Cut down stick flex

[YJWOLF 0]

I use the Bauer one60 wood sticks flex 102 and cut down about 6-6.5" for my style and height. Found a chart http://hockey.philbricks.net/page.htm?PG=nike_bauer_stick that list's popular flexes and their flex when cut down.

So is my stick really a 130+ flex now? Sure doesnt feel that stiff. just wondering, more curiousity than anything.

[habsfan87 0]

It does cut the flex down just due to the leverage fact, I'm not sure if those numbers are 100% accurate but it is possible. Plus there is the composite factor, if you take a 3" plug out you change the height/leverage but you don't do any cutting, is it the same as cutting 3" and putting the plug back in..? I don't think it is. It's an interesting query

[raygunpk 0]

Wood sticks break in over time, and they might have been made inconsistently in regards to flex. Also, you might be freakishly strong haha.

[AHF 1]

This chart is slightly different...

http://www.hockeymonkey.com/bauer-blade-patterns.html

[YJWOLF 0]

122 makes more sense. Im note freakishly strong but do have a hard slap shot. I have an old nike(before the bauer) wood stick that said it was a 260 flex, im guessing they used a different unit of measure back then.

[Chadd 916]

122 makes more sense. Im note freakishly strong but do have a hard slap shot. I have an old nike(before the bauer) wood stick that said it was a 260 flex, im guessing they used a different unit of measure back then.

That's the old "inno-style" rating, roughly 90 flex or so.

[Jarick 5]

Well all sticks feel different...a 77 flex Vapor feels different than a 77 flex One90. I did notice that at a certain point, wood sticks don't seem to lose much flex after cutting. Must be the way they load and feel and don't have a consistent flex throughout the stick.

[Hockeyman11385 1]

I would say that the chart on HockeyMonkey doesn't apply to wood sticks since they will react differently to being cut than OPS's. I'm sure that they do stiffen but probably not as much. A 122 flex would be extraordinarily stiff. If you're really curious you could go down to your LHS and pick up a 102 one90 or XXXX at the 122 marking and see if it feels like yours.

[YJWOLF 0]

Comparing my wood 102 flex cut 6"s to an OPS 102 flex was about the same. A little stiffer but not a lot. Not as much as a 87 compared to a 102.

[xdcx 0]

I have a similar problem, with the senior sized sticks I have bought I need to cut a few inches off, with most brands the sticks go down to an 85 flex which doesn't help as it gets really stiff when cut down. Bauer go down to a 77 flex though which is good, because when I cut it down I still get a lower flex like I am looking for. I will try and see how accurate this chart is that you found when my new One90 comes and I cut it down. The chart was a good find, but chances of it being all completely accurate are low.

[Chadd 916]

Well all sticks feel different...a 77 flex Vapor feels different than a 77 flex One90. I did notice that at a certain point, wood sticks don't seem to lose much flex after cutting. Must be the way they load and feel and don't have a consistent flex throughout the stick.

Not every stick is exactly the marked flex. You could have a 72 flex in one brand and an 82 in the other. Unless you're doing scientific measurement with a machine like Joe from Oggie Grips has, there's no way to be sure what they really are.

[gxc999 7]

I completely agree that cutting down wooden and composite sticks will bring you completely different results. A while back, I didn't realize this. Anyway, I ended up with a coupla Montreal sticks that were approximately 120 flex rating, figuring it'd be about the same as wood when cut, whoops.