Sprung Hockey

[gee2626 0]

has anyone mounted a pair of sprungs on a tour boot? such as a blue max, red max, e-2 or code 1?

I mounted a pair of sprungs on a pair of Code 1's. There's pictures of it in the thread somewhere. There was no complications, I took it to my LHS, and they said it was an easy mount.

[philatangy 0]

Speaking of complications, I took my boots and sprung frames to a LHS and they sat there for four weeks. They told me they would be done by the end of the weekend. Everytime I called they had some sort of excuse. I finally picked them up and took them elsewhere, where they did it by the next day. They did a good job and did it cheap too!

I wonder if the first place I took them to was scared to do it or something...

[hockeysc23 0]

Speaking of complications, I took my boots and sprung frames to a LHS and they sat there for four weeks. They told me they would be done by the end of the weekend. Everytime I called they had some sort of excuse. I finally picked them up and took them elsewhere, where they did it by the next day. They did a good job and did it cheap too!

I wonder if the first place I took them to was scared to do it or something...

I am surprised you had the patience to give them 4 weeks. I would have taken them some place else after a week. I think that is why I am going to try and mount mine by myself on an old pair to see how to do it properly.

Scott

[fgm23 0]

Just got my new Sprung frame mounted on my Vapor XXX

[hockeysc23 0]

wow those look saweeeeet ... id dye the chassis black for a nice complete look.

[philatangy 0]

Speaking of complications, I took my boots and sprung frames to a LHS and they sat there for four weeks. They told me they would be done by the end of the weekend. Everytime I called they had some sort of excuse. I finally picked them up and took them elsewhere, where they did it by the next day. They did a good job and did it cheap too!

I wonder if the first place I took them to was scared to do it or something...

I am surprised you had the patience to give them 4 weeks. I would have taken them some place else after a week. I think that is why I am going to try and mount mine by myself on an old pair to see how to do it properly.

Scott

I really didn't have the patience either. Unfortunately, every time I called they gave me the runaround. "Oh, the guy that does those isn't in" or "Sorry, I wouldn't know anything about that, let me write down your number and I'll have them call you".

[OhMyGodImOnFire 0]

Just got my new Sprung frame mounted on my Vapor XXX

absolutely beautiful.

[MDE3 0]

Cosmetically they look great, however the sprung chassis sole plates seem a bit short on that boot.....just an observation.

[Hoser21 0]

Hi to all of you who have been involved in this great thread. My name is Joe Noris and I am Keith’s partner with Sprung. I have been involved in hockey: both ice and roller as a player, coach and rink owner for almost fifty years. Keith first approached me about five years ago with a lot of technical talk and drawings on the Sprung frames. After about forty-five minutes my head was spinning. I wished him luck and asked him to leave my office. At the time I was in the process of converting a fifty year old roller skating rink to a roller hockey rink in San Diego. Keith did not leave but kept talking and my patience was wearing thin as I asked him again to leave in not a very nice way. He explained that he had come all the way from Chicago to see me, and asked if I would at least try the original demo’s he had. I said yes if he would promise to leave. It took one lap around the rink and I was sold on his invention. I have been working with Keith ever since.

On a recent trip to Vegas for the “Let’s Play Hockey†show, I was given a copy of the new Roller Hockey Today magazine by Daryn Goodwyn, the owner of NARCh and co-founder of the magazine with the State Wars guys. Not only is a Roller Hockey magazine needed but it is also a great rag with lots of really good articles and pictures. One of the photos that caught my attention was a picture of Christian Skoryna, one of the best roller hockey players in the world wearing our Sprung frames. Christian was playing at my rink about a year ago and noticed many of the players with Sprung frames on when I asked him if he would like to try some. He agreed to try them. Enclosed is the photo in his NARCh Pro winning Cyclone uniform using Sprung frames. Daryn was nice enough to let us post this unsolicited endorsement.

I wanted to share this with all of you who have been as active with this thread as Keith and I feel Mod Squad Hockey is really a big part of our beginning, and to show you how far we have come with this new technology. Not only did Christian use Sprung frames last summer in Detroit during Torhs pro, and later at NARCh, but also while I had the demo booth set up players from both the Chezh and Swiss national team tried them and had me change out their skates two days before the World Championships.

Another exciting note: Iceburg let this great cat out of the bag. He tried the demos in Detroit and later called us to order a set and then he started this great thread. For this we are very grateful.

