Skate Fenders

[SCOMPL 14]

I thought about taking a heat gun to my Skate Fenders as well, particularly the areas around the ankles where they tend to be flat as they extend towards the rear of the boot. I want them to contour to the curve of the boot more . Sounds like a little project for tonight.

Let us know how it goes, please. I'm tempted to pick up a $20 heat gun and do this myself.

[Neal 41]

I thought about taking a heat gun to my Skate Fenders as well, particularly the areas around the ankles where they tend to be flat as they extend towards the rear of the boot. I want them to contour to the curve of the boot more . Sounds like a little project for tonight.

For what's it worth, I talked to the reps for Skate Fenders at the Minnesota Hockey Expo last year. My fenders are too narrow for my big feet and I asked them about heating them to widen them. I was told that the plastic used has a very strong memory and wouldn't stretch much if at all and would return to size. They recommended forcing the fenders over the skates and leaving them on for a day or two. I tried that, but it didn't change the width much and after a few days it seemed like they had reverted to the original width.

[psulion22 402]

I have used Skate Fender Pro's (full) for about 2 years now, since one teammate broke his foot and myslef and another teammate badly bruised one from a shot. They have worked incredibly well, I haven't felt much of anything through them. Until last night. I took a full on one-time clapper from the point off the face off directly to the ankle bone. And it was like I was wearing nothing. The puck hit just on edge of the fender, where it's flat against my skate (rather than the more rounded and bubble looking parts. So that may have something to do with it. And it's possible that without the fenders I would have broken my ankle. But it was still very disappointing to have that kind of an impact through these. I'm wondering if adding a thin piece of foam under them would help. Or maybe going to Shot Blockers instead (with an added layer of foam under them). All I know is that there's no point in wearing them if they aren't going to do what they're supposed to.

[SCOMPL 14]

My Compact Pros came with a 3" x 3" adhesive-backed foam that is meant to add "for additional protection" where needed.

[bunnyman666 445]

I am strongly considering mousepad under parts of mine.

[beedee 227]

^ I also thought about the same thing. Mine also came with the thin 3x3" foam stick-on padding, but it is thin.

Chris Molnar, I may give it a go tonight, I'll post some pix.

[AfftonDad 88]

They aren't going to be able to dissapate

I have used Skate Fender Pro's (full) for about 2 years now, since one teammate broke his foot and myslef and another teammate badly bruised one from a shot. They have worked incredibly well, I haven't felt much of anything through them. Until last night. I took a full on one-time clapper from the point off the face off directly to the ankle bone. And it was like I was wearing nothing. The puck hit just on edge of the fender, where it's flat against my skate (rather than the more rounded and bubble looking parts. So that may have something to do with it. And it's possible that without the fenders I would have broken my ankle. But it was still very disappointing to have that kind of an impact through these. I'm wondering if adding a thin piece of foam under them would help. Or maybe going to Shot Blockers instead (with an added layer of foam under them). All I know is that there's no point in wearing them if they aren't going to do what they're supposed to.

They aren't going to dissipate much energy at the edge of the fender. Even a shot to my massive reebok shin guards hurts when all the energy is focused at the edge. Earlier in the same post you said "they have worked incredibly well, I haven't felt much of anything through them." I would say THAT is the point of wearing them.

[hollowicked 39]

Anyone using them that can comment on the sizing? I am an 8ee in my total one and according to the sizing chart 8 is the max for the m/s and the min for the large? I dont want to have to return them for being too tight if i get the m/s

[beedee 227]

I bought the Large and use them with my 7.5"R" Graf Ultra G5's. They seem a little bulky up towards the front half of the boot to be honest.

[jcg1545 0]

Anyone using them that can comment on the sizing? I am an 8ee in my total one and according to the sizing chart 8 is the max for the m/s and the min for the large? I dont want to have to return them for being too tight if i get the m/s

I would love to know as well.

I also wear an 8 EE

[mickz 107]

Anyone using them that can comment on the sizing? I am an 8ee in my total one and according to the sizing chart 8 is the max for the m/s and the min for the large? I dont want to have to return them for being too tight if i get the m/s

I am in a 7.5D Supreme and went with the S/M. A teammate of mine that wears a pro stock Supreme 8 EEE went for the Large.

[16K 0]

Anyone using them that can comment on the sizing? I am an 8ee in my total one and according to the sizing chart 8 is the max for the m/s and the min for the large? I dont want to have to return them for being too tight if i get the m/s

I think I can answer this one. I wear a Reebok 16K size 7.5D. I just tried on a pair of Fender Full Pro in S/M and L tonight. (Both pairs arrived today and I'll return one of them.) The S/M snapped tightly on my skates. (I'm talking about the width now.) I'd say that if you tried them on an 8EE you have a hard time spreading them wide enough to get them on. I'd definitely expect that the size L is your way to go. The only thing is that the size L is a "little" too long for my size 7.5. If I were a size 8 I think they'd be better. You will get better coverage in the back of your foot...past the ankle bone. But the EE width, to me, makes me strongly suspect that the S/M will not be wide enough, and the 8 length makes me expect that you'll like the coverage behind the ankle bone without having the back-of-foot coverage being a "hair" too long as it was on on 16K 7.5D's.

I'd say that my post is very consistent with what mickz just said about the S/M fitting his 7.5D and his teammate wearing a Large on his 8EEE's.

[bunnyman666 445]

^ I also thought about the same thing. Mine also came with the thin 3x3" foam stick-on padding, but it is thin.

Chris Molnar, I may give it a go tonight, I'll post some pix.

I put some mousepad on mine a couple of weeks ago. I used Shoe Goo (great stuff, IMO) to apply it. I applied it to the inside of the fender.

I took a clapper on Wednesday to where the eyelets would be and darn it if I felt NOTHING. Yes, I have taken a few pucks, sticks, and small children with the skate fenders before the installation of mousepad, and there is a difference with it.

With mousepad material backing them is how they SHOULD come, IMO.