(Part 2) Top products from r/hockeygoalies

I appreciate your response!

New and used, and I've taken the time to break in my gloves (and friends have helped open and close new gloves, and sit on them, tied them, put balls in them, thrown pucks, etc.). It also doesn't matter if the glove is new to me or months old. I haven't had one last a year yet without being either given up on because it doesn't work, or just straight up broken by a shot.

I've tried gloves under. I used to use a golf glove to help fill up space so the intermediate didn't fall off. A little bit more size, and the traction of a non sweaty hand helped.

A catcher's under glove doesn't have padding where I need it. The palm would be good, but most of my bruises are at the ring finger above and below the ring. https://smile.amazon.com/Adult-Catchers-Fielders-Padded-Inner-Glove/dp/B00IDOGIO2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1520485553&sr=8-2&keywords=catcher+baseball+padding&dpID=51gazR8oKuL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch You can see where the padding is there. https://smile.amazon.com/Markwort-Stash-Black-Fielder-Protective/dp/B000VZ89TS/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1520485568&sr=8-22&keywords=catcher+baseball+padding That one wouldn't help where I'm getting bruised at all. Or they're up on the fingers.

I can't find a link for another thing I've tried, which is a little bit of extra padding that you can slide down over your fingers that sits at the top of the palm. It was so bulky it made it so I couldn't get the glove to sit properly on my hand.

I don't use the individual finger slots. My hands are too small to reach them, I guess. My junior has a thumb and pinky slot, and I ignore the pinky one. Off the top of my head, not sure about the thumb, but it doesn't matter. If my intermediate had them, I don't know of them. My fingers always touch one another in there. Too spread out and I have less leverage to close the glove. I can't get my hand in much further, unfortunately. I like the idea of getting rid of the finger guides, but my thumb is over on the other side and that limits it. :)

My left hand, from bottom of my palm (where it would touch if I'm doing a push up, for instance) to the tip of my middle finger, my left hand is nearly 6 1/8", and my right hand is 6". My fingers are between 2" and 2 1/2" long.

I didn't consider them THAT small, but apparently they are. Looking at it, yeah, no surprise I can close a youth easily. It's the only one where I'm at the large end of the spectrum.

They changed their materials since I bought my kit, but as long as your head doesn't touch the shell you can't really fuck it up. Two products will help a ton in installation:

Goof off to remove the old glues and goop inside the mask. I highly recommend using this to prep the surface, but make sure you use it in a well-ventilated area as it's VERY strong. Wear gloves if possible.

Contact Cement to affix the padding to your mask.

Here is their new installation guide. It turns out the contact cement isn't necessary as they include glue with their padding now. I still recommend getting it as it's super cheap and useful. You can also use contact cement to attach the Velcro loops for a sweatband if you use one.

This was one of my first purchase when I started playing

https://www.amazon.com/Mylec-120A-Goalie-Mask-Black/dp/B002LBET62/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1468893528&sr=8-5&keywords=Goalie+mask

You see so much better than an actual helmet and there is not enough weight in the ball to make a shot to the face hurt.

Also I recommend adopting a stand up style I found I performed much better because the space was so much smaller and forwards had a lot less time and space to really fake you out. Plus saved my pads from getting torn to shreds.

I also picked up just a massive sweatshirt(cheap plain sweatshirt at some wholesale for $8) XXXL and I'm 5'7" 165. If your going to wear a chest protector (I didn't I played a lot of scrubs in college and only a select few could really get a hold of a shot) but if you do the sweatshirt will help 6hole and space for the space if chest protector is needed.

My buddy also picked up so indoor soccer shoes they are great for latter all movement they grip really well (sliding is kinda a no go in ball hockey) that's why I went for more of the standup style. Which was no easy task playing my 20+ years of goaltending butterfly style. But you make it work and make it your own. Lot of fun and as said in previous comments really helps with tips for ice hockey because it's like trying to stop a whiffle ball sometimes. that ball ca dip twist turn on a dime and you have to adjust very quickly.

$50 for about $15 in materials and a tiny bit of thought, really?

