Puck on hardwood floor

[HattrickSwayze 3]

I ran a search to try and find an answer to this, but how will a inline hockey puck work on indoor hardwood floors? We have hardwood flooring in our house and I've been using a golf ball to practice stickhandling, but I'd like to buy an inline puck because the size difference between a puck and a golf ball throws me off sometimes when I get on ice. Anybody have a little insight on this?

[heatley015 0]

no offense but why stick handle on hard wood floor... doesnt matter what you use, your floor is gonna get f'ed

[HattrickSwayze 3]

Because our garage is full, and I don't have a level concrete surface to do it on. It doesn't make any marks on the floor, I've been paying attention to that. It's the only spot I got, really.

[li7039 0]

i used these back in grade school when we played floor hockey.

[s4gobabygo 0]

get a square of velcro bigger than a puck(sratchy, not soft) with adhesive backing at home depot. stick it to one side of a hockey puck, trim the excess.

[Bender 0]

i used these back in grade school when we played floor hockey.

That better not be one of those soft hollow pucks <_<

[pantherfan 0]

Haha, I can't think of a place the soft pucks have ever worked for me, we got given some a couple years ago and they were too light and soft to slide and stay flat on anything. IIRC we gave up and used tennis balls :P

Maybe try a wooden ball, they're usually a little bigger and aren't as pingy either.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Smartball would fit your needs.

[Muzza_77 0]

Once a week I play on a hardwood floor. Normal IDS, Easton etc. inline pucks work fine...

[Aussie Joe 0]

If you want something as close as possible to an Ice puck grab a Pro Puck

Good feel and the weight is in between an IDS and standard Ice puck.

[HattrickSwayze 3]

Ok thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll see what the local shop has. I'm thinking about picking up a smarthockey ball and an inline puck to see which works best. The ball might be my best bet, I just want something that's closer to the width of a puck.

[-venom- 0]

Once a week I play on a hardwood floor. Normal IDS, Easton etc. inline pucks work fine...

Agreed. The Nasty Boyz (PIHA) used to play @ a place with a wood floor, and the regular IDS pucks worked just fine (albeit slightly slower).

I'd be more concerned about your wheels on a wood court ;)

[kovalchuk71 212]

Dont even get me started on wheels on a wood surface.

[Muzza_77 0]

haha yeah wheels. That's a killer. I've been through so many sets I have lost count. Though I think I have found the perfect set for me Hyper 250 84A yeah there hard, but surprisingly they are gripper enough and don't chunk.

[-venom- 0]

haha yeah wheels. That's a killer. I've been through so many sets I have lost count. Though I think I have found the perfect set for me Hyper 250 84A yeah there hard, but surprisingly they are gripper enough and don't chunk.

Yeah, waxed wood floors are crazy sticky as-is.

Hyper 250s or the old school Labeda Grippers work well.

[kovalchuk71 212]

I was looking at a set of wheels for the wood floor we practice on at school. so 84a should do well? I dont want something TOO hard, but I want them to last.

[-venom- 0]

I was looking at a set of wheels for the wood floor we practice on at school. so 84a should do well? I dont want something TOO hard, but I want them to last.

trying to remember the durometer of what the 250s were, but they were practically outdoor wheels, if I remember correctly.

Hell they're cheap enough.... give em a try, and if it doesn't work, pick up another cheat set :)

[Patrick67 1]

Yellow or white grippers should be perfect Kovy(yellow since you want durability), people I know that play on wood floors recommend them or hotshots usually.

[Muzza_77 0]

Yeah they are out door wheels hehe They seemed to work for me, I tried heaps of different durometers. Though I finally settled on 84A after talking to the speed guys and finding out they use way harder and there grip is still fine.

[Bender 0]

Yeah they are out door wheels hehe They seemed to work for me, I tried heaps of different durometers. Though I finally settled on 84A after talking to the speed guys and finding out they use way harder and there grip is still fine.

Speed guys do use much harder wheels than us hockey players, but they can get away with it far more easily because of there massive wheel sizes If you ever try on a pair of speed skates, the way that they grip is completly different to hockey skates.

[Thockey17 1]

As crazy as it sounds, the wheel ive had best luck with on hardwood flooring is the Factory Z-Rated.

78a i believe.

[-venom- 0]

I have a set of Hyper Formula Gs used for *one* shift, that should grip pretty good on wood. I'll let them go cheap, as they were pretty cheap when I bought them in a crunch last week.

80/72 setup, 74A.