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Correct way to use Sakic?

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Well I was just trying to see if anyone else has the same problem with the sakic. I hate the damn rocker!!

Then shitcan the blade. What do you want from people?

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All things considered some guy named Ovechkin uses a Sakic clone, which simply corroborates the fact that the curve itself isn't responsible for "poor shots" or "amazing backhands." It's the indian not the arrow kids.

Thats what I keep telling people.

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Good point here CAVS.

Find a curve and stick with it. Practice will make you good, not the curve. Once you will masterize your stick, you will know more what you want from a curve. I always tell people who ask me this question to go with toe curve.

Not to be an ass, but the fact that you are constantly looking for shaft/curve/feel help says to me that you are looking for something that could be a crutch to make up for poor mechanics and bad hands. Find a curve, stick with it, and have someone fire passes at you and tool around with a puck until your arms fall off. Repeat this a few times and your "feel" problems should go away.

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Wouldn't it make more sense to find a blade that fits you instead of you fitting the blade? Seems like a lot of people are asking questions as far as positioning and use of this particular blade. If I buy a new pattern, something that doesn't compare to a CCM Yzerman or Warrior Smyth, just to try out and I can't shoot with it, thats the end of it. Why throw off your game just to adjust to a new blade?

You've come to like a certain blade and its expectations. The person who started the thread is consistently changing sticks and blades. He doesn't have that standard pattern to compare his curves with. There isn't an "end of it" for him. He has nothing to go back to. He has to create that curve that is his safety net. He is expecting the curve to be magical and do all of the work for him. No curve will be able to do that. If you've tried everything and still can't settle, your technique is poor and that should be your main focus. If your basic technique is decent you can learn to shoot with anything. There's a certain curve that works best (for me its a Drury), but you can adapt to anything. Right now Kovalchuk can't, or isn't from the looks of all of his "what curve..." or "can I get ....". He's searching for something, but he doesn't appear to know what he is after. He needs to find that out first.

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I have found the curve. It is sakic. No I am not expecting it to do all the work for me. I shoot excellent with the sakic, but I was just curious as to how much blade (if any) should be off the ground etc to make my performancce with it THAT much better you know. I have no issues with it guys, I was just curious thats all. If for the record, its very easy to backhand with a sakic.

Cavs, for the puckfeel questions I have been asking, I am just trying to find the stick that will feel closest to wood. I like my dolomites feel, but I like to see if there is anything better.

SOrry guys, I didnt think this topic was going to explode like this

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Wouldn't it make more sense to find a blade that fits you instead of you fitting the blade? Seems like a lot of people are asking questions as far as positioning and use of this particular blade. If I buy a new pattern, something that doesn't compare to a CCM Yzerman or Warrior Smyth, just to try out and I can't shoot with it, thats the end of it. Why throw off your game just to adjust to a new blade?

You've come to like a certain blade and its expectations. The person who started the thread is consistently changing sticks and blades. He doesn't have that standard pattern to compare his curves with. There isn't an "end of it" for him. He has nothing to go back to. He has to create that curve that is his safety net. He is expecting the curve to be magical and do all of the work for him. No curve will be able to do that. If you've tried everything and still can't settle, your technique is poor and that should be your main focus. If your basic technique is decent you can learn to shoot with anything. There's a certain curve that works best (for me its a Drury), but you can adapt to anything. Right now Kovalchuk can't, or isn't from the looks of all of his "what curve..." or "can I get ....". He's searching for something, but he doesn't appear to know what he is after. He needs to find that out first.

excellent, I agree, he needs to know what he likes first before he goes looking for it. There's no certain way to use any curve. I don't even think about that kind of stuff, I switched from a big heel curve - P106 Bauer to a Warrior draper which is a Sakic clone and I didn't notice that much difference. I just shot the puck, it took about three shots to get used to it. I don't understand why it would take someone so much thought, if you're that aware of your curve when you're actually shooting you've got much bigger problems than the curve itself... it's supposed to be a natural, second nature thing. Maybe he's not played much hockey

All things considered some guy named Ovechkin uses a Sakic clone, which simply corroborates the fact that the curve itself isn't responsible for "poor shots" or "amazing backhands." It's the indian not the arrow kids.

I didn't know Ovechkin uses a Sakic clone, where'd you see/hear that?

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He used to use retail Sakic synergys

He has modified it quite a bit at this point. It's not that close to what he used to use, bigger and uglier.

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I have found the curve. It is sakic. No I am not expecting it to do all the work for me. I shoot excellent with the sakic, but I was just curious as to how much blade (if any) should be off the ground etc to make my performancce with it THAT much better you know. I have no issues with it guys, I was just curious thats all. If for the record, its very easy to backhand with a sakic.

Cavs, for the puckfeel questions I have been asking, I am just trying to find the stick that will feel closest to wood. I like my dolomites feel, but I like to see if there is anything better.

SOrry guys, I didnt think this topic was going to explode like this

The dolomite is one of the livelier ceramic feeling blades i have ever used. The feel of those compared to wood is very very different imo.

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I have found the curve. It is sakic. No I am not expecting it to do all the work for me. I shoot excellent with the sakic, but I was just curious as to how much blade (if any) should be off the ground etc to make my performancce with it THAT much better you know. I have no issues with it guys, I was just curious thats all. If for the record, its very easy to backhand with a sakic.

Cavs, for the puckfeel questions I have been asking, I am just trying to find the stick that will feel closest to wood. I like my dolomites feel, but I like to see if there is anything better.

SOrry guys, I didnt think this topic was going to explode like this

The dolomite is one of the livelier ceramic feeling blades i have ever used. The feel of those compared to wood is very very different imo.

I would definitely second that... the Dolomite is easily the best feeling blade I've used yet

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I have found the curve. It is sakic. No I am not expecting it to do all the work for me. I shoot excellent with the sakic, but I was just curious as to how much blade (if any) should be off the ground etc to make my performancce with it THAT much better you know. I have no issues with it guys, I was just curious thats all. If for the record, its very easy to backhand with a sakic.

Cavs, for the puckfeel questions I have been asking, I am just trying to find the stick that will feel closest to wood. I like my dolomites feel, but I like to see if there is anything better.

SOrry guys, I didnt think this topic was going to explode like this

The dolomite is one of the livelier ceramic feeling blades i have ever used. The feel of those compared to wood is very very different imo.

I would definitely second that... the Dolomite is easily the best feeling blade I've used yet

He never said it had good feel, just that it was nothing like wood. Once Inno stopped doing RTM the blades have really gone downhill.

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