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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Protip: Sharpen your skates more often than every 4-5 months. I've never spent so much time laying on the ice than this past weekend, sheesh. Not even in your high school tramp days?
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Habibi posted:Not even in your high school tramp days? Well, I meant besides those days. Obviously.
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Sep 27, 2011 01:06
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Well, I meant besides those days. Obviously. I get my sharpened almost religiously after 10 hours on the ice. For me lately, that's been about every 2 months. Mainly, if I start losing edges during games or when I do a hockey stop and my skates skip, then I know it's time. Pro-Tip for Bay Area hockey goons: San Jose Sharpening and Profiling (across the street from Sharks Ice) is the best sharpening shop in the area.
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Anyone got any advice for shin guards? I need new ones as the ones I have are I believe too long. I'm 5'7"/8" and I've seen various fitting advice for size. I rock 15 inch ones right now and they are clearly too long but I've tried on other brands 15 inchers and they seem to fit better. TO be safe I'm dropping an inch no matter what. Anyone around my size got suggestions?
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soggybagel posted:Anyone got any advice for shin guards? I need new ones as the ones I have are I believe too long. I'm 5'7"/8" and I've seen various fitting advice for size. I rock 15 inch ones right now and they are clearly too long but I've tried on other brands 15 inchers and they seem to fit better. TO be safe I'm dropping an inch no matter what. Anyone around my size got suggestions?
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soggybagel posted:Anyone got any advice for shin guards? I need new ones as the ones I have are I believe too long. I'm 5'7"/8" and I've seen various fitting advice for size. I rock 15 inch ones right now and they are clearly too long but I've tried on other brands 15 inchers and they seem to fit better. TO be safe I'm dropping an inch no matter what. Anyone around my size got suggestions? I'm 5'8" with a 28" inseam. I wear 14" shin-guards, which are just about the right size (my last pair was 13" and in retrospect they were a little short). To fit 'em, wear them with your skates on. They should come down to meet up with the top part of your skate boot (not the tongue). You should have full protection, but still be able to flex your ankles completely forward without impediment. Though that length might also change if you're the kind of wierdo that tucks your shin guards under your tongues. FWIW - I picked up some CCM U+'s and they're....aaaaaiight. Reebok bought Jofa, so if I could have found some in my size when I was looking, I would have gone with them. waffle enthusiast fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Sep 27, 2011 |
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Sep 27, 2011 03:57
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Im 5'8" and I wear Bauer size 13's. I tuck my tongue under, and I have maybe a 1/2 inch between the skate and the guard on the sides.
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Sep 27, 2011 04:31
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You're all a bunch of midgets. Except for D C, I think he's huge.
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Sep 27, 2011 04:33
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The issue i have is that they are clearly too high when i kneel down on one knee and its sticking up too high. It obviously covers the knee but they kind of get caught up in the hockey pants too. I'll go to the store tomorrow and see how things go with 13.
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Sep 27, 2011 04:35
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Fingers McGee posted:Im 5'8" and I wear Bauer size 13's. I tuck my tongue under, and I have maybe a 1/2 inch between the skate and the guard on the sides. You should ask my teammate what happens when you leave a gap between your boot and your shin guards:  In the first period he took a fall into the boards and his back skate dug right into his ankle, slicing it wide open. He finished the game. waffle enthusiast fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Sep 27, 2011 |
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Dangerllama posted:You should ask my teammate what happens when you leave a gap between your boot and your shin guards: And that right there is why I carry suture strips in my gear bag. Absolutely indispensable, they are.
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soggybagel posted:The issue i have is that they are clearly too high when i kneel down on one knee and its sticking up too high. It obviously covers the knee but they kind of get caught up in the hockey pants too. I'll go to the store tomorrow and see how things go with 13. Just tape that part down, it won't get caught up anymore (assuming you were looking for alternatives to buying smaller ones)
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Sep 27, 2011 04:58
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soggybagel posted:The issue i have is that they are clearly too high when i kneel down on one knee and its sticking up too high. It obviously covers the knee but they kind of get caught up in the hockey pants too. I'll go to the store tomorrow and see how things go with 13. I'm 6' and wear 15's. I used to wear 14's in roller, 15's on ice because of that photo above. I've seen 2 guys get slices down there due to lack of protection.
