All White Pads

[dcdot377 0]

Some one told me that they create some optical illusion to the shooter. Anyone know? I think that they just show puck marks. One of my friends that has a pair that are about a year old and look raty becuase of all of the puck marks.

I had a pair of old Velocity that were all black that went through me and my brother nad still look new.

Like these

[jimmy 194]

I personally love all whites. I had a pair of Forresters for 10 yrs, then Vaughn for 3 yrs. I had many shooters tell me my 5 hole looked so small. Conversly, I was watching a Junior game a few weeks ago and the goalie had all black pads. His 5-hole looked sooo big.

[Law Goalie 147]

All white pads only look ratty if you're obsessed with 'new gear'. Showing puckmarks is like showing scars.

Part of the reason my next set will be vintage material with no graphics is so they'll show off their use a little better.

[_HSB_b345t 0]

Personally, if I see a goalie with no puck marks on his pads at all, I think he must not be a very good goalie if the pucks never hit him.

[OhMyGodImOnFire 0]

My reason for white pads is that they make it easier to see the puck if it's on the ice in front of you during a scrum or something. Plus they look cool. I might make a sacrifice and pick dominantly white pads over my team's colors.

[thehighlife 0]

White pads give the illusion of being bigger than what they are. I have a set of SE-3 NHL spec all white with a red pinstripe and the guys i play with insist that they are bigger than the previous set of a solid dark color pads that I used to wear. The darker pads were a 12" wide and my new white ones are an 11" wide.

[TBLfan 25]

In my opinion, I LOVE the look of all white(or nearly all white) pads. And they look better with some nice puckmarks on them.

[li7039 0]

as a shooter i do not care what color the pads are im just trying to get the puck past them. But when it comes to looks i really like the white white maybe a single color stripe or two.

[chef_ducky 0]

Found this article-

http://takingonefortheteam.blogspot.com/20...-for-white.html

[TBLfan 25]

as a shooter i do not care what color the pads are im just trying to get the puck past them. But when it comes to looks i really like the white white maybe a single color stripe or two.

It occasionally messes me up on redirects when I can only see the goalie with my peripheral vision. Logos are plenty enough to see the side rolls.

The mental effect for the goalie might be all he needs to give him the edge he's looking for.

[dcdot377 0]

AS far as pads go i like the all black because i think it looks intimidating. you can also get a higher re-sale value if they look like they have been used less than a marked white pad

[pmchelli 0]

I don't believe in all that white pads thing. It's like saying taping your puck with black tape hides the puck. I think it's all mental. That could just be me though.

[RadioGaGa 162]

kinda related:

Some sports psychologist told MAF that his bright yellow pads would attract the attention of shooters, and that he should change them to the whites he wears now....Now, I'm not a goalie...but don't you WANT players to shoot AT the pads?

[Law Goalie 147]

I think the issue was that the human eye sees yellow in the most extreme contrast to the rest of the spectrum (and especially white), so that wearing bright yellow pads was like drawing the shooter a map of open net; white pads at least make it slightly less obvious.

Frankly, I think that apart from glaring exceptions like this, it really doesn't matter.

[Patrick67 1]

From a aesthetic standpoint I love all-white pads, IMO they look great.

As a shooter I think white pads are the most annoying (won't go as far as use the word "hate"), because it makes it harder to see the net since pad and goal blur together from a distance.

With black pads I can easily see the net from far away.

Net=Hole=Goal

[dcdot377 0]

i dont think that it makes that much of a difference. if a shooter does see a hole (like the 5 hole) so what. im probably gonna make the save on that shot 99% of the time any way. as far as vison goes the periferal vision thing does sound ligitimate.

[trucks 0]

because it makes it harder to see the net since pad and goal blur together from a distance.

from a distance...where the hell are you shooting from centre? and if thats the case the goalie could be wearing pink and purple and should still be able to save it? im a goalie and the last thing on my mind when buying pads is what the shooter thinks he can see or not. i buy pads with the colours i think look god and leave it up to me practicing to save the puck.

[rubberduckie 0]

I think this is a combination of both the mental and the physical.. if you are taking a quick glance then the white is suppose to blend in with the boards and ice... hence making the outline harder to see, and knowing where the pad stops is harder. I completely buy this side of the argument to some extent, but at the nhl level, I think the guys know where the corners are, and where the goalies are suppose to be regardless of pad colour.

Hence, we come to the mental aspect. As we all know... goalies are very 'special' :) people, and there position is all about confidence. Whatever floats your boat right.

[Law Goalie 147]

That's right... we're swammis in body armour...

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

i dont think that it makes that much of a difference. if a shooter does see a hole (like the 5 hole) so what. im probably gonna make the save on that shot 99% of the time any way. as far as vison goes the periferal vision thing does sound ligitimate.

a .990 save percentage? doubt that one.

[dcdot377 0]

a .990 save percentage? doubt that one.

i never said that i make saves with my other equipment i just said i dont let in soft goals through the 5 hole

[english15x 3]

kinda related:

Some sports psychologist told MAF that his bright yellow pads would attract the attention of shooters, and that he should change them to the whites he wears now....Now, I'm not a goalie...but don't you WANT players to shoot AT the pads?

seems to be working really well for him so far in the playoffs and the end of the season this year.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

ITs funny because I know when I was a kid and played soccer the goalies always had bright, crazy designs on their shirts. Has the whole thought process changed or just for MAF and hockey?

[dcdot377 0]

ITs funny because I know when I was a kid and played soccer the goalies always had bright, crazy designs on their shirts. Has the whole thought process changed or just for MAF and hockey?

goalies in soccor are so small compared to the net that i doubt that it even matters. they also were the crazy colors to distinguish who has goalie privladges (like using your hands. we have that in hockey too, only goalies can cover the puck in the crease without being penilized with a penalty)

[McDougalfaschnitzer 32]

I like the look of white pads, and massive amounts of puck marks are pretty badass as well. I don't really notice a goalie's stuff in a shooting situation though. I know my high traffic spots and aim for them regardless of what color gear the goalie has.