"Official" Smith Thread

[horacegrant31]

Originally Posted by brew27

I think he means the wave is not retro.

Anyway, NICE set. Of course I also love the old retro pads.

Yeah, I dont like the weave on the retro blocker. Well, I dont really like weave in general. Just opinion though.

I really like the blue and white waffle though it looks really sharp. I believe thats the first modern waffle I have seen that isnt heritage or black. Your new gloves look really sharp with the pads. From what everyone says about Smith, you wont be disappointed.

[Jim]

Originally Posted by horacegrant31

Yeah, I dont like the weave on the retro blocker. Well, I dont really like weave in general. Just opinion though.

I really like the blue and white waffle though it looks really sharp. I believe thats the first modern waffle I have seen that isnt heritage or black. Your new gloves look really sharp with the pads. From what everyone says about Smith, you wont be disappointed.

Thanks..i wasnt a weave guy either.. original plan was Darren Puppa retro pads and gloves standard white and blue leather.
then the pads came a long at 1/2 price so i went for em.
when they arrived the weave grew on me.. so that is why i am now modern retro. the old school jofa helmet cage completes it..

cheers
Jim

[RyGuy]

The wait is over. Pete emailed me this morning. The pads are almost ready to be shipped.

Here's the Customizer color scheme.



I'm not trying to match a team color, just went with blue and gold, which I think is classy and attractive. The gold is weave. I wanted it to act as a color highlight as well as to add some texture. I'm contrasting this with the Navy and large white field.

I'm looking forward to ordering the matching gloves later this year.

I'll post a mini review from the point-of-view of an older (not that old) goalie going from a traditional pad to a box pad.

Ryan

[hexy4]

How do I get in contact with the Smith company? Also are they located in Canada or the U.S. I've done a google search and can't find their website. Maybe it's just me. lol. Anyway thanks.

--Hexy--

[brew27]

Originally Posted by hexy4

How do I get in contact with the Smith company? Also are they located in Canada or the U.S. I've done a google search and can't find their website. Maybe it's just me. lol. Anyway thanks.

--Hexy--

smithhockey.com

[Reedy8284]

Pads are due to be done on the 16th of this month ( 8 more days ). Im so excited. 3 months is a long time to wait to play hockey and knowing im getting every bit of my moneys worth makes it almost unbearable.

[RyJ Maduro]

Just called Smith today, pads will definately ship by the 21st, maybe earlier. I did go to 11" wide though.

[RyGuy]

Following up on my post. Here are the actual pics of the pads just received from Pete:



Damn these look cool (if I do say so myself)!

Ryan

[azdave]

Very nice, I love my 4000s so lets hear what you think of yours when you play in them.

[Zeffor]

Originally Posted by RyGuy

The wait is over. Pete emailed me this morning. The pads are almost ready to be shipped.

Ryan

When did you order your pads? I ordered mine on March 24 and he said ten weeks which was last Friday and I'm worried he forgot about me haha.

[VisionQuest]

he didnt forget, hes just swamped. my pads took two extra weeks. no biggie.

[RyJ Maduro]

Originally Posted by RyGuy

Damn these look cool (if I do say so myself)!

Ryan

You may say so yourself. Quite nice.

[Zeffor]

Originally Posted by VisionQuest

he didnt forget, hes just swamped. my pads took two extra weeks. no biggie.

Yeah, I heard that he usually lets you know if they will be late, so I was a little worried. Not that I can even use them now, no ice in at the rink. But I can't wait haha.

[RyGuy]

Zeffor, I ordered mine a few days before you. There seems to have been a rush on Pete's gear during that time period.

Yes, his wait time was 10 weeks back then. He did email me a two weeks ago to say he'd be a week overdue. I made it clear it was no big deal to me. I'm just happy to get into some new pads.

Ryan

[jabber_39]

So what is Pete currently quoting for a wait time ? 12 weeks ?