06-13-2008, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Surrey BC
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Neck protection?
Yesterday in a Seniors game I took a shot in the lower neck . Missed the adam's apple but it stunned me. Up til now I have been wearing a Vaughn neck guard but the puck hit the seam between the collar portion and the lower part. What are some of you wearing and do you feel a dangler is essential ? I haven't worn one up to this point.
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06-13-2008, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Toms River, New Jersey
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Get a dangler! nuff said
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06-13-2008, 08:51 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Brookline/MA/USA
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Does anyone else find that the dangler gets in the way of finding loose pucks?
I was considering getting rid of it and then it snapped.
I've been dangle free for 1.5 yrs.
I'm loving the freedom, but every time I see a rising puck, I have to squeeze my cheeks just to make sure I don't brown the ice.
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06-13-2008, 09:22 PM
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One Hip Goalie
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Burnaby
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Get a maltese collar. The best one out there!
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06-14-2008, 06:17 AM
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Great save LUONGO!
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
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I think a dangler is the solution. I find it gives me piece of mind.
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06-14-2008, 06:30 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Toms River, New Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JetstoOilers81
Does anyone else find that the dangler gets in the way of finding loose pucks?
I was considering getting rid of it and then it snapped.
I've been dangle free for 1.5 yrs.
I'm loving the freedom, but every time I see a rising puck, I have to squeeze my cheeks just to make sure I don't brown the ice.
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I used to hate having a dangler too! But I had to keep it on because of the shots I was facing, and I eventually got used to it.  |
06-14-2008, 07:01 AM
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Banned
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada
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Bauer GTP or Itech N-18 along with the RBK Pro Shirt.
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06-14-2008, 07:08 AM
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YOU SHALL NOT PASS
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Florida
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The Vaughn neck protector is not designed for pucks, get a dangler. It only takes one shot to ruin your life.
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06-14-2008, 12:20 PM
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skinny guy in wolf suit
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
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I've never used a dangler and so far have relied on proper posture and a good collar to protect me. I recently got a DR Firewall neck protector from The Goalie Crease on eBay. Unlike some other neck protectors I've seen, it has a piece of plastic in the collar part.
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06-14-2008, 04:30 PM
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< feeling great!!!!
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JetstoOilers81
Does anyone else find that the dangler gets in the way of finding loose pucks?
I was considering getting rid of it and then it snapped.
I've been dangle free for 1.5 yrs.
I'm loving the freedom, but every time I see a rising puck, I have to squeeze my cheeks just to make sure I don't brown the ice.
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In my never ending quest to evangelize goalies to use danglers, I once again post this:
Dangler Set-up
The solution I came upon (and I'm certain others did before me) solves all dangler problems and improves dangler safety.
In your case it might also prevent unsightly and odiferous stains in the crease 
Last edited by spidergoalie : 06-14-2008 at 04:34 PM.
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06-14-2008, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
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I wear a dangler and I would never play the game without wearing one. It gives me a piece of mind.
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06-14-2008, 09:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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I took one Thursday night same spot, and had a dangler on!
Guy was in close flipped it at me I think to go over my shoulder as I was down. Came straight up under the dangler caught the edge of my CA neck guard and just below the Adam's apple as well.
Wasn't a hard shot, but my throat was tender that night and still a bit today
One of those fluke things, if there is a gap in the gear, the puck seems to find it
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06-15-2008, 08:18 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Minnesota
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Quote:
Originally Posted by njt42
I used to hate having a dangler too! But I had to keep it on because of the shots I was facing, and I eventually got used to it. |
+1
If you play against people who can really shoot, and have quick releases, not wearing a dangler is very, very risky. I used to take mine off for some ice times, then put it back on for tournaments and skates with the NHL alumni, but that got old quick, so it now stays on all the time. It does make finding loose pucks a little harder, but that isn't an issue if you control the rebound, right???? (I couldn't even type that with a straight face)
I've had a few of the guys break a dangler on me. One probably would have hit the bottom of the metal on my Mage, but the other one would have likely left me with a really, really husky voice. Thankfully, the guys who shoot like that usually miss me and hit the glass or the net. Being old and slow has it's advantages......
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06-15-2008, 04:26 PM
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Dickie Dunn
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Sunny Hartford, CT
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I shudder at the thought of Clyde speaking in a Kathleen Turner voice  |
06-16-2008, 06:31 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Barrie Ontario Canada
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I too have had a similar experience. I use a Crouch Collar in conjunction with a dangler. I find the crouch collar very comfortable and flexible.
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