Dryland training tiles - What are the options and alternatives?

[SCATMAN 33]

Hi All!

As the title says I'm after some options for dryland training tiles. I want to use ice hockey pucks and set something up either permanently outside or in my garage. Ice time is hard to come by in my town so I need an alternative...

I've looked at these so far and they seem like a great option but will end up fairly expensive:

http://www.hockeytrain.com/hockey-shooting-pad-skill-pad-20.html

In my searching I've seen that a few companies offer similar products so I'm keen to know what you all recommend or what you have found as a good alternative??

The kid in this video is shooting off some sort of tile I haven't been able to accurately identify.. any ideas??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQrZGKNUMI

I found something that looks like what he's using on this website and it might be volleyball court flooring? Has anyone seen/used this before? Maybe that floor with some sort of spray on it?

http://360ershou.com/tag/hockey-floor-tiles

Sorry for the long post and thanks for everyones input!

[Dezonator57 0]

I believe that flooring is similar to dek hockey flooring. Also I hear hockey shot.com tiles are decent as well but fairly expensive

[TPRO 1]

Try contacting a local plastics distributor / wholesaler. Maybe even McMaster-Carr. They should be able to offer full size sheets like 4x8 foot. I think they use delrin for synthetic ice. I think it ran $100 a sheet when I looked a couple years back.

[Vet88 674]

Depends what you want to do. I've never enjoyed using Dryland tiles (or other tiles) with an ice puck for stick handling but they are good with an inline puck / green biscuit etc. They are also ok to practice shooting on. If you want to practice puck handling with an ice puck then I find you need a really smooth surface like a melamine board or similar enhanced with some silicon spray. Downside is they are not great for slap shots as durability is a concern.

It costs a bit more but you could try http://globalsyntheticice.com/. They have a special on at the moment for Super Glide Slick at $129 per panel.

[Fire Walker 22]

I have ones similar to these in my basement. I have close to 40 sq ft.

http://www.hockeyshot.ca/HockeyShot-Dryland-Training-Flooring-Tiles-p/flooring-001.htm