Large J Hook - $8 - Can be hand bent out to fit center bar gap on the back bar

GoPro Tripod Mounts x3 - $4

I am usually not one to trash ingenuity and designing your own products to fit your needs, but $50 is a joke. I understand you're selling to a pretty niche market here, however $20 is probably more appropriate a price.

That's an extremely over-simplified view of things.
Studies are now showing that weight gain and loss is a function of a hormonal process, not strictly of "calories in/out", and specifically the process/relationship around blood sugar levels and insulin production.
This is a great book if your're interested.

It does look interesting, I am finishing up In the Crease: Goaltenders Look at Life in the NHL by Dick Irvin. It is a bit dated, but I like hearing the stories for guys back in the day.




I have The Power Within: Discovering the Path to Elite Goaltending on my Christmas list this year.




FranÇois Allaire's The Hockey Goalie's Complete Guide: An Indispensable Development Plan looks good too.

As other mentioned, I wear knee pads under my leg pads. But mine are neoprene wrestling pads. The kneeling pad part is nice for landing on. The neoprene sleeve is comfortable.

Dude a feel your pain, or a least I felt it. Besides what the other guys are saying I would also suggest a sport drink like cytomax (http://www.amazon.com/CytoSport-Cytomax-Sport-Energy-Citrus/dp/B000G72384) which will help with the lactic acid build up and give you a mild boost. I mix up a batch and take it on the ice, you'll want to get a bottle with a straw so you don't spray this crap all over you, but it makes a huge difference.

I am using this bag from Amazon.

It just fits all of my gear and I strap the leg pads to the top/outside using the shoulder belt. The outside pockets are smaller than they look. I use them for little things like laces, tape, etc. I've never tried, which I just put in the main pocket. It also fits into my trunk, a Honda civic, and the leg pads I can also fit into my trunk separately.

But I will caution that it really just fits my gear (minus the leg pads). I had to experiment with how to pack the back to maximize the space, but for the price, I can't complain.

Edit: It is amazon, so you can always buy it, try packing your gear, and if it doesn't work for you, just return it.

I got it on sale from woot.com for like $35, but they're normally like $50 on amazon.

I use this stuff, works great. No residue. http://www.amazon.com/Unique-Tourna-Original-Feel-Tennis/dp/B000LEBRDY/ref=sr_1_9?s=racquet-sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1416941511&sr=1-9

I just ordered a pair of McDavid Knee Pads. I have not tried it out yet, but several of the reviews say they wear them for hockey, and one of them said they wear them under their bauer knee pads.

They are supposed to be cushioney, but not bulky. And supposidly they don't restrict movement.

http://www.amazon.com/McDavid-Hexpad-Elbow-Black-XX-Large/dp/B000UVXVZA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451507001&sr=8-2&keywords=mcdavid+knee+pads

I like taking one of these before a game. It has a bit of caffeine and sugar, but not enough to make me jittery or crash. I find that I have more energy with it compared to when I forget to bring one.

For a two hour game I'd consider taking one in the middle. Might give you some energy for the second hour.

Hm. Well, I do need something covering my knees. I didn't like the bulkiness of knee pads, because they were heavy and fell, then I went to thse:

https://www.amazon.com/McDavid-Hexpad-Elbow-Black-X-Large/dp/B000UVUCF2/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1501500144&sr=8-15&keywords=knee+guard

but after one game they were stretched out and didn't work.

I have open plastic shelves in my laundry room that I store all of my gear on. I just run one of these smaller fans to keep the air flowing. I run it over night and turn it off in the morning.

Honestly a couple small fans do the trick for me.

I hang or lay everything out so that it's get some air flow, spray everything with an odour killer, and let the fans do the work.

This is the model I use:

https://www.amazon.ca/Holmes-Blizzard-7-Inch-Oscillating-Table/dp/B000J07RMU/ref=asc_df_B000J07RMU/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=234376523249&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=650750073271078143&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000664&hvtargid=pla-293946777986&psc=1

I found it on sale in a local home store for like $18, bought two ten years and never looked back.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07L8CLVY7?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

I bought this leather sewing awl http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049W6XRE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hey, remember that Home Ec stuff you learned? You get to use it now.

When my stuff gets cut or stitching starts to fail, this fixes it right up.