Tillman Johnson line

[laxngoalie]

I read this in the brine ad/interview in the new IL with team Canada on the cover. Tillman is coming out with a new head, chest protector and goalie gloves. I personally would like to see how this is, because he used a very small chest protector throughout college and an eclipse, which are both fairly different from the current brine things. As far as gloves, there isnt much to do really except maybe like goalie flights or exodus. Hope this does better than the money and Xtreme

[goalieskcickay]

Please tell me it will be halfway decent. But I doubt it. If it's the same quality as Mike's line, he should stick to stopping shots.

[AttackMan17]

Man, i hope he comes out with some decent stuff. We need some new goalie gear out there.

[sharpshooterFTW]

good idea though right? maybe chris passivia can grace us with a new d-ple too.

[ghs/wylax]

Man, i hope he comes out with some decent stuff. We need some new goalie gear out there.
Goalies seems to be so mixed about heads. Some LOVE the nemi others think it's way too heavy. Others think the eclipse and Goalmaster are the best ever others hate them more than anything. Some think the money is great, others depise it. But everyone hates Big nasties! Anyway I guess all lax heads are like that, I just seem to notice it in paticular with goalies.

[GarysGod]

Goalies seems to be so mixed about heads. Some LOVE the nemi others think it's way too heavy. Others think the eclipse and Goalmaster are the best ever others hate them more than anything. Some think the money is great, others depise it. But everyone hates Big nasties! Anyway I guess all lax heads are like that, I just seem to notice it in paticular with goalies.

That goes for everything in the world, theres always a group of people that hate something and a group that loves something. and as far as lacrosse goes, some people love the proton and some think its a piece of crap.

[WickedDpole21]

good idea though right? maybe chris passivia can grace us with a new d-ple too.
yes, please!!! i would love to see a new line focused on us unloved dmen.

[BeaverFondu]

Yeah, and reading the interview with him( I guess?!) in the new IL I would assume it would have an answer like pinch but very stiff.

[AttackMan17]

Yeah, and reading the interview with him( I guess?!) in the new IL I would assume it would have an answer like pinch but very stiff.


Tillman johnson would be a goalie.

[Warrior]

Tillman johnson would be a goalie.

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Sooo very true....

No offense Beaver, but try to read through a thread before posting in it. It was made very clear that Tillman Johnson is a Goalie.

[BeaverFondu]

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Sooo very true....

No offense Beaver, but try to read through a thread before posting in it. It was made very clear that Tillman Johnson is a Goalie.


Sorry guys, shoulda qouted. I was talking about Chris Passisvi :naughty: a.

[Warrior]

No problem man, its an honest mistake.

I hope this line is pretty nice, I hope he wont have it all gimmick, i mean he doesn't seem like a player who focuses 100% on looks. So im sure it will end up alright.

[rhcp32291]

yes, please!!! i would love to see a new line focused on us unloved dmen.

I'd love to see a new d head something to compare to the revo pro

[Hunter]

I just hope its not like AM17's pulse goalie head idea or has removeable steath sidewalls....... that would suck. :thumbsdow

[WickedDpole21]

i have a great idea.---- Removable stealth sidewalls on the goalie stick..... hidden ball trick works everytime.

[Garor]

i have a great idea.---- Removable stealth sidewalls on the goalie stick..... hidden ball trick works everytime.

Did the goalie save the ball? I can't tell!

Hoprefully, hopefully, his line won't suck. There aren't many good options out there for goalies. No one seems to like us.

[LaxGoalie28]

Did he say when it was coming out? I cant wait to see wat this looks like.

[Jephman]

No problem man, its an honest mistake.

I hope this line is pretty nice, I hope he wont have it all gimmick, i mean he doesn't seem like a player who focuses 100% on looks. So im sure it will end up alright.

Haha. I can imagine it now- Floating Offset Stealth sidewalls on a crankshaft goalie stick with Mikey Powell Zone-Tak grip.

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

Thank god, Tillman can definately make some awesome gear and I'll be the first on line to get all of it.

[orangeman17]

I just hope its not like AM17's pulse goalie head idea or has removeable steath sidewalls....... that would suck. :thumbsdow

actually the pulse goalie head would be pretty awesome, that would help stop rebounds

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

actually the pulse goalie head would be pretty awesome, that would help stop rebounds

I imagine it would also let a fast enough shot bend the head back and snap, or just allow the goal; I know enough people who say they have that problem with Guardians.

I'll buy it as long it's light, not offset (eww, Money), and has nice stringing holes. Being cheap would be a plus too.

[Hunter]

actually the pulse goalie head would be pretty awesome, that would help stop rebounds
The rubber band would perform great until it snaps. They could probably make it really thick though.

