One more ? about shoulder pads

[HTE__PL8 0]

since i play inline i dont use shoulder pads since inline isn't so rough. What type of shoulder pads are preffered by most people? I was looking at the Easton Air. Are those good?

[hockeyluke88 0]

Right now I have 2003 Z-Airs; a bit on the bulky side, but they're good protection and pretty comfortable. I would assume the Air's are pretty good, as well. Those are for if you are talking about ice hockey. For inline, I hear that the Nike V-12's are pretty good.

[Guest 2048]

I tried on some easton airs and wasn't impressed at all (these weren't the 2004s, they were 2003s or 2002s). No mobility at all and protection was suspect. Right now I have jofa 6500s from a long time ago (when jofa still used black/red), and like em for protection but hate them for ventilation. I sweat buckets after using em. WHat I did try on that I really liked was the new bauer supreme stuff (6000/8000 lightspeeds). Fits nicely and is relatively light. Protection's pretty good as well.

[HTE__PL8 0]

just to clear it up i'm talking about pads for ice

[Chadd 916]

I haven't heard anything bad about the Nike V-12 or V-10 stuff. Can't go wrong with the top couple of models of Jofas.

[duckjob 1]

I started playing ice a few months ago after playing inline for years. I bought the Bauer vapor 6's. They offer good protection and aren't too bulky. Plus you can find them for about $50 most places. Like chadd said, the nike v-10 and v-12 are real nice, elbow and shin pads included, they were just slightly out of my price range.

[sn1per 0]

try out the nike v12s but they're kinda expensive for what you get. I don't know about the zipper on the front lasting that long but then again, none have ever come back to my store for repairs.

[Kobe 0]

Are you going to be playing league or just drop-in beer? If it's the latter then any "classic" type shoulder pad should work quite nicely. Something like an Easton Classic or Sherwood 5030 would provide good protection with maximum mobility.

[Bendy 0]

You could always buy something cheap and modify them if you're unsatisfied? I got some old jofa 8700's on sale a while back, but they were kinda bulky so I cut the caps off now they rule.