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    3 hours ago, dimpledballs said:

    I'm pretty sure these are pro stock. The main tell is that it uses the jofa-style liners and not the typical retail liners. No retail SMU would use the jofa-style liners since there's no advertising point there. 

    Yeah, i think they are pro stock looking sat the new pics. 

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    12 hours ago, Cavs019 said:

    I used to play with a 95-100 flex back in the day- granted I’m not as strong as I used to be but I’ve always felt much more stable on the puck and my shots feel more consistent with a stick that doesn’t have much “give” or torque.

    I recently went from 75 back to 85 and had a similar revelation to you- though I probably knew this all along and have been drinking the whippy flex kool aid for a while now!

    Back in the day, I dont even know what I used. An Easton Cyclone and it was likely a 100+ flex stick. I had that thing all the way through juniors and the beginning of college when I got hurt and stopped playing before the season kicked off. After taking more than a decade off from the sport and coming back I think the first stick I picked up was a 55 flex Easton. Not because of the lower flex rating or anything, it just fit the height I was used to and I didn't have to cut it. Being composite it also felt decently stiff as well. I think it was an Easton HTX/HSX or similar. 

    I am going to try a 95 flex stick this week. I really love the feel of this stick. Not sure if its the flex profile, flex rating, or a combination of everything, but I want to see if a low kick stick feels the same in a higher flex. 

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    I never take big clappers or extremely powerful shots from far out, above the top of the circles, so I have always focused on sticks with a quick release.

    Today, for shits and giggles, I decided to test out a True A5.2 SBP stick in a much higher flex than I usually use.

    To my surprise I was able to shoot more accurately and powerful in longer than I can even recall! 

    I understand the SBP is more of a variable kick point but the power and accuracy of my shots, all shots, compared to my typical A6.0HT and QRE was very noticable. 

    I have to say that sometimes it's good to try something new and different as opposed to what you're used to. You never know what the result might be. 

    I also found the slightly heavier weight of the A5.2 to be very satisfying. Normally, I prefer the lightest sticks on the market, and while it's only about 420 grams, which is still very light, it's slightly heavier than I normally use. I really liked the small amount of added weight though! 

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    4 hours ago, OzziesDad said:

    We have a rink here in MA that has 8 full sized ice surfaces, and 2 mini rinks, that have had 4 Sparx machines running essentially non stop for 2 years with little to no problems.

    I'd LOVE to know what those places are doing with their machines. 

    I hear the same story from other places as well but all of these stores were VERY negative on Sparx machines saying there were unreliable and broke often. 

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    17 hours ago, colins said:

     

    Looks like Prosharp Home has the clear lead in cost per sharpening then.

    The missing piece for me is still the comparison of a single pass on the Sparx vs. a single pass on the Prosharp Home. Sparx have claimed to have measured the amount of steel removed per pass and said the Sparx machine removes more steel per pass than the Prosharp Home does.

    So if 3 passes on the Prosharp is removing less steel than 3 passes on the Sparx, but Prosharp claims 3 passes is on the extreme end, then the Sparx guidance of 4 cycles for a "normal" sharpening is very conservative, and the comparison is still apples and oranges. One is talking about regular routine maintenance by taking good care of your own edges after every skate or two, the other speaking to average joe sharpening his buddy's kids skates after 8-10 hours use with the regular nicks and abuse you see from folks that don't own their own sharpener. 

    Nobody seems to have a benchmark to show them on a level playing field.

    Seems the Prosharp Home is going to be cheaper per pair, but to Marka's question above, what's the real delta between the two for cost of ownership?

     

    colins

    I never measured such but I would say its about the same. Both of their wheels are about the same level of hardness. 

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    On 4/18/2017 at 7:01 PM, Swlabr11 said:

    Does anyone have any info on these? They keep popping up more often but there is little to no info I can find. 

    Very high-quality steel and the best DLC coating on the market. Love their stuff. The downside is they are always delayed with shipping and their customer service has been poor. 

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