Mike

Product: Vapor XX OPS / P88 / 87 flex / left-handed My Stats: ~6' , 160lbs. Years played: 14 Blade - At first, I was excited to try a new OPS from Bauer, since they really hadn't had a high end stick for a while. I use a ton of other Bauer products, and never understood why there wasn't a nice OPS. Anyways, within 5 minutes of using the stick, I could tell it was blade heavy. :( I used it for a bit, swapped back to my '02 synergy, and wow.. Other than that, the blade felt nice for shooting, but I had issues w/ stickhandling, mainly because it was heavy. Blade gets a 10 for design and quality, Bauer gets a 0 for making it heavy. *IMO*. Flex – I generally use a 260 Innovative or 85 Easton, and the 87 Bauer was really nice. A bit more whippy than the Inno, but still had great feel to it. Almost like a one piece T-flex stick, the taper is very obvious. It shot great, had a nice kick to it, but still doesn't match my 1100. I have not used an Xn10 yet. 9/10 Stick handling/receiving passes – Felt fine. 10/10. Just like my inno. Shooting – Felt fantastic. Again, not my 1100, but nice. 9/10. Weight and balance – Maybe i'm nuts, but it felt heavier than my '02 synergy. Blade end is extremely heavy compared to either my 1100 or Synergy. Hated that. 7/10 Durability – Only used it twice. It's for sale. Intangibles – Looks good. ;) Conclusion: Bought another 1100. Sorry it's short, but i'm to the point. heh. -M