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Need help selecting the right blade

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Before I recently made the switch to 2-piece shaft/blade combos... I had played with the Koho 2260 Crossover 1 piece (with the C21 blade shape) for my entire life.

I was just wondering if anyone would be able to tell me which blade pattern most resembles that of the C21? (THIS: http://www.inlinewarehouse.com/viewlarge.html?PCODE=KC21FS )

Because I really like that pattern.

I've tried a Sakic blade but it feels really strange to me.

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thanks for the help.

can I just ask what is the most popular blade curve? I purchased a Z-Bubble so I am looking for a composite easton blade. Is there a specific curve that someone could recommend to me? Which curve makes puck handling the easiest?

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There is no most popular blade curve because one works for one doesn't work for another. The curve that makes puck handling the easiest is doing hands exercises until your arms fall off.

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At the shop I work at, the pattern that sells the fastest are forsberg/modano clones. Its a modest mid/heel curve but don't let that deceive you. Based on my own experience and feedback from teammates and customers, the curve doesn't excel in one specific aspect and is a good all-around pattern.

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I don't know how long you have been playing, but I have found that the modano/forsberg type curve has helped me with both stick control and passing, but I have some difficulty getting the puck up and off the ice at times

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I'd go either Forsberg or Heatley. They are actually similar, 5 lie, slight curves. Forsberg is a bit more of a heel curve with a rounder toe and the Heatley is a bit more of a mid curve with a more square toe and a bit more open. I've really been liking the Heatley a lot lately, good all around curve.

Neither is particularly difficult to use or will hamper your shot development.

That blade looks kind of close to the Montreal Euro.

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I'd go either Forsberg or Heatley. They are actually similar, 5 lie, slight curves. Forsberg is a bit more of a heel curve with a rounder toe and the Heatley is a bit more of a mid curve with a more square toe and a bit more open. I've really been liking the Heatley a lot lately, good all around curve.

Neither is particularly difficult to use or will hamper your shot development.

That blade looks kind of close to the Montreal Euro.

I'm seconding the Heatley recommendation. I switched from the Forsberg/Modano, haven't looked back.

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the c21 to me is a mid curve - with a fairly neutral face and a squarish toe. i wuold look at the rbk amonte or datsyuk, ccm recchi or thorton, easton iginla or heatley(maybe yzerman), sherwood coffey, or warrior robataille. none of them are dead on for your crossover but they are all somewhat similar in one way or another. the easton forsberg/modano is nothing like it, it may be easiest for everyone in general to use but youve been using a bigger curve for a long time, and thats likely what youre comfortable with. go to a lhs with a big selection and check out the patterns i listed, along with the forsberg. the forsberg is a straight blade compared to what youre used to.

i think the closest to what you had are the thorton/amonte/coffey ones, but it been awhile since i had a c21 in my hand.

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the c21 to me is a mid curve - with a fairly neutral face and a squarish toe. i wuold look at the rbk amonte or datsyuk, ccm recchi or thorton, easton iginla or heatley(maybe yzerman), sherwood coffey, or warrior robataille. none of them are dead on for your crossover but they are all somewhat similar in one way or another. the easton forsberg/modano is nothing like it, it may be easiest for everyone in general to use but youve been using a bigger curve for a long time, and thats likely what youre comfortable with. go to a lhs with a big selection and check out the patterns i listed, along with the forsberg. the forsberg is a straight blade compared to what youre used to.

i think the closest to what you had are the thorton/amonte/coffey ones, but it been awhile since i had a c21 in my hand.

that is very helpful information. my only problem is that where I live, we have only one local hockey shop and it is quite small and rarely do they order new products...they have been out of all senior composite blades other than left handed synergy II forsbergs since february. The only other sports stores around here are Sports Authority and Dicks Sporting Goods...

Because of this, I have to do most of my shopping online. Can you tell me how big of a difference a lie of 5 and 5.5 is? I understand 5 is considerred to be short. Would that throw my game off at all if I were to try and start using a blade like Heatley? I looked at the pattern and I like how it looks.

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TPS Perry is the only thing I can even think of that comes close.

Possibly a Datsyuk?

the c21 to me is a mid curve - with a fairly neutral face and a squarish toe. i wuold look at the rbk amonte or datsyuk, ccm recchi or thorton, easton iginla or heatley(maybe yzerman), sherwood coffey, or warrior robataille. none of them are dead on for your crossover but they are all somewhat similar in one way or another. the easton forsberg/modano is nothing like it, it may be easiest for everyone in general to use but youve been using a bigger curve for a long time, and thats likely what youre comfortable with. go to a lhs with a big selection and check out the patterns i listed, along with the forsberg. the forsberg is a straight blade compared to what youre used to.

i think the closest to what you had are the thorton/amonte/coffey ones, but it been awhile since i had a c21 in my hand.

I have a Warrior Robitaille I'd sell for cheap.

DIRT CHEAP.

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the c21 to me is a mid curve - with a fairly neutral face and a squarish toe. i wuold look at the rbk amonte or datsyuk, ccm recchi or thorton, easton iginla or heatley(maybe yzerman), sherwood coffey, or warrior robataille. none of them are dead on for your crossover but they are all somewhat similar in one way or another. the easton forsberg/modano is nothing like it, it may be easiest for everyone in general to use but youve been using a bigger curve for a long time, and thats likely what youre comfortable with. go to a lhs with a big selection and check out the patterns i listed, along with the forsberg. the forsberg is a straight blade compared to what youre used to.

i think the closest to what you had are the thorton/amonte/coffey ones, but it been awhile since i had a c21 in my hand.

that is very helpful information. my only problem is that where I live, we have only one local hockey shop and it is quite small and rarely do they order new products...they have been out of all senior composite blades other than left handed synergy II forsbergs since february. The only other sports stores around here are Sports Authority and Dicks Sporting Goods...

Because of this, I have to do most of my shopping online. Can you tell me how big of a difference a lie of 5 and 5.5 is? I understand 5 is considerred to be short. Would that throw my game off at all if I were to try and start using a blade like Heatley? I looked at the pattern and I like how it looks.

i wouldnt think of it as short or long. lie to me is felt in the distance away from your feet the puck sits, and how high you hold your elbows. the lower the lie, the more the puck sits further away and the more your elbows relax and lower themselves. i dont know what the lie of your c21 is, so its tough to say. i think the difference between a 5 to a 5.5 is significant enough for you to check out other peoples stuff to get a feel for it. if you dont have a lot of money to spend its tough to go by trial and error. i moved to lower lies a while ago, and after making the adjustment to catching passes and turning with the puck further away, i really prefer it - but its personal preference. there really is no right or wrong with it, you just have to try stuff out till you find what you like.

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Look at the bottom of your blade...if the tape is wearing at the heel, go for a 5 lie. If it's wearing in the middle, stick with what you've got. If it's wearing at the toe, you should go up to a 6 lie.

I think it's Chad who says that lie is more important to him than the curve. I'd tend to agree...especially when learning to stickhandle and pass/recieve passes.

BTW, for extra fun with the Heatley, try slappers off the mid/toe. That sucker rises up like you wouldn't believe. What a fun curve. It's like the anti-Drury, in a good way.

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Go with a small curve, preferably with wood blades. Make adjustments where necessary and show us the blade you like and we'll help you find options. We can't tell you which curve is the best for you because what works for some or even most won't work for others.

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I switched from the Mods/Foresberg/St. Louis/Tkatchuk to the Spezza, and I wouldn't even consider switching back anymore.

if i could find a tapered composite spezza blade, i would be a happy man. it's great.

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