Bender94

I was gonna tell you, they have for the most part died out, very hard to find 2 pieces. I used to love keeping one as a backup, because if I ever got bored of a curve I’d just try one for 40$ first on the backup than buy a ops variant if I liked it.

Also, how much are you cutting the sticks? If he’s on the lighter side, he might be flexing the blade more than the shaft. Once you cut a stick the flex goes up. I weight 210 at 5 8 use a 77 cut down. Probably ends up being roughly a 90 flex. if he’s flexing the blade a lot shooting of the toe that explains the heel blowing out. I know generally speaking the low kick sticks tend to have a more “rigid” blade

I am a Bauer guy, for the most part, I love my 2n pro and has held up to a lot of violent stick checks what level is the young man playing? If he’s playing travel, it’s just gonna happen with sticks. Skating that much, and getting chippy kills sticks, I went threw sticks like crazy in bantam and midget. I can attest to the abhs being good. A ton of guys in my area use them. (Michigan company lol). you can also check for some pro stocks. I usually only buy pro stocks now, if you cut a 2s retail and a 2s pro stock in half the pro stock will have thicker sidewalls to the shaft, weigh more in most cases and be a lot more durable. The sticks are usually reinforced through the entire stick.

Yeah it’s all hearsay anyways. I have not tried a pair personally, although I’m glad yours are holding up. Plus, equipment works different for each player. What some guys swear by others curse haha.

Should mention I hate most wheels haha. So far I have disliked addictions, revisions of all types the millenniums are OK the pures and old rink rat hornets were my favorites out of what I have tried, but to each their own. No two hockey players will have the exact same gear preference. So go for what you like and what works.

I ref some former Pama pro guys, and from what I have heard, they perform great, but are a “tournament wheel” aka not durable. The only thing I have found to be a mix was the old pures, have not tried the new ones, however have heard great things about initial quality. I should mention I skate on a +2 weight 210 and started at ice, I like a rigid wheel, these seem to fit the bill. I had +1s, but kept cracking the front 4. Plus, I don’t really like my wheels to be overly flexible. That’s why I mentioned ice. The +2 kind of just grips and feels rigid which I like because an ice skate really doesn’t flex at all down low, too soft of wheels do and I struggle to skate on them.

Go for the pures while they are on sale!!!!! I am 205 skate on +2's and a borderline elite level, usually violent on wheels, with rotations on the pures I am fine for a few seasons which is unheard of for me. Go for a 0 or +1.

Id try the 5030's, Im 29 and play pretty decent level of mens hockey, I wear them, however I took the chest plate from my old shoulder pads and attached it on the chest. Once your not hitting really the ribs/back is the concern. I did it because I was like 7 or 8 when pronger took that puck to the heart. Always wanted good chest protection lol. You could do a padded shirt under the 5030's too, but I cannot with the way the guys shoot in my league. Most of us played anywhere from AA travel-juniors college I am confident they would cause organ damage or bone breakage lol. Edit- Dont remind me about Visors lmao, I do not have dental right now, and recently switched to a cage...... I HATE IT haha. As soon as I get dental back the Straight cut is going right back on. I cant see anything right now, although its only been since the new year lol! The only thing I will say good about a cage is I now see why they are considered an "advantage" in the nhl. I am much more daring haha

Man the industry is out of control. I broke 11 sticks last year playing 3 times a week! Granted I slash a lot haha. Well I call them aggressive stick checks, but what defenseman doesnt whack lol. I buy pro stocks, I legit manage to just get any stick out of warranty and blow it apart. I got lucky on my 1s. Bought it on sale, it exploded after two weeks, got a 2s pro sent to me. 2s pro is an awful stick btw, I love my 2n pro though. Although, again its a pro stock retail might be totally different. I just end up paying 150-180 every 40 days haha. EDIT- That reminds me BAUER start selling p28 max blade height retail lol!!!!!

I wish I would have known about these!!!!

Do any Michigan teams do this?