a matter of fact we do have a coreshorts hockey model with a jock insert. We have not released them yet on our site . The short runs $86.00 USD . If you decide you would like to order one, please let me know and i can have someone from our office reach out to get the necessary information. On our site there is a sizing chart . It is important to use that as a guide tool as the short should fit like a second skin. please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. happy holidays ross 226-927-3773 ross@coreshorts.com

Ya I saw that. I basicly went to the dark web to try and find them... nothing in my size. Nadda. Zip. Large or extra large are all gone... I messaged the BC company that has the patent but...

I'm looking for this: UNDER ARMOUR CORESHORT PRO SENIOR COMPRESSION JOCK SHORT Or something like it. Right now I put a jock on which are in compression shorts then core shorts over top. If I can find these I can shed a layer but I think they stopped making them...

OK so I played one game without paint and one with white on the inside and white is a noticeable improvement. I barely even notice the cage with the inside painted white. Thanks for the pro tip.

Xmas is coming and I haven't bought a new practice jersey or socks in ten years. Was wondering if anything new has come out in that time that I should look at. Breathability and staying dry are the most important features I'm looking for.