[laxman37]

i dunno, the pulse goalie idea is a good one, until it snaps on a fast shot.... oh well, there goes a $130 head.....ah, no

[Project X]

I saw Tillman about a month ago at some night clinic thing, and he talked to a bunch of the goalies about his new line. He said that he is designing the head to be as light as possible while staying stiff enough to not bend on a hard shot. He also said that he was going to get the chest protector as small as he can, and in the gloves will have really padded thumbs. He said it would all be awesome stuff, and after talking to the goalies there, it sounds like everything he's making is what all of them want.

[HRLAXER]

i want to see really unique gloves, a sexy chest protector, and well i think the eclipse and nemisis are pretty sic already.

[bhslax12]

he uses a nemi right?

[jaw22]

he uses a nemi right?

In college he used an eclipse, now I think he uses a nemesis because the MLL forces him to. Could be wrong though.

[laxpro]

Who ever has looked in the new IL on page 67 there is a new head called the Brick with the Pulse Technology, looks pretty good.

[Brandon303]

That's not a new head. It's just a winner from the Brine Innovation Contest. But, I'm sure Brine goalie heads in the future will have the Pulse "technology".

[Jesse]

Yeah I rekon.
I saw the other day a Chicks head with it...
I just shook my head...

[dlo6215]

any1 know when this line is coming out?

[laxngoalie]

most likely when all the new stuff comes out between October and Feb., or around the start of next season

[Jephman]

Who ever has looked in the new IL on page 67 there is a new head called the Brick with the Pulse Technology, looks pretty good.

That was made by a 15 year old teen named Jeff Ulfig. It is cool though, but I hope you know it is not real.

What a real good idea is? Mac Daddy Goalie Gloves (You better believe it!)

[dlo6215]

sry, ive been out of the game for a couple years and wasn't sure when it was typical for stuff to come out

[mohawklax1212]

brine just randomly released all their summer crap though. so with brine you never know

[scruffy221]

brine just randomly released all their summer crap though.


It's not random... It gives people time to "Gear up for summer"

IMO none of that stuff is really special anyways.

[dlo6215]

will his stuff be shown during lax championships?

[dlo6215]

if it is can some1 that is going take a few pics

[st1acrosse99]

Yeah I rekon.
I saw the other day a Chicks head with it...
I just shook my head...


well think about it man, girls lacrosse cant have a deep pocket at all. so if they took a shot and the pocket got deeper, they would have more control. especially when cradling they could keep the ball in the stick instead of losing it with a take-a-way check

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

In college he used an eclipse, now I think he uses a nemesis because the MLL forces him to. Could be wrong though.

He used a goalmaster as a freshman/soph I believe and then went to eclipse...and of course now a nemi since them MLL is only allowing warrior heads

[flyersrule9733]

if they make one with the pulse tecnology stuff, they should make it have more then one band. there should be atleast 3 or 4 bands all around the head. if they can get it to work, it will be amazing

[jaw22]

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What a real good idea is? Mac Daddy Goalie Gloves (You better believe it!)

They made them for Ohio State, I bought a pair off their goalie at camp for $60. Sold them a while back for $170 used.

[flyersrule9733]

They made them for Ohio State, I bought a pair off their goalie at camp for $60. Sold them a while back for $170 used.

lol nice one :thumbsup:

[laxattack11]

Yeah I rekon.
I saw the other day a Chicks head with it...
I just shook my head...

the pulse technology makes more sence on a chick stick... when they check it will be fine because not much pressure is being applied, but when catchingand craddling, it will give, and on a shot they will have more control

[goalie1215]

im betting it will make saves for you and it will have solid mesh. ok maybe not solid mesh but it will definatly make saves for you because anything endorsed by pros is automaticlly god and puts other gear to shame.

[MeRattack]

didnt tillman johnson take part in designing the money

[gfkeeper28]

No, Bill Daye designed it.

[YardSale3442]

One of the goalies on my team has been beggin for a new head to come out because the money and the xtreme just dont cut it. A pulse goalie haed would be amazing if they could get it to work

[GarysGod]

They made them for Ohio State, I bought a pair off their goalie at camp for $60. Sold them a while back for $170 used.

i wonder what i can get for my Maryland gforces??

[stinisonfire]

I'm just excited that TJ switched over to STX from Brine.

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

I'm just excited that TJ switched over to STX from Brine.

what are you talking about

[falconlax1]

wait he did? when did this happen?

[Riot]

yes, please!!! i would love to see a new line focused on us unloved dmen. I hate you.

