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Meh, I'm not sure I agree. PROs lineup is their thing not necessarily a snapshot of the greatest playing or selling sticks. I think they did a really good job at creating a line up to suite a wide variety of users. JMO though. The best stick I've laid hands is the Jetspeed FT5 Pro. Great feeling and shooting stick with excellent durability and it looks fantastic. I like em so much Ive considered order some customs. Runner up goes to the Nexus 2N. Not as good as a shooter as the FT5 Pro but it holds its own. Really nice feel and pretty durable too.

Definitely NOT just cosmetic. It's a completely new skate. Even the composite used to make the boot is new. Fit has been tweaked as well, which has already been discussed. I haven't tried the latest Netspeed but the XF Pro is by far the best skate CCM has produced.

Here's my take. The retail Bauer P14 is essentially a P88 with a mild toe hook. It's a very short blade, which can be a turn off for some. It's very close to CCMs old P30. Nothing like the deep mid of the Coffey. The P46 as I remember it is a moderate mid curve with a slightly opened face. This is more like the traditional Coffey then any of the others mentioned here, just not as deep. The P46 was a favorite of own beerleaguecaptain. You really need to put your eyes on them to be sure. Patterns tend to evolve over time.

Has anyone ordered custom CCM sticks thru RG Hockey? Curious what the experience was like It's rather tempting given the options available.

@xstartxtodayx A tapered CCM sits somewhere between a Vapor and Supreme from the pre fit system era. Vapors were a little snug while Supremes a little roomy, either would work. My tapred CCM's are just right.

I totally agree. I see so many guys using Superfeet in skates they've never skated on. If I know them well enough I ask and the answer is always the same "the guy recommended them". I've used Superfeet Yellow, Speed plates & Orthomove insoles along with retail and pro stock insoles. The Superfeet and the Orthomoves were strictly to take up volume. The Speedplates were the only ones to offer an advantage I could feel. They came with the skates and I did not use them in other skates. The best of the bunch or at least my favorite were the insoles that came with a pair of CCM pro stock skates. They were a little thicker than stock with a bit more density....comfy without sacrificing feel.

It's close enough. CCM's P90TM has been tweaked over the years so I am not surprised to hear Sherwoods variant is slightly different. From what I gather, Warriors version is an exact clone of the Benn prostock.

It really is as they describe, a P92 with a toe kink. It's also a 6 lie like the P92. I tried one and did care for it. I found the Big Benn closer to the P90TM. It has a bit more toe but plays very close to the 90. Same 5.5 lie too.

Yup, 100% dad market cash grab. What sort of irks me about these things is trying to make it feel like the original, or hyping it like its some other worldly thing they are bring back for a limited time. Those TPS sticks were great at that point in time. I can't imagine they'd stand up to a modern composite. I think CCM got it right with the retro Tacks.

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**LIKE NEW** PRO VF series hockey stick. Stick was purchased a few weeks ago from the prostockhockeystick website. It's been cut to roughly 62.25 inches tip to end when measured against a wall. Curve details from PROs website: Exactly like the P92 Sakic but it has a little bit more of a cool factor with the toe kink. The toe kink helps make toe drags, and pull and drag shots just a little bit easier. This is one of the best all around curves that we offer, it plays a lot like the P92 only with the added bonus of a few more style points. Lie: 6 Blade Length: Medium (30 CM) Blade Shape: Identical to P92 Currently listed on sideline for $139 + Shipping. I will do it here for $139, shipping is on me, continental US only.

Following up A friend of mine really wanted to try one of these. Since he was ordering anyway, I decided to try a VF with the P92T pattern (closer to what I normally use). Well, I dont really like it. It looks nice and feels light and well balanced but there is just something about it I just don't like. Maybe its the lie...maybe its the hybrid kick point...? I suspect its the blade, not the pattern that I don't like. Anyway. My buddy skates up to me last night and shows his VF. There is a huge crack in the blade about an inch back from the toe. Looks like you could just snap the end of the blade off. He's used three times, which is about 3-4 hours of play time. Maybe its just one of those things.

I went ahead and ordered a stock PRO VS with the McKinnon pattern from their inventory. I'm not a High Kick guy so the VS isn't really my thing but they had the McKinnon in stock so what the hell, right. The stick arrived less than a week after placing the order. The fit an finish was perfect, not a mark or blemish to be found. The overall feel, weight, balance, shaft dimensions were almost spot on to my beloved FT5 Pros. The build appears to be very close to the FT5 Pro as well...see attached pics. The pattern is definitely not my thing. Passing is crazy good. Nice puck feel though shooting with it, not so much. Different pattern and kick point plays into that. Anyway, I was more interested in how it compared to what I was currently using. I gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised. The VS didn't blow me away like the FT5 did but I was still very impressed with the performance especially given it's price point, $169USD. It's not all unicorns and show ponies for me. PRO only offers the pattern I'd like on customs and the OG lines, not the VS, VF or VX. And, they do not offer the VF, Hybrid kick point, as one of their custom builds. Argh..

Since the runners are not interchangeable you are likely experiencing a difference in profiles. Try having the new runners (blades) profiled to something that is close to your old runners and see how that feels.