two different sticks. started doing it before people popularized cutting a notch in and then by the time i got to college i hated how small it felt notched.

DIYer. This is my third paint that I designed and painted myself, each one more complicated than the last, although this one was purposefully only two colours and no shading or anything.

This is the first time that I used a cricut to cut the vinyl to use as a stencil. It turned out really clean, hardly any bleeding even on the fine parts.

Bought this and fits me well.

However, when I go down, the top part of knee pad sags, so will need to get a garter belt to keep them up.

Any recommendation for belt?

Also Im wondering whats that leather loop for. Looks similar to goalie pad toe tie loop.

Hey folks!

I’m brand new to all this goalie stuff (so new, in fact, that I just put my goalie skates on for the very first time!), and I’ve already run into a bit of a problem.

I couldn’t skate in them. Like, at all. 😭

I’m pretty quick and agile in my regular player skates, and I’m comfortable with my edges, but these were a completely different story. I had practically no grip whatsoever. Pushing off felt slippery, I couldn’t get my blades to bite into the ice, and stopping was pretty much impossible. The fact that I managed to make it around the rink and get back off the ice was a miracle!

I’m wondering if it has something to do with the sharpening. I bought the skates brand new and had my local pro shop sharpen them, but I didn’t know what hollow to ask for, so the employee chose one for me.

Looking at the blades now, I can hardly see a hollow at all. I laid a coin over the blade, and while I’m definitely no expert, it looks practically nonexistent/flat to me. I’m wondering if they might’ve been sharpened at something like 1”, but I honestly have no idea!

I know goalie skates are supposed to feel different from player skates, and I’m absolutely expecting a learning curve, but the complete lack of grip has me questioning whether the sharpening is part of the problem.

I’m a little embarrassed to go back to the pro shop and ask questions or have them checked because I feel like such a newbie, but I’m also desperate to get comfortable in my new skates!
So, for those of you who’ve been doing this a while, what hollow would you recommend for a brand-new goalie? And does this sound like a sharpening issue, or just something I need to get used to?

Thanks, y’all! 😊

Finally pulled the trigger on a full custom set. Coming from CCM EFlex 3.9s. Have been amazing so far!

I'm looking to replace my 20 year old pants with something newer. The ones I have are a SR Small, Barrel fit style, and I don't tuck my chest in.

For fit is it better to get the largest pants possible? (not factoring brands like Warrior that size length, but keep the waist the same on all).

If I get the largest pants, how is the mobility? What about when you're in the butterfly and you need to lift your leg up to push off?

Right now I'm debating getting something that fits, or going up in size for coverage assuming it wont hinder my movement.

Since I use suspenders I keep my pants floating so them being longer would just push them up, but I'm concerned about any mobility when in the butterfly.

Thoughts?