Anyone use DR Goalie equipment?

[giogolf 9]

Hello,

New to being goalie. I used to play Defense in High School awhile ago. Anyway I am trying to piece together a full set of equipment, used and new. However, I have been out of the loop as to what is quality, good value, and poor quality.

So what is the deal with DR equipment? Are the Super low end, and un-safe, good value...?

For example this set: DR 6.2

Also, here is a list of equipment that I think I will need to play goalie. Please let me know if I am leaving something out. Thanks, Gio

Leg pads

goalie Pants

Jock, or do the pants have a holder for the jock?

Trapper/Blocker

C/A

Helmet

Stick

Jersey

Skates :P

[Law Goalie 147]

Hey gio--

You will need a goalie jock - ideally, you should have a pair of compression pants or shorts (eg. UnderArmour) with a single player's cup, and then a relatively non-bulky goalie jock over that.

If you don't have compression pants, you should also get a pair of thin sweatpants to wear between your legs and the pads - hockey socks are really irritating as a goalie.

You'll probably want to grab a set of knee-pads to wear behind the pads (over the sweatpants). Some goalie pants come with built-in knee-pads, but most still don't. You can get hurt really, really badly if a shot squeezes through and catches an unprotected knee, or if you slip off the knee-cradle and smack yourself on the ice.

The D&R stuff is not great. It's not that it's unsafe (though you will get stung trough the glove regularly) but that it has a pretty crummy durability record, and it doesn't represent a very good investment. You'd be lucky to get a hundred bucks for it all a week after you bought it, and even luckier to get more than a year of use out of it.

Your $330 or so could be spent much more effectively. That store you linked to has some OK deals now and then, but they really specialise in getting more than they should for low-quality senior-level (as opposed to pro-level) gear from several years past.

[giogolf 9]

You will need a goalie jock - ideally, you should have a pair of compression pants or shorts (eg. UnderArmour) with a single player's cup, and then a relatively non-bulky goalie jock over that.

Not sure if I am understanding correctly. Should I be wearing 2 jocks, one regular jock used for most sports, then a goalie specific jock that looks like a women chastity belt like these: Eagle goalie jock

I let those TPS Summit pro pads slip through my fingers, I think I really should have pulled the trigger. I saw the same set in a shop used, and liked them very much. I have my eye on an almost new set of TPS bionics. I think 34" pads seem to fit the best. My ATK is 17", and I am 5,8"; 34" pads seem to be the most comfortable.

Thanks for all your help so far, your a huge help

[Law Goalie 147]

Haha - yeah, you should have a regular jock, then the sweatpants, then the goalie-jock. The Eagle Double-Cup Chastity Belt is one option, but I find it intolerably bulky. Eagle does make a single-cup jock (often labelled as an intermediate), as do Bauer, Vaughn and Itech (well, until Bauer bought them). The RBK jock is pretty massive. Basically, you want one cup to keep your package in place, and then the goalie jock to protect that and your pubic bone.

5'8" with a 17" ATK is a nice median - you should have a lot of options around 34". Bear in mind that 34" is just the 'base' height of the pad, to which a 'plus size' can be added (eg. 34+4 to 38" total NHL-max pad height).

One word of warning: while Bionic catching gloves are the greatest things since sliced bread, the senior gloves are VERY large (a 48" perimeter), the blockers are massive and extremely heavy, as are the rather bulky pads. Summits come up on eBay fairly often these days, so no sweat. I'll PM you a couple of nice-looking sets I've spotted around.

[giogolf 9]

Awesome your the best

[The_Franchise 0]

No need to answer the question since it has been answered already but I will vouche for you to buy used gear. It is such a better deal, and it will be better in the long run. I saw a Vaughn V3 set for $800 on ebay, it may be a couple hundred dollars more than lets say the DR set but you are getting a pro quality set for dirt cheap, it will last you longer as well.

Or you could get cheaper gear, like used P1 pads would probably be cheap because they are not pro spec. But make sure the league you will be playing in hasn't adopted the NHL rules.

Also don't cheap out on a helmet!! Your head is very important and you only have one. Please protect it. Hackva from what i have heard make excellent helmets for a great price. I will say that you should go with a Sportmask, great mask, great protection from a great guy who really cares about masks.

