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[My3BoyzPlayHockey]

Hey all,

I got these jofa shin pads 6060s off the bay for my kid says they're too bulky. Can I alter these some how and take some padding out? The liners are unremovable. The padding seems excessive and pushed back from the plastic, some. Can I remove the liner and replace with some other? Any help and suggestions would greatly be appreciated. Kind of weird but I like messy with shit, especially hockey related, thanks boys.

[- M]

Why not just buy a slimmer fitting shin pad?  If you were to put more padding into the pad it will still feel bulky.

[Monty22]

Sell the Jofas and buy a model with the fit you are looking for.

[Steelnation248]

Yeah, I agree with Monty. It's better to find a pair that fit your son properly rather than modifying a pair. You can resell them or just hold onto them for the next son (your username states you have 3), if that's a possibility.

[modny123]

sell your kid and keep the jofas

 

they are more rare

[dirtysouthgentleman]

^ HAHA

 

in all seriousness - the pros and most other high level hockey players wear these type of shinpads - have the kids tape them up tight and they will fee less bulky

 

how old are the kids? - if they are getting into the older ages (bantams, and midgets) the days of skinny little shin pads are over - take a shot off one of those at close range and you're down. you can do what my parents did and force to me to wear what they bought, then the kids will get used to them

[Beer leaguer]

If you sell jofa shins for what they go for your son will have enough to buy all new gear!

[My3BoyzPlayHockey]

Thanks guys for the feedback, yes, he is in his first year of midgets, but I guess I fell victim to pro stock hockey gear, got him pro stock rbk's elbows from here, he fell in love with them, pro stock easton helmet, farrell shoulders, pro easton gloves. Yes, I know we will probably end up getting some retail shins, I think he has eye on the nexus 1000, but the Jofa's were sweet, I couldn't resist myself, thanks again.

[TS76]

Hey all,

Can I alter these some how and take some padding out? The liners are unremovable. The padding seems excessive and pushed back from the plastic, some. Kind of weird but I like messy with shit, especially hockey related, thanks boys.

Yes you can! Obviously you wanna evaluate the level of play so your not sacrifing needed safety, but I too am a huge customizer.

Ive always had thick calves with almost no way to keep the full padding without causing crossover problems and other issues.

On my Jofa's I found a Play it again and picked up a cheap pair of older top of the line Eastons(cant remember the model they were from 2005 or 6 or so. Their liner is much less bulky. Theres a circle at the knee a straight orange strip all the way down the center and like wings (for lack of a better word) on the sides of the shin. I just velcrowed them in .They fit much deeper and more comfortably and I even forgot to switch back for a real game and took a nasty slapper with no issues. So I left them that way. The Easton liners in the jofas actually keep unpadded parts away from your skin, so it would have to be one hell of a shot to do damage. I had no problems with that setup for the over 3 years I used it.

[MountainKing]

I'm using the 11k's and initially found them bulky but using some of the advice here of taping them tight, breaking them in (although jofa's are probably plenty broken in by now) and just adjusting I've found them to be a lot nicer than the previous shins I had.  Given the issues I've developed from being a runner with my knees and legs in general I needed something that was more tank like.  But beyond that, I have to agree that modifying them would not be a good idea, you don't want something protecting your knees to fail.