Stick/shaft repair

[golfpuck 0]

Even though you might think it is a rip off, they are charging for the blade ($59 USD) + $30 on the cutting of the shaft.  $89 is better than the $159-179 for a new one in most minds...

As a matter of fact, I believe the dealer is a member of this BB... ;)

$30 to cut the shaft? wow! people dont own hack saws in your area?

I put the repair parets on the scale, didn't even register in weight

your scale must be broken

Most who break their $180 sticks, are forced to go back to wood

??? what ??? if you got money burn like that.. i think you can buy another..

do you think that guys that drive hummers are crying over the high gas prices?\

Jimmy... you can easily win this topic over.. just offer a free repair to a member, or significantly discounted

and let the reviews come..

i am sure a couple guys on here would be fair...

[Rustybender 0]

How many times have we seen broken, high-end sticks in the trash at the rink? If you were able to take them (basically for free) and repair them and then sell them in your shop for $40-$50 for what they are, repaired OPS, then that were certainly be worth it and I would bet alot of beer leaguers would be willing to pony up the dough to try them out. I like to use the shaft and blade combo but part of that also has to do with the high cost for top of the line OPS. I would, however, be willing to try one out for $40-$50.

I know this takes his question in a different direction but its basically just another option that his repair business could do. Kind of like all of the "used" golf balls that get cleaned up, re-painted and then sold again.

This is pure genius. I'm not sure why, but people seem to have a mental aversion to repairing things, but are willing to buy remanufactured items.

Offer $5-15 credit (based on stick model and demand) towards a OPS when someone brings in a broken but repairable OPS.

Then sell the repaired sticks yourself for maybe 1/3 their new cost.

While a snob might be too good to use a repaired stick, that repaired stick will look mighty good to someone who wants a nice OPS but doesn't want to drop $170.

The guy who buys the repaired stuff gets a nice stick at a nice price. (and maybe gets hooked on using OPS's)

The snob or the guy who doesn't trust repairs saves a little money and on a new stick.

The shop owner makes repairing profitable and introduces more people to OPS's.

Over time, providing the repairs are quality, the stigma of repaired sticks would erode. As more people use those repaired sticks, peoples confidence in the repairs would rise. When that happens, you would likely see a shift in business from selling repaired sticks to repairing sticks.

[ash_96 0]

ive heard of this service, we already have it here in England. and when i broke my tricore shaft dead centre of the shaft i would have prefered to have had that repaired for £35 than pay £90 for another one! but unfortunately i didnt know about the service when that happenned.

just my 2 cents

[Chadd 916]

$30 to cut the shaft? wow! people dont own hack saws in your area?

It's called laziness.

We use a chop saw with a blade designed for cutting composite materials, it provides a much cleaner cut than a hacksaw.

[NuggyBuggy 0]

are there a lot of beer league guys that spend $180 on a xxx?

a few parents? may be.. but even that would still be rare...

Where I live (Toronto) I see parents buying their kids top-end sticks ALL THE TIME. I am an adult and earn a good living, and I still have to think hard about dropping as much as one third the price of a top end stick, but I can't say how many times I've seen some hockey mom at my LHS telling her kid he can have the latest Synergy or whatever, and oh yeah, get one for his brother, too.

Of course, I doubt that people who can afford to spend that kind of money on their 12-year old's sticks care too much about repairing them when they break.

[ktang 34]

How many times have we seen broken, high-end sticks in the trash at the rink?  If you were able to take them (basically for free) and repair them and then sell them in your shop for $40-$50 for what they are, repaired OPS, then that were certainly be worth it and I would bet alot of beer leaguers would be willing to pony up the dough to try them out.  I like to use the shaft and blade combo but part of that also has to do with the high cost for top of the line OPS.  I would, however, be willing to try one out for $40-$50. 

I know this takes his question in a different direction but its basically just another option that his repair business could do.  Kind of like all of the "used" golf balls that get cleaned up, re-painted and then sold again.

This is pure genius. I'm not sure why, but people seem to have a mental aversion to repairing things, but are willing to buy remanufactured items.

Offer $5-15 credit (based on stick model and demand) towards a OPS when someone brings in a broken but repairable OPS.

Then sell the repaired sticks yourself for maybe 1/3 their new cost.

While a snob might be too good to use a repaired stick, that repaired stick will look mighty good to someone who wants a nice OPS but doesn't want to drop $170.

The guy who buys the repaired stuff gets a nice stick at a nice price. (and maybe gets hooked on using OPS's)

The snob or the guy who doesn't trust repairs saves a little money and on a new stick.

