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Originally Posted by Helga
lol its actually the opposite im lookin for...
my WARRIOR stick is intermediate and it was 70flex to begin with and it cut it to my chin and i still dont produce a HARD fast slap shot...
i can feel it flexing so much when i slapshot. I've done alot of trials between these two ..
I guess consider that im 5"7 130pounds WITH lots of power...
with the reebok stick-um stick... its a senior but its like 90^flex and its like 3inches under my chin, i can produce a harder slapshot with this stick with out feeling any flex (idk if thats a good thing but it's giving me the results i want)... and its a lightweight stick.But i cant wrist shot cuz the stick is way too short, literally a grandpa trying to do a wrister. FYI, i found the RBK shaft somewhere  idk the series of it but i'll prob drop by at sportchek to show them
Its whether im better off with 2 piece or 1 piece (just really tired of wasting money on sticks)...and I dont have time to go to a hockey shop :P |
1)You can't really compare the low end bentley to a high end reebok.
2)you are supposed to feel your stick whip while shooting, and if your slapshot form is correct, then it should benefit from using a whippier stick.
3)the reason you cant wrist it, is because the stiffer your stick is, the harder it is to get a decent wrist shot away. hence use a whippier stick.
Another rule of thumb, you should be able to put about 1-2 inches of bend in your stick just flexing it without trying too hard.
with that said, I have been there and done that. When I used a 100 flex, my slappers felt good but I noticed I had to put a lot of energy into wristers to get them off. With the whippier stick, wrist/snap shots come easy, and slappers just need a bit of an adjustment when taking slappers... Try not to shoot the shit hell out of the puck and focus on proper form, and a good follow through/smooth weight transition. A lot of people slice/ chop at the puck you want a smooth backswing to follow through hitting the ice just behind the puck. The feeling of the whippier stick bending so much it is going to snap will pass, and you will get used to it.
Unless you are a defenceman, you should not worry about evolving your hockey game around a slapshot. It should be the last shot you really should be concerned about. literally, I take maybe 1 slapshot a game/pickup. I hate it when there are guys who just keep wiring slappers during pickup having no consideration of other player's well being..
sorry for the rant at the end lol