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Sep 27, 2011 04:59
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trilljester posted:You're all a bunch of midgets. That's all that I was thinking reading those posts. I'm 6'7" off skates and am now paranoid about the tiny shin pads I wear. Gonna look into another pair especially after seeing that ankle-cut.
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Sep 27, 2011 05:08
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robcat posted:Just tape that part down, it won't get caught up anymore (assuming you were looking for alternatives to buying smaller ones) I'm not really articulating this well but I think they are just too big period. I mean you've got guys who are 5 inches taller than me wearing the same size. Obviously milage varies but I think I just need smaller shin pads. I'm going to try a bunch on tomorrow.
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Sep 27, 2011 05:35
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Forgot to post this. Happened this year to my team mate. He was diving to block a puck, but one of the guys on the other team tried to jump over him, with his skate landing at the spot where the elbow pad ends, before the glove starts. Not pretty.
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Sep 27, 2011 07:27
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You dudes should probably NWS the gaping wounds you've been posting. Some dude in the first game was debating putting on his cage, decided not to, then caught a stick above the eye and had to leave the game because he couldn't see through the blood. Will be interesting to see if the cage is on this Wednesday.
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Sep 27, 2011 07:30
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Way to post all this gory poo poo a week before I start playing hockey you dicks.
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Sep 27, 2011 07:34
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Yuck. My pretty face stays behind a cage always.
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El Nam posted:Forgot to post this. Happened this year to my team mate. He was diving to block a puck, but one of the guys on the other team tried to jump over him, with his skate landing at the spot where the elbow pad ends, before the glove starts. Makes me glad I bought a neck guard. It's a rare problem, but with all the equipment I wear, I can sometimes forget how dangerous skates are.
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Sep 27, 2011 09:52
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I wear 13"s and I am 5'6. Isn't there a chart per brand?
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El Nam posted:Forgot to post this. Happened this year to my team mate. He was diving to block a puck, but one of the guys on the other team tried to jump over him, with his skate landing at the spot where the elbow pad ends, before the glove starts. When I got my gear, I made sure to get elbow pads and gloves that left no seam. The skate would somehow have to come in at an angle to get to my tender flesh. Apparently this isn't the popular thing to do because it really limited my glove selection, but I ain't on the ice to win a fashion contest.  Re: shin guards, if they're hitting your pants, it could also mean the pants are too long.
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Before committing to shin guards you need to stake out your position on the over-tongue/under-tongue controversy. If you're an under-tonguer, you'd probably go an inch shorter than you would if you were an over-tonguer. I'm 6' even, and I wear 15" Itechs (which ran long when they still made them) over the tongue. Green Submarine fucked around with this message at 15:04 on Sep 27, 2011 |
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I'm 5'10" and I wear some 14" older Eastons over-tongue but I'm not sure how useful all this is because it seems like manufacturers size shin guards differently .
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Thufir posted:I'm 5'10" and I wear some 14" older Eastons over-tongue but I'm not sure how useful all this is because it seems like manufacturers size shin guards differently . 5'10" also and I got 14" reebok over-tongue. I'd say they're just a hair too long, but 13's were too short. Two data points! That's almost real statistics!
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xzzy posted:5'10" also and I got 14" reebok over-tongue. I'd say they're just a hair too long, but 13's were too short.
