RBK Datsyuk Curve

[Tbaby 0]

Hi,

Yesterday i just snaped my Mission L2 so i neeed a new stick, i want a sick kick but i have not had any experince with RBK curves. I liked the look of the Datsyuk curve but i just thought i would ask what you found works the best for you and what you like. If you have had any experince with the Datsyuk curve or any other RBK curve could you just coment on what you thought it was like for shooting and stickhandling.

Thanks,

Tom.

[Rustpot 1]

What curve was your L-2 and did it work for you?

With the Dats being a medium mid hook, if you came from a heel or a bigger mid then there's going to be transition, and it may not even work for you in the end.

[Tbaby 0]

I had a Hull curve in my L2 it was quite good i like the mid curve so that is why i am thinking a Datsyuk might be good for me.

Does the closed blade make it much harder to raise the puck?

[halfmoonyote 0]

Retail Dats is a pretty mellow mid. It does have a tiny bit of loft, or a bit open, at the toe.

[B-Nads 0]

I find the Dats similar to a Spezza, only with a squared toe. Personally, I find these patterns to be great - the best of all worlds...enough loft for close range roofies, enough straight for controlled slap and snap-shots, enough curve to get ahold of a good wrister, and not too much curve so as stick handlign and back-handers are too tough. The trade-oof with Dats vs Spezza is that the squared toe will be great long the boards, but a little trickier to toe-drag with.

[hockeynerd3 0]

Isn't the Mission Hossa Curve similar to the Datsyuk?

Maybe just slightly more closed.

[thejackal 46]

the datsyuk is pretty much between the new mission hossa and old hull in terms of the curve, with a square toe

[Nealoc187 10]

I just bought an RBK 4K Datsyuk (probably a crappy stick but it's my first OPS and it was on sale for $35 @ MC Sports so whatever - I'll give it a try).

anyhow I've found in the past that curves with a lot of loft made it more difficult to keep the puck down, there was a bit of a transition to get used to them, but curves with less loft I didn't have any difficulty getting the puck up when I wanted to. It was the high loft curves that caused a transition for me, but low loft curves I could do what I wanted with the puck without a problem.