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Easton Z Carbon / 95 Flex / Drury / 6'3" 285 lbs Blade: While the blade is very stiff it has softened up a touch over the past couple months it is still may stiffer (and more intact) than any wood blade would be over that much use. I also baby my blades quite a bit and take at least an hour in my taping/blade prep before using them. 8.5/10 Flex: I like the 95 Flex as I'm more of a snap shot and wrist shot type of shooter. On occaision I'll take half slap shots in game situations. For durability's sake I sprayed the entire stick with diamond cote polyurethane before using it to seal it up. I think this has helped maintain the flex and kept the stick from getting mushy too fast. However, I have found that it has softened down to about a 90 flex with the few months of usage. 9/10 Receiving passes/stickhandling: I found the stiffness of the blade made the puck bounce quite a bit on pass reception until I taped the face and backhand with duct tape before I taped with hockey tape. This solved the problem for me and helped calm the puck down on hard passes 7/10 Weight: I found the stick well balanced and of average weight for a wood stick. Not too blade heavy but not OPS light, either. Personally, I don't mind the weight of a wood stick as I think it helps me a bit with my poke checking. 10/10 Durability: This stick is very durable. While the shaft has its share of of dings and scuffs I don't have any reliability issues with it. The blades are in really good shape because I take so much effort in the taping and waxing process. The clear coat of polyurethane has undoubtedly helped the durability and I would recommend it to anyone using wood sticks. My only gripe would be that when I've retaped the handle I've found that the tape will pull slpinters off the shaft and force me to tape further down with each tape job. 9.5/10 Conclusion: I like this stick and wish that the Drury pattern was still offered in the 95 Flex but I guess I will just have to adapt to the 100 Flex model the next time I have to pick up another Z-Carbon. Overall Score: 8.8/10

I would raise hell with them, man. For what you paid for a pair of custom gloves they are supposed to get ALL the details right. Either get them to repair the gloves (new rolls), make new gloves or get them to give you a discount on them considering it was their mistake.

Not even close to the Itech gloves....Also, those glove were made for St. Louis before he went to Bauer. I take it the L series of gloves will have a more traditional look without the wide flared cuff of the M series?

If I had gloves like those I'd be forced to kick my own ass...