snapshots ruin blade?

[Chadd 916]

djinferno Posted Today, 12:08 PM......that feeling of hitting a one timer just right under the cross bar is almost as good as having sex ph34r.gif

if hitting a one timer just under the cross bar is even "almost" as good as sex...... well i think you are doing it wrong man B)

maybe you cant hit a one timer like that :lol:

Ok, I'll make the requisite "bags of sand" reference here.

;)

[Zamboni 6]

ill take the slapshots in games , its just that , i practice everyday and i dont want to wear down my blades in practice because of slpshots, so ive just been taking more snapshots

If the problem is in practise , I would deffiently invest in a shaft and blade combo's or some woodies. Although I still use my OPS in practise if you think this will be better for you do it. Although after ahving a bunch of practises and fewer games that OPS might start feeling different.

Why would you practice with stuff that you aren't going to use in a game? Different sticks aren't going to perform the same way.

I want players on team I coach to practise with game stick they'll be using, especially important to get 'feel' receiving a pass with OPS-'hot' blades are dificult to master.

That said....I was shocked to hear of OHL teams having players use 2 peice sticks for practise.

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Do you by chance know what teams?

[Project824 0]

That said....I was shocked to hear of OHL teams having players use 2 peice sticks for practise.

That's not really that uncommon - remember someone has to pay for all those sticks, even though it's not the player. If they can cut costs a bit by using tapered shafts and blades for practice (if you break a tapered blade the shaft is still usable as opposed to scrapping an entire OPS), it makes sense. Think $20 to replace a comp blade as opposed to $100 for an entire stick - and those guys go through a lot of sticks.

It goes that way even in NCAA D1, not sure about this year, but a few years back North Dakota had about half the team using Synthesis 2 pieces (remember custom blades are an option for them), with only the top guys getting custom pattern OPS. It differs at each school, but anytime a budget is involved, you can bet the 5th line scratches are not getting everything the draft picks are.

[Chadd 916]

That said....I was shocked to hear of OHL teams having players use 2 peice sticks for practise.

That's not really that uncommon - remember someone has to pay for all those sticks, even though it's not the player. If they can cut costs a bit by using tapered shafts and blades for practice (if you break a tapered blade the shaft is still usable as opposed to scrapping an entire OPS), it makes sense. Think $20 to replace a comp blade as opposed to $100 for an entire stick - and those guys go through a lot of sticks.

It goes that way even in NCAA D1, not sure about this year, but a few years back North Dakota had about half the team using Synthesis 2 pieces (remember custom blades are an option for them), with only the top guys getting custom pattern OPS. It differs at each school, but anytime a budget is involved, you can bet the 5th line scratches are not getting everything the draft picks are.

Using a tapered two piece is the best option for someone breaking blades. You get the performance without the expense when you break a blade. That's what I prefer.