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20 hours ago, z1ggy said:Makes sense. So do you think players like McDavid/Kane that are using Tacks/Supreme profiles have a different blade in there? CCM says the blade on Super Tacks is pretty stiff.
Kane uses a super stiff blade, but I think he’s one of the few.
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The Bauer Re-Akt ones I've found are better for rounder faces since they seem to run on the "smaller" side for me (with me having a smaller facial surface area). But I really like them when I use them.
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I feel like my snappers come off faster with my 1XL and ADV than they do with my Nexus. I haven’t really noticed a big difference between “power” though. I do prefer the way the mid stick reacts to being loaded, though. In an ideal world I would be using a mid-low stick like the One95, just with updated materials.
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Wrap. And the stick is garbage. Stores still have them on the rack.
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Wasn’t even aware there was a spec sheet floating around to begin with. Any links to that?
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All I can say is you’re attempting something many of us have tried and failed. Good luck.
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The TRUE rep who posts on here has been very helpful with deciphering ID codes in the past. Other than asking someone at TRUE, there’s no way to tell specs of a stick.
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1. Kucherov
2. W28
3. Kucherov
4. Bauer P28
5. Kucherov
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Stopped by my LHS yesterday, manager said they’ve sold all of 6 of the 30 they were allocated.
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7 hours ago, sbecks72986 said:They use that geometry so they can make the stick lighter, on a high kick stick like Supreme the bottom taper would have a lot of extra layers of carbon fiber to stiffen out the bottom with the Sonic taper they didn’t have to use more layers bc the geometry itself makes it a stiffer taper so less carbon fiber is used shedding weight.
Admittedly I’m no aerospace engineering expert but couldn’t they have developed a different carbon weave? Or why did it necessarily need to bow out? Couldn’t it have been the same shape but tapered down or at least the same width as the rest of the shaft?
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3 hours ago, colins said:If that's the case they run the risk of nobody wanting to buy (or counterfeit) a crappy product. Initial reviews and opinions seem to all dislike the bottom heavy feel of these sticks.
A buddy returned his to the store after 2 hours of use. I didn’t buy one because it felt bottom heavy as **** in the store to the point where the balance made it as “heavy” as a 2SPro.
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On 10/14/2019 at 10:25 PM, Hills said:Did the Octogun expand outwards?
Can’t recall it expanding but having seen the stick in person it definitely reminds me of it, more so than the QR Edge.
I also doubt the veracity of Bauer‘s claims that the bowing out provides meaningful performance benefit, or even that the taper shape significantly improves performance. My conspiracy theory is that Bauer is trying to stave off counterfeiters (which was a problem with the Vapor ADV) since I doubt any have the capability to replicate that design.
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Have a video of him wiping out?
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Some misinformation in that link, namely with offerings at senior. They have 70/77/87 flexes, P92 and P88 for all 3, P28 at 77 and 87 (not sure if also at 70 but I have personally seen P28 on 77 and 87 flex sticks).
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20 hours ago, Hills said:Not even close... the taper is completely different than anything I have seen before.
Ever see an Octogun?
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I wonder what the blade core will be.
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Doesn’t the Ribcore shaft have asymmetrical forehand and backhand? Maybe the E stands for RibcorE?
Also, that’s a really green green. Almost like they’re trying to make the stick look ADVanced.
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Could always ask for photos with time stamp?
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The Warrior W03 also isn't exactly a P92 clone though. Just like the W28 is more similar to a Fisher-style P28 than the other P28 offerings.
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Spear constructions from CCM are similar to Bauer’s G3 which is basically a variable low-mid kick. The closest retail option to that currently are the True sticks (both X and A series minus the HT variant). Next closest I would say is the JetSpeed.
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Just skated on a Quad 0 prepped by the one and only @JR Boucicaut. If you’re not on a quad profile I highly recommend it. The skating is so much more efficient and you can add much more top speed.
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Overdrive blade now that takes me back to my USA Hockey Magazine days.
