View Full Version : Lax Nation Superfreak Review
CDLax2
11-23-2003, 08:44 AM
Those gloves Definitely seem worth the cash with the flexibility and comfort along with protection.
Warrior finaly made a decent glove. :clap
WarriorLax22
11-23-2003, 12:50 PM
just out of curiosity and speculation, would you guys rather see just one review, or two separate reviews on the gloves?
DrDetroit
11-23-2003, 12:54 PM
warriorlax, where do you get these wonderful toys?
laxfreghtrain
11-23-2003, 12:58 PM
hey warriorlax, id love to see two separate reviews. i think the more opinions we can get on the equipment, the better, if your going to write a review too, id love to read it
WarriorLax22
11-23-2003, 01:21 PM
would you mind reading two articles which were practically the same? or would like you to see two opposing articles?
laxfreghtrain
11-23-2003, 01:50 PM
well, taking into mind the article already posted, i guess id like to see an opposing article. ben seemed to be full of praise for the gloves, and while i agree mostly (i tried on a pair and used them briefly) im sure there must be something that isnt great about them. id also like to see something more about actual game usage and not just speculation from wearing them. i guess what im really saying is that it would be more informative to see two differing views (and therefore opposing views) on a product, since two reviews saying the same thing ("its great" "best ever" etc) really doesnt provide us with any more information
WestSideLa X eR
11-23-2003, 02:41 PM
i didnt really like em. I still say ignitors, but the superfreaks are def. well made. The wrist guard is kinda bulky, and the backhand isnt too flexible. I tried them on at a tournament, so i cant say for real after its broken in, but it felt like the fingers where very flexible but then the backhand wasnt.
I have used them in games. I didn't intend to give such a favorable review, but I just didn't see a problem with them. I've never thought that about any other gloves. You'll see in my next review that another pair of top of the line gloves have plenty of problems. Maybe they are just what I want in gloves and not other people, but I couldn't really find any problems. I try to be honest and show the pros and cons of the products I review, but, well, these are in my opinion, the best gloves ever.
laxfreghtrain
11-23-2003, 03:46 PM
no no, i agree, i really think that they are the best gloves as well. like i said, i used them and i agree with everything you said, and well, now that i think about it, there really isnt anything wrong with them. you have every right to give such a favorable review, and i support your opinion, i didnt mean it to sound negative that you praised them so. every once in a while there comes a piece of equipment that is just that great, the edge did it, the cpro did it, and others will do it as well. sorry if i sounded like i was negatively criticizing your review, i didnt mean it to come off that way
WarriorLax22
11-23-2003, 04:06 PM
Originally posted by DrDetroit
warriorlax, where do you get these wonderful toys?
friends.
WarriorLax22
11-23-2003, 06:05 PM
ok, so none of you guys want to see two articles that reinforce one another right?...i just wanna make sure.
laxfreghtrain
11-23-2003, 06:35 PM
id love to read it sure, its just that i didnt think we'd get any more information from it since its just pretty much repeating whats in the other review, but id love to read it nonetheless, im always looking for other people's views on equipment
what's the next top-of-the-line glove to be reviewed? there wasn't too much greatness said about the glads. you should review 2004 supercrosses or 2004 vent x's. both are improved. and yes, please do an opposing view on superfreaks, i can't stand to hear so much good about warrior.
update on warrior shafts: they're up to three good shafts now. the kryptolyte, titan classic, and their weight training shaft (powermaster, i think) as seen on lax.com.
WarriorLax22
11-23-2003, 10:58 PM
Originally posted by raine
there wasn't too much greatness said about the glads.
did you think it was a bad article, or do you mean it was a review that didn't exactly make you want to buy it?
BuckWyld
11-24-2003, 08:27 AM
WarriorLax - I think a second review would be nice, and it does not have to be the opposite point of view. BTW, do you need more reviewers for your site?
Longest
11-24-2003, 07:29 PM
I thought the SuperFreaks sucked and you were full of crap. :-P :-) But even if another review is copmlimentary, another reviewed probably can lend some unique insights into the gloves, maybe something you didn't notice, something you just forgot because you were excited about another part, etc. As long as it's more substantial than "Just like so-and-so, I'd let the SuperFreaks have my love child", it wouled be a worthwhile read.
Dan
laxcrazy
11-24-2003, 07:36 PM
i would like to see an article on the profile!
sumSum
11-24-2003, 08:06 PM
I think an article on the new Brine women's lacrosse goggle's would be kicking, The Concept Goggles. Another review on the Superfreaks would be hot. Preferably one where they've been used in a game.
I agree, I'm getting the Powermaster for XMAS no doubt.
sumsum i did use them in games. whoever i was talking to before, i didnt take your post offensively. every new piece of equipment is in our hands or will be very soon. i think all the new stuff will be reviewed before the holidays so people can know what to ask for and buy. next up in gloves are the new supercrosses, the vent xs, and the hyperflexes.