The shop owner makes repairing profitable and introduces more people to OPS's.

Over time, providing the repairs are quality, the stigma of repaired sticks would erode. As more people use those repaired sticks, peoples confidence in the repairs would rise. When that happens, you would likely see a shift in business from selling repaired sticks to repairing sticks.

I (beer leaguer) would go for that. $40 or $50 to try a high-end OPS; that's my price point.

As RustyBender says, that's pure genius by badsk8ter. Don't try to repair the high-end OPS for the initial user / breaker; repair it for the price-conscious player!

[badsk8ter 0]

Patent Pending :lol:

[jimmy 194]

Of course, I doubt that people who can afford to spend that kind of money on their 12-year old's sticks care too much about repairing them when they break.

That's the point. After the kid breaks the $180 stick, they start to think and rationalize, something they didn't do when they bought the first stick. Now little Johnny is hooked on the OPS so they have to get him one (because of course he's the next Bobby Orr) But they can't dish out another $180. That $40 stick fix don't look bad now. I see it all the time, after two broken OPS it's back to wood. Stik fix is just another option they may go for.

[NuggyBuggy 0]

That's the point.  After the kid breaks the $180 stick, they start to think and rationalize, something they didn't do when they bought the first stick.  Now little Johnny is hooked on the OPS so they have to get him one (because of course he's the next Bobby Orr) But they can't dish out another $180.  That $40 stick fix don't look bad now.  I see it all the time, after two broken OPS it's back to wood.  Stik fix is just another option they may go for.

I had just assumed that people buying their kids top-end OPSes must have so much money that it doesn't matter to them if they have to buy little Johnny new sticks. Now if as you say a lot of these parents eventually wise up and are forced to look at cheaper alternatives - then maybe there's opportunity.

[Chadd 916]

That's the point.  After the kid breaks the $180 stick, they start to think and rationalize, something they didn't do when they bought the first stick.  Now little Johnny is hooked on the OPS so they have to get him one (because of course he's the next Bobby Orr) But they can't dish out another $180.  That $40 stick fix don't look bad now.  I see it all the time, after two broken OPS it's back to wood.  Stik fix is just another option they may go for.

I had just assumed that people buying their kids top-end OPSes must have so much money that it doesn't matter to them if they have to buy little Johnny new sticks. Now if as you say a lot of these parents eventually wise up and are forced to look at cheaper alternatives - then maybe there's opportunity.

I hate hearing parents say thing like "that stick better last you all year" after buying a new OPS. I know when that stick breaks 4 months from now, I'm going to hear about it. For that reason alone, I try to steer them into tapered shafts.

[J-Shera 0]

$30 to cut the shaft? wow! people dont own hack saws in your area?

It's called laziness.

We use a chop saw with a blade designed for cutting composite materials, it provides a much cleaner cut than a hacksaw.

Would it be possible to use a Mitre saw, or would I just chew the thing to crap? Or how about a ban-saw?

[jimmy 194]

I hate hearing parents say thing like "that stick better last you all year" after buying a new OPS. I know when that stick breaks 4 months from now, I'm going to hear about it. For that reason alone, I try to steer them into tapered shafts.

Agree, I tell every parent before they buy the OPS, that there is no guaranty how long the stick will last and that it will break. Unfortunately shaft/blade combo sales are dead in my area, I sell NONE! Occasional beer leaguer, never anyone under 30.

On that same topic, the CCM rep was here yesterday and I bought a whole bunch of demo stuff off him, he had a ton of blades and shafts that I turned down. I was telling him that no one wants them, just OPS, and he was telling me that it's just the opposite in a neighboring state in his territory, no one is buying OPS, just 2-pieces. Go figure.

[Chadd 916]

I hate hearing parents say thing like "that stick better last you all year" after buying a new OPS. I know when that stick breaks 4 months from now, I'm going to hear about it. For that reason alone, I try to steer them into tapered shafts.

Agree, I tell every parent before they buy the OPS, that there is no guaranty how long the stick will last and that it will break. Unfortunately shaft/blade combo sales are dead in my area, I sell NONE! Occasional beer leaguer, never anyone under 30.

On that same topic, the CCM rep was here yesterday and I bought a whole bunch of demo stuff off him, he had a ton of blades and shafts that I turned down. I was telling him that no one wants them, just OPS, and he was telling me that it's just the opposite in a neighboring state in his territory, no one is buying OPS, just 2-pieces. Go figure.

We've done very well with TPS "youth" shafts lately, but we have a number of little guys in our rink. I use a tapered shaft and when I give the "same performance as an ops but you can replace teh blade when it breaks..." speech, it works for most people.

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