flex confusion

[Zac911 317]

my Innovative rep told me a long time ago that a stick gets 3% stiffer for each inch you cut off. i miss that guy.... he knew tons about composites. it may even be a little more, but its relatively accurate. its funny to watch alot of smaller guys buy 100 flexes and cut 2-3 inches off their stick. there is nothing like the feel of a stick that loads up and just unleashes-- and you shouldn't have to bear into the thing like the puck is 300lbs..... because it isnt.......

THINK ABOUT IT!

[english15x 3]

Is there some formula for the amount of flex added for each inch cut off?

5 flex or 10 flex..or a %?

if you look in the NB catalog on here it has a flex cut off chart in the end of the stick section.

[Zac911 317]

Is there some formula for the amount of flex added for each inch cut off?

5 flex or 10 flex..or a %?

if you look in the NB catalog on here it has a flex cut off chart in the end of the stick section.

i like that Bauer and now just recently Easton starting adding markers on the stick reflecting the flex according to what you cut it down to.

[raygunpk 0]

One of the problems I have is that sticks are usually a bit too long so I have to cut them, increasing the flex though if I don't want to.

So if I find a nice 75~ flex stick it usually goes back to a regular and kinda defeats the purpose.

[Chadd 916]

the general formula to determine what stick flex you 'should' use is just to divide your body weight (in pounds) in half. So if you weight 150lbs then about a 75 flex stick is right.

Not true at all, there are more exceptions to that rule than people who fit into the formula.

You should feel your stick flex on a wrist shot. If you can't, the stick is too stiff.