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Originally Posted by xsquared
OK, so after breaking my finger a couple of weeks ago, and battling food poisoning last week, FINALLY had a chance to play with the Summit C/A. To say that the experience was less than stellar would be an understatement. The C/A is WAY TOO BULKY (my 4XL jersey snug (I am 6'0" and 170 lbs.) and does not conform to the body at all -- a lot of gapping in the chest and back, and the clavicle totally exposed even with a dangler. Arms are too thick and limit movement, and shoulder caps seem to get twisted up too easily. Pad also gets hung up on the top of the pants, even when just standing on the ice. But worst of all, the pad offers terrible protection. Took a slapper in the front of the ribs where there's ample padding- took my breath away and will surely leave a bruise. I took the pad off after 15 mins of playing and went back to my old Vaughn. Luckily, the guys at Goalie Monkey will take it back for store credit-- thank you Goalie Monkey! Likely swapping out for an Itech X Wing Pro or Reflex 9-- anybody know anything about these C/As?
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Maybe you are not used to a pro level C/A... in terms of pro level C/A's the summit is not bulky at all, in fact I would find it rather flimsy for a pro level. At any rate, the protection does seem to be a bit lacking, as I wrote earlier, my immediate reaction was that it was eerily thin. I played only one game in it so far and I haven't had any problems... yet (not sure if I will or not). Apparently Lundqvist uses this (unless I read the emails incorrectly from the TPS guy who designed it). I did take a rocket to the arms and can testify that the arm protection is more than adequate. I took a few harder shots to the chest with not issues either. In terms of the belly/ribs, I am not sure how those would hold up as I have yet to take any rockets there (ideally I would be using my gloves to snag/deflect those shots anyway).