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  1. Sniper9
    If the vapors fit like a glove why bother trying other skates?
  2. Sniper9
    Are you set on the pros? The retails are always on sale now. Also the ft390 which are the model down but more or less the Same.
  3. Sniper9
    This is my issue too. But I've never had success sizing down on those who recommend it. Maybe those ppl are in between Sizes and the pro gloves are 1/2 a size bigger which makes a big diff to them.
  4. Sniper9
    I really like the look and fit if the ft1. Always wanted to try the pro stock version as I'm a fan of the pro palm and less gimmicky materials. Mond posting pics?
  5. Sniper9
    It is. I need to size down. Sucks. Bauer and warrior I find have gotten bigger vs years past. Ccm I'm still a 14 though. For now. The ft1 is nice and fitted. But it does loosen up over time like all.gloves as the padding packs in a bit. You can find ft1s on clearance/sale online too. Especially in Canada
  6. Sniper9
    Yup. Pretty much what happened. But there's too much talk about Chinese knockoff which this isn't.
  7. Sniper9
    This looks real in that it's a real ccm stick. It's a team version and has the graphics to promote their most current line. It's not retail spec but it's not a "fake" ccm.
  8. Sniper9
    His custom pro spec skates are probably more or less 3x pros. But with the skate shortage, the closest to his specs is probably a retail 3x pro.
  9. Sniper9
    I've had china knockoffs from Amazon, UA, true, etc. Haven't noticed a huge difference between brands. They all feel and fit slightly diff but. Nothing crazy. I will say that UA is tighter than most brands and offers. Ore compression. I like the ones with grip for the elbow pads and shins though.
  10. Sniper9
    I had issues with the damn toe cap killing my pinky toe in the ccm as1. I had to put a piece of Eva foam along that area to cover that ridge. It worked well but that experience made me stay away from ccm. That and I love my trues.
  11. Sniper9
    Two donuts an hour before the game. Don't knock it until you try it. Not healthy but damn, your legs will be fire.
  12. Sniper9
    Is this bc of stability? Seems like something more than preference bc most nhlers use oversize.
  13. Sniper9
    Before u bake just use the powerfoot inserts do whatever works for you and feels comfortable. I made my own out of Eva foam from the dollar store which is much firmer and not like a sponge and won't pack in after a while like powertoots do.
  14. Sniper9
    Where is your tongue positioned? If they are stock height, lower them so they fill up more dead space. Mine are about 1/2 way into the toe box and I also made my version of powerfeet shims that pretty mich eliminate any toe wiggle for me. You can use tensor wrap on the lower eyelets. This is how I baked mine.
  15. Sniper9
    The older gen junior true retail skates are dirt cheap online fyi. Like 200cdn.
  16. Sniper9
    Anti slip tape is like 80 grit lol. Looked on Amazon. 220 is pretty fine. Not 1000 grit fine of course. Tempted to try the anti slip tape now.
  17. Sniper9
    The only plus side of using something like this for me is that snow buildup and saturation of water. Even with wax. There's pros and cons. It can keep the water off but wax also doesn't stay "tacky" when it gets really gold from the ice. If I ever used something like this I'd still tape the toe though. Then again most brands have a textured finish on their blades now adays that mimick some friction. I actually have yet to test out my sticks just taping the toe and seeing how well the factory texture on the blade is during game play.
  18. Sniper9
    You're fine. For the customs at least true stated to me I could bake it upwards of nine times with no issues
  19. Sniper9
    I wonder if it's pretty much the same as anti slip tape (such isn't cheap either) but you get a roll of like 30 ft for 30 bucks.
  20. Sniper9
    If you didn't wrap it during the baking this should be done. Kick back into heel and the Saran wrap locks it in there also making sure the the eyelet facings are tight up against the tongue and ensuring your ankle and heel stay in this spot until it cools.
  21. Sniper9
    For me the stock insoles are a bit too squishy for me. Having the red in there as well felt too padded. If I were to wear the stock insoles I'd wear them solo. I use speedplates bc I like how firm it is and feels more locked in due to less movement from foam compressing. The speed plates aren't overkill since they just conform to the arch in the boot and also ur feet.
  22. Sniper9
    Your feet just aren't used to them anymore. Your arches changed and all your feet and leg muscles aren't used to those movements. They're going to bed to be retrained. You also probably naturally lost some callouses and thickened skin from giving your feet w break from wearing skates too... Not sure what suggestions I have but to either tough it out until your feet get used to it again or get new skates lol. You can also wear the skates around the house an hr or so a day. Helped me in the past when I didn't have trues.
  23. Sniper9
    it's been discussed, especially on the vh/true thread that people generally go down a hollow with the skates. I guess it stands true for the retail skates too.
  24. Sniper9
    The only issues I had was with my first pair of True skates when true took over vh. That was bc I swapped holders and the holes got widened. My current and second pair of trues ive owned for 2 years playing on avg only once a week. I had ccm sb4.0 holders put on them since day 1 as I had the boots predrilled and the stock holders weren't put on. The key is to flatten the prongs of the steel rivets so there's no way for them to get loose. The place I got them done have dealt with true skates since the vh days and always do this when installing holders on true skates. There are a couple that have minimal play but not by any means "loose". At some point I'll probably have to get them re done but I'm not concerned as it's lasted this long without having to change any
  25. Sniper9
    My true sticks never lasted long enough for the grip to go sticky 😬. Mind you the grip on the true a series were one of my favorites in terms of perfect amount of tack and didn't slip when wet.
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