Need wood stick to OPS advice

[tmj1881 0]

Background - 6'4", 225 lbs, novice/beginner skater in beer league and I play any position thats open.

OK, I have been playing for 2.5 years now and this season I have been breaking my wood stick every 3-4 weeks. My current stick has a permanent bend near the bottom and it has really lost some "snap" after only two weeks. I am currently thinking about buying an OPS or composite shaft/blade combo but I have never used one before. If I am breaking wood sticks every 3-4 weeks, will an OPS break just as much or should I try to find a more durable wood stick? The wood sticks have broke both at the shaft or at the blade, no real pattern to it.

I am currently using an Easton Hybrid with a 70 flex. I really like them, but know they make stiffer sticks. Will a Easton Hybrid in a 95 or 110 flex be more durable than an OPS?

The OPS's I have been looking at are the TPS Adrenaline or Response +, and the Mission M-1.

Any advice would be great. Thanks.

[chilaxin12 2]

All three of those are excellent choices, I would suggest trying a Nike Apollo. They are very durable, and are on closeout prices, they come in 87 flex, and are a little heavier for a OPS so they will feel a little more like wood but still perform like a OPS does.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

I'd wait for the Mission Pulse.

[tmj1881 0]

I'd wait for the Mission Pulse.

How is the Mission Pulse going to be different than the M-1? The Mission M-1 is the only Mission stick I have been able to see and feel.

[Reaper 0]

Considering your size, it sounds like you are using a stick that has too much flex for you.

I would suggest trying a 100 flex wood stick before investing in an OPS.

[Project_2501 0]

Oh, and before you go OPS, let me be the one to suggest either a tapere shaft/blade combo or a standard combo.

[johnpace2 0]

I'd wait for the Mission Pulse.

Do you think this will have better feel than the Adrenaline?

[The Stranger 0]

Oh, and before you go OPS, let me be the one to suggest either a tapere shaft/blade combo or a standard combo.

I second. OPS are a waste in my opinion.

[mew1838 0]

I like shaft with wood blade combo but I still like my Winnwell pink stick better :P

[johnpace2 0]

I like shaft with wood blade combo but I still like my Winnwell pink stick better :P

I get a 3-4 uses out of a $20 wood blade before it goes soft and/or gets all hacked up. (yes, I remove the wet tape after each use)

It makes sense to use a composite blade for durability since I've had good experience with them lasting forever.

What I want is the strength of composite but the feel of wood. Therefore, I am left with the TPS Adrenaline or Mission Pulse.