my vk7s came today!!!!!

[goalisnogoal]

Yay for vortek, my vk7s look awesome!! btw for everyone, i only ordered gloves.
They feel awesome, kind of stiff, unbroken in, planning to use them in a hockey camp in 2 weeks.
the new gloves

new vs old

catcher on hand

blocker on hand

[Mx42]

Nice color scheme and a definite upgrade!

[hroark2112]

nice mitts!!!

if you want them broken in right, get a Shark Steamer and steam them...it will speed up the break-in A LOT!!!

[goalisnogoal]

thnx for the advice, but i dont have one, and i really dont want to have to pay for that out of my pocket, because my dad so kindly payed for the gloves(ive been mowing the lawn all summer to pay it off....)

[hroark2112]

they're pretty cheap, mine was like $30. you can also find them on Craigslist for like $10.

or you can do it the old fashioned way...play with them a lot!

[Mx42]

I got mine worked in in two skates. You will love them.

[TAS33]

Isnt there a way to use the oven? I'm not 100% but i thought I read that somewhere. OH and nice gloves.

[Mx42]

Couple minutes in the skate bake oven, hold the glove shut as you want it to break.

[Keeps33]

I ran boiling hot water into the glove and played with it awhile(while it was cool enough) then set a heavy (25LB) weight on the glove while it was closed, this is how i break in all my gloves, works so good, you wont believe how much faster they break in like this.

[goalisnogoal]

i wish i had a skate bake oven.... could come in handy. but id rather break em in the old fashioned way. gonna play catch with it and a tennis ball(all on my lonesome), and throw a few pucks into it repeatedly. and play with it. keepin it real simple, the way i like it.

:nogoal:

[goalisnogoal]

Originally Posted by goalisnogoal

Yay for vortek, my vk7s look awesome!! btw for everyone, i only ordered gloves.

Suprise suprise! Apparantly, my dad ordered a matching pair of vk7 pads, and didnt tell me. Got home from camp today, and there stands a tall box. completely awesome pads and set. thanks Marc and Glenn! heres some pics. as promised, action shots soon to come.

pads

set


just wondering, does anyone have any tips on breaking in and tying pads? (trying to break them in by friday, when i have a practice)

just for everyone to know, in a very short amount of time, I will be uing the username highschoolgoal, leaving my dad with goalisnogoal

[hroark2112]

No need to tie those pads. Keep them upside-down for a few days, all will be good.

[goalisnogoal]

Originally Posted by hroark2112

No need to tie those pads. Keep them upside-down for a few days, all will be good.

I was actually talking about tying them to the skates..... but what do you mean by upside-down? there are quite a few of upside downs for a pad that i can think of.

[hroark2112]

Originally Posted by goalisnogoal

I was actually talking about tying them to the skates..... but what do you mean by upside-down? there are quite a few of upside downs for a pad that i can think of.

When you're drying the pads, put them upside down. It will help get a nice curve.

As far as tying the toe ties, you'll have to play with it. I added about 1/2" of knots to my toe ties to help the rotation of the pads, it helped A LOT!! Play with it a few times until you get it the way you like it.

[jholland]

Just to further simplify.....by upside down, he means so the thighrise is on the ground rather than the boot.

I found the boot needs a little working in, so I just sat around and watched tv and flexed the boot with my hands. So far it has worked out. A cool, but subtle touch is the little piece of material on the side of the boot for holding the boot strap. I've never seen that and I thought it was neat.