X-Blade review(So Far)

KEEP US POSTED. IM THINKING OF TRYING THESE OR THE STEP STEEL IN MY BAUERS. MORE FOR THE HIGHER QUALITY STEEL RATHER THEN THE HIGHT.

I did the switch last week, and I will never return to my CCM blades !
The hight of the blades and the 3degree angle helps a lot on my knee push.
I used to sharpen my CCM blades every other games, now it's been 6 games with the Xblades and they still cut like day 1!

They aren't cheap, but they really worth the price!

Originally Posted by pckstpr35

The product allow's you to take a very aggressive WIDE stance If you chose,with-out the typical "slip-out"that you would encounter
with regular or ground down blades(sharpening).

wide stance can also lead to loss or lack of power. so while you may no longer slip out, power is probably still diminishing which I don't think can be fixed regardless of blades

Originally Posted by lp216

I did the switch last week, and I will never return to my CCM blades !
The hight of the blades and the 3degree angle helps a lot on my knee push.
I used to sharpen my CCM blades every other games, now it's been 6 games with the Xblades and they still cut like day 1!

They aren't cheap, but they really worth the price!

You should be saving a lot of $$ by not sharpening as often, thus they are in fact cheaper then you think.

Have u ever tried Step Steel there a little cheaper and look like the same use as the X Blades?

whats difference in price and compents between Step Steel and X-Blades?

how do they differ?
does one offer more than the other?

Well guy's,thought I would up-date ya-ll on the "Blades".Now that I've had them for a couple of month's they are
still working as advertised.Like I stated before,Im getting great pushes and I still have NOT sharpened them yet.
Im averaging playing 3 time's a week and coupled with my new(to me)Smith 6000(and matching blocker/catcher)
have elevated my game and found renewed confidence.Still working on the slides/shuffle concept when I can,but
it's a slow process(I thinking maybe weekend goalie school to focuss)
But for this generation that has grown-up with this style(Hiller/Niemi/Varlamov/Ect....)Im suprised more of you
don't go to this set-up.With these blades Im farely convinced you would'nt need overdrives(I considered them at
one point,but settled on the X-blades Im part for the theory on that site(Overdrive Site).
Keep In mind Im half-a-century old.So if it can help me be competative at my age,imagine how it could help you're
game!(P.S.-I think Mike Smith of the Phx might were them as well).

I am really thinking about trying these. I have a question though. I usually get my skates sharpened at 1/2. Would I have to get them sharpened at a different measure since the steel is a little better or still 1/2? Thank you in advance :)