Practice at home

[thundros85 0]

Hey guys, Im looking for a lexan type material or synthetic ice material that i can get at a wholesale price so that i can practice my stickhandling at home. Ive been looking around and most sheets 3x6 run for about 90.00. I have a feeling i can buy it much cheaper if i can find a wholesale supplier of plastic materials. I'd appreciate any input and hopefully i can get something so i can get my dangles back. I have a training camp in the fall that id like to really excel at and get ready for. I Would really appreciate the input. Thanks

[LivHockey84 0]

My guess would be to check online

[J22 0]

Hey guys, Im looking for a lexan type material or synthetic ice material that i can get at a wholesale price so that i can practice my stickhandling at home. Ive been looking around and most sheets 3x6 run for about 90.00. I have a feeling i can buy it much cheaper if i can find a wholesale supplier of plastic materials. I'd appreciate any input and hopefully i can get something so i can get my dangles back. I have a training camp in the fall that id like to really excel at and get ready for. I Would really appreciate the input. Thanks

You can find similar types of plastic at your local Lowe's or Home depot type of stores. I dont know if it would be cheaper than trying to find a wholesaler but its much cheaper than the "hockey training" stuff sold online.

[starsfan71 9]

Head up to Lowes, Home Depot or whatever your local hardware store is and ask for High-density polyethylene you can probably just say HDPE and they will know what you are talking about, it is what a lot of those training pads are made of and you can get it for pretty cheap.

[uclahockey707 1]

Tap Plastic is an awesome store for this type of stuff. Check out their website and see if there's one nearby ya.

[chuffy 2]

I'm guessing that these shooting pads that websites like hockeyshot.com sell have been further polished to give a better glide?

This website in the uk sells sheets of HD polyethylene. 2x1 meter sheets for around £35-45 depending on thickness

http://www.theplasticshop.co.uk/polyethyle...ick-3605-0.html

[heybrady 0]

I read on here that someone used the laminate flooring you can get at any Home Depot-type store to practice on. I have that in my kitchen and the more I think about it, the more I think it would be perfect to train with. And it is cheap. Only about $1-2 per square foot.

[kakos26 0]

I just went out to Home Depot and paid $25 for a nice piece of plexiglass, puck slides similar to ice. It cracks easily so I don't take clappers with it, I got a good sheet for the money too. But you could just grab one of hockeyshot probably better quality. Hope this helps.