BuckWyld
11-25-2003, 09:52 AM
maybe two (or more) different types of players could write reviews, for instance an attack and a d guy, or a bigger (physically) player and a smaller player. So that way while the reviews may agree you get two points of view on the product
Usually we analyze which positions different equipment would be more most beneficial for so it removes the need of a d-man and attackman each writing a review of the same product. But again, the Superfreaks would be good for any position. The only complaint I am hearing is that for some people they fit too snugly. This makes sense, b/c for me they are a tight fit but that's how they were designed. People with much bigger hands might find them a little too small. At my last game a couple "bigger" guys tried them on and found them a little too tight. Maybe I'll add something about that to the review...
BuckWyld
11-25-2003, 10:10 AM
sorry, I should have been more clear, I did not nessesarily mean for the superfreak review, I was talking about product reviews in general. And again, if you need anymore reviewers I would be more than willing to play with the latest equipment and you wouldnt even have to pay me .
i meant that the gladiators aren't the best top-of-the-line glove. the article was good, i use those articles on what i want. if funds were there, i'd use those articles to help me buy.
CDLax2
11-25-2003, 03:06 PM
good idea- i never though of that:banghead
laxcrazy
11-25-2003, 04:54 PM
profile review, it would be a big hit, mark my word!
CDLax2
11-25-2003, 04:56 PM
Originally posted by laxcrazy
i would like to see an article on the profile!
laxcrazy
11-25-2003, 05:22 PM
and ur point.......?
SullyLax
11-25-2003, 06:02 PM
lol, another high quality post.
CDLax2
11-25-2003, 07:27 PM
Originally posted by laxcrazy
and ur point.......?
you already said that earlier, no need to flame
SullyLax
11-25-2003, 08:41 PM
haha chill boys. back to the freaks review.
Yeah, I'd def want to see another review as long as it was well done, it would validify the quality of the gloves. I'd want to see them from some dude who didn't get the gloves for free however, I'm not saying there's outright bias but if warrior dropped $160 gloves in my hands for free I'd have a hard time badmouthing them too.
BuckWyld
11-26-2003, 08:06 AM
I dissagree, people who just spent alot of money on something dont want to feel like they got ripped off, so they are more likely to overrate the product, while someone who gets them for free has no attachment to them therefore can be more objective.
Longest
11-26-2003, 09:30 AM
I think those arguments work both ways and are both understandable.
Dan
Originally posted by BuckWyld
I dissagree, people who just spent alot of money on something dont want to feel like they got ripped off, so they are more likely to overrate the product, while someone who gets them for free has no attachment to them therefore can be more objective.
Yeah, that's really very true. I have no qualms about saying negative stuff about something I got for free, but I find it hard to criticize the products I have that I bought before Lax Nation. Maybe it's just me, but I like to know that my money was well spent (the reason we write reviews, to let you guys know on what your money should be spent).
Longest
11-26-2003, 11:06 PM
I've now got a Cyber and a Bionic, both were better buys than my Revo. The Revo I got for $60, Cyber for $25, Bionic for $30, and the Cyber has soft mesh too. The Bionic is some kind of awesome. So according to thse theories, I should have more praise for the Revo because I spent twice as much as the others.
Dan
BuckWyld
11-27-2003, 10:20 AM
Longest - there are a few differences between your example and what I said. First you are comparing your feelings about three different products while I was comparing the feelings of people on the same product in different situations. Second I said that a person who bought a product was more likely to OVER RATE it, not more likely to like it better than another thing. Off the top of my head one perfect example of what I was saying is laxshopper.com almost all the reviews start with something like "This is the greatest thing EVAR" and the poor reviews are frequently for beginner products that are cheap or they start with "My friend bought" . I also never said that everyone does this, it is just more likely, there are people who can remain objective even when their money is involved.
Longest
11-27-2003, 10:24 AM
It's most likely it's all opinions anyway :-)
Dan
Originally posted by BuckWyld
I dissagree, people who just spent alot of money on something dont want to feel like they got ripped off, so they are more likely to overrate the product, while someone who gets them for free has no attachment to them therefore can be more objective.
I would disagree that people would overrate their stuff even if it was crap, unless you have some weird fixation with thinking everything you have is the coolest. I would think more likely you might get people with "THIS THING SUCKS" after a rare breakage or something like that and put that out there. Someone who gets them for free is in a compromised situation since STX or Warrior or whoever just gave them something $170 for free, and if nothing else it would be rude to dis the product in that situation. If Ford gives me a Mustang I'm not going to write "THE FORD MUSTANG SUCKS" on every message board cause then at the very least Ford ain't gonna give me no more cars or fix it or whatever, and other car companies wouldn't give me their stuff either. I didn't read this review so obviously my comment doesn't pertain to it specifically but the concept in general, but I have seen other reviews out there that copy verbatim the propaganda that the companies put out for the product in question (which was given for free). As far as laxshopper goes you can't accept every comment from the peanut gallery, every now and then I'll see someone's review and think "damn, that was a good evaluation," but usually like 1/4 of the time the person hasn't even bought the product, and a significant portion of the rest are company propaganda. I figure the people making these sites are a bit smarter than that and won't be victim to the same fallacies.