It has been an interesting process watching Keith so meticulously make changes to improve the function and durability of the Sprung frame. Our biggest problem has been durability, and the new model is amazing with improved function and super results with impact testing.

Lets all do what we can to keep this great sport of roller hockey growing. It is such a relatively young sport, but look at three new things going for us: Mod Squad Hockey, Roller Hockey Today magazine and Sprung technology.

Keep on rollin,

Joe

[Ultimus 0]

Welcome to the board!

I love the sprungs, yes I have had breaks, but they are fixable. I also had abreak with my other chassis which weren't.

Hockey is a tough sport all around, not only on you, but the equipment as well. Inline pants take a beating, gloves get holes, sticks break, helmuts break down... visors get scratches... wheels and bearings wear down.

Its apart of the game.

Thank you both for coming up with and pushing the development of inline hockey.

Have you guys thought of branching into new areas? I know their might be Sprung Goalie and Speed skates, but what about other equipment? Just a thought.

Keep up the good work.

[OhMyGodImOnFire 0]

Yeah, sprung goalie! W00t! Just what I've been waiting for (without really knowing it)

[vapor96 0]

Hi everyone. My name is Sal and I am fairly new to this site. I've been lurking on this thread for a little while and have been intrigued by this Sprung chassis. I'm in my 40's and have been playing Ice since I was a kid and roller since I was 30. The transition back and forth has always been a problem for me. After many attempts w/ skates I finally settled on a combination that I could live with. A Bauer high end ice boot with a Labeda Sensor chassis. Like a lot of guys I'm a bit of an equipment whore so I usually have about 3 pairs of skates that are identical. I have a lineup of game, backup and outdoor. Over the last couple of years I've been playing less Roller as the transition difficulties have become more and more apparent again. I recently went to a Tuuk Rocker chassis to no avail. They feel vague to me. I didn't want to spend any more money as I have 6 Sensor chassis and two Rocker chassis. Well I got one of the old Sprung chassis and mounted them on Thurs. I played ice on Wed night. I played Thurs night in a (roller)league game for the first time in 3 months. By the second shift I felt comfortable on these chassis. My interest in Roller has been renewed. Hats off to Keith and the Sprung crew for a great (in my opinion) product. I will be speaking to him about the new ones as I am a fairly big guy (6'-209 lbs)and I need at least 2-3 pairs. Enclosed is a phot of my Ignite 1's. Yes that is a heel lift between the boot and the chassis. I wanted a similar forward lean to my ice skates. Thanks for listening to my rant. http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ign1anx9.jpg

[riotgear 4]

hahaha what's up sal?

This is Bobby.

There's some good proof for ya keith......

I gave your frames to the right people that would appreciate them and be able to leave some informative feedback :) I'm sure that the hype will pick up with sprung down here in the next months. i'm looking forward to your pics of my wicked boots with the new frames.

By the way, If you (anyone on here) has any questions regarding hockey equipment, Sal is the man to ask. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to this sport. He's definately helped me out with some stuff along the way.

Keep 'em crankin

Bobby

[Sprungster 5]

WOW AND THANKS!!!!

You are obviously a smart guy. The only person besides you who immediately put a heel lift between the boot and the plate is a Hoser bud (another boot junkie) who's been testing them since I started.

Wait till you skate the new ones. Looking forward to your testifying on their performance. Hallelujah and pass the Sprungs!

K

[iceburg19 1]

vapor96- ya know i went thru the same thing,ice to roller was a real ajustment.im 42years living(not old)and want that edge,the sprungs are amazing for what we do .ice and roller.i skated this morning on the sprungs and will be on the ice tonight,in the past i wouldnt do this because the old frames would mess up my stride.and as you know now,with the sprung frame,this is not the case.matter of fact.if you know any ice hockey skaters that would want to get a leg up on there skating and cant get ice time the sprung frame is the best cross training tool for the job.

[vapor96 0]

I'm with you iceburg and couldn't agree more. When I played Thurs guys didn't believe that I hadn't skated (roller) in three months.

What's up Bobby? Thanks again and thanks for the kind words. i'll see you in afew. As Bobby said anyone w/ issues or questions regarding any equipment feel free to ask? iF i can give any help or feedback I will.

Keith, I'll be in touch with you this week. I am looking forward to the new ones. I just wanted you to know that you had another convert.

[alvinator 0]

so to all those ice-hockey skaters to roller...do you guys stop on the ball of your feet w/ the sprungs? or the heel like conventional rollerblade chassis?

