Fire0nIce228

Bauer Vapor XX/Regular 87 Flex/P88 (Lindros) Pattern User -5'9, 140 lbs Blade- I've used composite blades the last 3 years. Nothing spectacular or new to me. Feels good, solid. The blade hasn't chipped or anything too bad for me, even the toe is in pretty good shape. As mentioned before, feels like a Synergy. 8/10 Flex- The 87 flex is awesome, but thats my personal preferance. I dont feel any flex when recieving hard passes, but can feel the stick flex when I take slapshots. My slapshot has improved alot going down to this flex from a 100 flex stick.9.5/10 Stickhandling/Reciving passes- I used to use the Sakic pattern, and after just a short while I was accustomed to the Lindros pattern and doing quite well with it. I'm used to graphite blades, so the "dead" feel isn't a problem, or even noticable to me. I like the feel.8/10 Shooting- I love shooting with this stick. I have noticed a great improvement in my slapshot, and have lost nothing on my wrist shot or backhand. Coming from a Synergy Si-Core, I like shooting with this stick much better 9/10 Weight/Balance- This stick feels light, period. Not listed as extrodinarily light, but good balance really makes this thing feel like a feather IMO. 9.5/10 Durability- Been using the stick for a few weeks, and nothing major. Blade has no cracks, and the only chips are in the toe, and they are very minor at that. The shaft is still in great shape, minus the normal scuff marks and such. 9/10 Intangables- The chrome XX stickers started to peel off of my stick ,so I pulled them the rest of the way off. To me, its a hockey stick not a beauty model, so not having stickers on the stick is no big deal. I also love the grip on the stick, not too much, but enough. 10/10 Conclusion- I love this stick. I can launch great shots with it and it feels great. I have been and will continue to tell people searching for a new OPS to give the Bauer Vapor XX a try. If my stick breaks, I will almost definetly be getting another one, in the exact same specs. Final Score 9.5/10 Added Edits: I've continuously been using this stick , and now that its seeing more in game action instead of just practice its starting to show a little. The toe of the blade has started to chip a little bit more than it had, but still nothing major. And, in a game I recently had I was going along the boards behind the net, got hit and the blade of the stick got jammed in the crack where the door onto the ice closes, so forcefully that the stick came out of my hands and was stuck in the crack between the 2 pieces of glass (because of the door), still, aside from shredded tape, the blade is FINE. No cracks or no visible anything from the incident. Very Well Done! If this thing breaks I know for sure that I will buy another. Final Update: Blade broke after an entire seasons use as the only stick I used. 20-something games and 1-2 practices a week from November-March. A chip in the heel of the blade turned into a crack running up the forehand part of the blade. Still shot very well, but was weakining. Finally someone fell on my blade and broke it. I still recommend this stick all the time, went with my teammate to buy a stick and talked him into buying an XX hossa pattern. 9.5/10 still.