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You should dispute the stick you got with your credit card company as a product that was as advertised. And then see if you need to do the same with the one that is in production

I just got the ft6 pros and they are pretty narrow around the lower part of the shin.

Return them.

It's just an engraved name. That no one else can even see when you're on the ice. People for sure would buy it

Then get jrz or bladetech dlc or even ss

I would've just sold all the extra xs steel and gotten a set of fly ti steel for the Bauer skates. But ur decision.

Lol. My bad. I meant p28 most open of the three. So p28>kuch>pasta

I found the kuch to be more closed than the p28. And the pasta looks more closed to the kuch which makes the p28 the most open of the three.

Agreed. Just looking and handling the new insoles I didn't have a great impression

Can you post pics

Anyone try the new insoles? I saw them in store and they felt pretty floppy like neoprene. Even the arch support was flexible and not firm at all. Like rubber. But I do realize once inside the boot the arch will press against the boot and provide more stability. Just curious as to whether anyone here actually tried them inside a skate. They also seem a bit thick, but not as thick as the true genetix which I didn't like.

I know this is an old post but the issue isn't your new blades but your old ones. They are worn to shit in the heel and toe by poor sharpening that turned whatever profile you had into a banana. You never felt the issue bc the steel was slowly taken off over time and not abruptly at once. With that little toe and heel left on your old steel, they should've been replaced a long time ago.

On another note... The prices they are charging is absolutely insane imo. I don't see them really staying in business long. Good luck to them though

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Another speedplate guy here. Superfeet are ok. I liked them better when they just had the one yellow hockey model. The comfort is too soft and the carbon has too much heel lift. I actually prefer stock insoles than the current superfeet options.

Just cancel the order/get a refund from ur credit card. Their stuff is so grossly overpriced now anyway

Yes you're right. The og sakic isn't made anymore and the p92 was the "backstrom" that was slightly modified version of the sakic. I totally forgot about the evolutionary changes to the curve. I rmbr when I went to base hockey during that time and cliff ronning was telling me about the p92 they just got that was a newer sakic. After that visit I went out and got a p92 totalone lol. With that said, the p92 versions across all brands are slightly different as well. You can tell not only just by looking at it but also how the tape lays on the blade when taping. Back on the topic of the p28, I prefer Bauer and trues p28 over ccm, but I use ccm bc their sticks feel better for me. Well true feels good but they're as durable as toothpicks.

P28 was never associated to Hall. As far as I can recall hall was p92 (at the time E3)

Bauer, ccm, true, warrior, sher wood all have very subtle differences in their iteration of the p28. So you might be on to something with ones being based off certain pro curves.

Didn't you just get the matrix

That's very interesting!

Sounds about right about how they are roomier in the toecap and forefoot. I did mentioned this above but I stated the Mach not matrix. But the matrix is essentially a softer boot version of the Mach and is an SMU skate. It's interesting you found the matrix more comfortable than the machs. I'm guessing it's probably the stiffness as it's a very comfy skate to me and others but I like a stiff skate. Machs are the most comfy retail skate I've worn.

I always thought online retailers in Canada could ship Bauer and ccm to the US now. But I'm obviously wrong. You sure these fit? The ultrasonics has a pretty narrow forefoot and toecap. They made the fit 1 and 2 2mm wider. I fit a fit 2 in the ultrasonics and the fit 1 crushed my feet. But I fit a fit 1 mach perfectly. Fit 3 stayed the same.

As long as you don't use the tendon guard to remove and put on your skates you'll be fine. It's the same tendon guard as the machs m5 pro 3s pro. It feels solid to me. But like any tendon guard it'll wear and break eventually if you use it like I mentioned above.

You definitely feel more blade on the ice so ya you do feel more stable but with that said I don't feel unstable with the ellipse. I feel more agile and feel like I can transition more smoothly which is exactly what it's advertised to be. With the quad I feel it kind of forces you to have longer strides where the ellipse with less blade contact my strides feel shorter. Def a benefit with "quick feet" for me on acceleration