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8 hours ago, althoma1 said:It may or may not be enforced in men's league, but Hockey Canada rule 3.3 e) states:
The end of the shaft must be covered to protect against injury. In the case of hollowed shaft sticks, the end of the shaft must have a protective cap as well as being covered to protect against injury.
Nice stick though!
I glue the end plugs in. Not sure what is meant by "as well as being covered to protect against injury."
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2NPro kick point
Supreme shaft shape
1X Lite blade
Grip. I was going to get gloss clear but I don’t like taping the butt ends so went with grip.
Bauer Nexus 2NPro
in OPS
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About Me
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 150 lbs
Shoots: Left
I've been playing hockey since I was 7 with roller and started ice when I was 11. I've played as high as midget AAA but was a career AA player at best, along with high school varsity hockey in New Jersey. I've used many sticks throughout my time on the ice. To give you an idea of what I have to compare the Nexus to, I've used:
The Nexus 2NPro was my first retail stick purchase in god knows how long. I was very excited for the stick after falling in love with my 1NXL.
Stick specs: 70 flex, P28
Blade/Receiving Passes - 6.5/10
The R-Lite blade is allegedly the most popular spec at the NHL level as it has the crispiness of a stiffer blade but softened feel for receiving hard passes and improving puck feel. My thoughts on this blade are mixed; off the shelf it felt amazing, and though I disagree that a softer blade core helps with puck feel (in my experience a dampened feel hurts because you can't easily feel with your hands where on the blade the puck is) I wasn't initially put off by the extra dampening like I have been with other sticks because I prefer a livelier blade. However, be it the materials or maybe just my stick, the blade went dead very quickly. I'm talking about less than 8 full sessions. It quickly lost that crispy feel that I liked and just became a dampened blade. If this blade retained its pop longer, this score would be close to a 9/10.
Shaft/Flex – 9/10
I like the Nexus hybrid shaft shape a lot, but only just slightly behind the traditional boxy shape of the Supreme line. Otherwise, no complaints about the shaft of the stick. I got a 70 flex and it really feels like a 70 flex (strangely enough my Pro Customs were also 70 flex but feel more like an 87).
Stickhandling – 7/10
Similar to how the blade quickly died on me, stickhandling was great initially but quickly faded as the blade lost its crisp. Nothing much more to say about that; if the blade stayed crispier longer this would be close to a 9/10.
Shooting – 8.5/10
Shooting with this stick has remained very good, even with the blade losing its life early on. Pucks don't laser off the blade like with my 1X Lite or ADV, but they have "weight" behind them. My only complaint comes, once again, thanks to the blade. Initially the puck would release faster but as the blade lost its life pucks started to come off more slowly.
Weight and Balance – 9/10
Not Bauer's lightest offering, not its heaviest. I think this stick is very nicely balanced, however, without being too blade or too shaft heavy. But there is definitely a more blade-heavy bias to the stick which is not what I would prefer (for example, TRUE has managed to move their center of gravity on their sticks higher up in the shaft to give the perception of a lighter stick which is very welcome).
Durability – 7/10
I'm going to give durability a 7/10. The shaft has held up fine to physical impact with only a small chunk lost near the neck of the blade. Obviously the blade construction is not going to score well here. However, one thing I did notice about the stick itself is that not long after I've used it (say around 15 sessions) I started to notice that the shaft started to develop a very subtle but noticeable (when you stack 2 sticks together) bend/flex to it (in the direction you would expect). This tells me that the carbon is not returning completely to its original shape after shots. Maybe I got a defective unit but that was definitely something I was not expecting from a stick I paid almost $300 for.
Intangibles
The 2NPro graphics have grown on me, though I personally prefer the look of the 2017 1N.
Conclusion – 7.75/10
Bottom line: a very solid stick when its new but doesn't hold up as well as you would hope. Yes, "elite" sticks are technically less durable, but I was hoping to be able to really use the stick at its original characteristics for more than a few months. I had to give up using it earlier than I would have liked because the blade just became unusable to me.