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e:^^^another point for you here  xzzy posted:5'10" also and I got 14" reebok over-tongue. I'd say they're just a hair too long, but 13's were too short. I'm 5'6" and wear 14" Bauer Vapors over the tongue. I wouldn't wear anything shorter, they come right down to my feet and the plastic cap touches the pants. There are no open holes where a puck or skate can get in and hit my leg directly. I realise that comfort is important, but I don't like getting hurt (or even stung a bit) for no reason when I'm blocking a shot. Especially not when I'm blocking a point shot that could lead to a break the other way. I readily admit that all my gear (except elbow pads) are probably too big, but they fit well together regardless. I have large Graf shoulderpads that I picked mostly because the chest plate comes down to my pants, covering all of that vulnerable area (including the abdomen). Sure, now that I'm playing beer league it doesn't matter (hell I don't even wear shouldies most of the time) but back in my playing competitively days, before the obstruction crackdown, all of this was needed to protect against hooks, slashes and the like as well as pucks. The best part of the obstruction crackdown has been not coming out of games with my torso looking like a bruised, scraped up mess.
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Minister Robathan posted:There are no open holes where a puck or skate can get in and hit my leg directly. I realise that comfort is important, but I don't like getting hurt (or even stung a bit) for no reason when I'm blocking a shot. I totally agree, though it is drat annoying to get off the bench and have the bottom edge of my pants catch on the top rim of my shin pads. But it does mean I'm fearless when it comes to stepping in front of pucks. It's beginner play, so no one has a terribly hard shot, but it's nice to feel nothing but a thunk.
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Someone pointed out to me last night that my team has 3 games next week. Figure in my other league, and I've got 4 straight nights of games, Sunday through Wednesday. I was worried I would miss a lot of the schedule cause I fly out for vacation on Thursday for 2 weeks. But after a run like this, I think I'll need a 2 week break just to recover. Worse yet, a guy on both my teams is also part of a third league. That means he has 5 games next week!
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Loqieu posted:Worse yet, a guy on both my teams is also part of a third league. That means he has 5 games next week! That would be so awesome. I'm excited for the end of October when we have 3 games in 7 nights. Playing hockey owns.
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I'd play 3-4 times a week if I could. Summer season was nice because we played twice a week but now it's only on Sundays which sucks.
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Thufir posted:
5'9", 13-inch Vapors! e: Multiple games in a week own. We just had Saturday and Sunday games this past weekend. On Saturday, we tied it up with 2 minutes left in the game, then lost it with 38 seconds left  . Pulled out a fantastic 1-goal come from behind victory on Sunday though.
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5'10" - 14" Reebok 4k. And they're amazing. Removeable knee gasket keeps them smelling fresh and a wide mesh netting/padding that keeps air circulating pretty well. I tuck my skate tongue into my shinguards, it allows them to go down to the top of my foot and actually gives me more freedom of movement than when I used to put them inside the tongue. I also used to get lace bite as well as some irritation on the top of my foot when I ran them that way. When you overlap your shin guards on top of the tongue, it actually creates a better level of protection than untucking, the tongue is padding and will protect the top of your foot to some degree, if you don't tuck them under your guards, you open a very small window of exposure on the top of your foot above your laces between the folded over tongue and the bottom of the guard (assuming you also don't tuck your tongue into your socks).
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I play 4 nights a week. I dont do much else anymore. Also I am 6' and wear 15" rbk 9ks over my tongue.
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Sep 27, 2011 18:01
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 Those 4Ks look nice for the price. also everyone seems to be over-tongue.
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Sep 27, 2011 18:05
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I wear my shin pads inside the tongue but I loosely tape around my ankle (bad I know) so nothing is getting between them anyhow. No idea on my length, I'll check that when I get home  for science
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Over/under tongue meaning over/under the tongue of the skate right? If so, I wear it under. I think it looks weird over...
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Yeah, for "over" I mean over the tongue tucked under like this: (gently caress Corey Perry's foot) and "under" / tongue not tucked:  (Jeff Halpern) I agree that "under" looks less weird but I kept getting hit in gaps at the ankle when I did it. Most NHLers seem to be overers.
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5'11 and use 13" Vapor XXXX shins; under the tongue, gotta have the flop!~
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