Keeperpads Goalieflage

[Flames1848]

Hab im CalgaryPuck Forum nen interessanten Bericht über die Idee eines Eishockeygoalie gefunden: Er hat sich das Tornetzmuster auf seinen Keeperpads patentieren lassen:



Hier ein Auszug aus dem Bericht:

"When the shooter comes down and only has a split second to shoot the puck, they're looking for net," said Leahy, a senior from Hampton, N.H. "If you put the net on the pad, they'll shoot at the pad instead of the goal."
Since the days when Boston Bruins goaltender Gerry Cheevers started inking stitches on to his mask each time the equipment protected his face, many goalies have expressed their individuality with designs and paintings on their mask or other pieces of equipment.
But Leahy's design â€" essentially a camouflage for a net that is four feet high and six feet wide â€" has hockey players and coaches amazed and impressed.
Darren Stomp, the custom pad maker from Kingsville, Ont., who designed Leahy's equipment, has had other goaltenders ask him to add orange and black tiger stripes and other designs. But those changes were cosmetic.
"It might be the most clever idea," Stomp said. "I don't think there's any question it will work, although to what degree depends on the shooter and the situation."
So far, Leahy has logged two shutouts with the pads. In practice, two of Pingree's top scorers say, the illusion is particularly effective when there's a scramble in front of the net and they need to shoot quickly.
"When you're in close and you don't have a lot of time to think, it does catch your eye, and you do shoot toward it sometimes," said Matt MacDonald, a co-captain.

Der ganze Bericht hier:
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/577727

Die Hompepage der Erfinders:
http://goalieflage.weebly.com/


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