New Jennison Stuff

[RichMan]

Things should be fine. He's quite busy with his everyday job. I'll try and get him for you.

Just be nice

[Mr_Goalie]

Lets just hope that DRE75HABS is not the next Bobby Lu

[RichMan]

Kirk has contacted Dre. He'll be able to clear this up asap.

[DRE75HABS]

Sorry guys and gals, it's been a few days without net access, our wireless up here crapped out. I have been in contact with Kirk, and I'm glad things are going well for him and there are no health problems or major issues preventing him from making his awesome gear... he's just like all the rest of us, a busy, busy man.

[DRE75HABS]

This morning a box came in while I was at work, so I got to spend a bit of my usual slow Monday (yeah right, not with the kids I deal with!) checking out some of Kirk Jennison's designs. 2 different styles of pads and a mask.

Sitting on the desk as I type is the mask. I am in awe of it's craftmanship and beauty. I would rate it as far as look and feel right up there with my Stacey mask, but I can't say for sure without tyring it in a game, which I won't have the pleasure of doing. I'll see if I can steal the gf's camera to get pics up to outline my impressions, but for now it will be all written.

MASK: WOW. Very impressed with the finish and feel of it. Tried it on, and it fit almost like my custom fit Stacey, the cheeks were flush on the padding, chin was nice, and forehead was great, my nose was about 1/8" away from the centre bar.

Pros:

- Light, very light
- Vent holes are awesome, nice and big, no overheating in this lid
- Stiff, solid mask
- Cage is nice, if I can get pics up you'll know how nice
- Opening is huge, talking and breathing would be very easy
- Chincup is very nice, "football" style
- Chin is beautiful! I like the lip and how it doesn't drop too much so it won't bind in a neckguard or C/A

Cons:

- Dangler... I hate those things!

















Pics to come, hopefully!

[casedawg20000]

I have a Jennison mask and I love it. I have had nothing but good experiences with it so far. I'd love to see some pictures of yours.

CT

[JohnoNYC]

Other than the few pictures of the white/green/black pads, I don't see any of the other pics.

Please repost or update. Thanks.

[Goalerguy]

those green black and white pads a few posts back look pretty nice, the only thing i saw that i didnt really like was the bar thing on the out side of the pad, im not sure of the proper name. Its circular on the boot, then kinda slanted on the rest of the pad. If your in your butterfly it hits that it may go in, with a square outer role it seem like it would stop more pucks, most coponies have this on their pads. Anyone agree?

[DRE75HABS]

John, I stated in my post that I'll try to get pics up. I've been at work for 40 hours straight, now... so I'm doing my best to get something going soon.

On the green/blk/wht pad the vertical roll is triangular, it flattens out at the boot somewhat, but it is still triangular, maybe thats just the way it looks in the pic.

VERY nice gear, I'm amazed, just like I was with my Vipers, that guys like James and Kirk are pumping out such well made pieces, but in Kirks case he's been doing it for over 15 years, and has a few pro and ex-pro customers, so not too suprising, I suppose. I'm really not sure how long James @ Viper has been making gear, so I can't say but his stuff is great, too.

[DRE75HABS]

A little update. I've snapped pics of the stuff, but haven't gotten them up on the compy yet, will do this hopefully tonight. The gf's Macbook is complicated when it comes to uploading pics from her dig. camera, it's not as simple as a USB plug-in like I've used in the past, sadly.

I took lots of pics of the areas that I think people will want to see and what I found interesting, so not to worry.

edit: I've appended this post to add the pics, 10 pic limit per post...

White/Blk/Silv: I like how solid/stiff the knee and calf wings are. The strapping system is nice, it's very cool how you can lace them in all along the tabs if you want to move the straps at all. The boot channel is decently deep and with a boot strap that can be positioned anywhere along the tab according to your needs, that pad isn't going anywhere off the skate. The placement of the velcro calf strap is nice, I had one put in to my Vipers because I like the bottom half of a pad to be anchored just as well as my knee is.

The leg channel is nice and soft and the calf wraps are decent, but I get the feeling I wouldn't like the knee cradle being so stiff (this is something I would have to try out, because who knows, it might perform better, despite me not liking them visually), but they appear similar to the ones on my Vortek VK5's, in size and shape, as well as being a tad stiffer.

The thighboard is flexy, which is something I might worry about as far as protection and getting caught up in pants with vertical movement, but I don't wear boards anymore anyways. The fastening system is great, though, as you can move them up or down if you have a preference. The boot is somewhat thick, with a lot less flex than is my personal preference, but I know most goalies like stiff boots. I like the inside gusset, it's nice and flat and gives good surface to make sliding easy, and the knee wing and calf wing are attached in a way I think are great, and helps keep it all flush to the ice. The outer roll is great, it's soft, and would probably give nice close rebounds and good skipover protection. The entire leg channel is removable/customizable piece by piece, should you want an open RBK style leg channel, or a calf wrapped and wedge style one.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by DRE75HABS

The gf's Macbook is complicated when it comes to uploading pics from her dig. camera, it's not as simple as a USB plug-in like I've used in the past, sadly.

The built-in photo app launches automatically as soon as a camera is plugged in. It could not be simpler. The only way this would not work that smoothly is if someone intentionally disabled it.

[DRE75HABS]

Really? That's what I had thought, as Macs are supposed to be media friendly, but no, supposedly a docking device needs to be used. Either way, it's not my camera, and I have no idea where the USB cable is, or I would have tried to simply plug it in, so back to square one.

Green/Blk/Wht: These are great looking pads, all around. Again, calf and knee wings are solid, the inside gusset is thinner which looks good from a visual standpoint, and it reminds me of my Litespeeds this way. The boot is thinner, but still quite stiff, so I'm guessing this is Kirk's preference, as I know they're his pads. Thighboard is more solid, straps have been switched to quick release, which I'm a big fan of for simplicity and weight savings. I love the use of that mesh material in the back and leg channel. Dries faster, keeps weight down, and looks great.

The knee cradle is more cushy, in fact it looks like it would be great, very comfortable. The knee stacks are velcroed together and that's a big plus, as well as the nice wide knee lock elastic strap. The addition of the velcroed calf wedge is great, and the calf lock strap is again a great feature. Toe tie tab looks interesting, small in profile, it looks like it would be very nice and amost unnoticeable. The tabs on some pads are huge, and I find they can get in the way sometimes, like I can feel it folding or touching the ice. Nothing major, but it is a nice touch.

The boot channel is nice, and the boot strap looks VERY interesting, in a good way with the velcro adjustment part. The outer roll is not bad, I know a lot of people like that triangular style, but I prefer a round or square one myself.

[DRE75HABS]