[laxgoaliebm16]

no u r wrong

[TheCanaidan]

I read this in the brine ad/interview in the new IL with team Canada on the cover. Tillman is coming out with a new head, chest protector and goalie gloves. I personally would like to see how this is, because he used a very small chest protector throughout college and an eclipse, which are both fairly different from the current brine things. As far as gloves, there isnt much to do really except maybe like goalie flights or exodus. Hope this does better than the money and Xtreme

Yeah i read that too, im pumped to see what comes up

[claxbucky]

Why does everyone want a pulse-like goalie head? the pulse has a rubber band on the back right? I'd think that that would flex with the shot, then bounce the ball back out a lot easier, especially if you don't have soft hands and get a cradle in the shot process to offset the force of the shot (which prevents most rebounds anyway, if you do it already). It'd be too much maitenance, especially for better highschool and college keepers that see shots in the upper 80's - 90's cuz a rubber band can't take too much force repeatedly and the snapping of a rubberband actually weakens it, so you'd be replacing them as much as mesh. But this is just my opinion.

[O-town]

the money kinda is like the pulse with its being superflexible so get a money and the shots kinda bend it back, still doesnt break.

[goalie1215]

there will be no goalie head with pulse technology. why you ask? it is because the point of a pulse technology head is to be flexible so the head can cushion the impact of a ball. want another really flexible goalie head? i dont.

[ReLaxin 13]

there will be no goalie head with pulse technology. why you ask? it is because the point of a pulse technology head is to be flexible so the head can cushion the impact of a ball. want another really flexible goalie head? i dont.

Very true, I can't stand how flexible Eclipses get.

[quickslick444]

If they made the pulse thing it would be so much $$$. Every1 needs to follow warrior with the nemmy. Solid head.. no gimics.

[dillz18]

The new TJ line is called the "eraser" The head has a little hurley sign type thing on the sidewall and it extra stiff but way lihter than the eclipse. and the chest protector is made up of many tiny padr so that it doesnt bunch up when you make a cross body save and allows more movement and more protection

[NEMESIS_keeper]

if they make a pulse goalie head that will be wicked bad. the band will snap or beak to easy. plus with a rubber band cushioning the ball for you, come on now lets not be to lazy. gotta have soft hands....not soft stick lol.

[Irishlax22]

No, Bill Daye designed it.
I Miss Bill Daye :sad:

[ReLaxin 13]

The new TJ line is called the "eraser" The head has a little hurley sign type thing on the sidewall and it extra stiff but way lihter than the eclipse. and the chest protector is made up of many tiny padr so that it doesnt bunch up when you make a cross body save and allows more movement and more protection

Seriously? Where did you see/hear this?

[EndlesFimbulvet]

Dillz, if that is true and you have pictures/cite a reliable source, I will go to your house and shake your hand.

[ReLaxin 13]

Dillz, if that is true and you have pictures/cite a reliable source, I will go to your house and shake your hand.

I doubt he has them if he didn't mention them or post them anywhere but I could be wrong.

[mohawklax1212]

^ im with relaxin. and if he is rite, the eraser is the sole gayest name ive ever heard.

[czechinthepipes]

the eraser is the sole gayest name ive ever heard. :chuckle: haha lol that is so true.

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

^ im with relaxin. and if he is rite, the eraser is the sole gayest name ive ever heard.

if you think big nasty is a better name, good for you

[ojrlax5]

someone plz post pics

[Expressgoalie01]

if you think big nasty is a better name, good for you

Hahaha
Yea its Warrior who needs a new equipment naming person

[cllax11]

That was made by a 15 year old teen named Jeff Ulfig. It is cool though, but I hope you know it is not real.

What a real good idea is? Mac Daddy Goalie Gloves (You better believe it!)


Not to worry i know a kid that works for Warrior and MAC DADDY goalies are on their way.....

[stalls]

Macs do exist guys but right now there custom only and we want to be able to run them in stores just like our superfreaks, plus TJ is in R&D on a line not his own but one to revamp brines

[LaxDman62]

Yea i think the head is called the eraser or something

[Gaib]

The bottom of the chest protector is made up of a lot of tall, thin, diamond-shaped pads that have a decent amount of spacing in them. The idea is that when you crouch or contort to make a save, these will collapse in and won't resist your movement.

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

where is this information coming from...

[Gaib]

My info is coming from Brine

[EndlesFimbulvet]

Do you know a guy who knows a guy who said something about it at Brine, or are you directly involved/see the chest pad?

[giggity_goo_lax]

I sure hope so there needs to be some more goalie gear primarly heads out soon we are running out of options....

[laxgoalieking]

agreed warrior is long over due for a new head so is stx, the gaurdian doesnt count becaus it blows. and brine hasnt really relased a good head yet.

