Please note that this is only an initial review, but Stjoe30 asked for this in the other C/A thread and this might have been off that topic so here goes:
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Originally posted by Stjoe30:
Is the 570 built up or flimsy? In the Perani's catalogue it looks to be very..thin maybe? If you could review it sometime that would be great. thanks!
Chris
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Look, I donīt have any experience with Vaughn or Miller or other brands which are hard or impossible to get in Finland,
but I can tell you this, it definitely is
not flimsy. It felt much more protective in the arms, chest, belly, everything.
I will also have to stress the fact that the old Pallas C/A I used for three seasons is only for intermediate or Semi-Pro level. Itīs specs are
bound to be less than the ones with the Koho 570 or even a Heaton (which are constantly being bashed and definitely NOT recommended on this BB)
The Koho 570 C/A also works well with the Koho gloves, I can tuck it in nicely. Also it provides wrist protection in a longer distance than my old one.
One bad feature is that there is no padding in the back of the wrist. It doesnīt wrap around to the back side (the side the nurse would take your blood sample from
). I guess Iīll have to use slash guards as I did with the old C/A and just wear them in a way that they close the "gap".
I have to look into this "con" and see if I can get the gap closed by wearing the wrist velcro strap tighter, but Iīd hate to give up wrist mobility.
Regarding my old C/A I can, however, tell you that I got only ONE bruise in my rookie season using it, slapshots and all.
I got a nasty bruise in my left shoulder when a snapshot hit a seam point in the padding. It didnīt hit the actual shoulder pad but the seam point between it and the chest pad. That hurt like hell and I had to twist and turn my arm for the rest of the game. I bit the bullet and kept playing but we ended up losing the game.
The Koho 570 does not have the similar problem with a lesser protected area in the shoulder. The shoulder floaters are wider to begin with and the actual pad that goes right over the shoulder (what is it called in English again?) is better than what I used to have and has thorough protection all over.
Another good thing about the 570 is that itīs VERY comfortable to wear, when you put your arms in, it feels much softer because of the good, soft inner lining.
So far, with no ice time with it, the only bad thing about it is the above mentioned "gap" in the back of the wrist with no protection. But who would have their arms facing the puck the wrong way anyhow?
Except maybe in a scramble where you desperately have to dive and throw up your arms and the puck has a chance of hitting the gap.
This initial review wonīt do justice to the C/A because itīs only initial and I havenīt used the piece on ice but hope this helps.
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