Adjusting to a new curve

[hockeymom 2]

How long do you work with a new curve before you feel comfortable with it?

[kovalchuk71 212]

It depends, sometimes I can adjust immediately, sometimes it takes anywhere from 2-5 icetimes. Depends on how close the new curve is to the old.

[Chadd 916]

How long do you work with a new curve before you feel comfortable with it?

As long as the lie is right, the only issue is accuracy and I can't hit the broad side of a barn anyway so it really doesn't matter.

[DamnLocust 0]

like chadd said, lie is all important, but rocker can have an effect on it as well. a heavily rockered heel will play like a lower lie, and a rockered toe will play like a higher lie. Most retail curves don't have enough rocker to make much difference anyway.

[Chadd 916]

like chadd said, lie is all important, but rocker can have an effect on it as well. a heavily rockered heel will play like a lower lie, and a rockered toe will play like a higher lie. Most retail curves don't have enough rocker to make much difference anyway.

Not entirely accurate. You may be able to play with a higher lie and big rocker but you aren't going to be able to shoot or handle the puck as well. Lindros and Sakic both have very big rockers.

[KBO25 0]

like chadd said, lie is all important, but rocker can have an effect on it as well. a heavily rockered heel will play like a lower lie, and a rockered toe will play like a higher lie. Most retail curves don't have enough rocker to make much difference anyway.

Not entirely accurate. You may be able to play with a higher lie and big rocker but you aren't going to be able to shoot or handle the puck as well. Lindros and Sakic both have very big rockers.

Sorry for bringing up such an old topic, but I was searching, and this post ended my quest.

I was wondering why I was having such a hard time with my Rafalski Hex-1. I've done 5.5 lies in the past, but I'm really struggling with this stick.

It's got to be the rocker. I have a Nash blade that I've been using on the pond, and if i concentrate, just skating around and passing/receiving passes, I start to get used to it. But, in a real game, when I don't wnt to be thinking so much about my stick, I have trouble.

I used to use a Nash response C8, and I thought I loved it, but that was years ago. I've been mostly going w/ 5 lie patterns, and really like it.

I think the answer is, the Sakic(and clones) just have too big of a rocker for me. Anyone else have/notice this problem?

[mack 44]

Curve-only and no lie change: one session. Lie change: two at least.

[sensrock15 0]

i can just pick up any right handed stick and play with it....its the HUGE lies and the flat curves that give me trouble.....I.E crosby and st.louis

but its personal prefence though im just throwing in my opinion

[hockeysc23 0]

I found it depends on what you have verse what you are switching to. Ie. when I played in HS I had a Yzerman and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. I stopped playing out for a couple years then came back and got the Ovy curve because of everything I heard about it and made a good switch in about 2 practices.

[SickLife 2]

going from smyth to kovalchuk took a lot of getting used to. not more than 3 sessions. but first time out i was having trouble even passing it. by the 4th or 5th time i was picking corners no problem.

[srv2miker 0]

I give my shooting time to adjust, but if my pass receiving and stick handling is garbage, then I know it won't work; it usually means the lie is too high for me.

[Fivehole101 0]

How do you know exactly what lie you need/want? do you guys just try them all to find one you like? Right now I have an original synergy with a modano curve, which I really like. I also have a sherwood 5030 coffey. But I just bought them because of the curves, I never put the lie into consideration. Since I am 5'5'', should I be looking at certain lies as a benchmark?

[trevor13478 1]

sorry if this is a dumb question, but what is a "rocker" , ive never heard that term used before?

[mack 44]

It's the bottom of the blade's shape. Rarely will you see a blade lay flat on the ice and the curve it has is its rocker.

[Datsyukiandeek 0]

Ive only used a couple curves while ive played hockey. Bauer P88, Easton Sythensis 2 Sakic patern, Montreal Coffey and Euro and now the Smyth Warrior. The only one I couldn't adjust to was the Sakic, I tried for a couple weeks but I had no wrist shot with it. It actually improved my non existant slapshot though. Guess thats what happens when you go from a banana to a straight blade.

