The most unique pads I've ever worn! Factory MAD Proto goalie pads review 

One thing I totally missed on these was the boot and post integration. To sum it up, it isn't good, the boot design and idea is too connected to your skate to really allow a gap and allow the pad to really seal easily against the post. I am sure you could order a longer boot to accommodate for that, but that also isn't really the point of these pads and the boot design. So you must integrate your skate with the post instead of relying on a flat boot like a lot of current pad designs.

Thank you for reviewing the Factory MAD pads. I have a full set of Dennis’s equipment along with his knee pads and neck guard. Dennis is great to work with and works with you when customizing the gear to your style of play. His equipment is top notch and built to last! Grab a glove or have him Mod your glove, it’s truly the best I’ve ever had.

Interesting design, reminds me of those flat faced pads. Outside the box thinking from Factory Mad!

Aesthetic really reminds me of the old Don Simmons Matrix pads. Especially the fat calf / knee block panel

Hey just want to say very good review. It is very interesting to see another perspective on these pads, as I'm a goalie who comes from the exact opposite spectrum of the goaltending equipment world as you, in that I like the old school, Vaughn v2 style tight to your leg, move with you Jonathan Quick style pad. I rarely agree with you on equipment (though I find your recent reviews to be a lot more considerate of goalies who like other options), so watching this and having me agree with you nearly across the board is impressive. My V6 pads were on their last legs and recently had Dennis make me a set of these Protos. This was after a long search struggling with the lack of flexible pads on the market (the V9 stock is not a flexible pad in my mind.) These are without question the most interesting pad on the market and the fact that both you and I like them coming from opposite starting points says a lot. I find I get 98% of the benefits of a blocking pad with the flexibility to play the style I want. No other pad offers this flexibility on the market. They seal great. The pillow is ahead of its time. Plus they are certainly the lightest pad on the market today. Now there is something to be said that they aren’t a V2 and they aren’t a stiff pad. You are giving up a little bit of the movement of the V2 or tight seal of a stiff style pad in choosing these. You can’t have it all, but you can get damn close with the Protos. My biggest issue is that I find the strapping to be difficult to get consistent. The flexibility is great, but some games they feel amazing, but the next I struggled to figure out what I did. I think I’d prefer an inner and outer wrap system to allow them to hug my leg without having to strap them extremely tight. I’m very particular here though so I doubt others will have this issue. For other minor issues I’m still deciding on the one piece sliding surface. If you are coming from a stiff pad, this is a no brainer, but I may have wanted the slight additional flexibility a two piece affords me. This appears to be the only Again, I’m a flexible pad guy. I would have also made the knee stack a little smaller (they are larger than standard due to the thinness of the pad), and would have gotten the outer roll. Again, just personal preferences here. In all, these are minor concerns and Dennis would have made these changes if I asked. He’s an amazing guy. I really think they are in a league of their own and your positive review sort of proves that.

So I have a question after seeing your comments about warrior pad rotation as it relates to the knee blocks - What is your opinion of the Bauer pads with the stiff integrated knee blocks? I forget, but I think they are currently in the hyperlites/3X series? Did your bauers or optiks have this? I'm really drawn to that feature, I don't use the RVH much but I'm trying to start using it more. I think I saw a Kaskisuo vid where he talked about a flexible knee block being better because of how one leans in and out over the pad in the RVH. I'm just curious if you have played in them and what you thought the pros and cons of a really stiff knee are. I'm also curious if you think Brian's could Make this, I think my ideal next set would be optik 3s when they drop.

That little angled piece on the knee block on warrior g5 is why i sold them after 5 uses LOL, I hated those fucken pads for that reason only. Like you said, the warriors are the ONLY pad I have ever landed on the face and was WTF just happened.

Super interesting review. I have warrior RGT2s and have definitely had some rotation issues. I will say that when I switched from the bauer vapor 1x knee pads (which you've said you use) to the warrior knee pads that came with the RGT2s it made big difference, but I definitely still have some stability issues. Along those lines, I was wondering if you had a recommendation for a pad that is stiff enough to give off good rebounds but can be curved enough to cover up the 5 hole. I'd hoped the RGT2s would be a nice middle ground, but I've found that I've had to resort to old fashion bending (and likely damaging) to get that curve AND the rebounds seem pretty weak. Any recs you have would be greatly appreciated!

Hi Matt, how did you measure your leg segments to find sizing? Does Dennis use FTK or ATK ?

What 3m film would you use to help the slide?

make a review on your new custom true skates

the gloves are beyond belief. durable and absolutely sucks in pucks like a black hole

Weight of the pad?

I’m sorry but this looks like street hockey gear lol