The menu is to the left and it floats as you scroll. If you can't see it, try another browser; you should have at least two loaded in your system anyways. Firefox works best, IE is ok, but you have to unblock the menu, Chrome is good, Safari is trouble.

If you still can't see the menu, here is an alternate menu. To get ready for Overdrive II, I have reworked the back end of the site. If you're having problems navigating the site, I'd be happy if you told me.

e-mail me Put 'the blade' in the header so it doesn't go into my spam folder.

Mar 20/2012

So what's up with Overdrive I ??

Here's what's going on and what's going to happen. The book at marymarvin.com is almost ready after taking forever (10 years). A lot of people are waiting for it, it's going to sell really well, and yes, buy it, you'll love it. I'll post a note here when it comes out. The book will continue to prevent me from working on Overdrive I, but once it is published, the sales will go back into Overdrive to make the blade legal in the NHL again. Yes, it's personal, and I never give up. Overdrive works, it prevents the chronic groin injuries that plague goaltending, and the advertising will be relentless. I'm a goalie first, and with over 15,000 pairs of Overdrive sold around the world, I feel that I still owe the goalie's union a legal product. I'll do it.

So what's up with Overdrive II ??

I'm in my new Sub Zeros and loving them (big style change, though), but new equipment has forced me to reshape OV2. The design is now way better. I'm playing a lot, testing it at every skate, and everything is checking out. The big advantage of OV2 will be injury prevention. I've played with OV2 and variations for 2 1/2 years now, and the month I played without, I played straight into injury. I was still wearing OV1!!! OV2 also improves mobility, but not as much as with OV1. The video evidence for OV2 is excellent, way better than OV1. The manufacturing has to be straightened out and the website has to go up, but again, the book is a priority, so things are not happening quickly. I'll get it out; I owe the goalie's union. (OV2 does not replace Overdrive I, you can use both at once.)

John.

I get a lot of letters from goalies telling me how they are now playing with a lot less pain, but here's a different one. Yay!

Fantastic! I've just got to say I am extremely impressed with the Overdrive Blades. After years of playing AAA hockey, Junior and College hockey as a goaltender, I decided to give up hockey in the late 90's, I just lost interest and passion for the game. Last month I had the itch to play hockey again, so yes, I went out and bought all new gear for a few thousand dollars (ouch). I went out on the ice and completely embarrassed myself a few weeks ago, couldn't slide across the net, slipped in my stance, it was immensely discouraging. After failing at a second attempt on the ice later that week, I thought to myself it was a mistake to get back in goal, as my game had diminished so much. I was about to give up for good this time. I saw your blades online with a few great reviews, and for $35 I thought it was worth a last try. After installing them in less then 30 minutes I went out to play in a Mens Level "C" game. My game was outstanding, I could crouch low, slide post to push and get back to my feet as fast as if I were in my teenager years. I only allowed 1 goal in facing over 30 shots. The guys on the bench were amazed and I even had a player question if I had played pro in the past. What a great feeling! My confidence with the overdrive blades  has gone right up. These blades prevented me from giving up the game I so much love.  Thank You for your great system. Thanks for bringing back my passion for goaltending. Mike G.

Finally, a lot of people still ask why the NHL outlawed Overdrive. The reason stated was: it was an unfair advantage for the goalies who were using it over the goalies who were not. About 20 NHL'ers were using it at the time, mostly young guys.