[Gaib]

Do you know a guy who knows a guy who said something about it at Brine, or are you directly involved/see the chest pad?

Former employee in the product development department - I was back at the beginning of the summer to do some testing on the new Triumph helmets

[OldGoalie]

Former employee in the product development department - I was back at the beginning of the summer to do some testing on the new Triumph helmets

Is Brine incorporating any features to combat the possibility of Commotio Cordis? i.e. are they doing anything special to the section over the heart?

[ReLaxin 13]

agreed warrior is long over due for a new head so is stx, the gaurdian doesnt count becaus it blows. and brine hasnt really relased a good head yet.

Warrior Snatch? Came out year before last.

[Gaib]

Is Brine incorporating any features to combat the possibility of Commotio Cordis? i.e. are they doing anything special to the section over the heart?

I can't really speak much on the new stuff that's coming out. I saw some prototypes but didn't ask/look for that. I know when I was designing the Supercrosse BP I put in a removable heart guard but it wasn't put into the final product. I'm going to guess (though this is only a guess) that the TJ line won't have a heart guard because the idea of the line is basically to maximize comfort and mobility which likely precludes putting in extra pads

[ReLaxin 13]

I can't really speak much on the new stuff that's coming out. I saw some prototypes but didn't ask/look for that. I know when I was designing the Supercrosse BP I put in a removable heart guard but it wasn't put into the final product. I'm going to guess (though this is only a guess) that the TJ line won't have a heart guard because the idea of the line is basically to maximize comfort and mobility which likely precludes putting in extra pads

With that said there will be a TJ Line coming out? Or a new line of goalie gear?

[gfkeeper28]

I just got back from Hobart, and the Brine rep confirmed the Eraser head and the conforming chest protector. He said they're working on gloves, but Brine is realeasing goalie Kings. And I suggest buying them. Best glove I've ever felt. Also, a fellow camper told me he heard at Colgate's camp, that Brine is no longer needing team orders for custom gloves. The rep at Hobart didn't mention it, but he may of just neglected that.

[ReLaxin 13]

I just got back from Hobart, and the Brine rep confirmed the Eraser head and the conforming chest protector. He said they're working on gloves, but Brine is realeasing goalie Kings. And I suggest buying them. Best glove I've ever felt. Also, a fellow camper told me he heard at Colgate's camp, that Brine is no longer needing team orders for custom gloves. The rep at Hobart didn't mention it, but he may of just neglected that.

Did you see the head? How'd it look?

[gfkeeper28]

Didn't bring any goalie gear, only talked about them. Eraser is supposed to have a full offset and will be considerably lighter than the Money.

[ReLaxin 13]

Didn't bring any goalie gear, only talked about them. Eraser is supposed to have a full offset and will be considerably lighter than the Money.

As long as there is none of the "Pulse Technology" I'm fine. :nahya:

[libertyvillelax]

I'm gunna take this oppurtunity to call a nemesis pro with little ridges on the sidewalls. (6) (Only 6 because I wouldn't be too surprised if it actually happened lol)

[ReLaxin 13]

I'm gunna take this oppurtunity to call a nemesis pro with little ridges on the sidewalls. (6) (Only 6 because I wouldn't be too surprised if it actually happened lol)

I actually wouldn't mind a lighter, stronger, more topstring holed Nemi...

[claxbucky]

If goalie heads get much lighter, they're going to be breaking all the time. The heads are getting too thin to take a beating. But people are willing to spend madd money on stuff that's supposed to be better and all new and have the best "technology" and what not, but the head breaks just like every other one. Until they find some crazy new plastic or something to make heads out of, I'm sticking with what I have until it breaks.

[dillz18]

Seriously? Where did you see/hear this?


I heard it at the opening day for B.U.L.L. dan Holdrige told me he works with tillman and he told us about the other new Brine stuff but most people already know about that.

[goalie1215]

I'm gunna take this oppurtunity to call a nemesis pro with little ridges on the sidewalls. (6) (Only 6 because I wouldn't be too surprised if it actually happened lol)

the only thing imho that could make the nemmy better would be a new stronger less bulky sidewall design (the sentinals for example)

[dragonlax]

Also, a fellow camper told me he heard at Colgate's camp, that Brine is no longer needing team orders for custom gloves. The rep at Hobart didn't mention it, but he may of just neglected that.

please god be true if it is im gonna get rid of my macs and get some custom kings when they get out

[Expressgoalie01]

Warriors coming out with a new goalie head, the Abyss 2.0. It looks really nice. Its more of a circle shape like the Nemi. It felt fairly stiff. I saw it at the World Games.