[trevor13478 1]

a sakic is straight? jesus, i wanna see what you consider a curve. I used to swear by the sakic then i bought an iginla because my lhs didnt have the stick i wanted in a sakic, then i went back to the sakic and could not keep the puck in the rink, if i took a slap shot the puck would end up well above the glass. wayyy to open for me now.

[srv2miker 0]

How do you know exactly what lie you need/want? do you guys just try them all to find one you like? Right now I have an original synergy with a modano curve, which I really like. I also have a sherwood 5030 coffey. But I just bought them because of the curves, I never put the lie into consideration. Since I am 5'5'', should I be looking at certain lies as a benchmark?

It has to do with a few things, but normally a taller person needs a lower lie, and the blade of the stick is much further away from the body, and usually has a plug in it.

But it also has to do with your playing style, as a tall person who stickhandles and shoots with the puck close to their body can get by with a higher lie.

I'm 6'3" and can't use anything above a five. I've tried to adjust to Recchis and such, but I can't get away from the Modo/Forsberg 5 lie.

[Fivehole101 0]

How do you know exactly what lie you need/want? do you guys just try them all to find one you like? Right now I have an original synergy with a modano curve, which I really like. I also have a sherwood 5030 coffey. But I just bought them because of the curves, I never put the lie into consideration. Since I am 5'5'', should I be looking at certain lies as a benchmark?

It has to do with a few things, but normally a taller person needs a lower lie, and the blade of the stick is much further away from the body, and usually has a plug in it.

But it also has to do with your playing style, as a tall person who stickhandles and shoots with the puck close to their body can get by with a higher lie.

I'm 6'3" and can't use anything above a five. I've tried to adjust to Recchis and such, but I can't get away from the Modo/Forsberg 5 lie.

do you think that I will be at a disadvantage if I use a modano?(5 lie)

[mbhockeyplaya88 0]

I used a modano curve for awhile, then switched to lindros, and now i am using a naslund curve. I tried to use one of my modano curves and for me it takes a good number of shots to get used to it again after being used to my naslund curve.

[srv2miker 0]

How do you know exactly what lie you need/want? do you guys just try them all to find one you like? Right now I have an original synergy with a modano curve, which I really like. I also have a sherwood 5030 coffey. But I just bought them because of the curves, I never put the lie into consideration. Since I am 5'5'', should I be looking at certain lies as a benchmark?

It has to do with a few things, but normally a taller person needs a lower lie, and the blade of the stick is much further away from the body, and usually has a plug in it.

But it also has to do with your playing style, as a tall person who stickhandles and shoots with the puck close to their body can get by with a higher lie.

I'm 6'3" and can't use anything above a five. I've tried to adjust to Recchis and such, but I can't get away from the Modo/Forsberg 5 lie.

do you think that I will be at a disadvantage if I use a modano?(5 lie)

Honestly it all depends. The best thing to do is check the underside of your blade and examine the wear on the tape. If its really worn on the toe, it means the 5 lie is too low and you should look at 5.5 and up. If the wear is at the heel, then you have bigger problems, because you'll need a lower lie and thats hard to come by. And, if the wear is in the middle, then you're doing fine.

[DamnLocust 0]

search the stick length threads as well, as you can adjust stick length to make up for improper lie.

If your lie is too low, a longer stick will help alleviate issues.

If your lie is too high, a shorter stick will do the trick.

[NuggyBuggy 0]

If your lie is too low, a shorter stick will help alleviate issues.

If your lie is too high, a longer stick will do the trick.

If the lie on your curve is too low, you will need a longer stick with the same curve.

[Fivehole101 0]

My tape is ripped all over the bottom of the blade, but the most wear is about three inches from the heel. so I guess it its me pretty well.

[DamnLocust 0]

nuggy's right. i'm fixing my original post. My brain hurts.

[hockeyfreak16 0]

as long as it takes