Flypuck

[JR97 2]

I like my fly puck on smooth concrete like my porch. Sucks on wood floors (sorry, honey). Sucked on a plastic sheet, as well. The first one lasted a day because I was shooting against a foam rubber target and missed it a few times hitting concrete. The 2nd one came cracked, but it's lasted since last March. I play "catch" with my kids and they've rocketed it at me and hit concrete pretty hard and its' still going fine. The crack hasn't grown at all. But one of these days....

I've also got a smart ball. My problem with it is that while it weighs as much as a puck, I think the rolling action negates some of that. I also stick handle it different than a puck. Which is fine for when I used to play in a ball hockey league. But that was many moons ago. So I pretty much stick with the flypuck for "strength" and general technique and then jump on the ice at stick and puck for "touch" and shooting.

I think both the smart ball and fly puck are cheap enough to at least give them a try.

[flyweightphantom 1]

not to hijack but what does everyone think is the best artificial ice out there?

[Shark#81 0]

the flypuck is made from a old-school phenolic type plastic. inexpensive to mold up, but higher friction and a bit too brittle.

we designed a "skypuck" from an engineered industrial grade plastic. rides real nice, shoots well, and you can do puck tricks with it. it's CNC'd so the cost is high, materials are high as well. but cost was no object, wanted performance.

do a search for sky puck on you tube. JR has one too.

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

We had fun with that in the store. I no longer have it as I left it behind.

It's too big though LOL...

[Shark#81 0]

ha ha! it's meant to be used outdoors - weight is on regulation, that is the important #.

i use my pucks every day on inlines - and they are great for travelling. had to wait for a ferry last week, found a "rink" and worked out for an hour it was awesome.

we've sold very few pucks (high cost/no promotion) but have sent 1/2 doz to Swedish hockey and to the Russians.