I got one of those woody/composite sticks

[TheBeatGoesOn 0]

For my first stick. It was almost $50. All I can afford for now. Is it a pretty decent stick for a rookie?

P.S. No, that's not my Steelers blanket shown in the pic

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

That's the latest edition of the Z-Carbon hybrid.

[TheBeatGoesOn 0]

And that's good/bad?

[jimmy 194]

There are a few AHLrs using hybred sticks, perhaps some NHLrs as well. One of my customers works at a rink and goes thru the garbage after their practice, collects all the broken sticks then brings them to me to repair. There is usually some in there. I also have some pro-stocks in that configuration, so some must see a benefit to that configuration.

[TheBeatGoesOn 0]

Interesting. I'm wondering why it only cost me like a third of the price that a decent composite stick usually runs for.

[Hooah4 12]

For a rookie you should be OK. I tend to like the Eaton's over the CCM/RbK ones. The Easton's seem lighter and the THC ones are a bit heavier but seem indesructible for beer league use. The THC blades seem to torque alot and seem better suited for street/ball hockey IMO.

[english15x 3]

Interesting. I'm wondering why it only cost me like a third of the price that a decent composite stick usually runs for.

materials. weight.

anyways, JR said it's a z-carbon? There dressing up all sticks to look like 1 pieces now to sell them. Wood is dead.

[lyle.m23 0]

Interesting. I'm wondering why it only cost me like a third of the price that a decent composite stick usually runs for.

materials. weight.

anyways, JR said it's a z-carbon? There dressing up all sticks to look like 1 pieces now to sell them. Wood is dead.

good i say, but ... i know its traditional hockey and all that but i realy dont like the look of wood on a stick :(

[kovalchuk71 212]

Does it say SyNergy on it?

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

SyNergy SC1

[gxc999 7]

I've always been a fan of pure composites, OPS or 2-piece shaft+ comp blade. Whenever I come across a hybrid, it generally has poor balance and that ruins it for me. Plus, if you spend the $60 to get a great blade and perfect balance set up, you could've just bought an OPS to begin with.

[TheBeatGoesOn 0]

Yeah its a synergy sc1.

What is OPS?

[pantherfan 0]

One Piece Stick

[skeeter14 0]

I have a Mario Lemieux Pro Return Vector 130C hybrid (signed), but just in looking it over, I don't know how it would ever hold up. It almost seems like the wood blade is plywood

[WhiskeyTango19 0]

I've always been a fan of pure composites, OPS or 2-piece shaft+ comp blade. Whenever I come across a hybrid, it generally has poor balance and that ruins it for me. Plus, if you spend the $60 to get a great blade and perfect balance set up, you could've just bought an OPS to begin with.

What OPS can you buy for $60, and at that price how good can it be? I believe that a good wood stick, or Shaft/Blade combo is much better than a shitty low-end composite OPS.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Do NHL'ers really use them? Ive never seen anyone with one. Ive seen the fused comp. shaft with the wood blade,but not the otherway around.

[jimmy 194]

Sorry, that's what i was talking about, shaft with a fused wood blade.

[gxc999 7]

I've always been a fan of pure composites, OPS or 2-piece shaft+ comp blade. Whenever I come across a hybrid, it generally has poor balance and that ruins it for me. Plus, if you spend the $60 to get a great blade and perfect balance set up, you could've just bought an OPS to begin with.

What OPS can you buy for $60, and at that price how good can it be? I believe that a good wood stick, or Shaft/Blade combo is much better than a shitty low-end composite OPS.

You misread what I wrote. I said if you spent $60 to get a great blade and have perfect balance, you might as well get a good OPS anyway. $60 for a good blade +$50 for a crappy shaft= real OPS cost.

[WhiskeyTango19 0]

I've always been a fan of pure composites, OPS or 2-piece shaft+ comp blade. Whenever I come across a hybrid, it generally has poor balance and that ruins it for me. Plus, if you spend the $60 to get a great blade and perfect balance set up, you could've just bought an OPS to begin with.

What OPS can you buy for $60, and at that price how good can it be? I believe that a good wood stick, or Shaft/Blade combo is much better than a shitty low-end composite OPS.

You misread what I wrote. I said if you spent $60 to get a great blade and have perfect balance, you might as well get a good OPS anyway. $60 for a good blade +$50 for a crappy shaft= real OPS cost.

Oh, my mistake. I see where you were going now. But I'm sure you understand what I was trying to say as well?

[gxc999 7]

I've always been a fan of pure composites, OPS or 2-piece shaft+ comp blade. Whenever I come across a hybrid, it generally has poor balance and that ruins it for me. Plus, if you spend the $60 to get a great blade and perfect balance set up, you could've just bought an OPS to begin with.

What OPS can you buy for $60, and at that price how good can it be? I believe that a good wood stick, or Shaft/Blade combo is much better than a shitty low-end composite OPS.

You misread what I wrote. I said if you spent $60 to get a great blade and have perfect balance, you might as well get a good OPS anyway. $60 for a good blade +$50 for a crappy shaft= real OPS cost.

Oh, my mistake. I see where you were going now. But I'm sure you understand what I was trying to say as well?

Yeh, and I generally agree with you. Most of the low end composites are crap. On occasion though one of the big e-tailers will clear out something good for $60-70. I've never seen or felt the allure of the wood blade/comp shaft, although some guys swear by it...

[english15x 3]

yeah usually anything under $100 isn't worth your time once you start using high end stuff. I've used my fair share of garbage in the start of playing hockey though.

[Chadd 916]

I've always been a fan of pure composites, OPS or 2-piece shaft+ comp blade. Whenever I come across a hybrid, it generally has poor balance and that ruins it for me. Plus, if you spend the $60 to get a great blade and perfect balance set up, you could've just bought an OPS to begin with.

What OPS can you buy for $60, and at that price how good can it be? I believe that a good wood stick, or Shaft/Blade combo is much better than a shitty low-end composite OPS.

You misread what I wrote. I said if you spent $60 to get a great blade and have perfect balance, you might as well get a good OPS anyway. $60 for a good blade +$50 for a crappy shaft= real OPS cost.

The last R2XN10 that I broke lasted over two years. In the meantime I went through a couple dozen blades, wood and comp both. Replacing blades for anywhere from $20 to $50 each made a lot more sense for me than buying a new $200 stick. As for balance, there are a number of blades that work well, as long as you stay away from RBK,Easton and NBH.

[idan711 0]

NBH one70 stick is $60, it's a pretty good stick. The only thing that isn't great about it is the balance, it's a little blade heavy, but definitely a good stick IMO.