Shafts losing pop

[kovalchuk71 212]

How long has it generally taken for your shafts to lose pop?

[Eazy_b97 1]

Depends on alot of factors including the shaft type and stiffness. Generally 10-15 games if it gets to that point for me.

[Dante2004 0]

I am glad it isn't just me that wonders this...

I always feel "wasteful" discarding a shaft that isn't "broken". Of course the kids at our rink think you are a cool rich guy when walk up to them and hand them a stick and say "you want this". :-)

[hockeypunk3 0]

For me its about 1 or 2 months before they lose a noticeable amount of pop.

[toroytorero 0]

I always just thought it was me..

[Cavs019 710]

Never, because I like whippy sticks. Blades take about 10-15 skates however.

[saba 0]

about 2 months for me with the tapered shafts I use. As stated earlier its more the blade before the shaft I notice

[kovalchuk71 212]

Never, because I like whippy sticks. Blades take about 10-15 skates however.

Whippy sticks still lose pop though

[Cavs019 710]

I disagree, probably because I break them before that happens. :D But I have old shafts in my garage (Green Z-Bubbles, Brown Ultralites, RLXn10s) where I'll occasionally throw a fresh blade into and shoot rockets.

[thejackal 46]

most of the time its the blade. i've never really noticed a shaft going bad on me.

[mm705 0]

i notice both in fact its happening right now on my xxx tapered shaft (not a broken ops) altho it could just be how worn out my drury syn 2 blade is, but the shaft is definately more flexible than when i got it. ive been using it every day for probably about a month now and im afraid it might be at its end but im gonna try a new blade in it first...