[OHSgoalie10]

I just got back from Peak 200 and the Brine rep told me that the chest protector would have like 2" thick memory foam. he said, in testing that shots would just hit it and drop. it will be the eraser chest protector. the eraser head will be stiffer than an eclipse and offset like a nemmy with the same face design as the 'clipse. this stuff will be coming out in november.

[1tyme]

check out the boddam site they got the best chest pad around no dought

[Paul_Gait_RULZ]

I wish brine would just die!!!!!!!

I hate this whole naming things after some single player....

Look, both of them only did good in NCAA really, you need to be a gait or a grant or a marechek before you get a named stick and such.....

I am tired of this non sense.....

why would passavia get a d pole??? why not brodie, but then again give brodie a shortie in box and he's even better.....

Poinbt of story I will purposely not buy brine because the gear is named after a player, GAIT is a brand, I use nothing gait tho, but it wouldn't stop me because the guy designs all the gear even for women, so he deserves the line...Gary is just the legend, so of course it makes sense to have gforce.....

But I still wish they had less of player named goods and more emphasis on what players want and stuff that lasts!

Brine had the worse heads ever at the hands of the powells last season!

I hope TJ gets something decent out cuz I like the guy a lot, let's just hope he doesnt have removeable sidewalls or something stupid that falls out and you loose it 5 mins later!

[saintslax123]

Goalies seems to be so mixed about heads. Some LOVE the nemi others think it's way too heavy. Others think the eclipse and Goalmaster are the best ever others hate them more than anything. Some think the money is great, others depise it. But everyone hates Big nasties! Anyway I guess all lax heads are like that, I just seem to notice it in paticular with goalies.

at a tournament last summer me and another goalie split time I had an eclipse he had 3 nemesis. after 4 games he had broken all 3 nemesis and my hadnt even cracked.

[Tridentslax]

People talking about a Pulse goalie Stick pinging balls back out as the rubber snaps back, depends on the properties of the rubber. for catching with minimum rebout you want a rubber that dampens the impact of the ball (like the dampers in a car, rather than the springs) so something with the consistency of silly putty (do you guys have that over there?) gentle strech and deceleration of the ball. However this obviously sucks for passing with where you want something that is springy (think rubber band) so a medium is required. thats what ALL engineering is, compromise, I should know I have a Masters in it (and a doctorate soon too, hopefully)

[Gaib]

People talking about a Pulse goalie Stick pinging balls back out as the rubber snaps back, depends on the properties of the rubber. for catching with minimum rebout you want a rubber that dampens the impact of the ball (like the dampers in a car, rather than the springs) so something with the consistency of silly putty (do you guys have that over there?) gentle strech and deceleration of the ball. However this obviously sucks for passing with where you want something that is springy (think rubber band) so a medium is required. thats what ALL engineering is, compromise, I should know I have a Masters in it (and a doctorate soon too, hopefully)

While I agree with what you're saying overall, silly putty is not a good example. Silly putty is a viscoelastic solid and, in being such, is very dependent on loading time. If you slowly pull a piece of silly putty, you see it's viscous properties (it flows). But if you pull it quickly, which would be the reaction you'd get if a shot hit it, it abrputply snaps. That wouldn't be very useful. What field is your masters in?

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

well the pulse goalie stick would obviously be called the "pulse speed" :agree:

[dillz18]

I dont have pics because the TJ line gear wasn't at the tent. (unfortunatley)

[flyersrule9733]

when is the chest protecter coming out? i looked on the brine site and unless im blind i didnt see anything about it. i know a lot of stuff is coming out october first, so will this come out too?

[THALAX]

when is the chest protecter coming out? i looked on the brine site and unless im blind i didnt see anything about it. i know a lot of stuff is coming out october first, so will this come out too?

STX is October 1st. It will come out some time in October though (most likely early to mid). You can pre order it here
http://www.laxstore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BPERASER

[Tridentslax]

While I agree with what you're saying overall, silly putty is not a good example. Silly putty is a viscoelastic solid and, in being such, is very dependent on loading time. If you slowly pull a piece of silly putty, you see it's viscous properties (it flows). But if you pull it quickly, which would be the reaction you'd get if a shot hit it, it abrputply snaps. That wouldn't be very useful. What field is your masters in?

Good point, having a blonde moment clearly, my masters is actually naval architecture. but the PhD is in suspension seat design for powerboats. you could have soe ridiculously complex active system that alters the properties of the pulse mechanism depending on whether you are throwing or savin. hmmmmmm perhamps a tad heavy

[Deco]

It looks pretty diffret...i cant wait for his stick to come out