Toe curve drastically improve..

[Datsyukiandeek 0]

Will a toe curve on a blade drastically improve your ability to toe drag the puck? Im relatively decent at draging the puck but I can't do it as close to my body as I would like. Right now im just using a Bauer P88 Lindros, I think its a mid curve.

Thanks alot.

[althoma1 575]

I'm not sure...I can do a decent toe drag, but am no expert, but there's a guy on my team who is fantastic at toe drags and he uses a Forsberg/Modano pattern and that has hardly any curve which leads me to believe that it's more about practice than a particular curve.

[Datsyukiandeek 0]

What about round vs sqaure? Does it matter at all?

[althoma1 575]

Based on epuck's curve tool and discussions I've read here it should be easier to do a toe drag with a round blade with a toe curve, but if you practice enough you should be able to do a good toe drag with most curves. I don't think you'll notice a huge improvement going from a mid-curve to a toe curve, but it might be slightly easier. If you can pick up a cheap blade with a toe curve though it's certainly worth a try.

[Datsyukiandeek 0]

Based on epuck's curve tool and discussions I've read here it should be easier to do a toe drag with a round blade with a toe curve, but if you practice enough you should be able to do a good toe drag with most curves. I don't think you'll notice a huge improvement going from a mid-curve to a toe curve, but it might be slightly easier. If you can pick up a cheap blade with a toe curve though it's certainly worth a try.

I can't find a toe curve anywhere. Bauers Naslund P98 or something has one but none of the major sites has it available.

[DamnLocust 0]

Naslund is P92, and it's a Sakic clone.

It's more a like a big mid with an open toe.

[TBLfan 25]

I have all types of curves, an iginla, a recchi, a lecavalier and a lidstrom clone(different toe than the lecavalier), a st louis and a nasty toe curve. I can toe drag with all of these curves, square is a bit harder for me to toe drag but it's not something that practice won't fix... And that's the key, don't look for a blade to fix your toe drag or anything for that matter, just practice.

[Datsyukiandeek 0]

I have all types of curves, an iginla, a recchi, a lecavalier and a lidstrom clone(different toe than the lecavalier), a st louis and a nasty toe curve. I can toe drag with all of these curves, square is a bit harder for me to toe drag but it's not something that practice won't fix... And that's the key, don't look for a blade to fix your toe drag or anything for that matter, just practice.

Well I play roller and since I can't find a decent league around me I have to play with the ball in organized pickup games. When I get to use an inline puck its only for practicing shots not in game situations. Is the ball harder to toe drag?

[Muzza_77 0]

I find that a ball is slightly harder to toe drag since when you pull the puck back the ball won't stop on your stick as well a puck does.

[dix0r 0]

there was just a topic on round vs square toes - i prefer round, i think most people seemed to as well. i find heel curves are a little more difficult to pull toe-drags off with than the others, but it's still do-able. you can always buy a cheap blade just to try it out and see if you like it...

[Sven 1]

This sounds maybe a bit f*cked up, but compare it to skates. If you got the #1 pro model, it doesnt make you skate better. So, if you are perfect with toe drags, the blade wont be important (in my view)

[dix0r 0]

This sounds maybe a bit f*cked up, but compare it to skates. If you got the #1 pro model, it doesnt make you skate better. So, if you are perfect with toe drags, the blade wont be important (in my view)

while i definitely agree that "it's not the race car, it's the driver" - obviously certain types of blades are better for certain things...i mean, an open blade makes lifting the puck easier, just like a mid or toe curve is easier to toe-drag with than a heel curve...

maybe it wouldn't be as drastic of a difference as he hopes, but it couldn't hurt to try...

[Chadd 916]

The Lindros is going to work as well as any other retail blade you're going to find. Just keep practicing.

[TBLfan 25]

This sounds maybe a bit f*cked up, but compare it to skates. If you got the #1 pro model, it doesnt make you skate better. So, if you are perfect with toe drags, the blade wont be important (in my view)

while i definitely agree that "it's not the race car, it's the driver" - obviously certain types of blades are better for certain things...i mean, an open blade makes lifting the puck easier, just like a mid or toe curve is easier to toe-drag with than a heel curve...

maybe it wouldn't be as drastic of a difference as he hopes, but it couldn't hurt to try...

No blade is better for anything. But it might be easier to do something with a certain blade than another. But it's using a certain curve as a crutch, in my opinion, especially if it keeps you from being able to do something(ie lidstrom users that can't shoot low but use it on defense).

[dix0r 0]

This sounds maybe a bit f*cked up, but compare it to skates. If you got the #1 pro model, it doesnt make you skate better. So, if you are perfect with toe drags, the blade wont be important (in my view)

while i definitely agree that "it's not the race car, it's the driver" - obviously certain types of blades are better for certain things...i mean, an open blade makes lifting the puck easier, just like a mid or toe curve is easier to toe-drag with than a heel curve...

maybe it wouldn't be as drastic of a difference as he hopes, but it couldn't hurt to try...

No blade is better for anything. But it might be easier to do something with a certain blade than another. But it's using a certain curve as a crutch, in my opinion, especially if it keeps you from being able to do something(ie lidstrom users that can't shoot low but use it on defense).

if it's easier to toe-drag using a round toe, than most people would probably agree with me in saying that round toe blades are better for toe-drags than square toe blades. obviously that doesn't mean they're better for everything...i think we agree on the point that was made, but you don't like the way i phrased it.

and i know what you mean about the crutch thing too.

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[opus22 0]

big time toe dragger here, i always found it MUCH easier with a round toe. if you use a square toe, having the proper lie helps a ton. i couldnt toe drag square toes really well until i had a heatley, because im a low lie guy. rockers on curves can help too.

but like someone said before, with practice you can drag with anything.

[TBLfan 25]

This sounds maybe a bit f*cked up, but compare it to skates. If you got the #1 pro model, it doesnt make you skate better. So, if you are perfect with toe drags, the blade wont be important (in my view)

while i definitely agree that "it's not the race car, it's the driver" - obviously certain types of blades are better for certain things...i mean, an open blade makes lifting the puck easier, just like a mid or toe curve is easier to toe-drag with than a heel curve...

maybe it wouldn't be as drastic of a difference as he hopes, but it couldn't hurt to try...

No blade is better for anything. But it might be easier to do something with a certain blade than another. But it's using a certain curve as a crutch, in my opinion, especially if it keeps you from being able to do something(ie lidstrom users that can't shoot low but use it on defense).

if it's easier to toe-drag using a round toe, than most people would probably agree with me in saying that round toe blades are better for toe-drags than square toe blades. obviously that doesn't mean they're better for everything...i think we agree on the point that was made, but you don't like the way i phrased it.

and i know what you mean about the crutch thing too.

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well you see phrasing it the way you did makes it almost sound like "Get this, it's better." Weird thing about language is that many people interupt things differently. ;) Just making sure that everyone understands that a round toe might make it easier to toe drag, but that it doesn't make it better. Hope that makes sense.