Goalie Skate Changes
6/28/2016
Haakan Light
Here's an article about some newly designed goalie skates that really seem like a great concept! I can really see how this could be a huge benefit for goalies! (myself included)
http://ingoalmag.com/gear/no-cowling-bauer-supreme-1s-skate-gives-goalies-edge-literally/
6/28/2016
Rob Jones
Now if my feet could only get wider than 3' ! "With experience comes hip issues"...lol
6/28/2016
Haakan Light
Well I'm sure the skates won't magically transform us into Jonathan quick.....
6/28/2016
Rob Jones
Ha! But isn't that the reason why so many of us by the high end gear... Because it'll make us into NHLers? lol
6/28/2016
Haakan Light
Well duhh lol jk.
7/1/2016
John Ducharme
You can actually buy blades now that are taller from Step Steel. They do give you a better angle of attack than regular blades. When it came time to replace mine I went with these and am very happy with them.
http://stepskates.com/goalie/
If you're an old school stand up goalie this wouldn't be a skate for you for sure.
7/1/2016
Haakan Light
Very interesting. Definitely seems like something to check out! Thanks!
7/1/2016
Tim Brown
bauers and the newer ccms already have a pretty tall blade with a great attack angle. The new 1s, s190 and s170 from Bauer have an even better attack angle than the ones from a couple years ago. I wouldn't recommend the extreme step steel, it gives you a better butterfly push, but it was so tall, it gave so much torsional flex in the cowling and any t pushes or shuffles felt so off balance. that was my experience with the step steel, I never tried the regular step however.
I will note that the steel quality on these was second to none and held an edge so nicely and when banging the posts, they didn't get beat up like a stock Bauer steel or a stock Reebok would.
7/1/2016
Gregory Eide
Has anyone used the stepsteel with reebok skates? Are these stepsteels rockered at all?
Also, after watching the video in the link above, my lower shin straps are way too tight.
7/1/2016
Tim Brown
Gregory, which Reebok model do you have?
7/1/2016
John Ducharme
I have the standard step steel installed on 5K pumps. They did come with some rocker but it's been a while. I sharpen often and they have a bit more now, not much though.
7/1/2016
Gregory Eide
I have a set of newer 20K's. Right now i have a 27' rocker via a local guy who works with Total Hockey - (not Westwood) with 1/2" cut. Maybe 12-18 sharpenings on them, so not very much.
The blades are very good, but I've been kicking out on my laterals lately which had led me to the stepsteel info.
7/1/2016
Tim Brown
Are those the short cowling skates?
7/1/2016
Gregory Eide
They are shorter than my old 5K's
7/1/2016
Haakan Light
interesting....
7/1/2016
Tim Brown
Gregory, I would recommend trying the step steel, just don't go with the Extreme Steps. those are actually much longer blades than stock. Haakan, If you want to know more about my experience, I believe we skate together tonight at EP.