Material for Butterfly Slide

[ktang 34]

I'm coaching minor hockey, and goalies who borrow pads from our association get really old pads. They get goalies-only sessions with goalie-school instructors, and you can see the kids with borrowed pads struggling with the butterfly slide, whereas kids with their own (more modern) pads can really slide.

I've heard that the newer pads use materials that let them slide better; could this be bought and then sewn onto the insides of the association's older pads?

Thanks in advance...

[calvin 0]

one material that is used to make them slide is jenpro. i dont know exactly how much it would cost, or even where you would go buy this, but that should give you a start.

i'd also recommend going to do some research on www.goaliestore.com/board

those guys know equipment and mods.

good luck

[merle720 0]

Check out goaliestore.com but you can call nash sports for all the materials. http://www.pipcom.com/~nash/

[U of M Goalie 0]

Yeah a pro shop could probably sew some clarino on the inside edges of the pads for ya. Also to help with the slide let em know that the should keep the tie toes loose and the top two straps across the thighs semi-loose

[ktang 34]

Hey Guys:

Thanks for all the info. Especially about how to tie the toe-ties and the straps; I wouldn't know all the ins and outs of that.

[Scarey 0]

Make shur ethat the pad kicks out to the side not straight down... ther eis a kid with brand ndew Itech 9.1's (he is 19) that still drops straight down.. so its good to hav ethe pads loose.. but not overly loose or that could cause injury..... Usually the type of goal pad to look foor when scrummidging around the hockey room is the kind with the weave on the inside edge of the pad... I've noticed it slides btter than the actual leather... but if the pads ar kinda worn and they dont slide to well.... I have 2 tips....

Go kill a cow and use him for the inside edge ( leather)

#2 go kill a weave cow for an even better inside edge...

sorry I just thaught that was funny....

weave ---->

Non weave --- >

[ktang 34]

Hey Scarey:

Thanks for the info. I know nothing about goalie equipment!

I wish our association had new pads like those, but some are horse-hair...

[Scarey 0]

no problem its always good to see visual canfirmation of what all the goalies are talking about.

[jimmy 194]

Hey Scarey:

Thanks for the info. I know nothing about goalie equipment!

I wish our association had new pads like those, but some are horse-hair...

You should not try to teach or encourage kids to "butterfly" with non-butterfly type pads. First of all, you are risking injury, knee, groin, back, and second the older pads are not designed to butterfly and do not work well. I suggest the org break down and buy some RBK pads, they are cheap (less than $200), yet have the correct bfly features/design. A real breakthru in youth pads. Until now, to get a pad with bfly features you had to spend big bucks.

Some bfly feature include:

Knee cradle

Knee lifts

offset knee channel

strapping system

box design

[ktang 34]

jimmy:

OK, I will do that. The existing pads are really well-maintained, but the goalie school that has been hired to teach the kids only teach the butterfly style. $200 per set is reasonable; we just need to get more sponsorship money set aside.

Thanks!

[jimmy 194]

If you have a good equipment repair shop nearby, they can modify the old pads and make them "butterfly" ish. Add knee lifts, leg channels, etc. Still, the RBKs are inexpensive and really the best way to go.

[Chadd 916]

If you have a good equipment repair shop nearby, they can modify the old pads and make them "butterfly" ish. Add knee lifts, leg channels, etc. Still, the RBKs are inexpensive and really the best way to go.

DR 5.2s are another great junior pad and in the same price range.

[Puckstop31 0]

Hey Scarey:

Thanks for the info. I know nothing about goalie equipment!

I wish our association had new pads like those, but some are horse-hair...

You should not try to teach or encourage kids to "butterfly" with non-butterfly type pads. First of all, you are risking injury, knee, groin, back, and second the older pads are not designed to butterfly and do not work well. I suggest the org break down and buy some RBK pads, they are cheap (less than $200), yet have the correct bfly features/design. A real breakthru in youth pads. Until now, to get a pad with bfly features you had to spend big bucks.

Some bfly feature include:

Knee cradle

Knee lifts

offset knee channel

strapping system

box design

+1

Without a proper knee cradle, the kids might really hurt themselves trying to B-Fly.

Also, I have heard of people using fabric glue to secure jenpro to the nylon knee and calf wings of older pads to get better "butterslides".