Quote:
Originally Posted by Hab
At home is never quite the same, if you know what I mean. When you really have to react in a game situation that's when you discover things. They were bought new & I have only played one game in them so hopefully its's just a matter of getting used to them as you say. They are boxier (squarer) than my OLD DR's with very little give in them, and larger at the bottom. Also, they are the fist pads I have used that you can actually butterfly in so I am getting used to that also. Everything I used up to now would just flatten out so that I would be kneeling on the pad so that alone is different for me. Anyone else out there use Itechs for ball hockey?
|
Sounds to me like you just need to get used to a new type of pad and the shape of it. I've never used the vamp's but I've used the 4.8 x-factors which I believe is the model after (someone correct me if I'm wrong). The boot was slightly rounded on the inside so I've never had a problem. Weird question, but are the pads sitting too low? If possible Hab post a pic of you wearing your pads at home or in a game so we all can determine once and for all. But to my guess it's just a matter of getting used to the pad or adjusting to its structure.
And for the comment directly above, I use both toe ties and bootstrap in ball hockey but have a specific method of strapping them so they work great. There's a thread about this somewhere in here.