Anyone wear slide plates?

[Stanleycupgoaly]

Hey fellas,

Aren't these slider sheets on leg pads illegal to use in PIHA ?

[bruins4777]

nope, not illegal

[Stanleycupgoaly]

Taken from the PIHA 2007 rulebook:

Rule 16 - Goalkeepers equipment

(a) With the exception of skates and sticks, all the equipment worn by the goalkeeper musy be constructed solely for the protection of the head and body, and must not include any garment or contrivance which would give the goalkeeper undue assistance in goalkeeping.

(c)(2) The use of solvents, oils, or waxes on a goaltender's leg pads to enhance sliding capability is prohibited.


No obviously part (c)(2) does not apply to plastic leg sliders attached to your leg pads, but does part (a) kind of suggest that with the "contivance" part ?

Any replies to this is appreciated.

[Boss302]

Go for it. See post #74 of this thread.

Vortek VK7 pads with stick-on plates.

[Afrat725]

has anyone put slide plates on RBKs? i have a pair of ps1's and they just stick to the sport court like that wig sticks to donald trumps head. but if anyone has any pics of slide plates on RBKs could you post them just so i can get an idea of what they should look like.

thanks

[icehockeyaf96]

If the manufacturers read all these posts, maybe they would get smart and actually create products with these features. Then no one would be violating any rules. They could just buy the better equipment like anyone else. Or maybe one of you creative goalies could patent your idea and make a fortune selling it to us!

[soulpatch]

Originally Posted by icehockeyaf96

If the manufacturers read all these posts, maybe they would get smart and actually create products with these features. Then no one would be violating any rules. They could just buy the better equipment like anyone else. Or maybe one of you creative goalies could patent your idea and make a fortune selling it to us!

Battram does make slide plates for the inline pads they sell. Mission toyed with the idea for a while when they hd the inner triangle plates on the pad.

It is done now but more should get on the same page.....

[avatarkava]

Originally Posted by soulpatch

Battram does make slide plates for the inline pads they sell. Mission toyed with the idea for a while when they hd the inner triangle plates on the pad.

It is done now but more should get on the same page.....

The difficulty is that the inline community is a small subset of the total number of pads sold, and the time required to engineer and install a solution that actually lasts
(Battram's slide plates are great in this regard, the original Mission thermoweld stuff came off very quickly) probably isn't worth the R&D cost for most pad manufacturers.

[Padstack]

Those of you that installed these, how did you bend the plastic?

Nevermind, I decided to actually read the previous posts and know to use a heat gun to mold the plastic.

[Batmite29]

which would stick better velcro or double sided foam tape ?

[avatarkava]

Originally Posted by Batmite29

which would stick better velcro or double sided foam tape ?

In my experience, industrial heavy-duty velcro will outperform the double-sided tape.

[jacee]

I had bad experiences with both industrial strength velcro and tape on my RBK 6K's. I eventually went to a lacing system and have had no problems yet.

-JC

[Batmite29]

jacee,

can u pm or post me some pics? I have the 6ks too and i am interested where you laced it and how it looked

thanks a lot

james

[jacee]

No problem! Here is a link to a thread with pics of my pads:

Rbk 6k

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

-JC

[Mo-Diggence]

You can get this material on the knee stack, its a black, sparkly and shiny material.
Not sure what it's called, but It encases the knee stack as a whole, so its not on the outside of the pad