Sadly there is no fast way to do it, like a baseball glove and a rubber band. Or skates with baking them. It's all about reps and working with them.

Who here hasn't walked around their house in a brand new pair of skates?

I haven't, but I've walked around my house in a new pair of heels, so that counts.

Your stripping heels right?

Duh, I have to make sure I look sexy when I walk in them before I head into work.

Whats the quickest way to break them in. I got a new pair for roller/floor hockey and while they are slightly broken in they are far from where i want them to be. I know it will take time but i want it to take the least amount of time possible.

Mike, im looking towards you.

since im cheap and far from playing any kind of "real" hockey. i got Tour Evolution 6000 pads. right now they are still pretty stiff and while im not oppose to the knees being kind of stiff (the top strap on my pads is usually pretty loose so it doesnt bend much to begin with) i just need to break the knee a little and the foot guard a good deal.

i believe they are all one piece.


so i tried the "sticking them under a desk" trick and it worked. they are a good deal more flexible then they were before hand. from here i can break them in as i wear them without sacrificing any skill.

then, when not wearing them, put them under a desk that forces them to bend at the knee rolls, or knee break. or use one of the straps to do keep them bent, i know adam didnt suggest this, but i have never heard anything wrong with doing this.... i did it with my reactor 6's and it work. also, when i had reactor 6's, i would just flex them back and forth at the knee rolls till they had give.

As you stated, because goalie pads can be overly broken in, this is why I don't recommend that action.

Pads aren't designed to stretch and flex for prolonged periods of time in those positions. They're designed to break in enough to give you the stretch you need, and then move back into place when you're done.

By forcing them to hold in one position, you can overstretch those areas too quickly and reduce the lifetime of your pads.

Additionally, by taking the extra time to break your pads in by practicing with them only, they'll give you a much more natural feel as they'll be broken in based on the way YOU use them rather than the way they're stretched to hold in one position by pulling a strap down or forcing them under a heavy object.

Just what I've been told by some of my coaches growing up.

Eh, fuck it, right? This is one of those cases where preference is everything, isn't it?

By the way Woz; that's a sick cage you've got.