stick blade on the ice

[oldpipes 0]

It seems to me all the new sticks and blades are extremely rockered. Doesn't it seem to make more sense to have more blade on the ice? You need to explain to an old timer what kind of stick I can find that has some blade on the ice.

Black Beauty adressed this And I tried a few, they were great if the puck was straight out in front of you, but for dangling or any other moves they had so much blade on the ice when you were off your normal lie all you had on the ice was fingernail sized amount of blade. Maybe thats why their not around any more. Please steer me towards a happy medium. Thanks for the help

[TBLfan 25]

The reason most blades are rocker is... well here think of it this way.

A blade rocker:

1) At the toe you have a higher lie than at the middle of the blade.

2) At the heel you have a lower lie than at the middle of the blade.

Now if you just look at those traits. A higher lie puts the puck closer to your feet to get the most out of the blade. A lower lie puts the puck out in front of you.

Ok, back to looking at the rockered blade. Now when the puck comes in close you use the toe, with the higher lie... Maximum blade is on the ice. The puck goes out in front of you, lower lie... again, maximum amount of blade on the ice. Make sense?

[highorder 0]

that explains it then. I am not a toe drag kind of guy, and I use a retail Bauer PM9 Hossa. it has a mostly flat rocker with a moderate mid curve.

[wetwilly17 6]

that explains it then. I am not a toe drag kind of guy, and I use a retail Bauer PM9 Hossa. it has a mostly flat rocker with a moderate mid curve.

since you like the pm9 but want less rocker, try an easton forsberg. same curve but slightly less rocker

[joshy207 15]

It seems to me all the new sticks and blades are extremely rockered. Doesn't it seem to make more sense to have more blade on the ice? You need to explain to an old timer what kind of stick I can find that has some blade on the ice.

Black Beauty adressed this And I tried a few, they were great if the puck was straight out in front of you, but for dangling or any other moves they had so much blade on the ice when you were off your normal lie all you had on the ice was fingernail sized amount of blade. Maybe thats why their not around any more. Please steer me towards a happy medium. Thanks for the help

Black Beauty is still around. I worked there until last week when they moved with their sister company to South Carolina. Some shops still stock their sticks/blades, or you can order online at www.bbsticks.com.

I had a hard time buying into the flat-bottom blade theory, for the same reason you gave. However, after a little experimentation (went from a 6 lie to 5.5 to 5) and some time to adjust, I'm much more comfortable handling the puck than I ever had been. I've used other (rocker-bottom) sticks just to screw around and I can't do anything with the puck.

[TBLfan 25]

Let me add that based on feel I find that if you have a blade that is a squared toe with little to no rocker the puck still comes off the blade near the middle of the toe(height wise). So shooting shouldn't be effected... What is effected in a rockered blade is getting the puck on the sweetspot and of course slap shots.

All other downsides should be apparent. Personally, I like rockered blades but I don't have an issue using a non-rockered blade. I adjust really well to different patterns.

And yes, Black Beauty is still around.

[raygunpk 0]

That's about the best explanation you can get for a rockered blade. Now if you guys want to see someone utilize rockered blade to the best of its abilities take a look at some Kovalev highlights. He can drag it from further out close to his feet and fool the goalie with he's shot, sense the goalie is always fooled by the drag. You can only do that with a rockered blade since you can drag the puck with enormous delay and not loose it under your toe or heel. At first it takes time to get used to it, but after few hours you will not go back to a flat blade. One major disadvantage to the rocketed blade is you’re going have to change your shooting technique, sine now you have to drag the shot from your back like in the Warrior Kovalev clips, but you will utilize the blade to its maximum power, and you will notice your shots get much faster and more powerful. Look at Ovechkin's shot, he also drags the puck from behind the back to get maximum power transfer which is completely opposite the Sakic technique. This way you use both the stick flex and your body strength to generate a powerful shot.

Cheers

How do quick snap shots get affected by a rocker then? Since you're saying you have to drag it behind you before you release, making a Sakic-like shot impossible.

[TBLfan 25]

It changes the sweet spot, slightly.

[Chadd 916]

You have much less blade on the ice unless you cup the puck with the face slightly closed. There's much less margin for error when handling the puck or shooting as well.If the puck isn't in the sweet spot, you're going to lose velocity and/or fan on the puck.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

i think the hardest thing to do with a rockered blade is accepting passes that are off the mark. puck can squirt by if you arent paying attention.

[TheBert 0]

Using a longer stick and switching to a higher lie seems totally in contradiction.

[Chadd 916]

Using a longer stick and switching to a higher lie seems totally in contradiction.

It is unless you use a massively rockered stick. Again, this is all personal preference. There is no better option for everyone, only what works best for you given your skill set.

[raygunpk 0]

I imagine one timers and slap shots would be a lot harder with a rockered blade, I have a lot of respect for Kovalev the way he gets them off with his blade.

[Master P 0]

joshy, Do you know where they moved to in SC?

[chippa13 1844]

I imagine one timers and slap shots would be a lot harder with a rockered blade, I have a lot of respect for Kovalev the way he gets them off with his blade.

Not necessarily. When taking both kinds of shots you are cupping the blade over the puck, thus getting more blade contact with the ice.

[raygunpk 0]

So it's actually easier hmm? That's something to think about... How many members on here rock a rockered blade?

[crispy92 14]

Does anyone have a link, their own tutorial or pictures on how to rocker their blades. Im thinking about trying this with my RBK crossover. If it matters it is a crosby curve.

[TheBert 0]

1) Go to store.

2) Look for a Kovalev curve.

3) Play.

[crispy92 14]

So im guessing that your trying to say the blades already have been rockered on some curves stock. If so does a naslund or crosby curve come stock like this.

[thejackal 46]

one thing i find is that you can get away with using a curve with more loft when the blade is rockered. i used the hull pro for a while and in close it's money.

[joshy207 15]

joshy, Do you know where they moved to in SC?

Bluffton, near Hilton Head.

[raygunpk 0]

That heel is so rounded! I can barely stick handle on a P88 which is sorta rounded at the heel, can't imagine those.

[Chadd 916]

How thick is the blade at the heel? It looks like it's very close to being illegal.

[The Stranger 0]

Chadd meant the blade height at the heel...

Did you shorten the blades too? even the bottom one looks really short for a shanny.

[Chadd 916]

Chadd meant the blade height at the heel...

That's exactly what I meant. For some reason I thought it was 2.5 inches, but the rule is no less than two inches and no more than three inches.