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    13 hours ago, hockeydad3 said:

    If you are coming from a radius probably smaller than 9' you will have similar problems with an adequate Quad or Ellipse profile and a 1/2" hollow. Even if you go down one or two sizes. At first I would try a flatter hollow, maybe 5/8" or even 11/16" and adapt a bit to the new profile. After this a Quad Zero could be a good starting point to find a suiting multiradius profile for you. 

    ok yeah makes sense that my current hollow might be a bit too aggressive for these profiles to shine.

    I understood i get the agility for turning of a smaller single radius profile and for the long strides i get a bigger radius profile.

    Seems like you guys don't really recommend the ellipse. The shared experiences also seems very mixed to me. Pro Sharp Marketing always talks about it being a Zuperior/ Quad profile with steady/continous transitions rather then instant radii changes. This kinda implies to me that they think the ellipse is the next development stage of the fixed radii profiles.

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    Hi guys,

    I am looking for a profile recommendation.

    Backstory: I recently upgraded from a x800 vapor to a 3x pro vapor (size 9.5).
    Straight line speed feels good but having trouble with smooth turns and especially braking (really having trouble with my left foot). I found out that i went from a 9ft single radius profile to a 10ft radius, judging by Bauers description.
    Another thought is that my old Blade is max 2/3 of the heigth of the new one, so i am bit afraid that the different sharpeners grinded a bit of a custom profile into the steel. I really liked something around 1/2 inch RoH for an strong grip for tight turns and general agility.

    Any recommendations (looking at quad or ellipse profiles)?

    Thanks in advance!

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    Okay today in practice I noticed what flip12 said. The nice and flat sauces where released before the toe hook. Guess i just need to get the mechanics down for using the blade correctly.

    I noticed on my Clappers when I stroke them well they have a tendency to miss to the left uphigh over the net as a righty. Should I also try to release it earlier on the blade or is the wrist motion at fault?

    Around what height have the other p28 users cut the stick?

  6. Posted · Edited by HockeyTactics · Report reply

    2 hours ago, flip12 said:

    P28 is a nice passing blade if you sort out where the heel to middle release point is. Usually it’s possible to launch a saucer pass heel to toe, especially with the degree of loft on blades like the Drury. I’m pretty sure that’s the main reason for there being so much loft on the blade. The P28 still has vestiges of that origin: it’s an open heel curve until it turns into a mid-toe curve. The rub lies in the aggressiveness of the rocker on the toe. This means you can’t wait until the puck is at the toe to launch a sweeping saucer pass or shot starting from the heel. You have to release before you reach the toe, just beyond the middle of the blade.

    Before you go trying different curves, see if you can expand what you’re comfortable with using the P28 for. Just practice the saucer standing still, super soft motions, almost no pressure on the stick. Do a few sets of five or six pucks in a row and see if you can feel where the puck wants to release. I did this when I was struggling with my Ville Leino SE16. It’s basically a Kovalevized P28: lower lie, max-length blade, but similar idea. Once I found the sweeping sweet spot I didn’t have fluttering saucer passes anymore. My shooting also improved, so I could finally shoot from either the heel or the toe, no problem. 

    Thanks flip12, some great tipps there, definitely will try it out later. P28 seems to be even more versatile than i thought.

    Reading the other suggestions I think I am sticking with the p28 for now and change some small parts about the stick length and my blade usage. It seems to be the closest to what I want on retail level and i am still not using every aspect of it correctly. Might be also giving similar curves like the p90t a try if I get a chance to get my hands on that curve.

    Wouldn't be the old Shanahan (Kane's pro Stock Curve) also be pretty close to my discription and similar playing to the p28? Or does it play completly different?

    Is the Ville Leino SE16 you got a pro stock curve?

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    11 minutes ago, colins said:

     

    See if you can borrow a P92 that's a bit shorter, between your chin and lips for example, it's a great all around curve with the features you describe but I suspect using it at your current length might not be to your liking.

    That said - for the type of game you describe as being your strengths - I'd recommend trying a shorter stick in general.

    No easy answers I'm afraid - you've got some experimenting to do. 🙂

     

    Got an old w03 lying around heard it is more like a p19 then a p92 but might give give it a shot aswell.

    Shortening up the stick corresponds with cavemans answers. I will try out a shorter stick next time.

  9. Posted · Edited by HockeyTactics · Report reply

    9 hours ago, colins said:

     

    When you say long because you are tall - with no skates on and standing in your socks, where is the top of your stick hitting? Chin, lips, nose, eyebrows?

    My Stick goes up the Nose when i am standing straight up without Shoes.

    Usually long stick and strong on the boards are conflicting traits. Also trying to find loose pucks around the blue paint off rebounds and broken plays - a shorter stick tends to help there as it's usually in your feet or close to your body.

    Curve wise the retails options are very limited. Retail P92 is out - with it's high lie at a long length you won't be getting much blade on the ice for those board battles or in front of the net. P92 L5 is a possibility but it means ordering a custom Bauer or lucking into one on sidelineswap or similar. I have found them to be rare.

    P30 might be of interest but CCM seems to be ditching it so that's not a long term option either at retail.

    Oh in europe the p30 didn't really catch on and i still have the feeling it is a quite new curve out there. Thought they might give a little more time to develop.

    P90T is maybe your best bet - pretty popular in pro stock and seems to be trending upwards maybe you can get it with custom orders now, I'm not sure.

    Do you think that the P90T will get an option on retail level next Season?

    Have you used a P88 before? It has the lie and pocket you are looking for, but it's closed not open. Just curious what your thoughts are on it if you've used it before.

    Na i haven't use a p88 before but i took it into consideration. Maybe i get the chance to test a couple of curves on the ice in the foreseeable furture and looking forward to giving it a shot.

    colins

     

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    Hi Guys,

    i am currently searching advice on optimizing my curve to my preferences and playstyle. And you guys seemed quite knowledgeable on these topics to me.

    So, I mostly play center and would characterise myself as a gritty playmaker. Meaning often times I find myself winning a battle at the boards or making a couple of dekes to beat my opposition and then drawing other opponents on to me which opens up nice passing options. Currently i am using a p28 which i like for the nice pocket and its deking potential, aswell as the toe shooting. But my feeling is, that this isn't the strongest passing blade since i am strugling with nice consistent saucer passes.

    Since i am pretty tall I like to play with a long stick which helps with intercepting passes in the neutral zone and shielding the puck away from the opposition. Therefore i need a long blade with a lower lie.

    I am not really a good finisher so my shot isn't really my greatest weapon. Still sometimes i get a really solid shot away. Most of the times it's a wrister because of the time and space you get but my slapshot on possible one timers is the more threatening weapon. Where i get the feeling that the p28 might not be the most benefitial. But around 60-70% of my goals come from in close when I have beaten a defender to the net or from my net front presence.

    Summary:
    -pass first center
    -pocket for deking prefered
    -long blade for intercepting passes
    -lower lie (~ 5)
    -open face for the roofing capability

    Thanks for your suggestions in advance!

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