"Official" Smith Thread

[Swedish goalie]

Is Smith good if you want mods?

How much extra does the charge for custom graphics?

[Jim]

Originally Posted by Swedish goalie

Is Smith good if you want mods?

How much extra does the charge for custom graphics?

He is just awesome my gloves are great!
and my custom waffle graphic blocker was no upcharge.
I think pete will charge depending on what type of graphic.
he is a great guy .. shoot him an email with your idea for graphic
and he could price accordingly.. i cant say enough good things about smith gear!

check out my past post for pics!!
love my gloves!

[RyGuy]

Originally Posted by Jerry Klein

Are they straight 36" or something shorter with extra thigh rise? What is your floor to mid-knee measurement?

Jerry, I haven't measured them yet, that's just the sizing that Pete recommended. Compared to my old Miller 34" pads, my Smiths tower over them (the Millers are more broken in and have a more defined 'S' curve).

My FTK is 21" and I'm 5'11".

I admit, I was skeptical about the sizing until I tried them on. My knee is placed perfectly in line with the middle knee roll. The knee lock wraps right around my knee. To me, that sounds like a perfect fit.

The big difference is how high up on my thigh they come. I don't think they're obscenely tall, but it's going to take some getting used to. And the big bonus is that I can now close the five hole.

Ryan

[StratosFin]

Originally Posted by Swedish goalie

Is Smith good if you want mods?

How much extra does the charge for custom graphics?

No.

Depends on graphic.

[laandrew]

im planing on getting smiths eventuly
but every time i try to take the measurments i get different measurments?
and how tall should the "Knee to Thigh" be?
could some one help me, pics maby

[horacegrant31]

Originally Posted by RyJ Maduro

Smith Blocker on order. Four weeks. SP1000s will be done either today or tommorow, and will ship within the week.

Not getting a different Vaughn back?

[RyJ Maduro]

Originally Posted by horacegrant31

Not getting a different Vaughn back?

4 weeks vs. August, plus I didn't feel like using my old Bionic. I'll either sell the Vaughn in a month or hold on to it as a "spare".

[madgoaieskillz0]

Do smiths and V2s feel EXACTLY the same, or are there minor differences? Are the 4000s worth 875 vs the 725 for the 3000s? Does the adjustable thigh rise do any good? What is the wait time, on average? I haven't paid any attention to Smith until now and I need some info. I'll be ordering some of these (4000) or V2s within the week.

[roger]

i played with the sp 1000 for 1 year and now have played with the sp 3000 for about 50 games .. THEY PLAY THE SAME.
ROGER

[Jim]

Originally Posted by madgoaieskillz0

Do smiths and V2s feel EXACTLY the same, or are there minor differences? Are the 4000s worth 875 vs the 725 for the 3000s? Does the adjustable thigh rise do any good? What is the wait time, on average? I haven't paid any attention to Smith until now and I need some info. I'll be ordering some of these (4000) or V2s within the week.

wait time for me was about 12 weeks. i know pete is high demand right now in part to this thread. I didnt order the pads this go round just gloves. But i would assume 12 weeks for pads as well.
In my opinion well worth the weight.
check out the review section about Barron's Smith pads..
cheers
Jim

[Reedy8284]

Call Pete. every time i have spoken with him he is always very helpful and knowledgable. Wait time for me was 12 weeks ( done in less than 2 days!! ) for pads, glove, and blocker. I got 4000's with 2000 graphics.

[madgoaieskillz0]

so you got pads 2 days after ordering them??????

[Reedy8284]

no, i see now i worded that wrong. I have less than 2 days left until they are completed. I ordered them March 31st, 2006

[madgoaieskillz0]

haha ok thanks for the clarification. I was like, I'm ordereing smiths tomorrow lol

[RyJ Maduro]

New Smith pads are on their way. A week earlier than scheduled. Solid sideroll, 32"+4", 11" width, fully square thigh rise, nylon straps/quick buckles, no logos, modified graphic.