How do you measure your stick?

[analog999 0]

Just curious how most people measure their stick. Do they measure from the butt end to the heel or from the butt end to the toe? When you go to buy a one piece stick online and it says it's 55 inches (for example), what length is that? I usually just buy shafts which are obvious.

[Project_2501 0]

I believe that it's from Heel to Butt, not sure if it includes wood plugs, I think it does.

[Oberon 0]

When you go to buy a one piece stick online and it says it's 55 inches (for example), what length is that? 

Are you by chance looking at this?ebay Novius

[golfpuck 0]

every one describes it differently, just look at the description

most people use... heel to end of the butt or toe to end of the butt

that curve dont look like a kovalev to me..

[analog999 0]

No I wasn't looking at that ebay thing. Like I said, I use a two piece stick which is easy for me to measure. My wife just took her first lesson yesterday and I ordered her a bunch of gear from totalhockey.net. Just was curious because I couldn't find any explicit information on their site (or any number of retail sites). I wanted to get her a junior or intermediate stick, but I had/have no idea if it would be long enough for her. She needs butt to heel about 45"...

[kovalchuk71 212]

Get her an int..

[ryno 0]

Heel to butt end would be the correct measurement, if you are looking on ebay always ask though, some people might be measuring differently.

[Oberon 0]

Some people measure from the floor to the butt, with the toe of the blade on the floor and the shaft flat against a wall vertically.

[Sande 0]

measure on skates, blade laying flat, butt end to belly button. this will also get you the right lie.

[tml67 0]

Most manufacturers measure the length from blade heel to the top of the stick. If measured from the toe of the blade, different blades will yield different lengths.

[Jason Harris 31]

Most manufacturers measure the length from blade heel to the top of the stick. If measured from the toe of the blade, different blades will yield different lengths.

That's probably correct. Our catalogue has the Evolution and Precision listed at 59", whereas measuring with the toe on the ground to the top of the stick would be about 67"