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Originally Posted by leaferguy
So, we had practice tonight.
The piece on the actual knee of the left pad kept falling off. It didn't help that I was playing with the velcro on it beforehand. I pulled that whole one off and just spent 10 minutes re-attaching it. I won't be pulling it on and off anymore unless necessary, so I do not anticipate it being a problem. I also took the time to mold the piece a little better, so hopefully that will help.
Outside of that one piece, the system worked great. Moving side to side on the PK was so easy, and kicking the leg out is much quicker and more fluid now. I'm getting better at understanding the ins and outs of how my pads feel with these on, but as an initial review, I'm very glad I did it.
I'm now taking orders to do this for other people's pads   Seriously, though, I may do it for the other goalie on my team (at a decent rate). If it works well for him, I'm in business! I have another practice on Thursday where I'll be doing a lot more PK, so I'll update again after that. |
Told you not to knock it til you tried it. I've been on slide plates for 4 years now and I don't think I could ever go back to leather pads on tile. Nylon maybe.
I'm a big fan of not having to fundamentally change my mechanics (namely, being able to slide on the pad rather than the cowling) to switch between roller and ice.