Doan Love

[KBO25 0]

OK, forgive my cheesy Air Supply reference...Should've gone w/Bob Marley...

I went to my LHS to get a replacement tapered blade for my broken Christian#3(Drury clone).

I've been to this shop 100's of times before, but I thought they might have some new blades in now. They did, new CCM 8.0 blades, the yellow ones.

They hade Lemeiux, Thornton, Ovechkin and Recchi.

But, no Lecavalier-which is what I really wanted.

But, they've had the older red 8.0 blades for a while, and honestly I never really looked at them.

So, I started looking through them, and picked up a Doan....why the heck didn't I even look at it up before?

I've been looking for a square toed Drury for a while, thinking pro-stock would be my only option.

Granted, the Doan may not be considered a TRUE square toe, but it's real close. It's like a cross between a Lidstrom and Drury.

A little deeper curve than a Drury(ala Lidstrom), a little less open than both, and an almost square toe and long blade. Also, a lie in between 5 and 5.5(5 is my preference, but this is close enough)

The only issue I have is the CCM tapered blades seem to have a kind of long hosel.

Anyway, I bought it. Now I just need to decide if a new tapered shaft is warranted..lol

[Thanos 12]

I may have to look at this curve too. Could you are anybody else possibly compare this curve to the bauer p106, and possibly get pics to?

Thanks

[opus22 0]

the doan i have (v120 blade) is as round a toe as it gets. rockered with a round toe - if you looked at it from the side its the jofa mid curve. as far as the actual pattern, its a beauty heel curve - kinda mid heel - in a five lie. im surprised with all the heel/low lie lovers around here more people dont talk about it.

I may have to look at this curve too. Could you are anybody else possibly compare this curve to the bauer p106, and possibly get pics to?

Thanks

the biggest difference is the lie, i hear different things about the 106 - even if its a five ccm's five tends to be a true five like sherwoods...meaning its a bit lower than what people consider a five(eastons forsberg). other than that i would think the only other difference would be that it seems more open than the p106. ive never had a p106 tho, ive only seen them in stores.

[KBO25 0]

the doan i have (v120 blade) is as round a toe as it gets. rockered with a round toe - if you looked at it from the side its the jofa mid curve. as far as the actual pattern, its a beauty heel curve - kinda mid heel - in a five lie. im surprised with all the heel/low lie lovers around here more people dont talk about it.

I may have to look at this curve too. Could you are anybody else possibly compare this curve to the bauer p106, and possibly get pics to?

Thanks

the biggest difference is the lie, i hear different things about the 106 - even if its a five ccm's five tends to be a true five like sherwoods...meaning its a bit lower than what people consider a five(eastons forsberg). other than that i would think the only other difference would be that it seems more open than the p106. ive never had a p106 tho, ive only seen them in stores.

On the blade I have I would say it's toe is kind of round, kind of square. It's rounded on top and bottom, but it does seem to have a strait/squarish look to it.

[opus22 0]

ill take another look, but i usually base the term "round toe" off the top and bottom - so i can see where we are missing each other on that.

[KBO25 0]

Compare it to a Mod/Forsberg or a Drury, wouldn't you say it's less round than those 2?

[opus22 0]

i can see what your saying going up and down, it is a bit straighter thru the middle, the top and bottoms are definitely rounded tho - the big rocker makes it seem even more so. maybe its the rocker that makes me think its all rounded, i see what youre saying.

[spyrakos 0]

missions ribeiro pattern is somewhat of a cross between lidstrom and drury... toe is alil square..not as much heel though

[KBO25 0]

I couldn't wait anymore to use this blade, so I bought a new 7k Sick-Kick shaft to put it in.

I used it once at a drop-in session.

The hosel on the blade is just too long. The SK shaft is 56", I wanted it at 53, so I cut off 3 inches. After inserting the blade, the stick is still too long. I don't want to cut the shaft anymore, so I guess I'll deal.

But, just as an FYI, 8.0 blades(at least the '06 models) have looong hosels..lol

The blade does NOT make the shaft too blade heavy, though, which I was quite pleased about, and it is actually a nicely balanced combo.

As for the pattern, I really like it. The only complaint I have is it's a bit too rockered, a little flatter on the bottom would have been nice.

It's not quite the heel wedge of a Drury or Lidstrom, a bit more toward a mid-heel. It's face is open, but not like a sand or pitching wedge. The lie seems to be a tick above 5, but definatley lower than 5.5.

Being a Lidstrom(pattern) fan, I didn't have much trouble adjusting when stick handling or shooting.

So, after using it 1 time, I'm still as much of a fan as I was when I saw it on the shelf. Just wish the blade's hosel was a it shorter...

I won't really know about durability as I'm basically done playing until Sept., aside from the ocasional drop-in(emphasis on "ocasional).

[opus22 0]

i know what your saying about the rocker, its significant. i generally like rocker though to me its a plus more than minus. either way, a lot people around here like low lies and heel curves...im surprised more people dont talk about it. i would think it would be a real popular pattern.

[halfmoonyote 0]

This was given to me directly by Doaner on 1/1/07 in Washington, DC.

Anyway, definitely a very versatile blade pattern and I'm surprised it's not more popular.

Actually, I guess because it's pretty hard to find. Not many places stock the Doan pattern for whatever reason.