TPS Frolov R4 Redlite OPS

[Hockeydog 8]

Since the LHS around here do not carry TPS sticks I bought one online as I was hot to try the Frolov curve. It is supposed to be a 5 lie but it seems higher.

On the shaft it has the nameplate which reads, "Frolov Pro Stock #024". But then farther down the shaft it does have the consumer stick verbage about the 30 day warranty, etc. I don't know if this is a valid way to compare lies, but I held both the Frolov and a Montreal Euro woodie ( I know it's a 5 lie) in my hand with the bottom of the blades flush and the Frolov shaft was more upright.

Could this Frolov be a different spec than other Frolov blades?

[SR27 0]

Won´t really help you but I had TPS Pro-Stock sticks that were not specifically marked pro stock on the shaft and had the 30-day warranty print on, too. I had others that were marked PS and did not have the 30-day.

[Buzz_LightBeer 974]

all TPS sticks. pro stock or not have the "Pro Stock" verbage on them. Frolov #024 suggests to me its retail, as does the fact its an R4.

I hae 2 Frolovs in R6 both of which i consider a 5, but thats my opinion

[Spreedizzle 1]

all TPS sticks. pro stock or not have the "Pro Stock" verbage on them. Frolov #024 suggests to me its retail, as does the fact its an R4.

I hae 2 Frolovs in R6 both of which i consider a 5, but thats my opinion

I'm with Buzz on this one....both of my R6 Frolov's are the exact same way.

[Hockeydog 8]

Well maybe it's just the the open toe that makes it look like a higher lie!

I used it last night and did like it so I'll go with the more knowledgeable advice youse guys have posted. I want to get another one so I am just making sure it will fit the bill since I have to buy them online. Tape wear was not in the middle but it wasn't too far back on the heel either. Thanks for the posts, sticks are the equipment I know the least about !

[burrn 0]

Yeah that pro stock thing, its a bit confusing at first, isn't it? Being a TPS lover, I don't mind what the company does as long as it makes high quality equipment(which is questionable this season..) but it sure has confused a lot of new TPS users.

but think of it this way..if it's really a pro stock, would they even bother to put a label saying "this is pro stock" on them?

and to comment on the lie, the "lie scale" differs from company to company(e.g. 5 in the Easton scale doesn't equal 5 in NBH), so it's not an absolute index at all.

and that's why there's a "what lie in (company name) equals this lie in(company name)?" kind of thread here every week.. :P

[TBLfan 25]

Here's what the pro stock marking looks like on TPS. Both are underside of the shaft:

XN10 OPS:

Response lite OPS:

[Hockeydog 8]

I definitely have retail ! I played with it last night, really like both the stick and the curve.