Iginla Curve

[Vapor#42 0]

What do you boys think of the Iggy ?

Pros and Cons ...

[Megamandan 0]

In my PP I found it to be amazing. I can deke, and stickhandle like no tomorrow. My slapper is hard and low. My snapper is quite accurate. If I could the only thing I'd change about the curve is the lie from a 5.5 to a 6 but that still isn't a big deal. Best way is try it yourself.

[kovalchuk71 212]

I love it as well......Great snappers! Slappers are good too....

[Vapor#42 0]

Yeah, i know the best way is to try it out myself, and no, im not asking this question cause im gonna run out and purchase an Iggy based on what ppl have said, yes it is all personal preference aswell... im just simply asking what this hockey community thinks of the Iginla curve.. Pros + Cons..

[iceholes 0]

pros...people like it...

cons...people dont like it...

sorry couldnt resisit :lol:

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

lol!

Nice one, you Fargin' Icehole.......

I think the Iggie is a very versatile blade over all. Good mid, not to viscious. So, backhanders don't suffer. Slight open face so you can still lift the puck in tight, yet if taking shots from the point it doesn't sail into the cheap seats. Etc.

However, it's really all personal preference, so all pro's and con's will differ by person.

SO, try checking this out:

http://www.epuck.com/storeDir/homepage/bla.../startpage.html

It'll give you some basic pros/cons, and based on that, you can walk through and see if it fits your style.

[jjtt99 0]

The Iggy blade has a lot of good qualities if the lie is right for you. On thing to keep in mind is that it's smaller than the average blade -- which is good if you're skilled and in tight. On the other hand, if you're still working on shooting and receiving passes this may not be the best blade for you.

Cheers,

JJ

[flaming_june 2]

good but no drury

[rausch27 1]

good but no drury

exactly

[Vapor#42 0]

Cheers for the feedback Fellas, just tryin to get a little more info on this curve than from lie, loft etc. Just another quick Question -

Coming from alot of use with a Modano and Lindros - p88 curve, im a real mid kinda guy. In the last couple of weeks, ive watched 2 sticks throw in the towel so im left now with a 1st generation Vapor XX with a nice fracture developing around the fusion point... anyways, getting to the point, living is Australia deffinatly has its down turns, major price mark ups and limited stock.. ive tried a couple of team mates SL's recently and just fell in love with the balance, weight, unique feel and sheer look of this stick, so pretty much, if i wanted to pick one up i would have to wait 2 1/2 to 3 months to get the Modo/Forsburg in, or i can pick up an Iggy SL on Saturday... my main problem is, will i find it hard getting used to the Iggy coming from such similair curves, i like to play with the puck a bit and keep it close to the body but then again, im not afraid to fire one off from the point.. any suggestions ?

[warrior37 0]

the p88 is close to the iggy, the p9 from bauer is closer to modano, modano to iggy isnt too hard of a transition

[all-star 0]

In my PP I found it to be amazing. I can deke, and stickhandle like no tomorrow. My slapper is hard and low. My snapper is quite accurate. If I could the only thing I'd change about the curve is the lie from a 5.5 to a 6 but that still isn't a big deal. Best way is try it yourself.

try a messier. basically same curve but a 6 lie.

[all-star 0]

Cheers for the feedback Fellas, just tryin to get a little more info on this curve than from lie, loft etc. Just another quick Question -

Coming from alot of use with a Modano and Lindros - p88 curve, im a real mid kinda guy. In the last couple of weeks, ive watched 2 sticks throw in the towel so im left now with a 1st generation Vapor XX with a nice fracture developing around the fusion point... anyways, getting to the point, living is Australia deffinatly has its down turns, major price mark ups and limited stock.. ive tried a couple of team mates SL's recently and just fell in love with the balance, weight, unique feel and sheer look of this stick, so pretty much, if i wanted to pick one up i would have to wait 2 1/2 to 3 months to get the Modo/Forsburg in, or i can pick up an Iggy SL on Saturday... my main problem is, will i find it hard getting used to the Iggy coming from such similair curves, i like to play with the puck a bit and keep it close to the body but then again, im not afraid to fire one off from the point.. any suggestions ?

the lindros is a bigger curve than the iginla, and a bit longer. not too much of a difference though.

[Cavs019 710]

Blade is too short and the flat bottom kills it, and like others have said, its no Drury.

[Perry94 0]

how does the Iglina compare to the Bauer Jokinen?

[Cavs019 710]

It doesnt.

[jbyun04 7]

does Easton still make Iginla curve? because he's on Nike now unless he's on both Nike and Easton?

[Vapor#42 0]

Yeah, they still do manufacture an Iginla, even though he's with Nike, its like up untill this year, Modano was with both CCM and Easton, well, he was always sporting CCM skates, gloves, helmet etc.. also if you notice that Nike is no longer manufacture sticks, Jarome will still use Easton sticks, but apart from that, he's pretty much all niked out..

[hockeypunk3 0]

Yes, he skated at west edmonton mall one day when i was there, and he was sporting some pretty sick looking nikes IMO, if anyone knows are they the Flexlite 12s or V-12s?

[chippa13 1844]

Blade is too short and the flat bottom kills it, and like others have said, its no Drury.

Maybe for you. PP folks.

[Cavs019 710]

The thread asked for an opinion didn't it?

[repus 0]

For the longest time, I was an Yzerman curve player. When the OPS synergies were replaced by the Iginla I was told it was a minor change. For whatever reason, I could never get into it. I found it to provide less control.

I managed to get my hands on some Marchment pro stock OPS synergies, as I am coming to the end of my stock pile, I am forcing myself on Modano. Overall, its not bad.

Marchment is close to the ever popular Drury (80% of all NHLers have a slight modification of Drury). Iginla is on the far end of the spectrum with Modano on the other side.

Iginla is great for getting the puck in the air and shooting in general. I don't think its great for puck control or passing (making, not receiving)

The Modano is on the other side of the map. Its much harder to raise the puck. Good for low shots to the net for forwards to tip.

I think that Marchment/Drury is in the middle becase it does both well. Its definitely not great at either end of the spectrum, but if you want versitility, this is the blade for you.

I will admit, switching from blade to blade is extremely hard. Finding the sweet spot for each of the things you want to do is hard to find and adjust to.

-dave

[JCYC5 0]

I use the Modano now and I'm still a beginner...

Is there another curve I should be looking to try out? Drury? Iggy?

I wear out the heel of my blade pretty quickly... problem with Lie?

[Overtime 0]

personally i cant hit the net with a dury.

[repus 0]

I use the Modano now and I'm still a beginner...

Is there another curve I should be looking to try out? Drury? Iggy?

I wear out the heel of my blade pretty quickly... problem with Lie?

If you find that you are wearing out the heel of the stick there can be a lot of things wrong. It depends on what is causing the wear. You should watch what you do that puts extra wear/tear on the heel.

One thing I started doing was increasing the amount of tape over the heel to have a bit of extra tape there to avoid excess wear.

A common problem are folks that aren't getting their blade level to the ground when they shoot. This will cause your shot to be poor in general.

More advanced players will find that this happens when they slam their stick on the boards after missing a shot. An attitude adjustment or pure luck can fix that.

-dave