whats the best broken shaft you have found?

[pldhockey4 0]

i was just wondering if you all have ever found a broken ops in the trash can or anywhere that you just found one.

i have found 3 synergy intermediates that have been a decent length. i also found a original z-bubble and a easton t-flex.

[Pinkfloydspig 0]

I uaually don't go digging through trash,but I found an orange Si-core once

[jino86 0]

Haha..me found a CCM V130c broken ops yesterday..

[pldhockey4 0]

Haha..me found a CCM V130c broken ops yesterday..

was it long enough?

i aslo found an original synergy shaft with a mini synergy stick for mini hockey!!

lol

i mean like they are sticking out in an obvious position, you dont have to dig through the trash!

[Pinkfloydspig 0]

I know what you meant,I was just kidding about dumpster diving

[EBondo 242]

I've found a Sherwood woodie once, Synergy Grip, TPS Responses, Synergys, a Fury

[thejackal 46]

A teammate once found an orange UL with a broken blade. 30 seconds earlier and it wouldve been mine

[top 0]

i found a bunch of yellow synergy's and like 30 dumptrucks full of wooden sticks after a mens game

[morty 0]

I got a Synergy pro stock shaft at the outdoor rink last year cause I stopped my friend's older brother who was back from University of Iowa or somewhere in the states on a full ride and he broke the synergy over the net, threw it over the boards and went home. It was broken right near the connection point so I just had to chop off another half inch maybe and tossed a blade in it, used it ever since.

[ktang 34]

Z-bubble original green (kevlar) 85-flex shaft, broken right where it flares out again. It looked like the original owner stepped on it with his skate and broke it cleanly to get the stick blade out. I cleaned up the cut and turned it into a T-bubble (T-flex blades). The shaft is a tank!

Original TPS Response with a broken blade. Using the collective know-how on this site, cut the blade off at the right place and chiseled out the rest of the tenon so that it fits tapered blades. Very good combo for stickhandling feel, and I've scored 3 laser-beam slapshot goals with it this year.

[Squirrel 0]

Found a Pro Stock Synergy Shaft found in the garbage under the stands after an AHL game a few years ago. I found a couple of Response shafts in the rink garbage aswell.

[Deathmoves 0]

Apart from a vapor XX i have only ever found wooden sticks.

[Boulderhockey638 0]

I have found and SL and just had to put a blade in it. I found an Adrenaline the other day and the blade was broken off too.

[jimmy 194]

Well guys , if you find a stick with a broken shaft, grab it. You can get it fully repaired good as new for about $30. I just recently started repairing broken shafts at my shop, and no-kidding, it works great. A stick that was worthless now can be renewed for $30. Even better deal if you scoffed the stick out of the garbage. Ask your LHS if they repair sticks.

[Project_2501 0]

Except that balance will be affected. I don't know, but I'd much rather have a true OPS than one that was broken.

[Miike 1]

A guy on my team has one that was repaired, you wouldnt know it was repaired unless he actually told you. No difference what so ever.

[Project_2501 0]

Well, a hockey shop would love me. Why spend $30 and feel wrong, when I'll spend $200 and make me (and them) quite happy?

[HkyVictor 0]

i just found a vapor xx in perfect condition today... if no one claims it by monday its mine per rink rules at the school... i think it was left during a tourny casue its been here a while so it looks like im in for a nice new present...

[LetsGoWings13 0]

I found a snapped z-bubble that made a sweet mini stick. I had a lazer with it lol. I also found a goal stick that only the very tip of the handle was broken and I let whoever played in goal for street hockey use that. Most people around here know that when you break the blade on a ops you can cut it and put a blade in it .

[jimmy 194]

Except that balance will be affected. I don't know, but I'd much rather have a true OPS than one that was broken.

I'm not sure you could even tell the difference. The added weight of the repain is about 10grams. I think the benefit of having a stick repaired is if the stick is in great shape but just the shaft got snapped. If you dont have $180 in your pocket for a new one, the $30 option is certainly a good one. What's the alternative, a $25 wood stick. How much heavier and out of balance whould THAT be. :D

[mojo122 541]

Except that balance will be affected. I don't know, but I'd much rather have a true OPS than one that was broken.

I'm not sure you could even tell the difference. The added weight of the repain is about 10grams. I think the benefit of having a stick repaired is if the stick is in great shape but just the shaft got snapped. If you dont have $180 in your pocket for a new one, the $30 option is certainly a good one. What's the alternative, a $25 wood stick. How much heavier and out of balance whould THAT be. :D

I wish I hadn't tossed out my XXX-Lite that snapped in 2 on a wrist shot. I would have gladly forked over the $30 just to see the results.

[Project_2501 0]

Except that balance will be affected. I don't know, but I'd much rather have a true OPS than one that was broken.

I'm not sure you could even tell the difference. The added weight of the repain is about 10grams. I think the benefit of having a stick repaired is if the stick is in great shape but just the shaft got snapped. If you dont have $180 in your pocket for a new one, the $30 option is certainly a good one. What's the alternative, a $25 wood stick. How much heavier and out of balance whould THAT be. :D

The SRS add they have on their site says it's about 45 grams for a repair.

Oh, and woddies are much better balanced than any OPS I've ever used. Heavier, but there's only so heavy a wood blade can get, where as a shaft is much more so.

[Mock 0]

I once found a Vapor XX in the garbage before but it was craked in the centre.

[HeatleyRules 0]

I found a Pro Stock Stealth but it was pretty short...not worth fixing

[jimmy 194]

The SRS add they have on their site says it's about 45 grams for a repair.

Oh, and woddies are much better balanced than any OPS I've ever used. Heavier, but there's only so heavy a wood blade can get, where as a shaft is much more so.

I suspose it could be, they would know. I don't have a gram scale but I put the carbon sleve and jars of epoxy on the scale I have and it was less than 1 oz, and that included the weight of the plastic jars. Still, isn't 45 grams about an oz. That's not too much, I doubt anyone could tell the difference.