pittu

Thanks McCormack, somehow I missed your post. That helps alot....

I am getting a fluid filled sore spot on the outside of one ankle from the top of the boot that is troubling me... Can anyone tell me how you managed to hold the edges in the "rolled out" position after heating it? Do you tie it down somehow and put it in the freezer? Thx

Easton S19 Non-Grip Flex: 85 cut 1" Curve: Heatley LH Height:6'-1" Weight:200 Position: LW or D Type of Play: Intermediate Beer League, Pick up, and more competetive tourneys (Molson, Labatts), Lots of stick times (2X per week) Played about 3-6 hours per week: Previous Sticks: Bauer x20, Reebok Silver series, Christian/Sherwood wood sticks :) Intro: I started playing hockey again last Spring after 20 years away from the game. Highest level of play was varsity High School in 1989. When I started playing again, I went with what was familiar and cheap...solid wood sticks. The blades mushed out and split up, but I wasnt prepared to drop the $ on the more expensive sticks. I bought a couple of $40 dollar Reebox "Silver series" Crosby SMU's and although they were light years ahead of the wood sticks, I broke two of them within a month. I was sick of breaking sticks as I had broke a total of 4 within a couple of months so I bit the bullet and bought an S19 on a 1/2 off sale ($ 130 USD). Looks: As long as it dont make me look like a punk or a chump on the ice I dont care. This one looks fine...cant go wrong with black and white....10/10 Weight: I was blown away at how lightweight this stick is. I love the balanced feel the blade has plus it gives me the ability to poke check and push pucks one handed alot easier than with a heavier stick. 10/10 Puck Feel: I was initially afraid that this stick was too "pingy" to feel and control passes. It almost seemed too stiff with no give. After playing with it a time or two I fell in love with how well it controls passes. I was most impressed with my shots than anything else about this stick. My snappers were lethal and my clappers were booming (for me anyway). Accuracy was phenominal based on comparisions to any stick I had previously used. 9/10 Durability: Because the stick cost so much, I ran a piece of shin pad tape under the blade first, then I tape my blade from behind the heel to within a 1/2" of the toe. That seemed to help alot because the blade has held up really well. Other than some skate cuts, it doesnt have to much for chips or wear. Matter of fact it didnt have any significant chips or damage after almost a year when it finally broke. It broke about where the blade is fused to the shaft, just catching a soft pass, which is crazy considering how many slapshots I have taken with that stick over the course of a year. 9/10 Shaft: I'm not a connesiour of stick flex, but it didnt seem to have significantly gotten any whippier over the year that it lived. 9/10 Conclusion: I would definitley buy another one, matter of fact I bought 3 more while they were on sale so hopefully I have 3 more years worth of sticks sitting in my garage, LOL. I think It is a truly great stick. I'm sure there are sticks out there now that are as good and better, but I am happy with the S19 for as long as my stash lasts Overall: 9.5