[Law Goalie 147]

Sound advice. The nice thing about a good used NHL-spec set (like those V3's) is that the money you put in is basically preserved: those pads won't depreciate much further. A 12" non-NHL spec set will always cost less, but will be much harder to re-sell.

[giogolf 9]

I will stay a way from the DR stuff, and look for better quality used. Thanks all

[hamstercaster 2]

Yeah stay away from DR.

You can also keep your eyes open for Sherwood C10, C12, 9980, 9990, Eagle Fusion, Eagle Sentry 2 Pro (stay away from the Eagle Sentry 1 which is only senior not pro and not durable). Sherwood is having some financial problems and they have started to clear some stuff. Some Source for Sports in my area are selling C-10 for 400$ brand new, Pro pads too. Eagle has been bought up by Vaughn and you may find good deals on Ebay. Back in May 2008 I scored a brand new pair of Eagle Fusion Pro pads for 500$, brand new.. older model and non nhl spec but that was ok for me and was a pretty good deal for 1300$ pads. I also scored a Eagle Fusion Pro trapper in November or so for 99$ plus shipping.. brand new too... So keep your eyes open for non nhl spec stuff or companies that have been bought out, you may find good stuff for cheap.

[47thCapsCrease 0]

This is one thing that bugs me aBout online forums. One person states his opinion and everyone else rides along.

Ive been using DR for years. It feels great, works and lasts long. Ive had the same DR pants for ages, and theyre still in beautiful shape apart from the boardburn. I would rrccomend DR to all my cronies.

[BenderHockey 127]

This is one thing that bugs me aBout online forums. One person states his opinion and everyone else rides along.

Ive been using DR for years. It feels great, works and lasts long. Ive had the same DR pants for ages, and theyre still in beautiful shape apart from the boardburn. I would rrccomend DR to all my cronies.

It's strange that a guy who's first and only post is in defense of DR pads. Law Goalie is THE goalie expert on the board. It would do you and others well to just soak in what he says.

[giogolf 9]

It's strange that a guy who's first and only post is in defense of DR pads. Law Goalie is THE goalie expert on the board. It would do you and others well to just soak in what he says.

Better yet, commenting on a thread I started 4+ years ago when I was considering switching to Goalie.

A blast from the past...

[bunnyman666 445]

The last time D&R equipment was good was about 20 years prior to the original post!!! How funny and random that this post got resurrected five years after the original post!!!

[burrheadjr 4]

I wouldn't write of DR completly. Some of their stuff is really good, but some of it is ment for rec/ back yard play only. It is hard to tell which is wich from a website alone. They don't have a marketing budget, they just crank out gear at cheap prices.

[47thCapsCrease 0]

It's strange that a guy who's first and only post is in defense of DR pads. Law Goalie is THE goalie expert on the board. It would do you and others well to just soak in what he says.

Its my first post because fir the most part i stay away from forums but when i saw this i just had to put in my opinion. As for just soaking in what law says, thats honestly not very sound. I believe hes an expert, not denying that. But different pads will suit different needs for different players. What works for law may not work for me, or you, or maybe even anyone else. Everyone has different needs, and I sure as heck aint heard of a single set of pads that works for everyone. D&R works for me, theyve held up andtheyre inexpensive for the most part. So, ive said this once and ill say it again, i would reccomend D&R to any of my cronies.

[Gummer12 134]

Its my first post because fir the most part i stay away from forums but when i saw this i just had to put in my opinion. As for just soaking in what law says, thats honestly not very sound. I believe hes an expert, not denying that. But different pads will suit different needs for different players. What works for law may not work for me, or you, or maybe even anyone else. Everyone has different needs, and I sure as heck aint heard of a single set of pads that works for everyone. D&R works for me, theyve held up andtheyre inexpensive for the most part. So, ive said this once and ill say it again, i would reccomend D&R to any of my cronies.

[47thCapsCrease 0]

Pardon?

[Gummer12 134]

Do you not see the hypocrisy in your post that I highlighted?

[47thCapsCrease 0]

Do you not see the hypocrisy in your post that I highlighted?

im saying I personally like it, and thats what i would tell others. Im not saying I would tell them specifically to get D&R, but rather that id tell them that D&R works for me and they should give it a try.