[iceburg19 1]

ALVINATOR-I NOW STOP LIKE I DO WITH MY ICE SKATES,NOT THAT ROUND ABOUT HEEL STOP(THANK GOD)OF COURSE WITH ROLLER ITS NOT THE ICE SO THE WHEEL EDGES ARE NOT THIN LIKE YOUR ICE BLADE,GOING FAST I GET A GOOD POWER STOP LIKE ICE,MIDDLE FRAME.THE FRAME DESIGN FEELS LIKE YOUR NATURALLY ICE SKATING,SAME WEIGHT DISPLACEMENT.TURNS AND STRIDE YOU NOTICE THE MOST,SOME STOPPING-BUT BECAUSE OF THE SURFACE AND WHEELS,BUT THAT DEPENDS ON YOUR SKATING ABILITY ALSO.

[riotgear 4]

ALVINATOR-I NOW STOP LIKE I DO WITH MY ICE SKATES,NOT THAT ROUND ABOUT HEEL STOP(THANK GOD)OF COURSE WITH ROLLER ITS NOT THE ICE SO THE WHEEL EDGES ARE NOT THIN LIKE YOUR ICE BLADE,GOING FAST I GET A GOOD POWER STOP LIKE ICE,MIDDLE FRAME.THE FRAME DESIGN FEELS LIKE YOUR NATURALLY ICE SKATING,SAME WEIGHT DISPLACEMENT.TURNS AND STRIDE YOU NOTICE THE MOST,SOME STOPPING-BUT BECAUSE OF THE SURFACE AND WHEELS,BUT THAT DEPENDS ON YOUR SKATING ABILITY ALSO.

sprung really helps with that kind of stop but in all honesty it's something anyone can do if they just learn the limits of their wheels. BUT it is MUCH easier with a Sprung frame....

Sal, I used your Dolomite tonight....... it got me 2, a post and 2 assists :) I Like it; the accuracy with that flex is just right for me. That thing is as stiff as iron. I still think i'll sell it through the store though and try to get one from warrior.

Keith....... The boots should hopefully be there on Monday and if not then definately Tuesday.....

[iceburg19 1]

yes well said.

[Rick 0]

Guys, This thread just keeps getting better and better. I've now got 2 pairs of skates with Sherwood (Red Star) E- Frames. The first pair is a pair of converted CCM 552 Super Tacks and the second is my CCM 655 RH Tacks that I removed the Sure-Grip chassis and mounted an E-Frame. I have a new pair of 652 Super Tacks in reserve for a Sprung frame. I'm 40 and I had figured I was the only older guy here so it's nice to hear I'm not the only guy born in the 60's still playing.

Rick Henry

[hockeysc23 0]

Hey guys my sprungs are coming in today and with it being a snow day I was going to try and mount them myself on an old boot.

Should I mark on the old boot where the chassis was located (bauer vapor 6 with rocker chassis)? Or take it off to center the new chassis?

Does anyone have pictures before they mounted of markings they made? I read the instructions on Sprung's website but was looking for more direct info w/pictures.

Thanks!

[vapor96 0]

Actually Bobby, You can do it with any frame as long as your wheels aren't too soft in relation to your size and the surface.

Ah, you like the Dolomite? It just wasn't my pattern.

[iceburg19 1]

hockeysc23,with the old chassis and wheels still on the boot ,you can get an idea of where the center of the boot is by looking at the center of the front and back wheel inlined with the boot.middle of the front wheel inline with the toe box,middle of the back wheel inline with the heel.ya get what im saying?reguardless of any frame,really the wheels should be down the middle of the boot.so your splitting the boot in half two ways ,like a cross.and of course dont forget 1/4in back.good luck,measure twice.

[hockeysc23 0]

hockeysc23,with the old chassis and wheels still on the boot ,you can get an idea of where the center of the boot is by looking at the center of the front and back wheel inlined with the boot.middle of the front wheel inline with the toe box,middle of the back wheel inline with the heel.ya get what im saying?reguardless of any frame,really the wheels should be down the middle of the boot.so your splitting the boot in half two ways ,like a cross.and of course dont forget 1/4in back.good luck,measure twice.

I get what your saying up until the 1/4 in back haha. Are you saying measure and leave a 1/4 btw the end of the frame and the end of the boot ... or find out where the frame should be, i.e. centered, and then move it back a 1/4?

Thanks for your help!